palmerreport--2020-07-28--The only thing that really matters about Bill Barr’s testimony today

By all accounts , Attorney General Bill Barr is actually going to show up and testify to the House Judiciary Committee today .
Based on the prepared opening statement he submitted , Barr is going to use his testimony to tell lies , to demean good natured Americans , and to do Donald Trump ’ s corrupt bidding .
But none of that is going to matter .
Bill Barr ’ s lies and propaganda today won ’ t help the Trump regime one bit .
They won ’ t gain Trump a single vote in November .
Barr is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump wants to hear , in the hope that Trump will pardon Barr for felony obstruction of justice on his way out the door .
Just ignore Barr ’ s pandering .
The part that ’ s going to matter is the part where Barr is forced off script .
The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will use their allotted time to try to corner Barr on key issues , with the goal of accomplishing one of two things .
The main prize will be if they can fluster Barr into blurting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump look bad , which can then be used in campaign efforts against Trump .
The consolation prize will be if they can goad Barr into telling easily disproven lies under oath , thus nailing him for felony perjury .
This could spook Barr in terms of his agenda over the next few months ; he just might rein himself in , for fear that the pardon may not be coming , and he ’ ll have to face these charges in court after Trump loses .
There ’ s nothing to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how outraged you can feel about whatever lies and smears Bill Barr ends up saying .
And when Barr starts making threats during his testimony , there ’ s also nothing to be gained by taking those threats at face value and interpreting them as a sign that Trump and Barr are somehow magically winning .
Barr has failed in the majority of stunts he ’ s tried .
Today won ’ t be some victory lap for Bill Barr , no matter how obnoxiously he preens .
The only thing that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him and get him to say something self-inflicting that he wasn ’ t planning on saying .
That ’ s the only point of today ’ s hearing , and everyone on both sides knows it .

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By all accounts, Attorney General Bill Barr is actually going to show up and testify to the House Judiciary Committee today. Based on the prepared opening statement he submitted, Barr is going to use his testimony to tell lies, to demean good natured Americans, and to do Donald Trump’s corrupt bidding. But none of that is going to matter.
Bill Barr’s lies and propaganda today won’t help the Trump regime one bit. They won’t gain Trump a single vote in November. Barr is just going to say whatever he thinks Trump wants to hear, in the hope that Trump will pardon Barr for felony obstruction of justice on his way out the door. Just ignore Barr’s pandering. The part that’s going to matter is the part where Barr is forced off script.
The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will use their allotted time to try to corner Barr on key issues, with the goal of accomplishing one of two things. The main prize will be if they can fluster Barr into blurting out ugly truths that make him and Trump look bad, which can then be used in campaign efforts against Trump. The consolation prize will be if they can goad Barr into telling easily disproven lies under oath, thus nailing him for felony perjury. This could spook Barr in terms of his agenda over the next few months; he just might rein himself in, for fear that the pardon may not be coming, and he’ll have to face these charges in court after Trump loses.
There’s nothing to be gained today by sitting back and seeing how outraged you can feel about whatever lies and smears Bill Barr ends up saying. And when Barr starts making threats during his testimony, there’s also nothing to be gained by taking those threats at face value and interpreting them as a sign that Trump and Barr are somehow magically winning. Barr has failed in the majority of stunts he’s tried.
Today won’t be some victory lap for Bill Barr, no matter how obnoxiously he preens. The only thing that will matter is whether House Democrats can fluster him and get him to say something self-inflicting that he wasn’t planning on saying. That’s the only point of today’s hearing, and everyone on both sides knows it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump just got destroyed for his “illegal” tweet

As things keep getting worse for Donald Trump , he keeps becoming further removed from reality .
For instance , @ @ @ @ @ Twitter ’ s trending topics list is “ illegal ” because he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ the topics in question are negative toward him .
That ’ s right , Trump @ @ @ @ @ .
Fortunately , Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to put Trump in his place @ @ @ @ @ focus back where it should be : Dear @ realDonaldTrump : Many people say that @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter is if you stop doing ridiculous , illegal & unfair things .
Also @ @ @ @ @ to condemn Putin for paying money to the Taliban to kill US Troops ?
If @ @ @ @ @ would get a good trend .
https : //t.co/3aP0zcwoAY

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As things keep getting worse for Donald Trump, he keeps becoming further removed from reality. For instance, Trump has now declared that Twitter’s trending topics list is “illegal” because he doesn’t like that so many of the topics in question are negative toward him.
That’s right, Trump really is that far gone. Fortunately, Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to put Trump in his place, and to put the focus back where it should be:
Dear @realDonaldTrump: Many people say that one way to avoid trending on Twitter is if you stop doing ridiculous, illegal & unfair things. Also, when are you going to condemn Putin for paying money to the Taliban to kill US Troops? If you did that, you would get a good trend. https://t.co/3aP0zcwoAY — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 28, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Bill Barr goes completely berserk the night before his House testimony

If you ’ ve been wondering whether Attorney General Bill Barr would actually show up for his scheduled House testimony tomorrow , it looks like you now have your answer .
Barr has submitted a prepared opening statement , a customary component of congressional testimony , and a strong signal that he does indeed plan to show up tomorrow .
Here ’ s the thing , though : his statement is completely berserk .
One of the things that Bill Barr is being forced to testify about is the DOJ ’ s criminal use of force against peaceful protesters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his opening statement , Barr is referring to these peaceful protesters as “ violent rioters and anarchists ” and “ armed mobs ” and other nonsense .
In other completely deranged rant , Barr is referring to Robert Mueller ’ s Trump-Russia probe as “ bogus ” – a sign that he intends to use his testimony to push the most maniacally deranged conspiracy theory gibberish that Donald Trump has spent the past couple years promoting .
So now we know why Bill Barr has decided to show up tomorrow : he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fool of himself for the benefit of precisely one audience member , that being Donald Trump .
It ’ s not a surprise .
At this point Barr has committed such severe acts of felony obstruction of justice , he ’ s never getting out of prison unless Trump gives him a pardon on his way out the door .
Barr will be spending his testimony tomorrow begging Trump for his life .
Of course this isn ’ t about what Bill Barr plans to say , which will be of no relevance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t change a single vote .
Tomorrow ’ s hearing will be entirely about what the Democrats on the committee can get Barr to unwittingly admit to once they get him flustered .
Last time Barr testified , the Democrats got under his skin and he ended up performing quite poorly .
We ’ ll see if tomorrow ends up being a repeat .

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If you’ve been wondering whether Attorney General Bill Barr would actually show up for his scheduled House testimony tomorrow, it looks like you now have your answer. Barr has submitted a prepared opening statement, a customary component of congressional testimony, and a strong signal that he does indeed plan to show up tomorrow. Here’s the thing, though: his statement is completely berserk.
One of the things that Bill Barr is being forced to testify about is the DOJ’s criminal use of force against peaceful protesters in places like Washington DC and Portland. In his opening statement, Barr is referring to these peaceful protesters as “violent rioters and anarchists” and “armed mobs” and other nonsense.
In other completely deranged rant, Barr is referring to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe as “bogus” – a sign that he intends to use his testimony to push the most maniacally deranged conspiracy theory gibberish that Donald Trump has spent the past couple years promoting.
So now we know why Bill Barr has decided to show up tomorrow: he’s going to make a complete fool of himself for the benefit of precisely one audience member, that being Donald Trump. It’s not a surprise. At this point Barr has committed such severe acts of felony obstruction of justice, he’s never getting out of prison unless Trump gives him a pardon on his way out the door. Barr will be spending his testimony tomorrow begging Trump for his life.
Of course this isn’t about what Bill Barr plans to say, which will be of no relevance because that kind of conspiracy rhetoric won’t change a single vote. Tomorrow’s hearing will be entirely about what the Democrats on the committee can get Barr to unwittingly admit to once they get him flustered. Last time Barr testified, the Democrats got under his skin and he ended up performing quite poorly. We’ll see if tomorrow ends up being a repeat.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump goes completely berserk as it all goes wrong for him

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers keep getting uglier , and he keeps showing that he has no idea how to turn things around before November .
So instead he ’ s just behaving like a deranged loon , ranting and raving and whining and crying all the way .
For instance , tonight Trump tweeted this barely coherent screed : The Fake News Media is trying to portray the Portland and Seattle “ protesters ” as wonderful , sweet and innocent people just out for a little stroll .
Actually , they are sick and deranged Anarchists & Agitators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law Enforcement easily control , but who would destroy our American cities , and worse , if Sleepy Joe Biden , the puppet of the Left , ever won .
Markets would crash and cities would burn .
Our Country would suffer like never before .
We will beat the Virus , soon , and go on to the Golden Age – better than ever before !
Hoo boy , where do we start ?
Trump is trying to simultaneously take the position that the protesters are a grave danger to the security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protesters have been easily overpowered by the police .
Wait , which one is it ?
This kind of idiotic ranting is part of why Donald Trump is losing so badly .

