palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump waves the white flag

Donald Trump waves the white flag

Donald Trump is behind by ten points nationwide , his debate was a disaster , the VP debate went poorly for his side , and his scandals are getting worse by the hour .
He desperately needs another shot at addressing a national audience to give him any hope of getting back into contention , and his best remaining shots are the final two debates .
When you consider how flagrantly Trump violated the debate rules last time , and the fact that Trump is sick and contagious with a deadly virus , he ’ s lucky the debate commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of just canceling them altogether .
But Trump immediately rejected the virtual debate format .
In so doing , Trump is waving the white flag , whether he realizes it or not .
If he ’ s doing this out of spite because he didn ’ t fully get his way , then he ’ s waving the white flag on purpose , raising questions about just how severely his mind is unraveling .
If Trump is doing this as a negotiating tactic , then he ’ s waved the white flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced his refusal to participate , ABC News announced that it would convert the debate into a Joe Biden town hall event .
This makes clear that no one involved needs Trump ’ s participation or cares if he participates .
So if he was merely bluffing , he ’ ll have to go crawling back and do a virtual debate , and he ’ ll look like a complete fool for having done so .

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Donald Trump is behind by ten points nationwide, his debate was a disaster, the VP debate went poorly for his side, and his scandals are getting worse by the hour. He desperately needs another shot at addressing a national audience to give him any hope of getting back into contention, and his best remaining shots are the final two debates.
When you consider how flagrantly Trump violated the debate rules last time, and the fact that Trump is sick and contagious with a deadly virus, he’s lucky the debate commission is willing to hold virtual debates, instead of just canceling them altogether. But Trump immediately rejected the virtual debate format.
In so doing, Trump is waving the white flag, whether he realizes it or not. If he’s doing this out of spite because he didn’t fully get his way, then he’s waving the white flag on purpose, raising questions about just how severely his mind is unraveling.
If Trump is doing this as a negotiating tactic, then he’s waved the white flag without realizing it. Immediately after Trump announced his refusal to participate, ABC News announced that it would convert the debate into a Joe Biden town hall event. This makes clear that no one involved needs Trump’s participation or cares if he participates. So if he was merely bluffing, he’ll have to go crawling back and do a virtual debate, and he’ll look like a complete fool for having done so.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Mike Pence cancels his events and heads home as coronavirus buzz mounts

After being exposed to the White House coronavirus outbreak , Mike Pence spent several days hiding from public view .
When he finally emerged for the VP debate last night , he appeared to have pink eye , a common symptom of coronavirus .
It set off widespread speculation about whether Pence might have been infected and trying to hide it .
Now that buzz is about to get a lot louder .
The AP is reporting that Pence just canceled his public events that were scheduled for tomorrow in Indiana , and instead he ’ s heading back home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being provided , but there are really only two explanations .
One would be that Mike Pence is indeed sick , and now that he ’ s realized he can ’ t hide it , he ’ s disappearing from public view again .
The other would be that Donald Trump ’ s own downward spiral is getting so severe , the Trump regime needs Pence back in DC in case Trump flames out or doesn ’ t make it .
Either way , this appears to be terrible news for the Trump-Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nancy Pelosi is now openly pushing for the 25th Amendment .

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After being exposed to the White House coronavirus outbreak, Mike Pence spent several days hiding from public view. When he finally emerged for the VP debate last night, he appeared to have pink eye, a common symptom of coronavirus. It set off widespread speculation about whether Pence might have been infected and trying to hide it.
Now that buzz is about to get a lot louder. The AP is reporting that Pence just canceled his public events that were scheduled for tomorrow in Indiana, and instead he’s heading back home to Washington DC. No details are being provided, but there are really only two explanations.
One would be that Mike Pence is indeed sick, and now that he’s realized he can’t hide it, he’s disappearing from public view again. The other would be that Donald Trump’s own downward spiral is getting so severe, the Trump regime needs Pence back in DC in case Trump flames out or doesn’t make it. Either way, this appears to be terrible news for the Trump-Pence regime. This comes even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now openly pushing for the 25th Amendment.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--This is completely out of control

This is completely out of control

On Thursday morning , Jennifer Jacobs broke incredible news on Twitter that shows the callousness , indifference , and lack of caring about the coronavirus .
Jacobs , Senior White House reporter for Bloomberg News , tweeted : Crede was reportedly sick before the September 26 Rose Garden event .
If this is the case – and reports are that more than two dozen people who attended the super spreader event are sick – then this whole thing is even uglier than we knew .
This administration is despicable for its treacherous behavior in a national pandemic .
While Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night lying through his teeth , despite being the coronavirus task force head , making up extrapolations about the swine flu , and Karen Pence decided a mask was not necessary , Trump continues to simply make things up .
Trump is outraged that the debate is now virtual , he says he does not think he is contagious , and news is also out that Trump demanded Walter Reed medical personnel sign NDAs before treating him .
The last point assures us we have no idea of what his health is like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the meantime , Crede is in bad shape , while Herman Cain and 210,000 others are dead .
This administration cares not about any of us .

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On Thursday morning, Jennifer Jacobs broke incredible news on Twitter that shows the callousness, indifference, and lack of caring about the coronavirus. Jacobs, Senior White House reporter for Bloomberg News, tweeted:
“The head of White House security office, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with coronavirus and has been hospitalized since late September, I’m told. Security office handles credentialing for access to WH; works closely with Secret Service on security measures on the compound.”
Crede was reportedly sick before the September 26 Rose Garden event. If this is the case – and reports are that more than two dozen people who attended the super spreader event are sick – then this whole thing is even uglier than we knew.
This administration is despicable for its treacherous behavior in a national pandemic. While Pence the Pious was at the debate last night lying through his teeth, despite being the coronavirus task force head, making up extrapolations about the swine flu, and Karen Pence decided a mask was not necessary, Trump continues to simply make things up.
Trump is outraged that the debate is now virtual, he says he does not think he is contagious, and news is also out that Trump demanded Walter Reed medical personnel sign NDAs before treating him. The last point assures us we have no idea of what his health is like or what is going on. In the meantime, Crede is in bad shape, while Herman Cain and 210,000 others are dead. This administration cares not about any of us.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump goes completely berserk after Nancy Pelosi schedules 25th Amendment event

What is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi doing by announcing that she ’ s holding a 25th Amendment event tomorrow , when she ’ s not the one who has the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment ?
She could be looking to pressure the GOP Senate into pressuring Mike Pence to do it , or she could just be using talk of the 25th to rattle Trump and turn public sentiment even more strongly against him and the Republicans heading into election day .
In any case , Donald Trump is already going completely berserk about it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one who should be under observation .
They don ’ t call her Crazy for nothing !
” Then he retweeted someone who said “ I wouldn ’ t put it past @ SpeakerPelosi to stage a coup.
” Then moments later Trump retweeted someone else who said “ The 25th Amendment does not work that way , and it ’ s also not a “ coup ” to use it.
” So now Trump is arguing against himself about whether it would be a coup .
Nancy Pelosi has consistently demonstrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump and getting under his skin .
Just by speaking the words “ 25th Amendment ” today , Pelosi has goaded Trump into having yet another meltdown , and driving the 25th Amendment debate to the forefront for the media and the public .
Whatever Pelosi is planning for tomorrow , Trump just unwittingly did her a big favor by playing it up .

