palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump’s “Ivanka and Jared” council just went up in flames

Donald Trump ’ s coronavirus task force has been an utter failure , because Trump has insisted on doing stupid things instead of listening to the experts on it , and titular task force head Mike Pence has been siding with Trump over the experts .
Earlier this week Trump proposed launching a new task force to try to distract from the failure of the existing task force .
Unfortunately for Donald Trump , the announcement of the new “ Council to Reopen America ” didn ’ t go over particularly well .
The proposed members included his daughter Ivanka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his idiot Chief of Staff Mark Meadows , his half-dead Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross , and some other hilariously unqualified people .
After the overwhelmingly negative reaction , there were scattered media reports yesterday that the council might be revamped to focus on church leaders instead , which made just as little sense ; why would churches be making decisions about when the country reopens ?
But this evening MSNBC is reporting that the “ Ivanka and Jared ” council is now being scrapped entirely .
So this goes down as yet another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the ground , because we loudly laughed at him for even suggesting it , instead of cowering to him and assuming that he was going to get away with it .

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Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force has been an utter failure, because Trump has insisted on doing stupid things instead of listening to the experts on it, and titular task force head Mike Pence has been siding with Trump over the experts. Earlier this week Trump proposed launching a new task force to try to distract from the failure of the existing task force.
Unfortunately for Donald Trump, the announcement of the new “Council to Reopen America” didn’t go over particularly well. The proposed members included his daughter Ivanka Trump, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, his idiot Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, his half-dead Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and some other hilariously unqualified people.
After the overwhelmingly negative reaction, there were scattered media reports yesterday that the council might be revamped to focus on church leaders instead, which made just as little sense; why would churches be making decisions about when the country reopens?
But this evening MSNBC is reporting that the “Ivanka and Jared” council is now being scrapped entirely. So this goes down as yet another ugly Trump threat that never even got off the ground, because we loudly laughed at him for even suggesting it, instead of cowering to him and assuming that he was going to get away with it.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump goes berserk, calls America a third world country, threatens to give our medical suppli

Donald Trump goes berserk, calls America a third world country, threatens to give our medical supplies to Russia

At this point the only mystery left in Donald Trump ’ s daily press briefings is what new and deranged thing he ’ s going to say next .
Today he opened his briefing by threatening to forcibly shut down the House and Senate ( hint : he can ’ t do this ) , and then appeared to threaten to forcibly shut down states that refuse to reopen ( we ’ re not sure how that would even work ) .
Then he moved on to the truly deranged stuff .
Donald Trump went on a bizarre rant , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death tolls wrong because they ’ re developing nations .
Trump then announced that in his book , the United States is a “ developing nation.
” Trump is apparently unaware that “ developing nation ” is a term that ’ s been adopted to replace the older derogatory term “ third world country.
” That ’ s right , the President of the United States just stood on stage and literally called the United States a third world country .
At another point during the debacle , Donald Trump repeated his false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency medical equipment to handle the coronavirus crisis .
He then vowed to give our ventilators to a handful of other nations , including Russia .
Trump is so openly a Kremlin puppet , he ’ s threatening to give our lifesaving equipment to Putin just to spite us .

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At this point the only mystery left in Donald Trump’s daily press briefings is what new and deranged thing he’s going to say next. Today he opened his briefing by threatening to forcibly shut down the House and Senate (hint: he can’t do this), and then appeared to threaten to forcibly shut down states that refuse to reopen (we’re not sure how that would even work). Then he moved on to the truly deranged stuff.
Donald Trump went on a bizarre rant, accusing some nations of getting their coronavirus death tolls wrong because they’re developing nations. Trump then announced that in his book, the United States is a “developing nation.” Trump is apparently unaware that “developing nation” is a term that’s been adopted to replace the older derogatory term “third world country.” That’s right, the President of the United States just stood on stage and literally called the United States a third world country.
At another point during the debacle, Donald Trump repeated his false claim that United States hospitals have enough emergency medical equipment to handle the coronavirus crisis. He then vowed to give our ventilators to a handful of other nations, including Russia. Trump is so openly a Kremlin puppet, he’s threatening to give our lifesaving equipment to Putin just to spite us.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump has unhinged meltdown about forcibly shutting down the House and Senate, no one knows w

Donald Trump has unhinged meltdown about forcibly shutting down the House and Senate, no one knows what he’s talking about

Earlier this week Donald Trump made the false claim that he has total authority over the governors and states .
Yesterday he announced he was defunding the World Health Organization , and it turns out he can ’ t do that either because the funding has already been appropriated .
Today Trump tried to top himself .
Donald Trump ’ s press conference was such a disaster today that MSNBC cut away from him twice within the first five minutes .
The first time it was because Trump was attempting to air what looked like it was going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was because Trump had begun threatening to forcibly shut down the House and Senate so he can appoint whatever personnel he wants to government positions .
To be clear , Trump can ’ t magically force the House and Senate to shut down .
MSNBC summed up the whole debacle by putting the words “ Trump derails press conference ” across the bottom of the screen .
This comes after CNN ’ s chyron earlier this week said “ Trump melts down.
” CNN refused to air today ’ s press briefing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it did eventually put a couple minutes of Trump on the air , it ended up quickly cutting away again .

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Earlier this week Donald Trump made the false claim that he has total authority over the governors and states. Yesterday he announced he was defunding the World Health Organization, and it turns out he can’t do that either because the funding has already been appropriated. Today Trump tried to top himself.
Donald Trump’s press conference was such a disaster today that MSNBC cut away from him twice within the first five minutes. The first time it was because Trump was attempting to air what looked like it was going to be a campaign ad. The second time it was because Trump had begun threatening to forcibly shut down the House and Senate so he can appoint whatever personnel he wants to government positions.
To be clear, Trump can’t magically force the House and Senate to shut down. MSNBC summed up the whole debacle by putting the words “Trump derails press conference” across the bottom of the screen. This comes after CNN’s chyron earlier this week said “Trump melts down.”
CNN refused to air today’s press briefing right from the start, and while it did eventually put a couple minutes of Trump on the air, it ended up quickly cutting away again.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Turns out Donald Trump can’t even defund the WHO

When Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was cutting off all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization , the move was widely criticized for being spiteful and stupid .
Now it turns out the move is also an imaginary one , as Trump literally can ’ t take funding away from the WHO right now .
This seemed like a short sighted move to begin with .
Even if Donald Trump takes away the WHO ’ s funding for 2020 , if he loses the election it ’ ll just be reinstated by Joe Biden in January .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more short sighted than that .
Former Senator Claire McCaskill explained on MSNBC today that because the WHO funding is already appropriated for 2020 , Trump doesn ’ t have any method for taking it away .
Congress controls appropriations , and Nancy Pelosi isn ’ t going to sign off on the WHO being defunded .
This means that Trump ’ s announcement changes nothing whatsoever for the rest of the year .
In other words , unless Donald Trump wins the election and then manages to get the WHO cut out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t take a single dollar away from the WHO .
It ’ s not clear if Trump knows this and he ’ s just trying to scare and distract people with yet another imaginary and impossible threat , or if he truly does mistakenly think the WHO ’ s funding has been cut off just because he claimed it ’ s been cut off .

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When Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was cutting off all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, the move was widely criticized for being spiteful and stupid. Now it turns out the move is also an imaginary one, as Trump literally can’t take funding away from the WHO right now.
This seemed like a short sighted move to begin with. Even if Donald Trump takes away the WHO’s funding for 2020, if he loses the election it’ll just be reinstated by Joe Biden in January. But it turns out it’s even more short sighted than that.
Former Senator Claire McCaskill explained on MSNBC today that because the WHO funding is already appropriated for 2020, Trump doesn’t have any method for taking it away. Congress controls appropriations, and Nancy Pelosi isn’t going to sign off on the WHO being defunded. This means that Trump’s announcement changes nothing whatsoever for the rest of the year.
In other words, unless Donald Trump wins the election and then manages to get the WHO cut out of future budgets, his announcement yesterday won’t take a single dollar away from the WHO. It’s not clear if Trump knows this and he’s just trying to scare and distract people with yet another imaginary and impossible threat, or if he truly does mistakenly think the WHO’s funding has been cut off just because he claimed it’s been cut off.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--MSNBC and CNN just stuck it to Donald Trump over his latest press briefing stunt

Barely a minute or two into Donald Trump ’ s latest press briefing today , he started airing some kind @ @ @ @ @ cut away from it immediately , and ended up not airing a single second of @ @ @ @ @ CNN – perhaps sensing that a propaganda video was coming when it saw the TV @ @ @ @ @ Garden – isn ’ t even airing today ’ s press briefing .
This comes @ @ @ @ @ stunt earlier this week , and both networks aired part of his propaganda video before @ @ @ @ @ and cutting away .
Trump loves to keep trying the same trick over and over @ @ @ @ @ and CNN didn ’ t fall for it today .