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Donald Trump’s poll numbers keep getting uglier, and he keeps showing that he has no idea how to turn things around before November. So instead he’s just behaving like a deranged loon, ranting and raving and whining and crying all the way. For instance, tonight Trump tweeted this barely coherent screed:
The Fake News Media is trying to portray the Portland and Seattle “protesters” as wonderful, sweet and innocent people just out for a little stroll. Actually, they are sick and deranged Anarchists & Agitators who our great men & women of Law Enforcement easily control, but who would destroy our American cities, and worse, if Sleepy Joe Biden, the puppet of the Left, ever won. Markets would crash and cities would burn. Our Country would suffer like never before. We will beat the Virus, soon, and go on to the Golden Age – better than ever before!
Hoo boy, where do we start? Trump is trying to simultaneously take the position that the protesters are a grave danger to the security of the United States, and that the protesters have been easily overpowered by the police. Wait, which one is it? This kind of idiotic ranting is part of why Donald Trump is losing so badly.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Bad news for Lindsey Graham

Bad news for Lindsey Graham

Few major American politicians have done such a dramatic heel turn as Lindsey Graham .
For decades he was one @ @ @ @ @ Senators out there .
Now he routinely behaves in dishonest , corrupt , and arguably @ @ @ @ @ , Lindsey Graham is up for reelection in November .
At this stage of the @ @ @ @ @ like Graham should be comfortably ahead in the race , based on name recognition alone @ @ @ @ @ candidate Jaime Harrison are in a statistical tie , which at this point on the @ @ @ @ @ Graham : This is a 2-point race .
In South Carolina .
When I told @ @ @ @ @ @ LindseyGrahamSC they laughed .
I knew better , and today 's new poll just @ @ @ @ @ on the ground for months : S.C. is ready for change .
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Few major American politicians have done such a dramatic heel turn as Lindsey Graham. For decades he was one of the more reasonable Republican Senators out there. Now he routinely behaves in dishonest, corrupt, and arguably mentally unstable fashion.
Fortunately, Lindsey Graham is up for reelection in November. At this stage of the race, a well-known incumbent like Graham should be comfortably ahead in the race, based on name recognition alone. But Graham and Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison are in a statistical tie, which at this point on the calendar is bad news for Graham:
This is a 2-point race. In South Carolina. When I told folks I was running against @LindseyGrahamSC they laughed. I knew better, and today's new poll just shows what I've felt on the ground for months: S.C. is ready for change. ✨ pic.twitter.com/FQeXNNCQax — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) July 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-29--Brad Parscale and Donald Trump campaign accused of money laundering

Eleven days ago it was reported that the Donald Trump campaign was internally investigating financial transactions made by then-campaign manager Brad Parscale , for potential improprieties .
Now , in a new development that may be related , a watchdog group is accusing Parscale and the Trump campaign of “ laundering ” more than a hundred million dollars of campaign money to the pockets of Trump ’ s pals .
The Campaign Legal Center has filed an FEC complaint asserting that Parscale and the Trump campaign were running an “ illegal ” scheme to funnel this money into the wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toothless when it comes to these kinds of things , but if it concludes that campaign finance crimes were committed , it can refer the matter to the DOJ .
While Bill Barr could potentially block prosecution for now , that will all change if Trump loses .
We ’ ll see where the evidence leads , but to be clear , this is a serious accusation .
Michael Cohen went to prison for a much smaller violation of campaign finance law than what ’ s being alleged here .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been demoted , he still has a job with the Trump campaign .
We ’ ll see whether or not that changes in light of these allegations becoming public .

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Eleven days ago it was reported that the Donald Trump campaign was internally investigating financial transactions made by then-campaign manager Brad Parscale, for potential improprieties. Now, in a new development that may be related, a watchdog group is accusing Parscale and the Trump campaign of “laundering” more than a hundred million dollars of campaign money to the pockets of Trump’s pals.
The Campaign Legal Center has filed an FEC complaint asserting that Parscale and the Trump campaign were running an “illegal” scheme to funnel this money into the wrong hands. The FEC itself is somewhat toothless when it comes to these kinds of things, but if it concludes that campaign finance crimes were committed, it can refer the matter to the DOJ. While Bill Barr could potentially block prosecution for now, that will all change if Trump loses.
We’ll see where the evidence leads, but to be clear, this is a serious accusation. Michael Cohen went to prison for a much smaller violation of campaign finance law than what’s being alleged here. It’s worth noting that while Brad Parscale has been demoted, he still has a job with the Trump campaign. We’ll see whether or not that changes in light of these allegations becoming public.
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palmerreport--2020-07-29--Bill Barr just got destroyed

Bill Barr just got destroyed

Rep. Pramila Jayapal took no prisoners in questioning Bill “ Why Should I ?
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His usual arrogance puddled beneath him like flop sweat while she drilled him and refused to allow him to crawfish .
These are the kind of methods that we need to focus on when dealing with Republicans .
Our culture of equality has given reign to these people who only offer up a sea of false equivalence , lies that have been not only harmful to the truth , but to the country .
Jayapal and the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their inquiries , but none of them allowed William Barr to grandstand and spin , repeatedly taking back their time anytime Barr wouldn ’ t give a direct answer .
Eric Swalwell also set up and bowled a strike in getting Barr to reveal his double standard regarding illegal Presidential pardons for co-conspirators and Trump ’ s preferential treatment of Roger Stone .
It ’ s imperative we take no prisoners going forward .
The election looms and from this day to January 20th , 2021 , these are dangerous times .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them off , as Congresswoman Jayapal did with Barr .
Trump is stupid , embarrassing and corrupt but Barr is truly dangerous .
He should not be handled with kid gloves .
Ever .

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal took no prisoners in questioning Bill “Why Should I?” Barr today under oath. His usual arrogance puddled beneath him like flop sweat while she drilled him and refused to allow him to crawfish. These are the kind of methods that we need to focus on when dealing with Republicans. Our culture of equality has given reign to these people who only offer up a sea of false equivalence, lies that have been not only harmful to the truth, but to the country.
Jayapal and the rest of the Democratic questioners were not only pointed in their inquiries, but none of them allowed William Barr to grandstand and spin, repeatedly taking back their time anytime Barr wouldn’t give a direct answer. Eric Swalwell also set up and bowled a strike in getting Barr to reveal his double standard regarding illegal Presidential pardons for co-conspirators and Trump’s preferential treatment of Roger Stone.
It’s imperative we take no prisoners going forward. The election looms and from this day to January 20th, 2021, these are dangerous times. We must take the gloves off and keep them off, as Congresswoman Jayapal did with Barr. Trump is stupid, embarrassing and corrupt but Barr is truly dangerous. He should not be handled with kid gloves. Ever.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Mitch McConnell just sold out Donald Trump

Mitch McConnell is a fairly savvy political villain , but even he has his limits when it comes to what he can pull off .
With Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers in freefall , McConnell is in danger of being forced to decide whether to selfishly throw Trump under the bus in order to try to salvage his own prospects of reelection .
Today we got a sign of which way McConnell is leaning .
When he introduced the Republican Senate economic relief bill , Palmer Report pointed out that it was really just a starting point ; McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speaker Nancy Pelosi somewhere in the middle in order to get anything passed into law .
That means a lot of the most corrupt things McConnell has included in his bill will have to go .
One of those corrupt provisions would fund a new FBI headquarters in a location that would just happen to benefit Donald Trump financially .
Now that there ’ s pushback against this , Mitch McConnell is claiming that he somehow didn ’ t even know the provision was in his own bill , and insinuating that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there without him knowing .
Yeah right .
Mitch McConnell certainly knew what was in his own bill .
But now that there ’ s pushback against his bill , Donald Trump ’ s for-profit scam is the very first thing that McConnell is throwing overboard .
Not only is McConnell refusing to let Trump cash in , he ’ s making a point of painting Trump as the villain for having included it to begin with .
If Trump ’ s numbers keep dropping , McConnell will keep selling out Trump like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will do what ’ s best for McConnell , not what ’ s best for Trump .