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What is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi doing by announcing that she’s holding a 25th Amendment event tomorrow, when she’s not the one who has the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment? She could be looking to pressure the GOP Senate into pressuring Mike Pence to do it, or she could just be using talk of the 25th to rattle Trump and turn public sentiment even more strongly against him and the Republicans heading into election day.
In any case, Donald Trump is already going completely berserk about it. First he tweeted “Crazy Nancy is the one who should be under observation. They don’t call her Crazy for nothing!” Then he retweeted someone who said “I wouldn’t put it past
@SpeakerPelosi to stage a coup.” Then moments later Trump retweeted someone else who said “The 25th Amendment does not work that way, and it’s also not a “coup” to use it.” So now Trump is arguing against himself about whether it would be a coup.
Nancy Pelosi has consistently demonstrated that she’s adept at rattling Donald Trump and getting under his skin. Just by speaking the words “25th Amendment” today, Pelosi has goaded Trump into having yet another meltdown, and driving the 25th Amendment debate to the forefront for the media and the public. Whatever Pelosi is planning for tomorrow, Trump just unwittingly did her a big favor by playing it up.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--How Nancy Pelosi can make the 25th Amendment happen

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced today that she ’ ll be holding some kind of meeting tomorrow about the 25th Amendment .
Of course she doesn ’ t have the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump ; only Mike Pence does .
But she may actually be able to pull it off anyway .
Mike Pence knows that he and Donald Trump are highly likely to lose the election .
That means Pence is surely looking to the future .
He doesn ’ t have one ; if Trump and Pence lose in 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becoming president in 2024 .
But Pence may not know that , considering how many pundits keep trying to hype the suspense by pretending that Pence does have some 2024 prospects .
If Pence thinks he has a future , he ’ s going to handle these next several weeks in whatever manner the Republican leadership tells him to .
After all , once Trump is gone , Pence ’ s future would rest in the hands of any Republican leaders in the House and Senate who survive the 2020 blue wave .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment , she ’ d have to start by getting certain Republicans in the House and Senate to understand that their own chances of surviving in office are dependent on doing their part in getting rid of Donald Trump .
Pelosi would seek to generate overwhelming public pressure on the GOP in this regard .
If there ’ s one thing the Republicans in Congress care about more than corruptly protecting Trump , it ’ s about selfishly protecting their own seats .
That ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a particularly strong chance of working .
But considering there ’ s a raging , dying , drug addled lunatic in the Oval Office right now , it would be worth trying .
And even if it doesn ’ t work , the Republicans ’ refusal to go along with the 25th Amendment could serve to cost them even more seats next month .
Of course Pelosi is smarter than I am , so we ’ ll see what she truly has up her sleeve .

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced today that she’ll be holding some kind of meeting tomorrow about the 25th Amendment. Of course she doesn’t have the authority to invoke the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump; only Mike Pence does. But she may actually be able to pull it off anyway.
Mike Pence knows that he and Donald Trump are highly likely to lose the election. That means Pence is surely looking to the future. He doesn’t have one; if Trump and Pence lose in 2020, then Pence has absolutely zero chance of becoming president in 2024. But Pence may not know that, considering how many pundits keep trying to hype the suspense by pretending that Pence does have some 2024 prospects.
If Pence thinks he has a future, he’s going to handle these next several weeks in whatever manner the Republican leadership tells him to. After all, once Trump is gone, Pence’s future would rest in the hands of any Republican leaders in the House and Senate who survive the 2020 blue wave.
So if Pelosi has any hope of getting Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, she’d have to start by getting certain Republicans in the House and Senate to understand that their own chances of surviving in office are dependent on doing their part in getting rid of Donald Trump. Pelosi would seek to generate overwhelming public pressure on the GOP in this regard. If there’s one thing the Republicans in Congress care about more than corruptly protecting Trump, it’s about selfishly protecting their own seats.
That’s not to say that his strategy would have a particularly strong chance of working. But considering there’s a raging, dying, drug addled lunatic in the Oval Office right now, it would be worth trying. And even if it doesn’t work, the Republicans’ refusal to go along with the 25th Amendment could serve to cost them even more seats next month. Of course Pelosi is smarter than I am, so we’ll see what she truly has up her sleeve.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump’s henchman Elliott Broidy indicted for conspiring with foreign country

Five weeks ago , the news surfaced that Donald Trump ’ s henchman Elliott Broidy was going to end up being criminally indicted .
Today it finally happened , and the charges include conspiring with a foreign country to influence the outcome of a Trump administration criminal investigation .
There are two things to consider here .
The first is that Donald Trump installed Elliott Broidy as a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee shortly after taking office .
Broidy ended up resigning amid mounting scandals , but it ’ s clear that Trump was using Broidy as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been busted for illegally taking foreign money .
Will Broidy cut a plea deal ?
If so , it would likely involve not only Trump , but also other Republican Party leaders or operatives .
Second , the timing here is notable .
Yes , Elliott Broidy was going to be indicted eventually .
But why today ?
Why not a month ago , when they were already leaking that they were ready to indict him ?
Why not a month from now , after the election is over ?
Does this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is now severely compromised by coronavirus , and thus less able to do anything to stop the DOJ from doing its job ?
Let ’ s see if this ends up being a pattern , and more Trump henchmen get busted between now and election day .

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Five weeks ago, the news surfaced that Donald Trump’s henchman Elliott Broidy was going to end up being criminally indicted. Today it finally happened, and the charges include conspiring with a foreign country to influence the outcome of a Trump administration criminal investigation.
There are two things to consider here. The first is that Donald Trump installed Elliott Broidy as a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee shortly after taking office. Broidy ended up resigning amid mounting scandals, but it’s clear that Trump was using Broidy as a money guy – and now Broidy has been busted for illegally taking foreign money. Will Broidy cut a plea deal? If so, it would likely involve not only Trump, but also other Republican Party leaders or operatives.
Second, the timing here is notable. Yes, Elliott Broidy was going to be indicted eventually. But why today? Why not a month ago, when they were already leaking that they were ready to indict him? Why not a month from now, after the election is over? Does this have to do with the fact that Donald Trump is now severely compromised by coronavirus, and thus less able to do anything to stop the DOJ from doing its job? Let’s see if this ends up being a pattern, and more Trump henchmen get busted between now and election day.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--The real reason Mike Pence melted down

The real reason Mike Pence melted down

We ’ ve seen Mike Pence debate before .
He ’ s arrogant , dishonest , and condescending .
But he ’ s not a serial interruptor .
Pence is the kind of creep who uses the false pretense of manners in order to get away with being a complete ass .
Yet last night he made a point of interrupting Kamala Harris about fifteen times , while running his mouth as incessantly and rudely as possible .
This was new for Pence .
Here ’ s the thing .
Mike Pence was clearly trying to emulate Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But Trump ’ s performance was an abject failure that cost him in the polls , and for all of Pence ’ s derangement , he knows enough about politics to understand that .
So why would Pence go so far out of his way to use a strategy that he knew would play poorly ?
Logically speaking , there ’ s only one explanation : Donald Trump instructed Mike Pence to behave that way .
It ’ s anyone ’ s guess as to whether Trump did it because he honestly thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too insulated to be aware that it cost him when he tried it , or if Trump doesn ’ t care about consequences and is simply in burn it all down mode .
But either way , Donald Trump is indeed burning it all down .
And Mike Pence , who had to have known that his marching orders last night were going to result in a debate loss for him and a blown opportunity to try to make up ground in the polls , just went along with it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ interested in keeping him happy , than in helping him .
That ’ s a dangerous place to be in .

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We’ve seen Mike Pence debate before. He’s arrogant, dishonest, and condescending. But he’s not a serial interruptor. Pence is the kind of creep who uses the false pretense of manners in order to get away with being a complete ass. Yet last night he made a point of interrupting Kamala Harris about fifteen times, while running his mouth as incessantly and rudely as possible. This was new for Pence.
Here’s the thing. Mike Pence was clearly trying to emulate Donald Trump’s debate performance from last week. But Trump’s performance was an abject failure that cost him in the polls, and for all of Pence’s derangement, he knows enough about politics to understand that. So why would Pence go so far out of his way to use a strategy that he knew would play poorly?
Logically speaking, there’s only one explanation: Donald Trump instructed Mike Pence to behave that way. It’s anyone’s guess as to whether Trump did it because he honestly thinks this is a solid strategy and he’s too insulated to be aware that it cost him when he tried it, or if Trump doesn’t care about consequences and is simply in burn it all down mode.
But either way, Donald Trump is indeed burning it all down. And Mike Pence, who had to have known that his marching orders last night were going to result in a debate loss for him and a blown opportunity to try to make up ground in the polls, just went along with it. The people around Trump seem far more interested in keeping him happy, than in helping him. That’s a dangerous place to be in.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Nancy Pelosi holding 25th Amendment meeting

Donald Trump ’ s physical and mental health are in freefall .
His behavior growing more deranged by the hour , either as a result of steroid abuse or psychological collapse or both .
He ’ s endangering the country .
He ’ s endangering himself .
He needs to be removed , immediately , via the 25th Amendment .
This is literally what it was written for .
We all know that Vice President Mike Pence is the only one who can forcibly invoke the 25th Amendment , and even then , only with a majority of the cabinet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Nancy Pelosi announced today that she ’ s holding a meeting tomorrow about the 25th Amendment .
It ’ s not clear what Pelosi is specifically planning to do , but she has a few options .
For instance , she can use her event to publicly call on Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment , thus building momentum for it , and getting the public to place pressure on them to do so .
Of course if Pence does invoke it , then realistically speaking , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ticket loses in November .
But if Pelosi can steer public sentiment such that the public is demanding the 25th Amendment heading into election day anyway , Trump and Pence will have no chance of winning anyway .
We ’ ll see what happens tomorrow .