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Barely a minute or two into Donald Trump’s latest press briefing today, he started airing some kind of propaganda video. MSNBC cut away from it immediately, and ended up not airing a single second of the video. Meanwhile, CNN – perhaps sensing that a propaganda video was coming when it saw the TV sets erected in the Rose Garden – isn’t even airing today’s press briefing.
This comes after Trump pulled the same stunt earlier this week, and both networks aired part of his propaganda video before realizing they were being duped and cutting away. Trump loves to keep trying the same trick over and over again. Fortunately, MSNBC and CNN didn’t fall for it today.
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Stop the presses!

For decades , Donald Trump has been obsessed with putting his name on buildings .
Now , he ’ s literally stopping the presses so that the IRS can put his name on the stimulus checks being mailed to Americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic .
The signature of the President of the United States is not required on such checks and the addition of Trump ’ s will be unprecedented—and harmful .
Trump ’ s newest display of his malignant narcissism is more than just some boast at a campaign rally that can be laughed off .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding his signature to these checks will almost certainly delay essential funds from reaching millions of Americans who desperately need them .
This is because engineers , working from home , will need to reprogram and test the computer software , according to the Washington Post .
To add insult to injury , these new government efforts could also mean added expenses charged to the U.S. taxpayer .
A signature is necessary for any check to be valid .
However , an official with the Treasury Department ’ s Bureau of Fiscal Services @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stimulus checks , a practice that also avoids any appearance of partisanship .
Although these checks will carry the proper signature , they will now also include Trump ’ s name in the memo below the words “ Economic Impact Payment.
” Only people who receive stimulus funding through direct deposit will be spared the insulting sight of His Majesty ’ s signature on their money .
This all comes after Trump played dumb following rumors that he was interested in adding his signature to the stimulus checks .
At an April 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Me sign ?
No .
There ’ s millions of checks .
I ’ m going to sign them ?
No.
” He then falsely referred to the relief as a “ Trump administration initiative ” only to again repeat , “ But do I want to sign them ?
No.
” This is not the first time Trump has selfishly interfered with the flow of aid to people in need .
Last year , Trump ’ s secretive and illegal withholding of congressionally authorized funds to Ukraine to serve his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s military efforts and placed millions of lives at risk .
Although Trump was impeached for it , the GOP-controlled Senate would not convict their cult leader .
It is now up to the American voter to ensure that Trump can add his name to the only place it belongs : the label of his orange prison jumpsuit .

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For decades, Donald Trump has been obsessed with putting his name on buildings. Now, he’s literally stopping the presses so that the IRS can put his name on the stimulus checks being mailed to Americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The signature of the President of the United States is not required on such checks and the addition of Trump’s will be unprecedented—and harmful.
Trump’s newest display of his malignant narcissism is more than just some boast at a campaign rally that can be laughed off. This man-child’s last-minute insistence on adding his signature to these checks will almost certainly delay essential funds from reaching millions of Americans who desperately need them. This is because engineers, working from home, will need to reprogram and test the computer software, according to the Washington Post. To add insult to injury, these new government efforts could also mean added expenses charged to the U.S. taxpayer.
A signature is necessary for any check to be valid. However, an official with the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Services is the one who must sign these stimulus checks, a practice that also avoids any appearance of partisanship. Although these checks will carry the proper signature, they will now also include Trump’s name in the memo below the words “Economic Impact Payment.” Only people who receive stimulus funding through direct deposit will be spared the insulting sight of His Majesty’s signature on their money.
This all comes after Trump played dumb following rumors that he was interested in adding his signature to the stimulus checks. At an April 3 White House briefing, Trump told reporters, “Me sign? No. There’s millions of checks. I’m going to sign them? No.” He then falsely referred to the relief as a “Trump administration initiative” only to again repeat, “But do I want to sign them? No.”
This is not the first time Trump has selfishly interfered with the flow of aid to people in need. Last year, Trump’s secretive and illegal withholding of congressionally authorized funds to Ukraine to serve his own political interests threatened that country’s military efforts and placed millions of lives at risk. Although Trump was impeached for it, the GOP-controlled Senate would not convict their cult leader. It is now up to the American voter to ensure that Trump can add his name to the only place it belongs: the label of his orange prison jumpsuit.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Elizabeth Warren just hit it out of the park

On Monday , Bernie Sanders delivered a surprisingly swift endorsement of Joe Biden .
Then on Tuesday , President Obama @ @ @ @ @ minute long endorsement video of Joe Biden as well .
Sensing a pattern , it @ @ @ @ @ see Elizabeth Warren make her own endorsement of Joe Biden today .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ it : In this moment of crisis , it ’ s more important than ever @ @ @ @ @ Americans ’ faith in good , effective government—and I ’ ve seen Joe Biden help @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ m proud to endorse @ JoeBiden as President of the United States @ @

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On Monday, Bernie Sanders delivered a surprisingly swift endorsement of Joe Biden. Then on Tuesday, President Obama issued a highly impressive twelve minute long endorsement video of Joe Biden as well. Sensing a pattern, it wasn’t surprising to see Elizabeth Warren make her own endorsement of Joe Biden today. Let’s just say that she nailed it:
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In this moment of crisis, it’s more important than ever that the next president restores Americans’ faith in good, effective government—and I’ve seen Joe Biden help our nation rebuild. Today, I’m proud to endorse @JoeBiden as President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VrfBtJvFee — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Bill Gates slams Donald Trump

Bill Gates slams Donald Trump

Yesterday Donald Trump announced that he ’ s cutting off all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ responsible for missing the coronavirus .
In reality , while the WHO made some mistakes @ @ @ @ @ China , it was Donald Trump who most thoroughly and negligently ignored the coronavirus threat @ @ @ @ @ World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds .
@ @ @ @ @ spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them @ @ @ @ @ WHO now more than ever .
Bill Gates is right .
Whatever you think of @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , it did a far better job than Donald Trump did .
And if @ @ @ @ @ in China ’ s back pocket , then the most effective way for the United @ @ @ @ @ would be to provide more funding for the WHO , not less .
Trump doesn @ @ @ @ @ works .

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Yesterday Donald Trump announced that he’s cutting off all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization. Trump claimed that the WHO is responsible for missing the coronavirus. In reality, while the WHO made some mistakes when it came to believing China, it was Donald Trump who most thoroughly and negligently ignored the coronavirus threat.
Bill Gates slammed Donald Trump for the move:
Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs @WHO now more than ever. — Bill Gates (@BillGates) April 15, 2020
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Bill Gates is right. Whatever you think of how the WHO handled the coronavirus, it did a far better job than Donald Trump did. And if the WHO is too much in China’s back pocket, then the most effective way for the United States to turn this around would be to provide more funding for the WHO, not less. Trump doesn’t understand how anything works.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--How to really put Donald Trump’s base out of its misery

The media likes to focus on Donald Trump ’ s base because it ’ s a ratings-friendly narrative .
But Trump ’ s base is the least relevant group in politics .
They didn ’ t elect him .
They can ’ t reelect him .
They ’ re not nearly large enough .
It ’ s always come down to other people .
Every statistical analyst agrees Trump ’ s base is 15-20 % of the country .
Yet his approval rating is at about 40 % .
He has a group of quasi-supporters who are as large as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved him , they ’ re just trying to hang in there with him .
They can be convinced not to vote for him .
Most people don ’ t go into an election trying to decide whether to vote Republican or Democrat .
One group tries to decide whether to vote Republican or stay home .
The other group tries to decide whether to vote Democrat or stay home .
People who say they haven ’ t decided whether to vote Republican or Democrat ?
They don ’ t usually vote at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You convince the “ should I vote Trump or stay home ” crowd to stay home .
You also convince the “ should I vote Biden or stay home ” crowd to vote Biden .
Most of you reading this would walk across broken glass to vote for Biden over Trump .
Your vote is already factored in , so it ’ s not mathematically relevant .
You only become relevant if you also convince other , less enthusiastic people on your side to go out and vote for Biden .
Similarly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across broken glass to vote for him .
Their vote is already baked in .
They only become relevant if they convince other , less enthusiastic people to vote for Trump .
You don ’ t have to out-debate or out-argue Trump ’ s base .
You just have to out-work them .