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Mitch McConnell is a fairly savvy political villain, but even he has his limits when it comes to what he can pull off. With Donald Trump’s poll numbers in freefall, McConnell is in danger of being forced to decide whether to selfishly throw Trump under the bus in order to try to salvage his own prospects of reelection.
Today we got a sign of which way McConnell is leaning. When he introduced the Republican Senate economic relief bill, Palmer Report pointed out that it was really just a starting point; McConnell knows he’ll have to meet Speaker Nancy Pelosi somewhere in the middle in order to get anything passed into law. That means a lot of the most corrupt things McConnell has included in his bill will have to go.
One of those corrupt provisions would fund a new FBI headquarters in a location that would just happen to benefit Donald Trump financially. Now that there’s pushback against this, Mitch McConnell is claiming that he somehow didn’t even know the provision was in his own bill, and insinuating that the Trump White House somehow slipped it in there without him knowing.
Yeah right. Mitch McConnell certainly knew what was in his own bill. But now that there’s pushback against his bill, Donald Trump’s for-profit scam is the very first thing that McConnell is throwing overboard. Not only is McConnell refusing to let Trump cash in, he’s making a point of painting Trump as the villain for having included it to begin with. If Trump’s numbers keep dropping, McConnell will keep selling out Trump like this. In the end, McConnell will do what’s best for McConnell, not what’s best for Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump made clear that he’s not happy with Bill Barr’s testimony

When Bill Barr publicly testified to the House Judiciary Committee today , he had one goal : push Donald Trump ’ s lies and propaganda , in the hope of keeping himself on track for a pardon .
House Democrats had one goal of their own : get Barr flustered , knock him off script , and get him to say things that would hurt himself and Trump .
There were no knockout punches for either side during today ’ s hearing .
But on the whole , things didn ’ t go particularly well for Bill Barr .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stone was mentioned , and ended up panicking and trying to throw his underlings under the bus for the decision to illegally meddle in Stone ’ s sentencing .
We all know Donald Trump was watching .
Now we know Trump wasn ’ t impressed with Barr ’ s performance .
How do we know this ?
Trump just grabbed the microphone himself .
He ’ s on TV right now , babbling frantically and incoherently , implying that he ’ s putting a coronavirus vaccine into production that doesn ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the wall right now that he can think of , in order to make sure that the evening news cycle focuses more on what he ’ s saying , and less on what Bill Barr said .
That ’ s how you know Trump doesn ’ t think Barr ’ s testimony helped him any today .

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When Bill Barr publicly testified to the House Judiciary Committee today, he had one goal: push Donald Trump’s lies and propaganda, in the hope of keeping himself on track for a pardon. House Democrats had one goal of their own: get Barr flustered, knock him off script, and get him to say things that would hurt himself and Trump.
There were no knockout punches for either side during today’s hearing. But on the whole, things didn’t go particularly well for Bill Barr. For instance he got defensive any time Roger Stone was mentioned, and ended up panicking and trying to throw his underlings under the bus for the decision to illegally meddle in Stone’s sentencing. We all know Donald Trump was watching. Now we know Trump wasn’t impressed with Barr’s performance.
How do we know this? Trump just grabbed the microphone himself. He’s on TV right now, babbling frantically and incoherently, implying that he’s putting a coronavirus vaccine into production that doesn’t even exist yet. Trump is throwing anything at the wall right now that he can think of, in order to make sure that the evening news cycle focuses more on what he’s saying, and less on what Bill Barr said. That’s how you know Trump doesn’t think Barr’s testimony helped him any today.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump’s press conference is a complete disaster

Donald Trump is on stage right now dishing out dangerous false medical advice , while whining about how nobody likes @ @ @ @ @ he has no idea what he retweeted last night .
No really , this is @ @ @ @ @ be his worst press conference to date , Trump just announced that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ apparent reason .
He seemed to imply that he ’ s putting a coronavirus vaccine @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t even exist .
He ’ s insisting that hydroxychloroquine is a perfectly @ @ @ @ @ even his own FDA has revoked its approval as a coronavirus treatment .
And he @ @ @ @ @ doctor who thinks that “ alien DNA ” and “ demon spawn ” are real @ @ @ @ @ a reporter asked Donald Trump about the retweet he posted last night criticizing Dr. Fauci @ @ @ @ @ had no idea what he ’ d retweeted .
For once , Trump may have @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s brain is just about completely gone .

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Donald Trump is on stage right now dishing out dangerous false medical advice, while whining about how nobody likes him, and insisting that he has no idea what he retweeted last night. No really, this is happening.
In what might be his worst press conference to date, Trump just announced that he’s bailing out Kodak for no apparent reason. He seemed to imply that he’s putting a coronavirus vaccine into production, when it doesn’t even exist. He’s insisting that hydroxychloroquine is a perfectly safe coronavirus drug, when even his own FDA has revoked its approval as a coronavirus treatment. And he’s defending a controversial doctor who thinks that “alien DNA” and “demon spawn” are real things.
Curiously, when a reporter asked Donald Trump about the retweet he posted last night criticizing Dr. Fauci, Trump insisted that he had no idea what he’d retweeted. For once, Trump may have been speaking the truth. Trump’s brain is just about completely gone.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Eric Trump gets confused, seems to think his brother is President of the United States

This morning Twitter temporarily suspended Donald Trump Junior ’ s account , after he tweeted dangerous false medical information regarding @ @ @ @ @ response , Eric Trump tweeted this .
See if you can spot the problem here @ @ @ @ @ .
This is censorship friends and they do it to all of us !
If @ @ @ @ @ the President of the United States , believe me they will take away your voice @ @ @ @ @ their politics .
Please remember this on November 3rd .
@ Twitter https : //t.co/s0FobtSlpH @ @ @ @ @ Eric Trump seems to think his brother Donald Trump Junior is President of the United @ @ @ @ @ , Twitter also removed two factually false tweets posted by Donald Trump .
But Eric @ @ @ @ @ the Donald Trump Junior incident while insisting that the “ President of the United States @ @ @ @ @ This is dumb , even for Eric Trump .