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Donald Trump’s physical and mental health are in freefall. His behavior growing more deranged by the hour, either as a result of steroid abuse or psychological collapse or both. He’s endangering the country. He’s endangering himself. He needs to be removed, immediately, via the 25th Amendment. This is literally what it was written for.
We all know that Vice President Mike Pence is the only one who can forcibly invoke the 25th Amendment, and even then, only with a majority of the cabinet on board. But Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced today that she’s holding a meeting tomorrow about the 25th Amendment.
It’s not clear what Pelosi is specifically planning to do, but she has a few options. For instance, she can use her event to publicly call on Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, thus building momentum for it, and getting the public to place pressure on them to do so.
Of course if Pence does invoke it, then realistically speaking, it’ll all but guarantee that the Trump-Pence ticket loses in November. But if Pelosi can steer public sentiment such that the public is demanding the 25th Amendment heading into election day anyway, Trump and Pence will have no chance of winning anyway. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Donald Trump has no idea what he’s doing

Donald Trump just can not seem to make up his mind about stimulus negotiations .
First , it was ‘ stop negotiating until I win.
’ By the next morning , he was reconsidering his ill-advised tweet .
What gives ?
CNN gives us some insight and once again shows us that Trump knows very little about how things work .
According to CNN Business , after Trump ’ s tweet , the Dow went down .
When Trump saw that , he made an immediate about face .
Trump ’ s initial tweet signaled to investors that withholding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than it has already been hurt .
Trump can not even be bothered to listen to the man he chose to lead the Federal Reserve , Jerome Powell , who is vocal about the risks involved in withholding a stimulus package .
Powell , as quoted by CNN Business , said , “ Over time , household insolvencies and business bankruptcies would rise , harming the productive capacity of the economy and holding back wage growth.
” Powell believes that any risk in spending too much far outweighs what will happen if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airlines are set to cut thousands of jobs .
Interestingly , investors are hoping for a Democratic sweep because they assume a quick stimulus approval in 2021 that will boost the economy .
Goldman Sachs believes this will lead to a quicker recovery and would thwart conservative budget watchers , who , as we have learned in recent years , are not all that conservative .
Of course , no one knows for sure how any of this is going to play out , least of all Donald Trump .
What is foremost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everything he does is either of benefit to him or does not impact him .
People who continue to support him apparently do not or will not see that he is doing nothing for them or any of the rest of us for that matter .
But Republicans tend to be one-trick ponies .
Their advantage is that many who support them are not very bright .
Take one of Trump ’ s ads for example .
An obviously blue-collar worker says that Trump will grow the economy while Biden will “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see it , I think to myself , “ Dude .
You ’ re not making $ 400,000 or more , so you have no need to fear Biden ’ s tax increase.
” Code words and sound bites is how Republicans operate , and apparently , their supporters are too dense to see beyond them .
It seems , however , that some of them are starting to wake up if the polls are any indication .
The Republican majority in the Senate is seemingly in danger of disappearing come November 3rd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now tilting strongly toward Democrats .
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales has changed three Republican seats to “ lean Democrat : ” Maine , North Carolina , and South Carolina .
Georgia is not looking bad either with Reverent Raphael Warnock switching leads with Kelly Loeffler .
Martha McSally , who was never elected to begin with , debated Mark Kelly and did more question dodging than answering .
That is because no Republican has a logical explanation for standing with Trump .
It remains to be seen how all this will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is at least on the right track .

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Donald Trump just cannot seem to make up his mind about stimulus negotiations. First, it was ‘stop negotiating until I win.’ By the next morning, he was reconsidering his ill-advised tweet. What gives? CNN gives us some insight and once again shows us that Trump knows very little about how things work.
According to CNN Business, after Trump’s tweet, the Dow went down. When Trump saw that, he made an immediate about face. Trump’s initial tweet signaled to investors that withholding the stimulus will hurt the economy even more than it has already been hurt. Trump cannot even be bothered to listen to the man he chose to lead the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, who is vocal about the risks involved in withholding a stimulus package. Powell, as quoted by CNN Business, said, “Over time, household insolvencies and business bankruptcies would rise, harming the productive capacity of the economy and holding back wage growth.” Powell believes that any risk in spending too much far outweighs what will happen if the government spends nothing.
Without aid, airlines are set to cut thousands of jobs. Interestingly, investors are hoping for a Democratic sweep because they assume a quick stimulus approval in 2021 that will boost the economy. Goldman Sachs believes this will lead to a quicker recovery and would thwart conservative budget watchers, who, as we have learned in recent years, are not all that conservative. Of course, no one knows for sure how any of this is going to play out, least of all Donald Trump. What is foremost in Trump’s mind is Trump. Everything he does is either of benefit to him or does not impact him. People who continue to support him apparently do not or will not see that he is doing nothing for them or any of the rest of us for that matter.
But Republicans tend to be one-trick ponies. Their advantage is that many who support them are not very bright. Take one of Trump’s ads for example. An obviously blue-collar worker says that Trump will grow the economy while Biden will “burn it down.” Every time I see it, I think to myself, “Dude. You’re not making $400,000 or more, so you have no need to fear Biden’s tax increase.” Code words and sound bites is how Republicans operate, and apparently, their supporters are too dense to see beyond them. It seems, however, that some of them are starting to wake up if the polls are any indication.
The Republican majority in the Senate is seemingly in danger of disappearing come November 3rd. CNN reported that the map is now tilting strongly toward Democrats. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales has changed three Republican seats to “lean Democrat:” Maine, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Georgia is not looking bad either with Reverent Raphael Warnock switching leads with Kelly Loeffler. Martha McSally, who was never elected to begin with, debated Mark Kelly and did more question dodging than answering. That is because no Republican has a logical explanation for standing with Trump. It remains to be seen how all this will turn out in November, but it is at least on the right track.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Mike Pence is not well

Mike Pence is not well

Before I begin excoriating America ’ s first generic , vanilla Vice President , I would like to say once more that we need to remove the word “ belief ” from the conversation when it comes to climate change .
Santa Claus and the tooth fairy are beliefs .
Climate science is settled science .
So when debate moderator Susan Page asked Mike Pence , “ Do you believe that climate change poses an existential threat ?
” that is the wrong question .
The correct question is , “ What do you plan to do about the existential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , by informal count , Ms .
Page had to utter the words “ Thank you Vice President Pence , ” as many as eight times in a row at one point during the debate .
She had to ask Pence to shut up in this manner virtually every time Pence spoke , because Pence chronically refused to conclude his remarks within the allotted time .
Pence largely ignored her injunctions and spoke over her every time until he was satisfied that he was finished .
Kamala Harris , on the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rules .
Ms .
Page once had to say “ Thank you Senator Harris ” four times to Senator Harris , but that was the exception to the rule .
Pence told his first lie in answer to his first question .
He said that Donald Trump introduced a travel ban on China .
Not true .
Trump introduced a partial , highly porous travel restriction that had , ultimately and clearly , no effect whatsoever on controlling coronavirus in the United States .
Coronavirus got in .
But it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emphasizing the partial ban from January 31st because it ’ s the only positive step the administration has taken against coronavirus , irrespective of how ineffectual it was .
Both have virtually abrogated all responsibility for the pandemic and clearly spend no time on it at all any longer .
These days Trump spends all his time rage tweeting .
On the issue of healthcare , Senator Harris made the elephant-in-the-room point that Donald Trump is in Court right now — in the middle of a pandemic — trying to repeal the Affordable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence repeatedly interrupted her .
As she was concluding , moderator Page called time .
Harris was given a bit extra time to finish because , as Senator Harris put , “ He interrupted me , and I ’ d just like to finish.
” Page let her have her extra time .
Harris then concluded that “ they ’ re coming for you ” if you have a preexisting condition or are under 26 years of age and are covered by your parent ’ s healthcare plan .
Donald Trump and company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they have nothing to offer in its place .
There was much irony that Pence , who is part of an administration that has told more than 20,000 lies , insisted that Harris was entitled to her own opinions but not her own facts .
Pence , who has shamelessly shilled for Trump for the duration of his vice presidency , is being hypocritical , of course .
But these days debates are not always about facts and are too often about perception , and Pence understands that just as clearly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the final analysis Pence came off as Donald Trump Lite , rude , interruptive , arrogant and deceptive , to be sure , but only with half the calories .
Harris kept her composure and an unmistakable vestige of calm control .
At one point when Pence , in defiance of the rules , kept interrupting her , Harris said , “ Mr Vice President , I ’ m speaking .
I ’ m speaking .
Okay ?
” She commanded him firmly but appropriately , with unmistakable authority .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President .
Pence also looked unwell .
His eyes were bloodshot and his face was pale .
Or at least , paler than normal .
It ’ s unclear why .
Is Pence carrying coronavirus ?
It ’ s a point of uncertainty that is unprecedented .
In no other administration in history would we be left to speculate .
At the conclusion of the debate it was instructive that , when the spouses of both candidates joined them on stage , Kamala Harris ’ husband Douglas Emhoff was wearing a mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It serves as yet another reminder that the current administration and their families still don ’ t take this pandemic seriously , despite the chaos and illness it has caused at the White House , and that the new one will take it seriously .
It ’ s important we remember that , in less than four weeks , America can go to the polls and wipe this current administration from the face of the earth .
Let ’ s make it so .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends , stay safe .