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The media likes to focus on Donald Trump’s base because it’s a ratings-friendly narrative. But Trump’s base is the least relevant group in politics. They didn’t elect him. They can’t reelect him. They’re not nearly large enough. It’s always come down to other people.
Every statistical analyst agrees Trump’s base is 15-20% of the country. Yet his approval rating is at about 40%. He has a group of quasi-supporters who are as large as his base. They’ve never loved him, they’re just trying to hang in there with him. They can be convinced not to vote for him.
Most people don’t go into an election trying to decide whether to vote Republican or Democrat. One group tries to decide whether to vote Republican or stay home. The other group tries to decide whether to vote Democrat or stay home. People who say they haven’t decided whether to vote Republican or Democrat? They don’t usually vote at all.
You want to win? You convince the “should I vote Trump or stay home” crowd to stay home. You also convince the “should I vote Biden or stay home” crowd to vote Biden.
Most of you reading this would walk across broken glass to vote for Biden over Trump. Your vote is already factored in, so it’s not mathematically relevant. You only become relevant if you also convince other, less enthusiastic people on your side to go out and vote for Biden.
Similarly, Trump’s core supporters would walk across broken glass to vote for him. Their vote is already baked in. They only become relevant if they convince other, less enthusiastic people to vote for Trump. You don’t have to out-debate or out-argue Trump’s base. You just have to out-work them.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Kellyanne Conway has complete meltdown on live national television

Donald Trump has now decided that the best way to distract everyone from his own negligent mishandling of the coronavirus is to try to blame it all on the World Health Organization .
Of course this is a ludicrous argument , so Trump decided to send a ludicrous person like Kellyanne Conway on television to try to amplify it .
Let ’ s just say that it didn ’ t exactly go well for Kellyanne Conway .
She tried to argue that the WHO should know how to deal with COVID-19 by now , because it ’ s the nineteenth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she doesn ’ t appear to know that COVID-19 was named after the year 2019 : This is so embarrassing .
Kellyanne Conway seems to think Covid-19 refers to the 19th virus strain instead of 2019 .
It ’ s like the joke about a fool seeing the play The Madness of King George III and saying “ I liked it , but I wish I ’ d seen the first two.
” pic.twitter.com/TKDw2HLmTZ The average American may or may not know the history and nomenclature of the coronavirus .
But Kellyanne Conway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House and the President of the United States , so there ’ s no excuse for her not to know this .
Of course Donald Trump probably doesn ’ t know it either , so it ’ s fitting that her meltdown today was in the name of trying to cover for him .

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Donald Trump has now decided that the best way to distract everyone from his own negligent mishandling of the coronavirus is to try to blame it all on the World Health Organization. Of course this is a ludicrous argument, so Trump decided to send a ludicrous person like Kellyanne Conway on television to try to amplify it.
Let’s just say that it didn’t exactly go well for Kellyanne Conway. She tried to argue that the WHO should know how to deal with COVID-19 by now, because it’s the nineteenth coronavirus. That’s right, she doesn’t appear to know that COVID-19 was named after the year 2019:
This is so embarrassing. Kellyanne Conway seems to think Covid-19 refers to the 19th virus strain instead of 2019. It’s like the joke about a fool seeing the play The Madness of King George III and saying “I liked it, but I wish I’d seen the first two.” pic.twitter.com/TKDw2HLmTZ — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 15, 2020
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The average American may or may not know the history and nomenclature of the coronavirus. But Kellyanne Conway is speaking on behalf of the White House and the President of the United States, so there’s no excuse for her not to know this. Of course Donald Trump probably doesn’t know it either, so it’s fitting that her meltdown today was in the name of trying to cover for him.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--GOP panics as Donald Trump circles the drain

As the coronavirus epidemic worsens and Donald Trump is proclaiming powers he doesn ’ t actually have , it ’ s forcing state governors to set up their own plans for re-opening the country .
For a dire situation like this , the Republicans in Congress have a plan too .
They certainly need one , after Trump ’ s denial of reality and delayed response have proven to be a disaster .
Their response to the crisis is to blame China for everything and hope the average American gets the message somewhere down the line .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve seen buffoons like Sen. Tom Cotton insist on calling it the “ China virus ” – and right-wing pundits who have insisted on saying worse , which may be responsible for the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans .
Since March , polls have shown a double digit drop in support for how Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus , so Republicans like Rep. Jim Banks have decided that the real problem is Americans need someone else to blame for everything gone wrong .
He said this , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacist Steve Bannon : “ Whether it ’ s the financial losses , unemployment , or small family-owned businesses that are losing everything that they have … They ’ re either going to blame the CCP [ Communist Party of China ] or they ’ re going to blame President Trump as the left wants them to blame … So , my encouragement to President Trump and his advisers is to go down every path that we can to draw attention to the CCP ’ s negligence , hold them accountable.
” Banks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has blown it .
There ’ s no way left to sugarcoat it , and unless they do something about it , Trump going to take down the rest of the GOP with him in November , because they ’ ll be seen as equally complicit .
It probably doesn ’ t help that Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are already tryin to earmark the next stimulus bill to help their donors .

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As the coronavirus epidemic worsens and Donald Trump is proclaiming powers he doesn’t actually have, it’s forcing state governors to set up their own plans for re-opening the country. For a dire situation like this, the Republicans in Congress have a plan too. They certainly need one, after Trump’s denial of reality and delayed response have proven to be a disaster. Their response to the crisis is to blame China for everything and hope the average American gets the message somewhere down the line. There’s been a reason all along that we’ve seen buffoons like Sen. Tom Cotton insist on calling it the “China virus” – and right-wing pundits who have insisted on saying worse, which may be responsible for the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans.
Since March, polls have shown a double digit drop in support for how Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus, so Republicans like Rep. Jim Banks have decided that the real problem is Americans need someone else to blame for everything gone wrong. He said this, of course, on a podcast with notorious white supremacist Steve Bannon:
“Whether it’s the financial losses, unemployment, or small family-owned businesses that are losing everything that they have … They’re either going to blame the CCP [Communist Party of China] or they’re going to blame President Trump as the left wants them to blame … So, my encouragement to President Trump and his advisers is to go down every path that we can to draw attention to the CCP’s negligence, hold them accountable.”
Banks has basically admitted with this strategy that Trump has blown it. There’s no way left to sugarcoat it, and unless they do something about it, Trump going to take down the rest of the GOP with him in November, because they’ll be seen as equally complicit. It probably doesn’t help that Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are already tryin to earmark the next stimulus bill to help their donors.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Maxine Waters rips Donald Trump a new one

Last night the news broke that not only is Donald Trump ’ s signature being improperly added to every relief @ @ @ @ @ , the arrival of the checks will be delayed while Trump ’ s name is @ @ @ @ @ whole new level of narcissism , even for a malignant narcissist like Trump .
Congresswoman @ @ @ @ @ to task for it : Whaaaat ?
Don ’ t dirty up the economic impact @ @ @ @ @ ’ s name on the checks that are being sent to American families to get @ @ @ @ @ may think it ’ s a BOGUS check from a BOGUS president !

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Last night the news broke that not only is Donald Trump’s signature being improperly added to every relief check that gets mailed out, the arrival of the checks will be delayed while Trump’s name is added. This is a whole new level of narcissism, even for a malignant narcissist like Trump. Congresswoman Maxine Waters is taking him to task for it:
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Whaaaat? Don’t dirty up the economic impact payments w/ Don the Con’s name on the checks that are being sent to American families to get thru the crisis. People may think it’s a BOGUS check from a BOGUS president! — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) April 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump is cornered

Donald Trump is cornered

On Tuesday , Donald Trump threatened to leave his own press conference because he didn ’ t like a reporter ’ s question , and he assured that reporter that all the other reporters would blame him for it .
After not one reporter showed any interest in trying to get Trump not to leave , he acted like the whole the never happened and began taking more questions .
Trump threatened to take his ball and go home , only to learn that no one cared .
So he just stood there , de-balled .
You don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then not follow through with it .
Did this guy learn nothing in business school ?
Oh that ’ s right , he did learn nothing in business school .
It ’ s why he ’ s gone bankrupt so many times .
Donald Trump is cornered right now in a number of ways .
Deadly and worsening scandal he can ’ t figure out how to make go away .
Approval rating too low to have a path to reelection .
Criminal charges in New York State awaiting him if he loses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference on Tuesday , threatening to leave as a way of trying to get reporters to beg him to stay , and then staying after no one asked him to stay , Trump managed to corner himself .
Trump ’ s idiot base will cheer him on no matter how much of a fool he makes of himself .
So long as he ’ s a jerk about it , they ’ re thrilled with it .
But Trump ’ s base alone isn ’ t even close to being large enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t enough to get him elected the first time around .
That was thanks to people in the middle who mistakenly thought his nasty demeanor would allow him to get things done .
Instead they ’ re seeing that he ’ s just a pouting wimp , standing there in the Rose Garden , begging people to beg him to stay , and not having the guts to walk off after no one did .
What a loser .