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This morning Twitter temporarily suspended Donald Trump Junior’s account, after he tweeted dangerous false medical information regarding the coronavirus epidemic. In response, Eric Trump tweeted this. See if you can spot the problem here:
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What an absolute joke. This is censorship friends and they do it to all of us! If they are willing to censor the President of the United States, believe me they will take away your voice the second you disagree with their politics. Please remember this on November 3rd. @Twitter https://t.co/s0FobtSlpH — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 28, 2020
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That’s right, Eric Trump seems to think his brother Donald Trump Junior is President of the United States. To be fair, Twitter also removed two factually false tweets posted by Donald Trump. But Eric Trump is clearly referring to the Donald Trump Junior incident while insisting that the “President of the United States” has been censored. This is dumb, even for Eric Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump really is losing the military vote

Donald Trump likes to pretend that he ’ s a staunch supporter of the US military , even when he makes statements in public that reveal how he really feels about them .
Things never really got any better after the 2016 campaign where he trashed John McCain ’ s war hero status and taunted the surviving members of a gold star family .
If you didn ’ t like Trump from the beginning or you decided to distance yourself from him since he cheated his way into the Oval Office , you ’ ve probably realized that he likes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the illusion of having unconditional control over all of it – something he ’ s even said himself in so many words .
The latest video from Project Lincoln decided to drive this point home even further with a new ad drop on Monday – this one featuring Dan Barkhuff , a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor who skewered Donald Trump for his blatant disregard for the Constitution they both swore an oath to protect .
Barkhuff made it clear that Trump has lost his vote : “ I ’ m an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t agree with Joe Biden on many issues .
But One thing that we agree on is we are a nation of laws and the Constitution is a sacred document .
It ’ s a document I fought for and some of my friends died for.
” As Barkhuff heads a group called Veterans for Responsible Leadership , it ’ s clear that he ’ s not alone in denouncing Donald Trump .
The worst possible thing Trump could hear in a video clip came next , as Barkhuff stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” full of idle authoritarian threats that he ’ s having a hard time pulling off .
The Trump campaign response couldn ’ t have been more tone deaf as they dismissed Barkhuff as being part of the swamp , conspiring against Donald Trump somehow , and pointing to Trump ’ s Republican support .
This video is likely to seal the deal for a number of fence-sitters , making it too difficult to ignore Trump ’ s disdain of the armed forces .
It could also pick off a few members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentiment that Trump isn ’ t the strongman he claims to be .
Just a few of them staying home could be crucial to Trump losing on November 3 .

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Donald Trump likes to pretend that he’s a staunch supporter of the US military, even when he makes statements in public that reveal how he really feels about them. Things never really got any better after the 2016 campaign where he trashed John McCain’s war hero status and taunted the surviving members of a gold star family. If you didn’t like Trump from the beginning or you decided to distance yourself from him since he cheated his way into the Oval Office, you’ve probably realized that he likes the might of the armed forces and the illusion of having unconditional control over all of it – something he’s even said himself in so many words.
The latest video from Project Lincoln decided to drive this point home even further with a new ad drop on Monday – this one featuring Dan Barkhuff, a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor who skewered Donald Trump for his blatant disregard for the Constitution they both swore an oath to protect.
Barkhuff made it clear that Trump has lost his vote: “I’m an American combat veteran and a conservative. I don’t agree with Joe Biden on many issues. But One thing that we agree on is we are a nation of laws and the Constitution is a sacred document. It’s a document I fought for and some of my friends died for.”
As Barkhuff heads a group called Veterans for Responsible Leadership, it’s clear that he’s not alone in denouncing Donald Trump. The worst possible thing Trump could hear in a video clip came next, as Barkhuff stated it clearly: “Trump is weak,” full of idle authoritarian threats that he’s having a hard time pulling off.
The Trump campaign response couldn’t have been more tone deaf as they dismissed Barkhuff as being part of the swamp, conspiring against Donald Trump somehow, and pointing to Trump’s Republican support. This video is likely to seal the deal for a number of fence-sitters, making it too difficult to ignore Trump’s disdain of the armed forces. It could also pick off a few members of his base too, echoing the sentiment that Trump isn’t the strongman he claims to be. Just a few of them staying home could be crucial to Trump losing on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--The real deal with Joe Biden’s VP pick

The real deal with Joe Biden’s VP pick

Over the past week we ’ ve seen various major media outlets report that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner to be Joe Biden ’ s running mate , or that Harris is in trouble because she alienated someone on Biden ’ s selection committee , or that Susan Rice is now the frontrunner , or that Karen Bass is now in serious contention .
So how are we supposed to make sense of any of these conflicting leaks ?
The short answer : don ’ t even try .
There ’ s nothing to decipher here , because none of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By definition , they can ’ t be .
If Joe Biden has already settled on his running mate , then there are only a very small number of trusted people who know it – and they ’ re the very last people who would be loose lipped about it .
In such case , anyone talking to the media has no idea who the pick is .
And if Biden hasn ’ t yet finalized his pick , then the people in his orbit with actual influence over him are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In such case , the “ leaks ” we ’ re seeing are merely the people vaguely in Biden ’ s orbit who don ’ t have direct influence over him , and who are trying to force him in a certain direction with calculated “ leaks ” that aren ’ t even real .
And the media feels comfortable printing these “ leaks , ” even when it knows they ’ re crap , because the truth of what went on in the selection process will never come out publicly anyway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this process that you should ignore every single “ inside report ” you see about Joe Biden ’ s running mate selection process until an actual announcement is made .
The public ’ s curiosity means that there are easy ratings and page views to be had every time a media outlet claims to know anything about the selection process – and the media knows it has nothing to lose by publishing faulty rumors about the process .
This is one of the rare instances where you ’ ll know more about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything that ’ s published about it .
If you ignore all the leaks and rumors , you ’ ll at least know that you don ’ t know how Joe Biden is leaning .
If you listen to all this posturing disguised as legitimate reporting and you take it seriously , you ’ ll end up disinformed , and you could end up shocked by the time the pick is announced .

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Over the past week we’ve seen various major media outlets report that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner to be Joe Biden’s running mate, or that Harris is in trouble because she alienated someone on Biden’s selection committee, or that Susan Rice is now the frontrunner, or that Karen Bass is now in serious contention. So how are we supposed to make sense of any of these conflicting leaks?
The short answer: don’t even try. There’s nothing to decipher here, because none of these “leaks” are real. By definition, they can’t be. If Joe Biden has already settled on his running mate, then there are only a very small number of trusted people who know it – and they’re the very last people who would be loose lipped about it. In such case, anyone talking to the media has no idea who the pick is.
And if Biden hasn’t yet finalized his pick, then the people in his orbit with actual influence over him are going to appeal to him directly and privately. In such case, the “leaks” we’re seeing are merely the people vaguely in Biden’s orbit who don’t have direct influence over him, and who are trying to force him in a certain direction with calculated “leaks” that aren’t even real. And the media feels comfortable printing these “leaks,” even when it knows they’re crap, because the truth of what went on in the selection process will never come out publicly anyway.
Palmer Report warned you at the beginning of this process that you should ignore every single “inside report” you see about Joe Biden’s running mate selection process until an actual announcement is made. The public’s curiosity means that there are easy ratings and page views to be had every time a media outlet claims to know anything about the selection process – and the media knows it has nothing to lose by publishing faulty rumors about the process.
This is one of the rare instances where you’ll know more about what’s going on by ignoring everything that’s published about it. If you ignore all the leaks and rumors, you’ll at least know that you don’t know how Joe Biden is leaning. If you listen to all this posturing disguised as legitimate reporting and you take it seriously, you’ll end up disinformed, and you could end up shocked by the time the pick is announced.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Bill Barr may have just gotten himself nailed for perjury

Last night Palmer Report explained that , for all the bluster we were going to hear out of Bill Barr during today ’ s hearing , only two things were going to matter .
First , could the Democrats get Barr so flustered that he screws up and says something damaging to Donald Trump ’ s reelection effort ?
Second , could the Democrats get Barr to tell an easily provable lie under oath , so they can nail him for perjury ?
Now it appears the latter has indeed happened .
When the Democrats asked Bill Barr a question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr insisted that he doesn ’ t even look at Trump ’ s tweets .
But as pointed out by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner , Barr claimed a few months ago that Trump ’ s tweets about Roger Stone were making his job difficult .
Wait a minute here .
Bill Barr just claimed under oath that he ’ s never even seen the tweets that he ’ s previously complained about .
Either Barr was lying then , or he ’ s lying now under oath .
For something to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be considered relevant to the matter at hand .
But Barr was specifically asked about Trump ’ s tweets , and he appears to have lied about Trump ’ s tweets in response – thus making this a potentially easily provable perjury case .
Obviously , the DOJ isn ’ t going to bring perjury charges against Bill Barr as long as Barr and Donald Trump are in control of the DOJ .
But Trump is in severe danger of losing the election , and if he does , it ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make an example out of Barr for his lawlessness .
If Barr knows that he ’ s facing felony perjury charges after Trump is gone , that ’ s something the Democrats can use as leverage over Barr during these next few months .