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Before I begin excoriating America’s first generic, vanilla Vice President, I would like to say once more that we need to remove the word “belief” from the conversation when it comes to climate change. Santa Claus and the tooth fairy are beliefs. Climate science is settled science. So when debate moderator Susan Page asked Mike Pence, “Do you believe that climate change poses an existential threat?” that is the wrong question. The correct question is, “What do you plan to do about the existential threat of climate change?”
That said, by informal count, Ms. Page had to utter the words “Thank you Vice President Pence,” as many as eight times in a row at one point during the debate. She had to ask Pence to shut up in this manner virtually every time Pence spoke, because Pence chronically refused to conclude his remarks within the allotted time. Pence largely ignored her injunctions and spoke over her every time until he was satisfied that he was finished. Kamala Harris, on the other hand, was fairly consistent in following the rules. Ms. Page once had to say “Thank you Senator Harris” four times to Senator Harris, but that was the exception to the rule.
Pence told his first lie in answer to his first question. He said that Donald Trump introduced a travel ban on China. Not true. Trump introduced a partial, highly porous travel restriction that had, ultimately and clearly, no effect whatsoever on controlling coronavirus in the United States. Coronavirus got in. But it’s instructive that Pence and Trump both keep emphasizing the partial ban from January 31st because it’s the only positive step the administration has taken against coronavirus, irrespective of how ineffectual it was. Both have virtually abrogated all responsibility for the pandemic and clearly spend no time on it at all any longer. These days Trump spends all his time rage tweeting.
On the issue of healthcare, Senator Harris made the elephant-in-the-room point that Donald Trump is in Court right now — in the middle of a pandemic — trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. While she was speaking Pence repeatedly interrupted her. As she was concluding, moderator Page called time. Harris was given a bit extra time to finish because, as Senator Harris put, “He interrupted me, and I’d just like to finish.” Page let her have her extra time. Harris then concluded that “they’re coming for you” if you have a preexisting condition or are under 26 years of age and are covered by your parent’s healthcare plan. Donald Trump and company will take your healthcare away from you and they have nothing to offer in its place.
There was much irony that Pence, who is part of an administration that has told more than 20,000 lies, insisted that Harris was entitled to her own opinions but not her own facts. Pence, who has shamelessly shilled for Trump for the duration of his vice presidency, is being hypocritical, of course. But these days debates are not always about facts and are too often about perception, and Pence understands that just as clearly as his lord and master Donald Trump does.
In the final analysis Pence came off as Donald Trump Lite, rude, interruptive, arrogant and deceptive, to be sure, but only with half the calories. Harris kept her composure and an unmistakable vestige of calm control. At one point when Pence, in defiance of the rules, kept interrupting her, Harris said, “Mr Vice President, I’m speaking. I’m speaking. Okay?” She commanded him firmly but appropriately, with unmistakable authority. I think she will make a great Vice President.
Pence also looked unwell. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was pale. Or at least, paler than normal. It’s unclear why. Is Pence carrying coronavirus? It’s a point of uncertainty that is unprecedented. In no other administration in history would we be left to speculate.
At the conclusion of the debate it was instructive that, when the spouses of both candidates joined them on stage, Kamala Harris’ husband Douglas Emhoff was wearing a mask, Karen “mother” Pence was not. It serves as yet another reminder that the current administration and their families still don’t take this pandemic seriously, despite the chaos and illness it has caused at the White House, and that the new one will take it seriously. It’s important we remember that, in less than four weeks, America can go to the polls and wipe this current administration from the face of the earth. Let’s make it so. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-08--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump and Mike Pence

– The drug addled President of the United States was seen wearing two different colors of orange face paint tonight while spreading a deadly virus , and the man who ’ s next in line for the presidency was bleeding from the eyes while the flies circled overhead .
This is somehow real .
– Mike Pence was lucky that plexiglass was there , so Kamala Harris couldn ’ t reach over and smack him .
– Winner of the debate : Kamala Harris .
The other winner of the debate : Chris Wallace , because Susan Page ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
– After the debate was over , Sean Hannity used his show to frantically try to put the focus on Hunter Biden , which means he thought Mike Pence did really badly in the debate .
– Tweet of the day , from bestselling children ’ s book author Sue Fliess : “ Guys , I might cry .
My parents ( who live in FL ) are lifelong Republicans .
I ’ ve been trying w/my sis to talk to them calmly about what is at stake .
( I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enlisted my aunt ( Mom ’ s sis ) .
Today my Dad said they dropped off their ballots and voted for Joe Biden .
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– The drug addled President of the United States was seen wearing two different colors of orange face paint tonight while spreading a deadly virus, and the man who’s next in line for the presidency was bleeding from the eyes while the flies circled overhead. This is somehow real.
– Mike Pence was lucky that plexiglass was there, so Kamala Harris couldn’t reach over and smack him.
– Winner of the debate: Kamala Harris. The other winner of the debate: Chris Wallace, because Susan Page’s turn as moderator was somehow even worse.
– After the debate was over, Sean Hannity used his show to frantically try to put the focus on Hunter Biden, which means he thought Mike Pence did really badly in the debate.
– Tweet of the day, from bestselling children’s book author Sue Fliess: “Guys, I might cry. My parents (who live in FL) are lifelong Republicans. I’ve been trying w/my sis to talk to them calmly about what is at stake. (I can get Fire up). I even enlisted my aunt (Mom’s sis). Today my Dad said they dropped off their ballots and voted for Joe Biden.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--WHAT IS GOING ON?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

When Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night , he kept coughing and wheezing , a reminder that he ’ s still sick with coronavirus .
Trump ’ s last public “ appearance ” was in a video whose outdoor background seemed so mismatched , even the New York Times thinks it was probably a fake video backdrop .
This suggests that Trump wanted to post an outdoor video as proof that he ’ s capable of walking across the lawn , but he was too weak to pull it off , so he filmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people added the fake outdoor background .
And he seemed to be wearing a different shade of orange makeup on the top half of his face than on the bottom half of his face , suggesting that.. well , who even knows at this point ?
So the President of the United States is going to great lengths to try to cover up just how ill and weak he is , even as the Vice President – sporting the coronavirus symptom of pink eye – abruptly canceled his campaign events and went home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to state .
Meanwhile Attorney General Bill Barr seems to be completely AWOL after having been exposed to coronavirus , Chris Christie has gone silent since he went into the hospital with coronavirus , Rudy Giuliani was last seen coughing up a lung on Fox News , and Ivanka Trump has disappeared .
It ’ s as if they ’ re all sick , and they ’ re going out of their way to make sure we know as little as possible about it .
This all just keeps getting more bizarre .
@ @ @ @ @ @

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When Donald Trump called in to the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night, he kept coughing and wheezing, a reminder that he’s still sick with coronavirus. Trump’s last public “appearance” was in a video whose outdoor background seemed so mismatched, even the New York Times thinks it was probably a fake video backdrop.
This suggests that Trump wanted to post an outdoor video as proof that he’s capable of walking across the lawn, but he was too weak to pull it off, so he filmed it inside the building and then his people added the fake outdoor background. And he seemed to be wearing a different shade of orange makeup on the top half of his face than on the bottom half of his face, suggesting that.. well, who even knows at this point?
So the President of the United States is going to great lengths to try to cover up just how ill and weak he is, even as the Vice President – sporting the coronavirus symptom of pink eye – abruptly canceled his campaign events and went home for reasons he wasn’t willing to state.
Meanwhile Attorney General Bill Barr seems to be completely AWOL after having been exposed to coronavirus, Chris Christie has gone silent since he went into the hospital with coronavirus, Rudy Giuliani was last seen coughing up a lung on Fox News, and Ivanka Trump has disappeared. It’s as if they’re all sick, and they’re going out of their way to make sure we know as little as possible about it. This all just keeps getting more bizarre. What is even going on?
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--“Some more bad stuff about to go down”