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On Tuesday, Donald Trump threatened to leave his own press conference because he didn’t like a reporter’s question, and he assured that reporter that all the other reporters would blame him for it. After not one reporter showed any interest in trying to get Trump not to leave, he acted like the whole the never happened and began taking more questions.
Trump threatened to take his ball and go home, only to learn that no one cared. So he just stood there, de-balled. You don’t throw down the gauntlet like that and then not follow through with it. Did this guy learn nothing in business school? Oh that’s right, he did learn nothing in business school. It’s why he’s gone bankrupt so many times.
Donald Trump is cornered right now in a number of ways. Deadly and worsening scandal he can’t figure out how to make go away. Approval rating too low to have a path to reelection. Criminal charges in New York State awaiting him if he loses. But standing there in that press conference on Tuesday, threatening to leave as a way of trying to get reporters to beg him to stay, and then staying after no one asked him to stay, Trump managed to corner himself.
Trump’s idiot base will cheer him on no matter how much of a fool he makes of himself. So long as he’s a jerk about it, they’re thrilled with it. But Trump’s base alone isn’t even close to being large enough to get him reelected. It wasn’t enough to get him elected the first time around. That was thanks to people in the middle who mistakenly thought his nasty demeanor would allow him to get things done. Instead they’re seeing that he’s just a pouting wimp, standing there in the Rose Garden, begging people to beg him to stay, and not having the guts to walk off after no one did. What a loser.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump has a whole new problem

Donald Trump has a whole new problem

While many of us breathed a sigh of relief after Wisconsin finally released election returns on Monday night from the one they were forced to hold in person last week , we can expect the Trump regime to not be particularly happy with the results .
While the Democratic primary largely went as pollsters predicted , the original intent of the Republican-dominated legislature who forced the election to take place against the governor ’ s wishes failed miserably .
People still showed up and Jill Karofsky , the liberal Supreme Court candidate , won by 11 points .
To put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things go down : Even with blatant voter suppression , people showed up and cast ballots overwhelmingly against the candidate that Trump endorsed – in a state he won by just over 22,000 votes four years ago .
It ’ s not just a state election with massive irregularities he has to worry about either .
According to a new series of polls from Civiqs , he ’ s losing independents across the board .
His inept response to the coronavirus outbreak hasn ’ t gone unnoticed – with 58 % of independents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – an 11-point drop from two weeks ago .
Asked about whether they felt the country was going in the right direction , independents overwhelmingly think it ’ s headed in the wrong direction – particularly in seven major battleground states : Arizona ( 39 right track-55 wrong track ) , Florida ( 41-53 ) , Georgia ( 41-53 ) , Michigan ( 39-55 ) , North Carolina ( 41-53 ) , Pennsylvania ( 37-47 ) , and Wisconsin ( 39-55 ) .
In fact , the map looked even worse when respondents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s job as president – with up to 60 % of independents in Arizona disapproving .
Michigan respondents did approve by a very slim margin , 46-49 , but that ’ s still down from 51 % approval two weeks ago , which is slightly less than the margin he won with independents across the country in 2016 .
This means he ’ s losing voters that he definitely can ’ t afford to lose .
No wonder he ’ s bragging about his ratings – it ’ s the only thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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While many of us breathed a sigh of relief after Wisconsin finally released election returns on Monday night from the one they were forced to hold in person last week, we can expect the Trump regime to not be particularly happy with the results. While the Democratic primary largely went as pollsters predicted, the original intent of the Republican-dominated legislature who forced the election to take place against the governor’s wishes failed miserably.
People still showed up and Jill Karofsky, the liberal Supreme Court candidate, won by 11 points. To put it in the way Donald Trump saw things go down: Even with blatant voter suppression, people showed up and cast ballots overwhelmingly against the candidate that Trump endorsed – in a state he won by just over 22,000 votes four years ago.
It’s not just a state election with massive irregularities he has to worry about either. According to a new series of polls from Civiqs, he’s losing independents across the board. His inept response to the coronavirus outbreak hasn’t gone unnoticed – with 58% of independents disapproving of how Trump was handling it – an 11-point drop from two weeks ago. Asked about whether they felt the country was going in the right direction, independents overwhelmingly think it’s headed in the wrong direction – particularly in seven major battleground states: Arizona (39 right track-55 wrong track), Florida (41-53), Georgia (41-53), Michigan (39-55), North Carolina (41-53), Pennsylvania (37-47), and Wisconsin (39-55).
In fact, the map looked even worse when respondents were asked if they approved of Trump’s job as president – with up to 60% of independents in Arizona disapproving. Michigan respondents did approve by a very slim margin, 46-49, but that’s still down from 51% approval two weeks ago, which is slightly less than the margin he won with independents across the country in 2016. This means he’s losing voters that he definitely can’t afford to lose. No wonder he’s bragging about his ratings – it’s the only thing he has left to distract himself with.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Amy McGrath drops the hammer on Mitch McConnell

Even as Donald Trump continues to demand all the credit for his disastrously negligent handling of the coronavirus crisis , @ @ @ @ @ that the entire Republican Senate is just as complicit .
Not only did they “ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment trial when they knew he was guilty , they tried to turn the relief @ @ @ @ @ .
This evil effort was led by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell .
Now @ @ @ @ @ McGrath is taking it to him for having corruptly and lazily dragged out the relief @ @ @ @ @ month ago Mitch decided it was better to shut down the Senate and take a @ @ @ @ @ to pass emergency legislation the nation needed .
When every day mattered , he was @ @

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Even as Donald Trump continues to demand all the credit for his disastrously negligent handling of the coronavirus crisis, it’s worth remembering that the entire Republican Senate is just as complicit. Not only did they “acquit” him in his impeachment trial when they knew he was guilty, they tried to turn the relief bill into a con game.
This evil effort was led by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Now his 2020 Democratic challenger Amy McGrath is taking it to him for having corruptly and lazily dragged out the relief bill:
Reminder that one month ago Mitch decided it was better to shut down the Senate and take a long weekend instead of working to pass emergency legislation the nation needed. When every day mattered, he was AWOL. — Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) April 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Donald Trump’s World Health Organization meltdown goes completely off the rails

After wasting everyone ’ s time with a propaganda video at Monday evening ’ s White House coronavirus task force briefing , Donald Trump felt cornered .
CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid asked about an obvious month-long gap in Trump ’ s timeline of “ decisive action.
” Although Reid was simply doing her job as a journalist , Trump replied by calling her “ disgraceful , ” then promised a list to prove he did “ a lot.
” The Trump War Room Twitter account ( managed by the Trump 2020 campaign ) soon tweeted a list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weak to be almost laughable .
A convincing list should open with an entry that paints the Trump administration as showing strong leadership .
Instead , the first item implies quite the opposite : “ February 12 : The CDC was prepared to travel to China but had yet to receive permission from the Chinese government.
” A few entries later , the timeline reads : “ February 22 : A WHO team of international experts arrives in Wuhan , China.
” The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based in Switzerland .
Even if the Trump War Room did not forget to point out that two of the 25 experts on the team were from the United States , this entry hardly counts as an example of the Trump administration ’ s “ decisive action.
” An hour after posting this pathetic timeline , the Trump War Room dug itself into an even deeper hole .
A new tweet proclaimed , “ Top Biden Advisor in February : Trump Admin is ‘ Far From Doing Nothing , ’ ” and features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who served as President Obama ’ s Ebola Czar , uttering what we are supposed to believe is a bombshell admission .
As usual , context is key .
Klain was speaking on a February 11 panel at The Aspen Institute ’ s discussion , “ Coronavirus : The New Pandemic ?
” The moderator asked Klain how he thinks preparations in the United States were going .
Klain began by replying that “ it ’ s a bit of a mixed bag.
” He then questioned the effectiveness and motive of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
While Klain did remark that the Trump administration was “ far from doing nothing , ” he immediately added that it ’ s “ not my point.
” He explained that “ the point is that you got to be really careful about what you do , you got to base it on science and medical expertise , and then you got to be candid with the American people about what you ’ re doing and what kind of effect it ’ s going to have.
” ( You can watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting at 10:22 ) .
Not only did the Trump War Room misrepresent Klain ’ s words , but this new tweet ignores the fact that the panel happened to take place one day before the beginning of the timeline tweeted earlier .
This means that no matter what Klain said , it was prior to the inexcusable gap in the propaganda video that Reid was correct to question .
It is time for the Trump War Room to surrender .