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Last night Palmer Report explained that, for all the bluster we were going to hear out of Bill Barr during today’s hearing, only two things were going to matter. First, could the Democrats get Barr so flustered that he screws up and says something damaging to Donald Trump’s reelection effort? Second, could the Democrats get Barr to tell an easily provable lie under oath, so they can nail him for perjury?
Now it appears the latter has indeed happened. When the Democrats asked Bill Barr a question involving Donald Trump’s tweets, Barr insisted that he doesn’t even look at Trump’s tweets. But as pointed out by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, Barr claimed a few months ago that Trump’s tweets about Roger Stone were making his job difficult. Wait a minute here.
Bill Barr just claimed under oath that he’s never even seen the tweets that he’s previously complained about. Either Barr was lying then, or he’s lying now under oath. For something to be felony perjury, it generally has to be considered relevant to the matter at hand. But Barr was specifically asked about Trump’s tweets, and he appears to have lied about Trump’s tweets in response – thus making this a potentially easily provable perjury case.
Obviously, the DOJ isn’t going to bring perjury charges against Bill Barr as long as Barr and Donald Trump are in control of the DOJ. But Trump is in severe danger of losing the election, and if he does, it’s a given that the DOJ will want to make an example out of Barr for his lawlessness. If Barr knows that he’s facing felony perjury charges after Trump is gone, that’s something the Democrats can use as leverage over Barr during these next few months.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Bill Barr is rattled

Bill Barr is rattled

The morning session of Bill Barr ’ s public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee has now concluded .
There @ @ @ @ @ and not that many made-for-television moments .
But the key takeaway is that certain Democrats @ @ @ @ @ to get under Barr ’ s skin , leaving him rattled heading into the afternoon @ @ @ @ @ Eric Swalwell in particular managed to fluster Bill Barr by focusing in on Barr ’ @ @ @ @ @ sentencing of Donald Trump ’ s pal Roger Stone .
They knocked Barr off his @ @ @ @ @ to blame everyone else but himself .
It ’ s clear that the Stone case @ @ @ @ @ Barr , and the Democrats should focus in on it during the afternoon session .
@ @ @ @ @ and admits something that makes him and/or Trump look bad , then Barr loses the @ @

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The morning session of Bill Barr’s public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee has now concluded. There were no knockout blows, and not that many made-for-television moments. But the key takeaway is that certain Democrats on the committee have managed to get under Barr’s skin, leaving him rattled heading into the afternoon session.
Steve Cohen and Eric Swalwell in particular managed to fluster Bill Barr by focusing in on Barr’s illegal meddling in the sentencing of Donald Trump’s pal Roger Stone. They knocked Barr off his game and left him trying to blame everyone else but himself. It’s clear that the Stone case is a vulnerable spot for Barr, and the Democrats should focus in on it during the afternoon session. If Barr goes off script and admits something that makes him and/or Trump look bad, then Barr loses the day.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Yet another reason Donald Trump has to go

Doctor Anthony Fauci is a justly-respected epidemiologist who has advocated the use of face masks to fight coronavirus , and has repeatedly presented scientific evidence that the pandemic is getting worse and not better .
Donald Trump has historically ridiculed the use of masks and minimised the coronavirus threat .
Trump even made fun of Joe Biden and his wife for wearing masks in public .
Only recently has Trump made a slight token concession and agreed that the wearing of masks might be a good idea under certain conditions , and that coronavirus will get worse before it gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to wear a mask himself .
So Dr. Fauci has at last been vindicated in his original warnings and advice and everybody is finally on the same page , right ?
Wrong .
Dr. Fauci and his family are receiving renewed death threats , apparently for making Trump look like a fool .
Because Trump has had to begrudgingly and belatedly make a few miserly concessions toward the wearing of masks and the severity of the pandemic , Fauci and his family must die .
At least , that is what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s most radical bootlicking idolaters .
It ’ s too bad they ’ re not also working on a vaccine for stupidity .
Trump ’ s response ?
He played golf , of course .
It ’ s not like someone is threatening a Confederate statue , or anything .
It is now America ’ s disgrace that a nearly 80 year old man who has worked tirelessly his whole life in Republican and Democratic administrations to keep Americans safe now requires a security detail .
The detail is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elderly doctor made a child-raping mass murderer look slightly less than perfect .
It ’ s not like Dr. Fauci ’ s warnings have been all that draconian , either .
Fauci has very carefully walked a line so moderate as to make his warnings almost seem ridiculously placid .
For example , in April he cautioned that deaths from coronavirus could be as high as 60,000 by early August .
The official number of coronavirus deaths just passed 150,000 as I write this .
Trump , of course , has nothing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s too busy tweeting about how “ illegal ” and “ unfair ” it is that everything about him that ’ s trending on Twitter isn ’ t sufficiently flattering .
No doubt his fan base is upset about that too .
I ’ m sure they will threaten Twitter too , if they haven ’ t already .
Trump could come forward and repudiate this behaviour in the strongest terms , but he won ’ t .
Secretly he likes it .
Trump is that kind of coward .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump also hates Fauci .
He deliberately kept Fauci out of his first coronavirus press conference in months in order to humiliate him .
Dr. Deborah Birx , who is more willing to go along with the Trump party line , was allowed to wait outside .
This is why getting rid of Trump is just half the problem .
America has a festering internal disease of ignorance that could prove fatal later on .
But one thing at a time .
America must be done with Trump and it must happen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another of them .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Doctor Anthony Fauci is a justly-respected epidemiologist who has advocated the use of face masks to fight coronavirus, and has repeatedly presented scientific evidence that the pandemic is getting worse and not better. Donald Trump has historically ridiculed the use of masks and minimised the coronavirus threat. Trump even made fun of Joe Biden and his wife for wearing masks in public. Only recently has Trump made a slight token concession and agreed that the wearing of masks might be a good idea under certain conditions, and that coronavirus will get worse before it gets better. Trump even went so far as to wear a mask himself. So Dr. Fauci has at last been vindicated in his original warnings and advice and everybody is finally on the same page, right?
Wrong. Dr. Fauci and his family are receiving renewed death threats, apparently for making Trump look like a fool. Because Trump has had to begrudgingly and belatedly make a few miserly concessions toward the wearing of masks and the severity of the pandemic, Fauci and his family must die. At least, that is what is believed in the tiny minds of some of Trump’s most radical bootlicking idolaters. It’s too bad they’re not also working on a vaccine for stupidity.
Trump’s response? He played golf, of course. It’s not like someone is threatening a Confederate statue, or anything. It is now America’s disgrace that a nearly 80 year old man who has worked tirelessly his whole life in Republican and Democratic administrations to keep Americans safe now requires a security detail. The detail is there because enough Americans are offended that this elderly doctor made a child-raping mass murderer look slightly less than perfect.
It’s not like Dr. Fauci’s warnings have been all that draconian, either. Fauci has very carefully walked a line so moderate as to make his warnings almost seem ridiculously placid. For example, in April he cautioned that deaths from coronavirus could be as high as 60,000 by early August. The official number of coronavirus deaths just passed 150,000 as I write this.
Trump, of course, has nothing to say about these Fauci death threats. He’s too busy tweeting about how “illegal” and “unfair” it is that everything about him that’s trending on Twitter isn’t sufficiently flattering. No doubt his fan base is upset about that too. I’m sure they will threaten Twitter too, if they haven’t already.
Trump could come forward and repudiate this behaviour in the strongest terms, but he won’t. Secretly he likes it. Trump is that kind of coward. He wants people to threaten Dr. Fauci because Trump also hates Fauci. He deliberately kept Fauci out of his first coronavirus press conference in months in order to humiliate him. Dr. Deborah Birx, who is more willing to go along with the Trump party line, was allowed to wait outside.
This is why getting rid of Trump is just half the problem. America has a festering internal disease of ignorance that could prove fatal later on. But one thing at a time. America must be done with Trump and it must happen in November.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Bill Barr isn’t very good at this whole testimony thing