“Some more bad stuff about to go down”

Now that the debate commission has ruled that the rest of the debates must be done virtually because Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ responded by vowing to simply not participate .
He ’ s also going nuclear on @ @ @ @ @ attacking C-SPAN ’ s Steve Scully , who was scheduled to host the next debate @ @ @ @ @ a tweet addressed to former Trump adviser and current Trump critic Anthony Scaramucci , asking @ @ @ @ @ should bother responding to Trump ’ s attacks .
Scaramucci said this in response : @ @ @ @ @ having a hard enough time .
Some more bad stuff about to go down.
” @ @ @ @ @ .
This is just the latest reminder that with everything spiraling out of control for @ @ @ @ @ only going to keep getting worse for him .
Just ask the people who know @ @ @ @

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Now that the debate commission has ruled that the rest of the debates must be done virtually because Donald Trump has coronavirus, Trump has responded by vowing to simply not participate. He’s also going nuclear on everyone involved, including publicly attacking C-SPAN’s Steve Scully, who was scheduled to host the next debate.
Steve Scully then posted a tweet addressed to former Trump adviser and current Trump critic Anthony Scaramucci, asking for advice on whether he should bother responding to Trump’s attacks. Scaramucci said this in response: “Ignore. He is having a hard enough time. Some more bad stuff about to go down.”
So there you have it. This is just the latest reminder that with everything spiraling out of control for Donald Trump, things are only going to keep getting worse for him. Just ask the people who know Trump the best.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Confirmed: Donald Trump’s coronavirus treatment was tested on cells from an abortion

Adlai Stevenson I , who served as Vice President under Grover Cleveland , said , “ A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree , then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
” Perhaps no politician today exemplifies this persona better than Donald Trump , who has put his hypocrisy on full display since contracting the coronavirus last week .
Trump has not only been benefiting from the emergency antibody treatment he has been receiving from Regeneron , but he has been singing its praises as if it ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump recorded a video calling the therapy “ miracles coming down from God.
” Trump has since recorded more videos calling the treatment “ like , unbelievable ” and promoting it as “ a cure ” that he promises will become available “ immediately ” to all Americans at “ no charge.
” The thing is , the antibody cocktail Trump uses contains HEK 293T human cells , which can be traced to an aborted fetus ’ kidney in the Netherlands from nearly 50 years ago , according to MIT Technology Review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights , Trump has been trying to stop the type of research that leads to breakthroughs such as the antibody treatment he now lauds .
Last year , the Trump administration refused to renew a fetal tissue research contract with the University of California , San Francisco , arguing that “ [ p ] romoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump ’ s administration .
The administration then created a Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 applicants , despite the fact they were recommended by scientific reviewers and complying with all legal and ethical requirements , according to reporting from Science magazine .
With less than a month remaining until Election Day and early voting under way , Trump has reminded America yet again just how much of a raving hypocrite he is .
Stevenson ’ s succinct description fits Trump perfectly because he is a body without a soul hosting a mind without a philosophy .
Trump ’ s infamous lack of a moral compass enables him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment then do the opposite later without hesitation or fear of consequences .
It ’ s time to send this diseased hypocrite packing .

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Adlai Stevenson I, who served as Vice President under Grover Cleveland, said, “A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.” Perhaps no politician today exemplifies this persona better than Donald Trump, who has put his hypocrisy on full display since contracting the coronavirus last week.
Trump has not only been benefiting from the emergency antibody treatment he has been receiving from Regeneron, but he has been singing its praises as if it’s the new hydroxychloroquine. While at Walter Reed, Trump recorded a video calling the therapy “miracles coming down from God.” Trump has since recorded more videos calling the treatment “like, unbelievable” and promoting it as “a cure” that he promises will become available “immediately” to all Americans at “no charge.”
The thing is, the antibody cocktail Trump uses contains HEK 293T human cells, which can be traced to an aborted fetus’ kidney in the Netherlands from nearly 50 years ago, according to MIT Technology Review. As a fierce opponent of abortion rights, Trump has been trying to stop the type of research that leads to breakthroughs such as the antibody treatment he now lauds.
Last year, the Trump administration refused to renew a fetal tissue research contract with the University of California, San Francisco, arguing that “[p]romoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration. The administration then created a Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board, which recently denied funding to 13 out of 14 applicants, despite the fact they were recommended by scientific reviewers and complying with all legal and ethical requirements, according to reporting from Science magazine.
With less than a month remaining until Election Day and early voting under way, Trump has reminded America yet again just how much of a raving hypocrite he is. Stevenson’s succinct description fits Trump perfectly because he is a body without a soul hosting a mind without a philosophy. Trump’s infamous lack of a moral compass enables him to say what suits him at one moment then do the opposite later without hesitation or fear of consequences. It’s time to send this diseased hypocrite packing.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Donald Trump keeps coughing, sounds like death during call to Sean Hannity show tonight

This evening Donald Trump ’ s quack doctor released a laugh out loud statement claiming that Trump is somehow already over the coronavirus , and therefore no longer contagious and can resume in-person campaigning .
This is absurd on its face , considering Trump is still taking steroids to treat the coronavirus in his lungs , and he ’ s appeared unwell in the handful of staged videos he ’ s released .
But now Trump seems to really want to give away that he ’ s secretly very ill. Tonight he called in to the Sean Hannity show on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and making very little sense .
That ’ s to be expected , particularly with the rage-inducing steroids he ’ s taking .
At one point Trump ranted about a certain species of fish that doesn ’ t do well in water , suggesting he doesn ’ t know that all fish need water .
But the real trouble for Trump is that he sounded very ill. Donald Trump sounded wheezy and couldn ’ t stop coughing during his interview .
This means that , despite the best effort of his quack doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re still immediately apparent in his voice .
Imagine how bad he would sound if the doctor weren ’ t pumping him full of drugs .

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This evening Donald Trump’s quack doctor released a laugh out loud statement claiming that Trump is somehow already over the coronavirus, and therefore no longer contagious and can resume in-person campaigning. This is absurd on its face, considering Trump is still taking steroids to treat the coronavirus in his lungs, and he’s appeared unwell in the handful of staged videos he’s released.
But now Trump seems to really want to give away that he’s secretly very ill. Tonight he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Fox News, frantically ranting and raving and making very little sense. That’s to be expected, particularly with the rage-inducing steroids he’s taking. At one point Trump ranted about a certain species of fish that doesn’t do well in water, suggesting he doesn’t know that all fish need water. But the real trouble for Trump is that he sounded very ill.
Donald Trump sounded wheezy and couldn’t stop coughing during his interview. This means that, despite the best effort of his quack doctor to disguise Trump’s coronavirus symptoms, they’re still immediately apparent in his voice. Imagine how bad he would sound if the doctor weren’t pumping him full of drugs.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after he nearly gets her

Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer after he nearly gets her killed

Despite Donald Trump ’ s best effort to dismantle it , the FBI is still intact enough to have foiled a scary far right domestic terrorist conspiracy to kidnap or murder Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer .
The plot was serious enough that thirteen people have now been arrested , with more expected .
Of course Trump helped set this entire plot in motion when he tweeted “ Liberate Michigan !
” several weeks ago , encouraging his far right supporters to go after Whitmer , who had dared to enforce coronavirus safety precautions .
Now that Trump ’ s violent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent plot , you might think Trump would defend Whitmer , or at least sit this one out .
You ’ d be wrong .
Trump tweeted this tonight : Governor Whitmer of Michigan has done a terrible job .
She locked down her state for everyone , except her husband ’ s boating activities .
The Federal Government provided tremendous help to the Great People of Michigan .
My Justice Department and Federal Law Enforcement announced today that they foiled a dangerous plot against the Governor of Michigan .
Rather than say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa , Anarchists , Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence .
Defending ALL Americans , even those who oppose and attack me , is what I will always do as your President !
Governor Whitmer—open up your state , open up your schools , and open up your churches !
To be clear , the muted statements against violence buried in the second half of Donald Trump ’ s tweet don ’ t count for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by attacking Whitmer .
He ’ s seemingly trying to justify the deranged reasoning that these domestic terrorists used for trying to kill her .
And in that final sentence , Trump is essentially calling on his supporters to make another attempt on Whitmer ’ s life .
Trump should be arrested for this tweet alone .