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After wasting everyone’s time with a propaganda video at Monday evening’s White House coronavirus task force briefing, Donald Trump felt cornered. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid asked about an obvious month-long gap in Trump’s timeline of “decisive action.” Although Reid was simply doing her job as a journalist, Trump replied by calling her “disgraceful,” then promised a list to prove he did “a lot.”
The Trump War Room Twitter account (managed by the Trump 2020 campaign) soon tweeted a list, but it is so sparse and weak to be almost laughable. A convincing list should open with an entry that paints the Trump administration as showing strong leadership. Instead, the first item implies quite the opposite: “February 12: The CDC was prepared to travel to China but had yet to receive permission from the Chinese government.”
A few entries later, the timeline reads: “February 22: A WHO team of international experts arrives in Wuhan, China.” The World Health Organization (WHO) is part of the United Nations Economics and Security Council and based in Switzerland. Even if the Trump War Room did not forget to point out that two of the 25 experts on the team were from the United States, this entry hardly counts as an example of the Trump administration’s “decisive action.”
An hour after posting this pathetic timeline, the Trump War Room dug itself into an even deeper hole. A new tweet proclaimed, “Top Biden Advisor in February: Trump Admin is ‘Far From Doing Nothing,’” and features a looping video clip of Ron Klain, who served as President Obama’s Ebola Czar, uttering what we are supposed to believe is a bombshell admission.
As usual, context is key. Klain was speaking on a February 11 panel at The Aspen Institute’s discussion, “Coronavirus: The New Pandemic?” The moderator asked Klain how he thinks preparations in the United States were going. Klain began by replying that “it’s a bit of a mixed bag.” He then questioned the effectiveness and motive of Trump’s limited travel restrictions from China.
While Klain did remark that the Trump administration was “far from doing nothing,” he immediately added that it’s “not my point.” He explained that “the point is that you got to be really careful about what you do, you got to base it on science and medical expertise, and then you got to be candid with the American people about what you’re doing and what kind of effect it’s going to have.” (You can watch Klain’s full remarks here, starting at 10:22).
Not only did the Trump War Room misrepresent Klain’s words, but this new tweet ignores the fact that the panel happened to take place one day before the beginning of the timeline tweeted earlier. This means that no matter what Klain said, it was prior to the inexcusable gap in the propaganda video that Reid was correct to question. It is time for the Trump War Room to surrender.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--No one believes Donald Trump is really having conversations with “Zippy” and “James Hoffa”

Donald Trump is a deranged man of very few talents .
Not only is he the kind of guy who frequently makes up fake people in order to feed his delusions , he ’ s extraordinarily bad at making up fake people .
He ’ s adopted fake personas like John Barron , John Miller , David Dennison , among other truly lame names .
He also thinks long-dead public figures like Frederick Douglass are still alive .
So when Donald Trump claimed during his press conference today that he ’ d been having conversations with James Hoffa , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was hallucinating about union boss Jimmy Hoffa , who disappeared 45 years ago and is presumed dead .
It didn ’ t help Trump ’ s case that he ’ d just gotten done talking about someone named “ Zippy ” who also sounded like a hallucination .
In reality , Donald Trump was referring to James P. Hoffa , the son of the legendary Jimmy Hoffa , and the current leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters .
Zippy Duvall , of the American Farm Bureau Federation , is also very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so deeply lost in a haze of confusion and cognitive decline in general , and because he was speaking so incoherently while he was talking about them , most people thought “ Zippy ” and “ James Hoffa ” were merely hallucinations .

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Donald Trump is a deranged man of very few talents. Not only is he the kind of guy who frequently makes up fake people in order to feed his delusions, he’s extraordinarily bad at making up fake people. He’s adopted fake personas like John Barron, John Miller, David Dennison, among other truly lame names. He also thinks long-dead public figures like Frederick Douglass are still alive.
So when Donald Trump claimed during his press conference today that he’d been having conversations with James Hoffa, a lot of observers on social media thought he was hallucinating about union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 45 years ago and is presumed dead. It didn’t help Trump’s case that he’d just gotten done talking about someone named “Zippy” who also sounded like a hallucination.
In reality, Donald Trump was referring to James P. Hoffa, the son of the legendary Jimmy Hoffa, and the current leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Zippy Duvall, of the American Farm Bureau Federation, is also very real. But because Donald Trump is so deeply lost in a haze of confusion and cognitive decline in general, and because he was speaking so incoherently while he was talking about them, most people thought “Zippy” and “James Hoffa” were merely hallucinations.
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Joe Biden just dropped a devastating new TV ad on Donald Trump’s head

Joe Biden is fresh off an endorsement from President Barack Obama today .
Donald Trump is fresh off his most @ @ @ @ @ , as his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis continues to get uglier for America @ @ @ @ @ taking it to Trump in a new ad : I want Donald Trump to look @ @ @ @ @ and explain to them why they or their loved ones haven ’ t been able @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve got to do better .
pic.twitter.com/CUY6nmCPjl

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Joe Biden is fresh off an endorsement from President Barack Obama today. Donald Trump is fresh off his most deranged press conference to date, as his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis continues to get uglier for America. Now Biden is really taking it to Trump in a new ad:
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I want Donald Trump to look these folks in the eye and explain to them why they or their loved ones haven’t been able to get tested for COVID-19. We’ve got to do better. pic.twitter.com/CUY6nmCPjl — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-15--Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi slam dunks Donald Trump

If the Republican Senate had agreed to convict and remove Donald Trump when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi impeached @ @ @ @ @ t be in this deadly mess right now .
Trump keeps making things worse , @ @ @ @ @ is still refusing to remove him .
But now Pelosi is coming at Trump from @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi has posted a public letter to her Democratic House colleagues , calling Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ occasions : It ’ s not difficult to figure out what Nancy Pelosi is doing @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is more off the rails than ever , and she ’ s trying @ @ @ @ @ her .
Whenever Trump does this , he ends up looking like an idiot and @ @ @ @ @ , which will come in handy when she negotiates the next relief package with him @ @ @ @ @ reinstate funding for things like the Post Office .

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If the Republican Senate had agreed to convict and remove Donald Trump when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi impeached him, we wouldn’t be in this deadly mess right now. Trump keeps making things worse, and the complicit GOP Senate is still refusing to remove him. But now Pelosi is coming at Trump from a new angle.
Nancy Pelosi has posted a public letter to her Democratic House colleagues, calling Donald Trump “weak” on multiple occasions:
The truth is that Donald Trump dismantled the infrastructure handed to him which was meant to plan for and overcome a pandemic, resulting in unnecessary deaths and economic disaster.
The truth is that in January Donald Trump was warned about this pandemic, ignored those warnings, took insufficient action and caused unnecessary death and disaster.
The truth is that Donald Trump told his most loyal followers that the pandemic was a hoax and that it would magically disappear, thus endangering lives and paving the way for economic disaster.
The truth is that we did not have proper testing available in March despite Trump repeatedly claiming that we did; and even now, we do not have adequate tests, masks, PPE, and necessary equipment, which creates unnecessary death and suffering.
The truth is because of an incompetent reaction to this health crisis, the strong economy handed to Donald Trump is now a disaster, causing the suffering of countless Americans and endangering lives.
The truth is a weak person, a poor leader, takes no responsibility. A weak person blames others.
It’s not difficult to figure out what Nancy Pelosi is doing here. She sees that Donald Trump is more off the rails than ever, and she’s trying to bait him into attacking her. Whenever Trump does this, he ends up looking like an idiot and weakening his own negotiating position, which will come in handy when she negotiates the next relief package with him, and forces him to reinstate funding for things like the Post Office.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--White House correspondent Brian Karem fires back after Donald Trump threatens to walk out on him

By the time Donald Trump got to the part of his press conference today where he was taking questions , @ @ @ @ @ agitated and unhinged state of mind .
When Trump called on White House correspondent Brian @ @ @ @ @ avoid answering the question , and Karem insisted on following up , Trump threatened to @ @ @ @ @ press briefing .
Now Brian Karem is firing back , explaining on Twitter that he @ @ @ @ @ he just saw : In case you missed it , here ’ s the footage @ @ @ @ @ over Karem ’ s question : Trump calls Brian Karem a `` showboat '' , @ @ @ @ @ the biggest tantrum and meltdown at # TrumpPressConf today .