When Attorney General Bill Barr released his prepared opening statement last night , it was full of rage , conspiracy theories , and loud bluster .
But now that Barr is in front of the TV cameras for his testimony today , he ’ s coming off like a confused bumbler who is tepidly unsure of what he ’ s talking about .
So what gives ?
It ’ s clear that Bill Barr doesn ’ t have the guts to be the aggressive loudmouth in person that he was in his written statement .
Instead he ’ s choosing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving anything away .
In fact it ’ s almost as if Barr is trying to come off like a confused dummy , in the hope of convincing everyone that he ’ s too inept to have been behind the criminal acts of obstruction of justice and violence that he ’ s been carrying out .
In any case , Bill Barr isn ’ t very good at this whole testimony thing .
Instead of trying to seize the day and win this hearing , he ’ s merely trying to play things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much appears that Barr ’ s real focus is on trying to lay the groundwork to eventually convince a trial jury that he ’ s too stupid and clueless to have committed the criminal acts that he ’ s committed .
It ’ s another sign that Barr is worried about going to prison once Donald Trump is gone .

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When Attorney General Bill Barr released his prepared opening statement last night, it was full of rage, conspiracy theories, and loud bluster. But now that Barr is in front of the TV cameras for his testimony today, he’s coming off like a confused bumbler who is tepidly unsure of what he’s talking about. So what gives?
It’s clear that Bill Barr doesn’t have the guts to be the aggressive loudmouth in person that he was in his written statement. Instead he’s choosing his words very carefully, afraid of giving anything away. In fact it’s almost as if Barr is trying to come off like a confused dummy, in the hope of convincing everyone that he’s too inept to have been behind the criminal acts of obstruction of justice and violence that he’s been carrying out.
In any case, Bill Barr isn’t very good at this whole testimony thing. Instead of trying to seize the day and win this hearing, he’s merely trying to play things to a draw. It also very much appears that Barr’s real focus is on trying to lay the groundwork to eventually convince a trial jury that he’s too stupid and clueless to have committed the criminal acts that he’s committed. It’s another sign that Barr is worried about going to prison once Donald Trump is gone.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Twitter removes multiple Donald Trump tweets

Twitter is becoming more aggressive toward users who post harmful false information about the coronavirus – and people named “ @ @ @ @ @ getting a free pass .
This morning Twitter suspended Donald Trump Junior for twelve hours @ @ @ @ @ COVID information .
Now Twitter is taking action against Donald Trump as well .
Twitter @ @ @ @ @ tweets from yesterday , one of which included false medical information , and one of @ @ @ @ @ protester who was murdered .
While this isn ’ t the first action that Twitter @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s now happening more frequently – making clear he ’ ll be @ @ @ @ @ he violates the rules .
Donald Trump ’ s Twitter rants this morning have made @ @ @ @ @ ) of the deleted tweets .
We ’ ll see if he ends up whining @ @ @ @ @ or if he ’ s come to accept that he can no longer tweet harmful @ @ @ @ @ away with it .

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Twitter is becoming more aggressive toward users who post harmful false information about the coronavirus – and people named “Trump” aren’t getting a free pass. This morning Twitter suspended Donald Trump Junior for twelve hours, after he tweeted false COVID information. Now Twitter is taking action against Donald Trump as well.
Twitter has deleted multiple Donald Trump tweets from yesterday, one of which included false medical information, and one of which included lies about a protester who was murdered. While this isn’t the first action that Twitter has taken against Donald Trump, it’s now happening more frequently – making clear he’ll be cracked down upon every time he violates the rules.
Donald Trump’s Twitter rants this morning have made no mention (thus far) of the deleted tweets. We’ll see if he ends up whining and crying about it, or if he’s come to accept that he can no longer tweet harmful false information and simply get away with it.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump Jr suspended from Twitter

Donald Trump Jr suspended from Twitter

Donald Trump Jr has managed to avoid going to prison until his father is out of office , but that @ @ @ @ @ keep Junior out of Twitter jail .
After he tweeted dangerously false information about the @ @ @ @ @ that his account has been temporarily suspended .
Donald Trump Jr ’ s Twitter account @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s been suspended from tweeting or retweeting anything for a twelve hour period @ @ @ @ @ made by one of his allies .
This is notable because in some instances Twitter @ @ @ @ @ ’ s account until they agree to delete a tweet with harmful false information .
@ @ @ @ @ presumably due to Junior ’ s track record of tweeting false information , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ll see what Donald Trump Jr has to say for himself once his @ @ @ @ @ expect it won ’ t be pretty .
With him , it never is .

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Donald Trump Jr has managed to avoid going to prison until his father is out of office, but that isn’t enough to keep Junior out of Twitter jail. After he tweeted dangerously false information about the coronavirus, Twitter informed him that his account has been temporarily suspended.
Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter account is still visible, but he’s been suspended from tweeting or retweeting anything for a twelve hour period, according to an announcement made by one of his allies. This is notable because in some instances Twitter merely locks down a user’s account until they agree to delete a tweet with harmful false information. But in this instance, presumably due to Junior’s track record of tweeting false information, he’s been suspended outright.
We’ll see what Donald Trump Jr has to say for himself once his suspension is over. We expect it won’t be pretty. With him, it never is.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Donald Trump and his goons are flaming out in real time

Apparently , the people in the White House have nothing better to do these days .
The country is reeling from an out-of-control pandemic and a collapsing economy resulting from the failure of this administration to take coronavirus seriously .
Add in the racial unrest and protests , and our country is literally spiraling out of control .
Does “ president ” Donald Trump finally stop all his foolishness and join in these fights ?
Please .
He is far too busy attacking the Reagan Foundation while his trade advisor continues his war against Dr. Anthony Fauci .
Are we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad dream from which we will awake ?
Unfortunately , no , though we can alter the future .
After Trump saw ( or had someone read to him ) that the Reagan Foundation asked him to stop using Reagan ’ s likeness , he went ballistic .
Trump re-tweeted another user who tweeted that the Reagan Foundation ’ s chairman is also the publisher and CEO of the Washington Post .
Frederick Ryan , Jr. is indeed CEO and publisher of the Washington Post , but he also served as Chief of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1995 , according to the Foundation ’ s website .
He also served on the Reagan/Bush reelection team and was the executive producer of The Reagan Years .
While he may be affiliated with the Post , he was also closely affiliated with President Reagan .
Once again , Trump puts his ignorance on display for all the world to see .
Adding to the shame of this administration , Peter Navarro wrote a scathing op ed about Dr. Fauci for USA Today .
Following extreme backlash for his nonsensical piece , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his office , but that would require someone with sense .
Instead , when Fox & Friends asked Navarro if he regretted writing the piece , he responded : “ You know , the only thing I regret is Dr. Fauci ’ s pitch the other day at Opening Day .
I felt bad for him.
” Navarro is yet another incompetent in a clueless White House who , when they are wrong ( for the one hundredth time ) , they attack people .
That makes everything right in their minds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump out of the White House in November .
He continues to call polls and reporting “ fake ” instead of trying to get to the bottom of his tanking numbers .
Surely , he knows that he is responsible for his own numbers .
He alone allowed coronavirus ( not “ China flu ” as he continues to call it ) to spiral out of control because he did not want the economy to take a hit .
He is too dense to see that his very act of ignoring the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let us strive to put someone in the White House who will do better .
Joe Biden has empathy for our plight , and he wants to do something about the issues currently plaguing our country .
We must come together to ensure that the next person in our White House is a man of integrity and , at the very least , has a brain .