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Despite Donald Trump’s best effort to dismantle it, the FBI is still intact enough to have foiled a scary far right domestic terrorist conspiracy to kidnap or murder Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The plot was serious enough that thirteen people have now been arrested, with more expected.
Of course Trump helped set this entire plot in motion when he tweeted “Liberate Michigan!” several weeks ago, encouraging his far right supporters to go after Whitmer, who had dared to enforce coronavirus safety precautions. Now that Trump’s violent words have once again resulted in a violent plot, you might think Trump would defend Whitmer, or at least sit this one out. You’d be wrong. Trump tweeted this tonight:
Governor Whitmer of Michigan has done a terrible job. She locked down her state for everyone, except her husband’s boating activities. The Federal Government provided tremendous help to the Great People of Michigan. My Justice Department and Federal Law Enforcement announced today that they foiled a dangerous plot against the Governor of Michigan. Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa, Anarchists, Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence. Defending ALL Americans, even those who oppose and attack me, is what I will always do as your President! Governor Whitmer—open up your state, open up your schools, and open up your churches!
To be clear, the muted statements against violence buried in the second half of Donald Trump’s tweet don’t count for anything. He’s starting off by attacking Whitmer. He’s seemingly trying to justify the deranged reasoning that these domestic terrorists used for trying to kill her. And in that final sentence, Trump is essentially calling on his supporters to make another attempt on Whitmer’s life. Trump should be arrested for this tweet alone.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Mike Pence’s camp releases trickily worded statement that only adds more fuel to coronavirus specula

Mike Pence’s camp releases trickily worded statement that only adds more fuel to coronavirus speculation

Last night Mike Pence showed his face in public for the first time since the White House coronavirus outbreak exploded , and Pence was suddenly sporting pink eye – a common symptom of coronavirus .
Then today Pence canceled his campaign events scheduled for tomorrow and returned home to Washington DC .
This set off a ton of questions and speculation among the media and the public about whether Mike Pence has coronavirus .
In response , Pence ’ s press secretary issued this statement to the media : “ Nobody ’ s sick .
There ’ s no positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wording is a little bit bizarre .
Politicians always announce the best-sounding thing they can announce .
So if Mike Pence had tested negative today , his camp would have announced that he tested negative .
On the other hand , “ There ’ s no positive tests ” – in addition to being grammatically strange – is a giveaway that Pence wasn ’ t tested today .
That way , his people could announce that he didn ’ t test positive .
Our guess is that Mike Pence and his team saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night and they concluded they need to get him out of public sight for at least a day or two , in the hope his eyes clear up .
But no one ’ s falling for it .
In fact Pence is handling this whole thing in such ham fisted fashion , he ’ s turning it into a huge scandal whether his pink eye is actually coronavirus or not .

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Last night Mike Pence showed his face in public for the first time since the White House coronavirus outbreak exploded, and Pence was suddenly sporting pink eye – a common symptom of coronavirus. Then today Pence canceled his campaign events scheduled for tomorrow and returned home to Washington DC.
This set off a ton of questions and speculation among the media and the public about whether Mike Pence has coronavirus. In response, Pence’s press secretary issued this statement to the media: “Nobody’s sick. There’s no positive tests.” Yeah, okay, that wording is a little bit bizarre.
Politicians always announce the best-sounding thing they can announce. So if Mike Pence had tested negative today, his camp would have announced that he tested negative. On the other hand, “There’s no positive tests” – in addition to being grammatically strange – is a giveaway that Pence wasn’t tested today. That way, his people could announce that he didn’t test positive.
Our guess is that Mike Pence and his team saw the reaction to his pink eye last night and they concluded they need to get him out of public sight for at least a day or two, in the hope his eyes clear up. But no one’s falling for it. In fact Pence is handling this whole thing in such ham fisted fashion, he’s turning it into a huge scandal whether his pink eye is actually coronavirus or not.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Donald Trump has bizarre meltdown about dexamethasone

Donald Trump appeared on camera tonight on the Tucker Carlson show , presumably to try to prove that he ’ s capable of staying upright long enough to do an interview .
Trump wasn ’ t coughing like he had been when he called in to the Sean Hannity show the night before .
But Trump ’ s answers weren ’ t exactly sharp tonight .
For instance , Fox News had its resident quack doctor ask Donald Trump about taking dexamethasone , a powerful steroid that can have strong and dangerous side effects .
Trump ’ s response : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what it was … I didn ’ t even know I had it.
” That ’ s right , Trump is so desperate to distance himself from dexamethasone , he ’ s now claiming that he didn ’ t even know doctors had given it to him .
We knew it was just a matter of time before he started throwing his doctors under the bus .
Trump also insisted that he was only taking dexamethasone because “ it keeps the swelling down , ” which is a lie , as he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus in his lungs .
When Trump was asked what coronavirus drugs he ’ s still taking , his response was cagey : “ I think really nothing.
” That ’ s not how you phrase things if the answer is indeed nothing .
He thinks he ’ s no longer taking drugs ?
Come on .
The guy is almost certainly still high as a kite on dexamethasone .

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Donald Trump appeared on camera tonight on the Tucker Carlson show, presumably to try to prove that he’s capable of staying upright long enough to do an interview. Trump wasn’t coughing like he had been when he called in to the Sean Hannity show the night before. But Trump’s answers weren’t exactly sharp tonight.
For instance, Fox News had its resident quack doctor ask Donald Trump about taking dexamethasone, a powerful steroid that can have strong and dangerous side effects. Trump’s response: “I didn’t even know what it was … I didn’t even know I had it.”
That’s right, Trump is so desperate to distance himself from dexamethasone, he’s now claiming that he didn’t even know doctors had given it to him. We knew it was just a matter of time before he started throwing his doctors under the bus. Trump also insisted that he was only taking dexamethasone because “it keeps the swelling down,” which is a lie, as he was clearly taking it to try to treat the coronavirus in his lungs.
When Trump was asked what coronavirus drugs he’s still taking, his response was cagey: “I think really nothing.” That’s not how you phrase things if the answer is indeed nothing. He thinks he’s no longer taking drugs? Come on. The guy is almost certainly still high as a kite on dexamethasone.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Donald Trump stumbles through bizarre medical “exam” on Tucker Carlson show

Donald Trump really , really wants us to believe that he isn ’ t as sick with coronavirus as he is .
Last night he called in to the Sean Hannity show for proof of life , but he couldn ’ t stop coughing and clearing his throat .
Tonight Trump appeared on video on the Tucker Carlson show for what was dubbed as a medical exam , but it isn ’ t going particularly well for him .
At one point Donald Trump was asked if he was scared at any point during his hospitalization , and instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rehearsed informercial for the Regeneron treatment .
At another point Trump insisted that he ’ s never had any trouble with his breathing , which is hilarious considering we all saw him gasping for breath right after he was transported back to the White House .
In any case , this is in no way a medical exam of any kind , and is instead merely an interview being conducted with a quack Fox News doctor who likes to promote false coronavirus information .
Notably , Trump claimed that “ as of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer on any coronavirus medication .
If this is true , then it means he ’ s still hopped up on dexamethasone today , but is planning not to take it again tomorrow .
We ’ ll see .
Based on the severity of his coronavirus and the short amount of time that ’ s passed since his hospitalization , we ’ re betting he can ’ t even stand up without it .

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Donald Trump really, really wants us to believe that he isn’t as sick with coronavirus as he is. Last night he called in to the Sean Hannity show for proof of life, but he couldn’t stop coughing and clearing his throat. Tonight Trump appeared on video on the Tucker Carlson show for what was dubbed as a medical exam, but it isn’t going particularly well for him.
At one point Donald Trump was asked if he was scared at any point during his hospitalization, and instead of addressing the question, he launched into a rehearsed informercial for the Regeneron treatment. At another point Trump insisted that he’s never had any trouble with his breathing, which is hilarious considering we all saw him gasping for breath right after he was transported back to the White House.
In any case, this is in no way a medical exam of any kind, and is instead merely an interview being conducted with a quack Fox News doctor who likes to promote false coronavirus information. Notably, Trump claimed that “as of eight hours ago” he’s no longer on any coronavirus medication. If this is true, then it means he’s still hopped up on dexamethasone today, but is planning not to take it again tomorrow. We’ll see. Based on the severity of his coronavirus and the short amount of time that’s passed since his hospitalization, we’re betting he can’t even stand up without it.
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palmerreport--2020-10-10--Looks like Donald Trump is too ill to travel

As recently as yesterday , Donald Trump was talking publicly about holding a campaign rally .
Now that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ at the White House tomorrow .
Translation : Trump is too weak and ill to @ @ @ @ @ dexamethasone steroids propping him up .
Now Trump is claiming he ’ ll be holding @ @ @ @ @ in Sanford , Florida .
But that sounds like wishful thinking .
If he were @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ d be holding a rally tomorrow , not waiting until Monday .
@ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll bounce back enough by Monday to be able to travel to Florida @ @ @ @ @ .