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By the time Donald Trump got to the part of his press conference today where he was taking questions, he was already in an agitated and unhinged state of mind. When Trump called on White House correspondent Brian Karem and then tried to avoid answering the question, and Karem insisted on following up, Trump threatened to walk out of his own press briefing.
Now Brian Karem is firing back, explaining on Twitter that he can’t believe what he just saw:
I have never seen a president threaten to leave his own press briefing before. @realDonaldTrump @PalmerReport https://t.co/myCwdRrNoW — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) April 14, 2020
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In case you missed it, here’s the footage of Donald Trump melting down over Karem’s question:
Trump calls Brian Karem a "showboat", threatens to leave and has the biggest tantrum and meltdown at #TrumpPressConf today. And he is DEFUNDING WHO. He is out of control. This is HORRIFYING. People are dying & Trump's ego is crumbling fast. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/7ShIXjBjJU — Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) April 14, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Unhinged Donald Trump throws a tantrum and threatens to storm out of his own press briefing

Perhaps sensing that his odds of surviving this are shrinking by the hour , Donald Trump is now in the @ @ @ @ @ press conference to date .
He ’ s rambling so incoherently and belligerently , no @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s talking about .
And he ’ s now threatening to storm out @ @ @ @ @ , because he doesn ’ t like how it ’ s going .
White House @ @ @ @ @ Trump a question about the insufficient coronavirus testing in the United States .
Trump tried @ @ @ @ @ .
But Karem wouldn ’ t let Trump get away with the non-answer , and @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump began hurling insults at Karem , before ultimately threatening to walk out .
@ @ @ @ @ Trump said this : “ Keep talking and I ’ ll leave , and you @ @ @ @ @ the rest of these people.
” Trump literally threatened to bail on his own press @ @ @ @ @ to ask him a followup question .
Trump is that far gone .

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Perhaps sensing that his odds of surviving this are shrinking by the hour, Donald Trump is now in the midst of his most unhinged press conference to date. He’s rambling so incoherently and belligerently, no one has any idea what he’s talking about. And he’s now threatening to storm out of his own press briefing, because he doesn’t like how it’s going.
White House correspondent Brian Karem asked Donald Trump a question about the insufficient coronavirus testing in the United States. Trump tried to generically blame the governors. But Karem wouldn’t let Trump get away with the non-answer, and kept seeking to follow up. Trump began hurling insults at Karem, before ultimately threatening to walk out.
That’s right, Trump said this: “Keep talking and I’ll leave, and you can have it out with the rest of these people.” Trump literally threatened to bail on his own press conference because a reporter tried to ask him a followup question. Trump is that far gone.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Donald Trump just blew it during his press conference

For years , Palmer Report has been urging the public to ignore Donald Trump whenever he makes threats that he knows are impossible to carry out .
For instance , he spent a long time threatening to pardon his Russia scandal co-conspirators , when that was never an option for him ; he was hoping that we would be too busy fighting back against that imaginary threat to notice the awful things he was actually doing .
Even as recently as this week , we were concerned when we saw too many people focusing on Donald Trump ’ s threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire Dr. Fauci , when Trump doesn ’ t have the muscle to pull off either of them ( sure enough , he ’ s already backed down on Fauci ) .
But now Trump has made his most absurdly impossible threat of all : he ’ s insisting that he has total authority over the states , and that he can reopen them whenever he wants .
Fortunately , this is such an obviously false assertion and phony threat , every legitimate major news network has emphatically pointed out that Trump simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right there in the Tenth Amendment .
And even though that ’ s one of the more obscure amendments , the media has helpfully tutored everyone about this over the past few days .
So now the mainstream public is finally and fully aware that Donald Trump does indeed have a penchant for making impossible threats as a way of trying to distract us from his actual scandals .
That means it ’ ll be a lot easier for the public to see through Trump ’ s phony threats going forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Trump can dictate what his detractors are focused on , he can control them .
But if Trump can ’ t steer his detractors in the wrong direction , he has no control over what happens from here on out .

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For years, Palmer Report has been urging the public to ignore Donald Trump whenever he makes threats that he knows are impossible to carry out. For instance, he spent a long time threatening to pardon his Russia scandal co-conspirators, when that was never an option for him; he was hoping that we would be too busy fighting back against that imaginary threat to notice the awful things he was actually doing.
Even as recently as this week, we were concerned when we saw too many people focusing on Donald Trump’s threats to shut down the post office and fire Dr. Fauci, when Trump doesn’t have the muscle to pull off either of them (sure enough, he’s already backed down on Fauci). But now Trump has made his most absurdly impossible threat of all: he’s insisting that he has total authority over the states, and that he can reopen them whenever he wants.
Fortunately, this is such an obviously false assertion and phony threat, every legitimate major news network has emphatically pointed out that Trump simply does not have these powers. It’s right there in the Tenth Amendment. And even though that’s one of the more obscure amendments, the media has helpfully tutored everyone about this over the past few days.
So now the mainstream public is finally and fully aware that Donald Trump does indeed have a penchant for making impossible threats as a way of trying to distract us from his actual scandals. That means it’ll be a lot easier for the public to see through Trump’s phony threats going forward. This matters, because as long as Trump can dictate what his detractors are focused on, he can control them. But if Trump can’t steer his detractors in the wrong direction, he has no control over what happens from here on out.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Donald Trump’s latest press conference is already a psychotic dumpster fire

Donald Trump is just a few minutes into his latest coronavirus press briefing , and he ’ s still on the part where he tepidly stumbles through the text that his babysitters have prepared for him .
But he ’ s already completely off the rails , on a level that ’ s nothing short of psychotic .
Trump is lying through his false teeth about the World Health Organization , trying to scapegoat it for his own negligent and dishonest decisions .
Trump also bragged about how little medical equipment he sent to the states , falsely claiming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need it .
Trump is also falsely claiming that other nations are doing worse with the coronavirus , when the numbers make clear that the United States is the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis .
CNN and MSNBC have both already cut away from the debacle in order to fact check Donald Trump ’ s lies , though we expect both networks will periodically go back to airing it .
There ’ s no excuse for this psychotic dumpster fire of lies to be on the air .
It ’ s false , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s little more than a deranged campaign ad .
Fortunately , Trump ’ s terrible poll numbers show that these briefings aren ’ t helping him one bit .

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Donald Trump is just a few minutes into his latest coronavirus press briefing, and he’s still on the part where he tepidly stumbles through the text that his babysitters have prepared for him. But he’s already completely off the rails, on a level that’s nothing short of psychotic.
Trump is lying through his false teeth about the World Health Organization, trying to scapegoat it for his own negligent and dishonest decisions. Trump also bragged about how little medical equipment he sent to the states, falsely claiming that they’re turned out not to need it. Trump is also falsely claiming that other nations are doing worse with the coronavirus, when the numbers make clear that the United States is the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis.
CNN and MSNBC have both already cut away from the debacle in order to fact check Donald Trump’s lies, though we expect both networks will periodically go back to airing it. There’s no excuse for this psychotic dumpster fire of lies to be on the air. It’s false, it’s dangerous, and it’s little more than a deranged campaign ad. Fortunately, Trump’s terrible poll numbers show that these briefings aren’t helping him one bit.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Bernie Sanders has a stern message for any of his supporters who don’t want to get behind Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders formally and enthusiastically endorsed Joe Biden for President yesterday , and plenty of his supporters have made clear across social media that they ’ re planning to vote for Biden .
But some of Bernie ’ s supporters have twisted themselves into a bizarre pseudo-logic where they decide they respect Bernie so much , they can ’ t abide by his wishes .
This is of course idiotic .
It ’ s also incredibly reckless , selfish , and immature , considering that failing to vote for Joe Biden means you ’ re supporting Donald Trump by default @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view .
Bernie Sanders is now telling the AP that it ’ s unacceptable for his supporters not to get behind Biden .
Bernie said this to the AP today : “ I believe that it ’ s irresponsible for anybody to say , ‘ Well , I disagree with Joe Biden — I disagree with Joe Biden !
— and therefore I ’ m not going to be involved.
’ ” That says it all .
Donald Trump is in the midst of negligently murdering thousands of Americans per day .
Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sit around and say “ Joe Biden still has to earn my vote.
” That ’ s a mindset for narcissists , sociopaths , and children .
This pandemic is a time for adults .
Bernie Sanders is acting like one .
He ’ s demanding that his supporters do the same .
Most of them will .
Those who don ’ t will have blood on their hands .