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Apparently, the people in the White House have nothing better to do these days. The country is reeling from an out-of-control pandemic and a collapsing economy resulting from the failure of this administration to take coronavirus seriously. Add in the racial unrest and protests, and our country is literally spiraling out of control. Does “president” Donald Trump finally stop all his foolishness and join in these fights? Please. He is far too busy attacking the Reagan Foundation while his trade advisor continues his war against Dr. Anthony Fauci. Are we living in some alternate reality or a bad dream from which we will awake? Unfortunately, no, though we can alter the future.
After Trump saw (or had someone read to him) that the Reagan Foundation asked him to stop using Reagan’s likeness, he went ballistic. Trump re-tweeted another user who tweeted that the Reagan Foundation’s chairman is also the publisher and CEO of the Washington Post. Frederick Ryan, Jr. is indeed CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, but he also served as Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan from 1989 to 1995, according to the Foundation’s website. He also served on the Reagan/Bush reelection team and was the executive producer of The Reagan Years. While he may be affiliated with the Post, he was also closely affiliated with President Reagan. Once again, Trump puts his ignorance on display for all the world to see.
Adding to the shame of this administration, Peter Navarro wrote a scathing op ed about Dr. Fauci for USA Today. Following extreme backlash for his nonsensical piece, one might think Navarro would quietly retreat to his office, but that would require someone with sense. Instead, when Fox & Friends asked Navarro if he regretted writing the piece, he responded: “You know, the only thing I regret is Dr. Fauci’s pitch the other day at Opening Day. I felt bad for him.” Navarro is yet another incompetent in a clueless White House who, when they are wrong (for the one hundredth time), they attack people. That makes everything right in their minds. We can make things right by getting Trump out of the White House in November. He continues to call polls and reporting “fake” instead of trying to get to the bottom of his tanking numbers. Surely, he knows that he is responsible for his own numbers. He alone allowed coronavirus (not “China flu” as he continues to call it) to spiral out of control because he did not want the economy to take a hit. He is too dense to see that his very act of ignoring the virus caused the economic issues.
In November, let us strive to put someone in the White House who will do better. Joe Biden has empathy for our plight, and he wants to do something about the issues currently plaguing our country. We must come together to ensure that the next person in our White House is a man of integrity and, at the very least, has a brain.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--Turns out Donald Trump was lying about throwing out the New York Yankees first pitch

When Donald Trump announced that he would be throwing out the first pitch for the New York Yankees on August @ @ @ @ @ that it would never end up happening .
After all , the Yankees are all @ @ @ @ @ , making clear what side of social justice they ’ re on – and it @ @ @ @ @ s side .
When Trump announced days later that he was canceling his August 15th @ @ @ @ @ going to have too many meetings that day , we got a good laugh out @ @ @ @ @ clearly canceling for some other reason .
Now it turns out the reason was more @ @ @ @ @ expecting .
The New York Times is now reporting that the New York Yankees never @ @ @ @ @ out the first pitch to begin with .
He just made up the whole thing @ @ @ @ @ because he was jealous that Dr. Fauci had been invited to throw out the first @ @ @ @ @ game .
It turns out Trump truly is that far removed from reality .

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When Donald Trump announced that he would be throwing out the first pitch for the New York Yankees on August 15th, Palmer Report predicted that it would never end up happening. After all, the Yankees are all taking a knee this season, making clear what side of social justice they’re on – and it’s not Trump’s side.
When Trump announced days later that he was canceling his August 15th first pitch because he was going to have too many meetings that day, we got a good laugh out of it. Trump was clearly canceling for some other reason. Now it turns out the reason was more deranged than even we were expecting.
The New York Times is now reporting that the New York Yankees never invited Donald Trump to throw out the first pitch to begin with. He just made up the whole thing out of thin air, because he was jealous that Dr. Fauci had been invited to throw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game. It turns out Trump truly is that far removed from reality.
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palmerreport--2020-07-29--New turn in Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine Maxwell case

The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell isn ’ t just putting Jeffrey Epstein ’ s hideous crime spree back into public focus .
It ’ s also serving as something of an opportunity to carry out the criminal case that should have played out against Epstein – perhaps having the potential to finally bring some measure of justice for his victims .
It could also take down Epstein ’ s co-conspirators , whoever they may be .
To that end , a judge has ordered that by tomorrow , several documents must be unsealed from an old lawsuit between Epstein and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will include Maxwell ’ s testimony and her communications with Epstein .
Interestingly , it ’ ll also include testimony from Epstein ’ s lawyer and friend Alan Dershowitz , who has been accused of participating in Epstein ’ s sex crimes .
It ’ s still not entirely clear where this is all headed .
But Ghislaine Maxwell is facing seven felony counts related to underage sex trafficking , and she could end up cutting a deal against everyone else involved if the evidence gets ugly enough against her .
So this @ @ @ @ @

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The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell isn’t just putting Jeffrey Epstein’s hideous crime spree back into public focus. It’s also serving as something of an opportunity to carry out the criminal case that should have played out against Epstein – perhaps having the potential to finally bring some measure of justice for his victims. It could also take down Epstein’s co-conspirators, whoever they may be.
To that end, a judge has ordered that by tomorrow, several documents must be unsealed from an old lawsuit between Epstein and one of his victims. That evidence will include Maxwell’s testimony and her communications with Epstein. Interestingly, it’ll also include testimony from Epstein’s lawyer and friend Alan Dershowitz, who has been accused of participating in Epstein’s sex crimes.
It’s still not entirely clear where this is all headed. But Ghislaine Maxwell is facing seven felony counts related to underage sex trafficking, and she could end up cutting a deal against everyone else involved if the evidence gets ugly enough against her. So this is all headed somewhere.
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palmerreport--2020-07-29--Donald Trump just cut and ran

Donald Trump just cut and ran

There are some things you can only do once .
When Donald Trump got flustered earlier this year because White House correspondents Kaitlan Collins and Weijia Jiang were doing their jobs during a press conference , he stormed off like a buffoon .
It wasn ’ t a good look for him to begin with .
But the first time you do something like that , there ’ s at least something of a mysterious air about it .
Then today happened .
Donald Trump once again didn ’ t like it because Kaitlan Collins was doing her job .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his non-answer about why he ’ s retweeting medical advice from a quack doctor who believes in things like “ demon spawn ” and “ alien DNA.
” So Trump cut and ran again .
This time it was just plain embarrassing for him .
How many times can the President of the United States run away in the middle of a press conference because the questions are too hard for him ?
The first time was a singularity .
The second time makes it a pattern .
If Trump can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a journalist , he needs to resign .
The fact that he can ’ t handle being challenged by a woman is even more embarrassing for him .
He ’ s just pathetic .

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There are some things you can only do once. When Donald Trump got flustered earlier this year because White House correspondents Kaitlan Collins and Weijia Jiang were doing their jobs during a press conference, he stormed off like a buffoon. It wasn’t a good look for him to begin with. But the first time you do something like that, there’s at least something of a mysterious air about it. Then today happened.
Donald Trump once again didn’t like it because Kaitlan Collins was doing her job. She wouldn’t let Trump skate on his non-answer about why he’s retweeting medical advice from a quack doctor who believes in things like “demon spawn” and “alien DNA.” So Trump cut and ran again.
This time it was just plain embarrassing for him. How many times can the President of the United States run away in the middle of a press conference because the questions are too hard for him? The first time was a singularity. The second time makes it a pattern. If Trump can’t handle a tough but fair question from a journalist, he needs to resign. The fact that he can’t handle being challenged by a woman is even more embarrassing for him. He’s just pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-07-29--This spells big trouble for Donald Trump

Presidential elections generally come down to the usual handful of swing states : Florida , Pennsylvania , Michigan , Wisconsin , and Ohio .
It ’ s a bad sign for Donald Trump that he ’ s behind in the polls in every one of these states – some of them by fairly large margins .
But the true ugliness for Trump lies elsewhere .
It ’ s one thing to be non-competitive in the swing states .
It ’ s another thing to be in danger of losing solid red states .
Yet we keep seeing numbers that increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play .
First it was just one poll , which can always turn out to be an outlier .
But now poll after poll keeps saying the same thing .
We ’ re now at a point where the FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics polling averages both say that Texas is within one point of being tied .
That means Texas is a toss-up state .
This is further confirmed by the scattered reports that the Trump campaign is now spending big in Texas , in an attempt at fending off Joe Biden in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden wins Texas , Trump will have no remaining Electoral College path whatsoever – and it won ’ t even be close .