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As recently as yesterday, Donald Trump was talking publicly about holding a campaign rally. Now that’s been downgraded to an event at the White House tomorrow. Translation: Trump is too weak and ill to travel, even with the dexamethasone steroids propping him up.
Now Trump is claiming he’ll be holding a campaign event on Monday in Sanford, Florida. But that sounds like wishful thinking. If he were well enough to travel now, he’d be holding a rally tomorrow, not waiting until Monday. He’s just hoping he’ll bounce back enough by Monday to be able to travel to Florida. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Lindsey Graham cancels Senate debate amid growing suspicion that he has coronavirus

After a day and a half of back and forth about whether Lindsey Graham was willing to take a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ debate in South Carolina , the Post and Courier newspaper is reporting tonight that the @ @ @ @ @ because Graham refused to get tested .
Here ’ s the thing .
Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not politically naive .
He understands how these things work .
He knows @ @ @ @ @ a coronavirus test , he ’ s going to cause most people to just assume @ @ @ @ @ which will hurt him at least somewhat in the polls .
The only reason for @ @ @ @ @ this test is that he thinks ( or knows ) that he does have coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ public finds out he has it , it ’ ll hurt him even more in @ @ @ @ @ ’ t mean for sure that Graham has coronavirus – but means that he believes @ @ @ @ @ any case , you can support Jaime Harrison here .

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After a day and a half of back and forth about whether Lindsey Graham was willing to take a coronavirus test ahead of the Senate debate in South Carolina, the Post and Courier newspaper is reporting tonight that the debate has indeed been canceled because Graham refused to get tested.
Here’s the thing. Lindsey Graham is a nutjob but he’s not politically naive. He understands how these things work. He knows that by refusing to take a coronavirus test, he’s going to cause most people to just assume that he has coronavirus, which will hurt him at least somewhat in the polls.
The only reason for Graham to refuse to take this test is that he thinks (or knows) that he does have coronavirus, and that if the public finds out he has it, it’ll hurt him even more in the polls. This doesn’t mean for sure that Graham has coronavirus – but means that he believes he has coronavirus. In any case, you can support Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--If Donald Trump was bluffing, he just blew it

Yesterday the debate commission announced that the rest of the debates would have to be done virtually , now that Donald Trump is sick and contagious with coronavirus .
Trump responded by saying he would refuse to participate at all .
Some observers thought he was bluffing to see if he could push the debate commission into holding it in person after all .
But that notion took a blow when ABC , which was scheduled to air the debate , immediately announced it would switch to a town hall format with Joe Biden instead .
Translation : ABC felt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed , even without Trump ’ s participation – or maybe even higher ratings without Trump ’ s participation .
Now the debate commission has announced this evening that the next debate is officially canceled .
This means it ’ s too late for Donald Trump to go crawling back and agree to participate in the virtual debate .
If Trump was bluffing , he just blew it .
But then he always was the world ’ s worst negotiator , which is why he ’ s gone bankrupt six times and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Yesterday the debate commission announced that the rest of the debates would have to be done virtually, now that Donald Trump is sick and contagious with coronavirus. Trump responded by saying he would refuse to participate at all. Some observers thought he was bluffing to see if he could push the debate commission into holding it in person after all.
But that notion took a blow when ABC, which was scheduled to air the debate, immediately announced it would switch to a town hall format with Joe Biden instead. Translation: ABC felt it could get the TV ratings it needed, even without Trump’s participation – or maybe even higher ratings without Trump’s participation.
Now the debate commission has announced this evening that the next debate is officially canceled. This means it’s too late for Donald Trump to go crawling back and agree to participate in the virtual debate. If Trump was bluffing, he just blew it. But then he always was the world’s worst negotiator, which is why he’s gone bankrupt six times and he’s so deeply in debt.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Lindsey Graham just gave something away

Lindsey Graham just gave something away

Yesterday Lindsey Graham announced that he was refusing to take a coronavirus test ahead of the Senate debate , even though Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison and the moderators had all agreed to do so .
At the time , the question was whether Graham was just trying to get out of the debate because he was afraid he ’ d lose , or if he really did think ( or know ) he had coronavirus .
Now Harrison has announced that the debate hosts have changed around the format in order to keep everyone safe from the potentially contagious Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s refusal to take a test .
This leaves Graham with no excuse not to show up .
If Lindsey Graham still doesn ’ t show up tonight , it ’ ll mean he ’ s indeed a chicken .
But if he does show up now that he won ’ t be required to take a coronavirus test , it ’ ll mean that he really does fear that he caught coronavirus from the Trump White House cluster , and that a positive test result could harm his already-teetering Senate reelection prospects @

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Yesterday Lindsey Graham announced that he was refusing to take a coronavirus test ahead of the Senate debate, even though Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison and the moderators had all agreed to do so. At the time, the question was whether Graham was just trying to get out of the debate because he was afraid he’d lose, or if he really did think (or know) he had coronavirus.
Now Harrison has announced that the debate hosts have changed around the format in order to keep everyone safe from the potentially contagious Graham, in order to accommodate Graham’s refusal to take a test. This leaves Graham with no excuse not to show up.
If Lindsey Graham still doesn’t show up tonight, it’ll mean he’s indeed a chicken. But if he does show up now that he won’t be required to take a coronavirus test, it’ll mean that he really does fear that he caught coronavirus from the Trump White House cluster, and that a positive test result could harm his already-teetering Senate reelection prospects.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--This new coronavirus outbreak in Amy Coney Barrett’s kids’ school could derail her confirmation hear

This new coronavirus outbreak in Amy Coney Barrett’s kids’ school could derail her confirmation hearing

The Trump regime has been going out of its way to sabotage any contact tracing from its White House Rose Garden super spreader event , for fear of what it might end up revealing about how the virus got into the event , and how the virus left the event .
Now it turns out the Trump regime had good reason to worry .
The Rose Garden event , which Donald Trump used to announce far right extremist Amy Coney Barrett as his illegitimate Supreme Court nominee , saw almost no one wearing masks – including Barrett ’ s kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that so many others around them have since tested positive , it ’ s difficult to imagine that Barrett and her kids didn ’ t catch coronavirus at the event .
Now it turns out there is indeed a coronavirus outbreak at Amy Coney Barrett ’ s kids ’ school , according to a predictable New York Times report .
While this could be a coincidence , it ’ s a small private school , so that seems unlikely .
Unfortunately for the Trump regime , this means that the testing and contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and in the hands of the school .
And considering that the school is already actively notifying parents of the outbreak , it doesn ’ t appear that the school has any interest in helping Trump and Barrett cover up what might have happened here .
If it can be proven that Amy Coney Barrett ’ s kids did indeed catch coronavirus at the White House super spreader event and then caused an outbreak at their school , it could be the thing that derails her confirmation hearing , at least for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before , but she would still need to quarantine , because there ’ s no proof that immunity exists .
Even a fairly minor delay in the lengthy and complex confirmation hearing process could be enough to prevent Amy Coney Barrett from being confirmed before election day .
If Trump and the Senate Republicans lose the election , they could still try to ram her through during the lame duck session .
But we ’ d have ways of fighting back against that , and right now it ’ s one battle at @ @ @

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The Trump regime has been going out of its way to sabotage any contact tracing from its White House Rose Garden super spreader event, for fear of what it might end up revealing about how the virus got into the event, and how the virus left the event. Now it turns out the Trump regime had good reason to worry.
The Rose Garden event, which Donald Trump used to announce far right extremist Amy Coney Barrett as his illegitimate Supreme Court nominee, saw almost no one wearing masks – including Barrett’s kids. Given the proximity and the fact that so many others around them have since tested positive, it’s difficult to imagine that Barrett and her kids didn’t catch coronavirus at the event.
Now it turns out there is indeed a coronavirus outbreak at Amy Coney Barrett’s kids’ school, according to a predictable New York Times report. While this could be a coincidence, it’s a small private school, so that seems unlikely. Unfortunately for the Trump regime, this means that the testing and contact tracing is now out of its hands, and in the hands of the school. And considering that the school is already actively notifying parents of the outbreak, it doesn’t appear that the school has any interest in helping Trump and Barrett cover up what might have happened here.
If it can be proven that Amy Coney Barrett’s kids did indeed catch coronavirus at the White House super spreader event and then caused an outbreak at their school, it could be the thing that derails her confirmation hearing, at least for now. Barrett already had coronavirus once before, but she would still need to quarantine, because there’s no proof that immunity exists.
Even a fairly minor delay in the lengthy and complex confirmation hearing process could be enough to prevent Amy Coney Barrett from being confirmed before election day. If Trump and the Senate Republicans lose the election, they could still try to ram her through during the lame duck session. But we’d have ways of fighting back against that, and right now it’s one battle at a time.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Donald Trump got played