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Bernie Sanders formally and enthusiastically endorsed Joe Biden for President yesterday, and plenty of his supporters have made clear across social media that they’re planning to vote for Biden. But some of Bernie’s supporters have twisted themselves into a bizarre pseudo-logic where they decide they respect Bernie so much, they can’t abide by his wishes.
This is of course idiotic. It’s also incredibly reckless, selfish, and immature, considering that failing to vote for Joe Biden means you’re supporting Donald Trump by default. That’s not just our view. Bernie Sanders is now telling the AP that it’s unacceptable for his supporters not to get behind Biden.
Bernie said this to the AP today: “I believe that it’s irresponsible for anybody to say, ‘Well, I disagree with Joe Biden — I disagree with Joe Biden! — and therefore I’m not going to be involved.’”
That says it all. Donald Trump is in the midst of negligently murdering thousands of Americans per day. Americans don’t have time for anyone to sit around and say “Joe Biden still has to earn my vote.” That’s a mindset for narcissists, sociopaths, and children. This pandemic is a time for adults. Bernie Sanders is acting like one. He’s demanding that his supporters do the same. Most of them will. Those who don’t will have blood on their hands.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine scam just took a major hit

Even as scientists continue to yield inconclusive and in some instances disappointing results in their testing of hydroxychloroquine as a potential coronavirus treatment , Donald Trump continues to falsely tout the dangerous drug as a harmless miracle cure .
Whatever scientists end up concluding is the real story is with regard to hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus , Donald Trump is running a scam by falsely portraying it as being harmless .
Considering the personal investments that Trump , his advisers , and his political allies have in hydroxychloroquine manufacturers , it ’ s clear that this is a for-profit scam .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ blows .
First comes the news from the Washington Post that the CIA has privately warned its employees that taking hydroxychloroquine can be fatal , and advising them not to take it unless a doctor specifically tells them to .
This means Trump ’ s own CIA is now proactively trying to protect its employees against Trump ’ s potentially deadly scam .
Not everyone reads what the Washington Post is reporting about the CIA .
But plenty of mainstream Americans watch and trust the morning network TV shows , and they trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She and her husband Tom Hanks have recovered from coronavirus , and now she ’ s revealed on CBS This Morning that when she was given hydroxychloroquine variant chloroquine , her side effects were “ extreme.
” The more people who hear this , the more people will realize that Trump is lying when he says the drug comes with no risks .
This drug has important uses , but Trump is trying to run a scam with it .

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Even as scientists continue to yield inconclusive and in some instances disappointing results in their testing of hydroxychloroquine as a potential coronavirus treatment, Donald Trump continues to falsely tout the dangerous drug as a harmless miracle cure.
Whatever scientists end up concluding is the real story is with regard to hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus, Donald Trump is running a scam by falsely portraying it as being harmless. Considering the personal investments that Trump, his advisers, and his political allies have in hydroxychloroquine manufacturers, it’s clear that this is a for-profit scam. That scam just took a pair of blows.
First comes the news from the Washington Post that the CIA has privately warned its employees that taking hydroxychloroquine can be fatal, and advising them not to take it unless a doctor specifically tells them to. This means Trump’s own CIA is now proactively trying to protect its employees against Trump’s potentially deadly scam.
Not everyone reads what the Washington Post is reporting about the CIA. But plenty of mainstream Americans watch and trust the morning network TV shows, and they trust a public figure like Rita Wilson. She and her husband Tom Hanks have recovered from coronavirus, and now she’s revealed on CBS This Morning that when she was given hydroxychloroquine variant chloroquine, her side effects were “extreme.” The more people who hear this, the more people will realize that Trump is lying when he says the drug comes with no risks. This drug has important uses, but Trump is trying to run a scam with it.
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Who’s delusional now?

It ’ s not like we weren ’ t warned .
During the 2016 presidential campaign , British entrepreneur and CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airlines , Richard Branson , related a shocking story about Donald Trump .
Branson said , Some years ago , Mr Trump invited me to lunch for a one-to-one meeting at his apartment in Manhattan .
We had not met before and I accepted .
Even before the starters arrived he began telling me about how he had asked a number of people for help after his latest bankruptcy and how five of them were unwilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was going to spend the rest of his life destroying these five people .
He didn ’ t speak about anything else and I found it very bizarre .
When I first heard this story in 2016 I believed it immediately .
My acquaintance with Donald Trump ’ s littleness tracked back to the 1980s .
I always knew that Donald Trump was unfit to be president of the United States , what I didn ’ t know in 2016 after hearing the Branson story , and what has unfolded for me over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also an evil monster .
It began , around October or November or December of 2016 I believe , when I found out that Trump is a child rapist .
This was on the heels of the discovery and broadcast in October of 2016 of the infamous Access Hollywood tape , wherein Donald Trump openly confesses to Billy Bush that he is a serial sexual predator .
It was a near career-ending moment for Mr. Bush , scion of the family that brought America two presidents .
The scandal barely touched Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump ’ s presidency has been a daily horror show of unbelievable stunts , racist utterances at Charlottesville and other places , traitorous proclamations at Helsinki and other places , illiterate tweets , childish taunts , shockingly divisive , deeply personal insults made about reporters , other politicians and anyone who demonstrates inadequate zeal in praising him .
Trump has shown , over and over again , as he did to Richard Branson , that no occasion is too solemn , no tragedy too deep , no national risk too ominous , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all about his favorite topic , himself .
As Mr. Branson told us when relating his story about the lunch he had with Trump on that distant day many years ago , two full hours is barely an adequate time for Trump to hold forth on the single topic of personal vengeance against people who committed the more than forgivable sin of being unable to help him .
What it also told us is this is nothing new .
Donald Trump has always been a flawed , petty , vindictive , hateful , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always will be .
Ask yourselves this question : what would it take for you to vow to commit the rest of your life to destroying someone else ’ s life ?
I can only think of something on the order of , say , they ’ d murdered someone so dear to me that it ruined my life .
But refusing to lend me money ?
I suppose that would be disappointing under some circumstances I can imagine .
But would I vow to destroy them , would such an idea occur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course not .
I assume those of you reading this are normal human beings and , as such , you feel pretty much the same way .
With this as a background is it any wonder that Trump is simply too dysfunctional to lead us out of this national crisis ?
Of course it ’ s not .
Trump has not only failed America entirely , he has cost untold thousands of deaths with his egotistical meddling with the work of medical professionals and his failure to take responsibility and appropriate action to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has , at last , graduated from child rapist to murderer , just as I always suspected he one day would .
In the midst of all we are going through right now , we must also endure Trump ’ s endless braggadocio about how great he is and what a wonderful job he ’ s doing , about how “ nobody ’ s ever heard of closing down a country , let alone the United States of America.
” What he meant by that , of course , was when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump to the contrary , lots of people have heard of that , of course , and it was a small token of what he could have done , but it did not constitute the “ closing down ” of the country in any case .
Meanwhile the United States has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world .
Trump has not saved “ tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of lives , ” as he disingenuously claimed .
If you ’ re wondering where I ’ m going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come crashing to the point .
I ’ m seeing a lot of blather these days from people who formerly identified themselves as “ progressives ” about how Joe Biden is “ just as bad as Trump , ” and I ’ m wondering just exactly what drug-induced world such people occupy .
It certainly couldn ’ t be the same world that sane and sober people refer to as reality .
If as disappointed “ progressives ” these people intend to destroy , not just the lives of five people , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , but the lives of every man , woman , child and animal on the planet , then I submit that they are the ones who are “ just as bad as Trump , ” not Biden .
I wonder what kind of ego a person would have to have to think that inflicting the world with four more years of Donald Trump is just vengeance on the world because a politician promising to enact their pet political agenda lost the nomination .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stay safe .