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Presidential elections generally come down to the usual handful of swing states: Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. It’s a bad sign for Donald Trump that he’s behind in the polls in every one of these states – some of them by fairly large margins. But the true ugliness for Trump lies elsewhere.
It’s one thing to be non-competitive in the swing states. It’s another thing to be in danger of losing solid red states. Yet we keep seeing numbers that increasingly suggest the state of Texas is in play. First it was just one poll, which can always turn out to be an outlier. But now poll after poll keeps saying the same thing.
We’re now at a point where the FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics polling averages both say that Texas is within one point of being tied. That means Texas is a toss-up state. This is further confirmed by the scattered reports that the Trump campaign is now spending big in Texas, in an attempt at fending off Joe Biden in the state. That’s because if Biden wins Texas, Trump will have no remaining Electoral College path whatsoever – and it won’t even be close.
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palmerreport--2020-07-30--Donald Trump goes berserk, accuses Fox News of purposely reporting fake stories to hurt him

As Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers continue to collapse and even some conservatives and Republicans have begun to turn against him , Fox News has been incrementally shifting its coverage of Trump in a more negative direction – particularly during its daytime shows .
Trump keeps whining about it .
Now Trump is taking things even further with a bizarre accusation .
It was widely reported today , and confirmed by Oregon officials , that DHS has agreed to immediately withdraw its contractor goons from the streets of Portland .
Fox News was one of the many news outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump saw the news on Fox , he went berserk .
Trump tweeted : “ Fox News reported incorrectly what the Federal Government is doing with respect to Portland .
We are demanding that the Governor & Mayor do their job or we will do it for them .
To complicated to discuss in a Tweet , but bad reporting by Fox ( possibly on purpose ! )
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” We ’ re guessing he ’ ll delete this tweet once someone points out to him that he misspelled the word “ too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fry here .
It sounds like Donald Trump is so far gone cognitively , and so clueless about what ’ s going on in his own failing administration , he either doesn ’ t know that DHS has pulled out of Portland , or he no longer fully controls DHS .
Take your pick , but Trump appears to be merely lying about Fox News instead of doing anything to try to regain control of his collapsing regime .

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As Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to collapse and even some conservatives and Republicans have begun to turn against him, Fox News has been incrementally shifting its coverage of Trump in a more negative direction – particularly during its daytime shows. Trump keeps whining about it. Now Trump is taking things even further with a bizarre accusation.
It was widely reported today, and confirmed by Oregon officials, that DHS has agreed to immediately withdraw its contractor goons from the streets of Portland. Fox News was one of the many news outlets to cover the story. When Donald Trump saw the news on Fox, he went berserk.
Trump tweeted: “Fox News reported incorrectly what the Federal Government is doing with respect to Portland. We are demanding that the Governor & Mayor do their job or we will do it for them. To complicated to discuss in a Tweet, but bad reporting by Fox (possibly on purpose!).” We’re guessing he’ll delete this tweet once someone points out to him that he misspelled the word “too” – but there are bigger fish to fry here.
It sounds like Donald Trump is so far gone cognitively, and so clueless about what’s going on in his own failing administration, he either doesn’t know that DHS has pulled out of Portland, or he no longer fully controls DHS. Take your pick, but Trump appears to be merely lying about Fox News instead of doing anything to try to regain control of his collapsing regime.
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palmerreport--2020-07-30--#NobodyLikesTrump takes over Twitter

#NobodyLikesTrump takes over Twitter

During his self-pitying press briefing this week , Donald Trump whined and cried about how low his poll numbers are @ @ @ @ @ “ nobody likes me.
” Now the hashtag # NobodyLikesTrump has taken over Twitter as @ @ @ @ @ how unpopular and pathetic Trump is .
For instance , political advertising outfit Meidas Touch @ @ @ @ @ centered around the # NobodyLikesTrump hashtag .
Political operative Adam Parkhomenko has tweeted a reminder @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump delusionally declared that trending topics are now “ illegal.
” Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ like the loser that he is .
Keep in mind that while every candidate has @ @ @ @ @ it out until the bitter end , the reality is that most people don ’ @ @ @ @ @ candidate they think is going to lose .
The more clear we make it that @ @ @ @ @ , the further he ’ ll fall behind .

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During his self-pitying press briefing this week, Donald Trump whined and cried about how low his poll numbers are, and then lamented that “nobody likes me.” Now the hashtag #NobodyLikesTrump has taken over Twitter as everyone piles on about just how unpopular and pathetic Trump is.
For instance, political advertising outfit Meidas Touch has posted a new ad centered around the #NobodyLikesTrump hashtag. Political operative Adam Parkhomenko has tweeted a reminder that just two days ago, Donald Trump delusionally declared that trending topics are now “illegal.”
Meanwhile, Donald Trump just keeps crying like the loser that he is. Keep in mind that while every candidate has die-hard supporters who will stick it out until the bitter end, the reality is that most people don’t like voting for a candidate they think is going to lose. The more clear we make it that Trump is unpopular and losing, the further he’ll fall behind.
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palmerreport--2020-07-30--Donald Trump has psychotic meltdown as Portland officially chases his goons out of town

Whatever Donald Trump and his secretive federal contractors were doing in Portland , it now appears to be officially over .
Thanks in part to the efforts of Oregon officials , and in part to the fierceness with which the Resistance pushed back , the Governor of Oregon has formally announced that the withdrawal of Trump ’ s goons is underway .
It ’ s yet another instance of Donald Trump trying an evil but stupid plan , facing major pushback , seeing the whole thing backfire on him , and ultimately caving .
Suffice it to say that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and rather than merely ignoring the debacle and hoping everyone forgets , he ’ s still running his mouth about it .
He tweeted this bizarre rant : If the Federal Government and its brilliant Law Enforcement ( Homeland ) didn ’ t go into Portland one week ago , there would be no Portland — It would be burned and beaten to the ground .
If the Mayor and Governor do not stop the Crime and Violence from the Anarchists and Agitators immediately , the Federal Government will go in and do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed to do !
It ’ s notable that Donald Trump is still making the empty threat to take over Portland , even as he ’ s surrendering and withdrawing his henchmen .
And when Trump is at the point where he ’ s spewing histrionic nonsense like “ there would be no Portland ” if not for him , it ’ s a reminder that he ’ s barely even functional at this point .

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Whatever Donald Trump and his secretive federal contractors were doing in Portland, it now appears to be officially over. Thanks in part to the efforts of Oregon officials, and in part to the fierceness with which the Resistance pushed back, the Governor of Oregon has formally announced that the withdrawal of Trump’s goons is underway.
It’s yet another instance of Donald Trump trying an evil but stupid plan, facing major pushback, seeing the whole thing backfire on him, and ultimately caving. Suffice it to say that Trump isn’t taking it well, and rather than merely ignoring the debacle and hoping everyone forgets, he’s still running his mouth about it. He tweeted this bizarre rant:
If the Federal Government and its brilliant Law Enforcement (Homeland) didn’t go into Portland one week ago, there would be no Portland — It would be burned and beaten to the ground. If the Mayor and Governor do not stop the Crime and Violence from the Anarchists and Agitators immediately, the Federal Government will go in and do the job that local law enforcement was supposed to do!
It’s notable that Donald Trump is still making the empty threat to take over Portland, even as he’s surrendering and withdrawing his henchmen. And when Trump is at the point where he’s spewing histrionic nonsense like “there would be no Portland” if not for him, it’s a reminder that he’s barely even functional at this point.
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