Donald Trump got played

Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that he ’ s going to try to release some more of Hillary Clinton ’ s emails before the election .
If this is supposed to be an October surprise , the “ surprise ” is that Hillary isn ’ t running this time .
It ’ s clear that Pompeo has nothing up his sleeve that will gain Trump a single vote in this election .
So instead he ’ s blowing smoke up Trump ’ s backside by releasing some nonsense about someone whom Trump hates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it might appease him , and keep him from realizing that Pompeo isn ’ t of any actual use to him .
Bill Barr also let it be known today that he won ’ t be releasing the results of the Durham probe into the Trump-Russia investigation until after the election .
In other words , Durham didn ’ t find anything that would help Trump ’ s case , because there was nothing .
Barr has been blowing smoke at Trump for quite some time , pretending he was going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would help Trump .
As it turns out , nope .
The bottom line is that Trump is such an obvious narcissist , his underlings like Pompeo and Barr were able to take advantage of it and convince him that they were helping him when they really had nothing to offer him .
Trump ’ s recent grumblings on Twitter about Bill Barr suggest that he may finally be catching on – but it ’ s far too late .
Donald Trump got played .

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Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that he’s going to try to release some more of Hillary Clinton’s emails before the election. If this is supposed to be an October surprise, the “surprise” is that Hillary isn’t running this time.
It’s clear that Pompeo has nothing up his sleeve that will gain Trump a single vote in this election. So instead he’s blowing smoke up Trump’s backside by releasing some nonsense about someone whom Trump hates. It won’t help Trump any, but it might appease him, and keep him from realizing that Pompeo isn’t of any actual use to him.
Bill Barr also let it be known today that he won’t be releasing the results of the Durham probe into the Trump-Russia investigation until after the election. In other words, Durham didn’t find anything that would help Trump’s case, because there was nothing. Barr has been blowing smoke at Trump for quite some time, pretending he was going to magically find something before the election that would help Trump. As it turns out, nope.
The bottom line is that Trump is such an obvious narcissist, his underlings like Pompeo and Barr were able to take advantage of it and convince him that they were helping him when they really had nothing to offer him. Trump’s recent grumblings on Twitter about Bill Barr suggest that he may finally be catching on – but it’s far too late. Donald Trump got played.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--“Things are going downhill fast”

“Things are going downhill fast”

Donald Trump keeps trying to convince us that , despite looking and sounding ill , he ’ s somehow magically cured of coronavirus .
He ’ s not exactly making a convincing case , whether it be his coughing and wheezing call-in to the Hannity show last night , or the apparent green screen video aimed at creating the illusion he was well enough to venture outside .
Trump has insisted that he was going to somehow hold a campaign rally this weekend , despite being so ill that he ’ s still hopped up on dexamethasone steroids , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s disastrous Hannity call-in , Trump ’ s campaign now seems to be tacitly admitting that Trump is merely fantasizing about being well .
Now he ’ s talking about merely doing an event at the White House tomorrow instead .
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner put it this way on Twitter : “ WH Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern just told Hallie Jackson a bunch of things that make it seem like they are signaling Trump will not be traveling , will not be holding rallies , etc .
Coupled with others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going downhill fast.
” Kirschner is right .
Donald Trump is doing everything he can to sell us on the notion that he ’ s recovered – and maybe he ’ s trying to convince himself as well .
But he ’ s still sick , still weak , and seems to be merely wishing out loud that he were well enough to get back in the field .
Trump did this to himself .

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Donald Trump keeps trying to convince us that, despite looking and sounding ill, he’s somehow magically cured of coronavirus. He’s not exactly making a convincing case, whether it be his coughing and wheezing call-in to the Hannity show last night, or the apparent green screen video aimed at creating the illusion he was well enough to venture outside.
Trump has insisted that he was going to somehow hold a campaign rally this weekend, despite being so ill that he’s still hopped up on dexamethasone steroids, and still obviously contagious. After Trump’s disastrous Hannity call-in, Trump’s campaign now seems to be tacitly admitting that Trump is merely fantasizing about being well. Now he’s talking about merely doing an event at the White House tomorrow instead.
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner put it this way on Twitter: “WH Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern just told Hallie Jackson a bunch of things that make it seem like they are signaling Trump will not be traveling, will not be holding rallies, etc. Coupled with others data points, it looks like things are going downhill fast.”
Kirschner is right. Donald Trump is doing everything he can to sell us on the notion that he’s recovered – and maybe he’s trying to convince himself as well. But he’s still sick, still weak, and seems to be merely wishing out loud that he were well enough to get back in the field. Trump did this to himself.
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Where’s Mike Pence?

Yesterday evening Mike Pence announced that he was canceling his Friday campaign events and heading home to Washington DC .
He and his people wanted us to believe that this was somehow totally normal , even though Pence had recently been exposed to coronavirus , and was seen with apparent pink eye ( a coronavirus symptom ) during the debate the night before .
Now Mike Pence is seemingly nowhere to be found today .
His Twitter account just posted a new AP article published this afternoon about what he said during his Arizona campaign events – but those events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost as if the Pence team wanted people to see the article and mistakenly think it meant Pence was back on the campaign trail today .
The campaign is still insisting that Mike Pence plans to travel to Florida for an event on Saturday , but we all know we can ’ t take this campaign at its word .
We ’ ll see what happens tomorrow , and what condition Pence is in if he does show his face .
For now , the question remains : what prompted Mike Pence to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to Washington DC ?
He and his people had to know how suspicious it would look , given the circumstances .
So even if he doesn ’ t have coronavirus , something is going on today that ’ s so crucial or dire , Pence didn ’ t care that his cancelations would leave the public suspecting he had coronavirus .

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Yesterday evening Mike Pence announced that he was canceling his Friday campaign events and heading home to Washington DC. He and his people wanted us to believe that this was somehow totally normal, even though Pence had recently been exposed to coronavirus, and was seen with apparent pink eye (a coronavirus symptom) during the debate the night before.
Now Mike Pence is seemingly nowhere to be found today. His Twitter account just posted a new AP article published this afternoon about what he said during his Arizona campaign events – but those events took place tomorrow. It’s almost as if the Pence team wanted people to see the article and mistakenly think it meant Pence was back on the campaign trail today.
The campaign is still insisting that Mike Pence plans to travel to Florida for an event on Saturday, but we all know we can’t take this campaign at its word. We’ll see what happens tomorrow, and what condition Pence is in if he does show his face.
For now, the question remains: what prompted Mike Pence to cancel today’s events and run back to Washington DC? He and his people had to know how suspicious it would look, given the circumstances. So even if he doesn’t have coronavirus, something is going on today that’s so crucial or dire, Pence didn’t care that his cancelations would leave the public suspecting he had coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-10-09--Donald Trump has completely incoherent meltdown after Nancy Pelosi unveils 25th Amendment plan

As promised , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation today that would create a commission for evaluation of the President ’ s fitness for office and potential removal via the 25th Amendment .
There is no indication that this House legislation will make it through the Senate , and Trump would certainly veto it anyway .
But if Pelosi ’ s goal was to rattle Trump and get a national discussion going about the 25th Amendment in order to underscore Trump ’ s unfitness heading into election day , then it appears to be working already .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi is looking at the 25th Amendment in order to replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris .
The Dems want that to happen fast because Sleepy Joe is out of it !
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” Wait a minute , what ?
The 25th Amendment is about whether the President is unfit to remain in office – and Donald Trump ’ s response is an incoherent rant which suggests that he thinks Joe Biden is the current President .
Yep , Trump just made the argument that he is indeed unfit for office .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .

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As promised, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation today that would create a commission for evaluation of the President’s fitness for office and potential removal via the 25th Amendment. There is no indication that this House legislation will make it through the Senate, and Trump would certainly veto it anyway.
But if Pelosi’s goal was to rattle Trump and get a national discussion going about the 25th Amendment in order to underscore Trump’s unfitness heading into election day, then it appears to be working already. Trump posted this tweet: “Crazy Nancy Pelosi is looking at the 25th Amendment in order to replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris. The Dems want that to happen fast because Sleepy Joe is out of it!!!”
Wait a minute, what? The 25th Amendment is about whether the President is unfit to remain in office – and Donald Trump’s response is an incoherent rant which suggests that he thinks Joe Biden is the current President. Yep, Trump just made the argument that he is indeed unfit for office. Now let’s go vote him out.
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