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It’s not like we weren’t warned. During the 2016 presidential campaign, British entrepreneur and CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Richard Branson, related a shocking story about Donald Trump. Branson said,
Some years ago, Mr Trump invited me to lunch for a one-to-one meeting at his apartment in Manhattan. We had not met before and I accepted. Even before the starters arrived he began telling me about how he had asked a number of people for help after his latest bankruptcy and how five of them were unwilling to help. He told me he was going to spend the rest of his life destroying these five people. He didn’t speak about anything else and I found it very bizarre.
When I first heard this story in 2016 I believed it immediately. My acquaintance with Donald Trump’s littleness tracked back to the 1980s. I always knew that Donald Trump was unfit to be president of the United States, what I didn’t know in 2016 after hearing the Branson story, and what has unfolded for me over the years, is that Donald Trump is also an evil monster.
It began, around October or November or December of 2016 I believe, when I found out that Trump is a child rapist. This was on the heels of the discovery and broadcast in October of 2016 of the infamous Access Hollywood tape, wherein Donald Trump openly confesses to Billy Bush that he is a serial sexual predator. It was a near career-ending moment for Mr. Bush, scion of the family that brought America two presidents. The scandal barely touched Donald Trump.
Since then, of course, Trump’s presidency has been a daily horror show of unbelievable stunts, racist utterances at Charlottesville and other places, traitorous proclamations at Helsinki and other places, illiterate tweets, childish taunts, shockingly divisive, deeply personal insults made about reporters, other politicians and anyone who demonstrates inadequate zeal in praising him.
Trump has shown, over and over again, as he did to Richard Branson, that no occasion is too solemn, no tragedy too deep, no national risk too ominous, that he can’t make it all about his favorite topic, himself. As Mr. Branson told us when relating his story about the lunch he had with Trump on that distant day many years ago, two full hours is barely an adequate time for Trump to hold forth on the single topic of personal vengeance against people who committed the more than forgivable sin of being unable to help him. What it also told us is this is nothing new. Donald Trump has always been a flawed, petty, vindictive, hateful, stupid and evil man, and he always will be.
Ask yourselves this question: what would it take for you to vow to commit the rest of your life to destroying someone else’s life? I can only think of something on the order of, say, they’d murdered someone so dear to me that it ruined my life. But refusing to lend me money? I suppose that would be disappointing under some circumstances I can imagine. But would I vow to destroy them, would such an idea occur to me, even fleetingly? Of course not. I assume those of you reading this are normal human beings and, as such, you feel pretty much the same way.
With this as a background is it any wonder that Trump is simply too dysfunctional to lead us out of this national crisis? Of course it’s not. Trump has not only failed America entirely, he has cost untold thousands of deaths with his egotistical meddling with the work of medical professionals and his failure to take responsibility and appropriate action to head off this horrible coronavirus pandemic. Trump has, at last, graduated from child rapist to murderer, just as I always suspected he one day would.
In the midst of all we are going through right now, we must also endure Trump’s endless braggadocio about how great he is and what a wonderful job he’s doing, about how “nobody’s ever heard of closing down a country, let alone the United States of America.” What he meant by that, of course, was when he announced restricted travel from China and Europe. Trump to the contrary, lots of people have heard of that, of course, and it was a small token of what he could have done, but it did not constitute the “closing down” of the country in any case. Meanwhile the United States has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. Trump has not saved “tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of lives,” as he disingenuously claimed.
If you’re wondering where I’m going with all this, permit me to come crashing to the point. I’m seeing a lot of blather these days from people who formerly identified themselves as “progressives” about how Joe Biden is “just as bad as Trump,” and I’m wondering just exactly what drug-induced world such people occupy. It certainly couldn’t be the same world that sane and sober people refer to as reality.
If as disappointed “progressives” these people intend to destroy, not just the lives of five people, as in Mr. Branson’s story about Trump, but the lives of every man, woman, child and animal on the planet, then I submit that they are the ones who are “just as bad as Trump,” not Biden. I wonder what kind of ego a person would have to have to think that inflicting the world with four more years of Donald Trump is just vengeance on the world because a politician promising to enact their pet political agenda lost the nomination. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Donald Trump’s stooge Kevin McCarthy gets ripped to pieces

Donald Trump ’ s dishonest and corrupt handling of the coronavirus crisis means he ’ s committing negligent homicide against tens of thousands of Americans .
Anyone aiding and abetting him in this is just as guilty .
One of Trump ’ s key co-conspirators is House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , who has repeated Trump ’ s lies in lockstep .
Kevin McCarthy tried to steer blame away from Donald Trump by putting it all on China : Imagine what the world would look like if Communist China had not tried to cover up the coronavirus .
It could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been saved .
Businesses could have stayed open .
China ’ s lies changed the course of history .
The trouble is , this tweet would be just as true if you replaced “ China ” with “ Trump.
” Kevin McCarthy was promptly ripped to pieces for his hypocrisy : Imagine what the world would look like if an American President had n't fired the entire CDC pandemic response team in 2018 .
Or fired the people in China looking out for a pandemic in 2019 .
Or had taken action when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Or if the email lady had won pic.twitter.com/To381l2E9E

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Donald Trump’s dishonest and corrupt handling of the coronavirus crisis means he’s committing negligent homicide against tens of thousands of Americans. Anyone aiding and abetting him in this is just as guilty. One of Trump’s key co-conspirators is House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has repeated Trump’s lies in lockstep.
Kevin McCarthy tried to steer blame away from Donald Trump by putting it all on China:
Imagine what the world would look like if Communist China had not tried to cover up the coronavirus. It could have been contained. Lives could have been saved. Businesses could have stayed open. China’s lies changed the course of history. — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) April 13, 2020
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The trouble is, this tweet would be just as true if you replaced “China” with “Trump.” Kevin McCarthy was promptly ripped to pieces for his hypocrisy:
Imagine what the world would look like if an American President hadn't fired the entire CDC pandemic response team in 2018. Or fired the people in China looking out for a pandemic in 2019. Or had taken action when warned this was coming in January. Or if the email lady had won pic.twitter.com/To381l2E9E — Clark (@Clark408) April 13, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--This is devastating to Donald Trump

This is devastating to Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s dishonest and negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has delivered deadly and tragic results for th @ @ @ @ @ passing day it becomes more clear that the House Democrats were right for impeaching him @ @ @ @ @ Republicans were criminally negligent by “ acquitting ” a man they knew to be guilty @ @ @ @ @ is just devastating for Donald Trump : This ad was produced by @ Eleven_Films .
@ @ @ @ @ their ability to make more great ads and the efforts to amplify them by making @ @ @ @ @ : https : //t.co/CPGlon83jf pic.twitter.com/u1jammU3v6 This TV ad was produced by Eleven Films , and @ @ @ @ @ million times .
You can find more from Eleven Films here .

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Donald Trump’s dishonest and negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis has delivered deadly and tragic results for th United States. With each passing day it becomes more clear that the House Democrats were right for impeaching him, and that the Senate Republicans were criminally negligent by “acquitting” a man they knew to be guilty.
This new television ad is just devastating for Donald Trump:
This ad was produced by @Eleven_Films. You can support them and their ability to make more great ads and the efforts to amplify them by making a contribution through ActBlue here: https://t.co/CPGlon83jf pic.twitter.com/u1jammU3v6 — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 13, 2020
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This TV ad was produced by Eleven Films, and has already been viewed ten million times. You can find more from Eleven Films here.
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palmerreport--2020-04-14--Kamala Harris just nailed it

Kamala Harris just nailed it

The mere fact that deranged criminal and psychotic mass murderer Donald Trump is on the ballot in November should be @ @ @ @ @ American to the polls in order to vote against him .
The fact that Trump @ @ @ @ @ Biden , a good man and a proven leader , should make it an easy @ @ @ @ @ you need even more motivation , Senator Kamala Harris is putting her finger on yet @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court :

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The mere fact that deranged criminal and psychotic mass murderer Donald Trump is on the ballot in November should be enough to drive any reasonable American to the polls in order to vote against him. The fact that Trump’s opponent is Joe Biden, a good man and a proven leader, should make it an easy call.
But in case you need even more motivation, Senator Kamala Harris is putting her finger on yet another crucial reason – the Supreme Court:
It could not be more clear: the future of the Supreme Court—and voting rights—is on the ballot in November. pic.twitter.com/hyFlWm3YO1 — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) April 14, 2020
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