palmerreport--2020-07-19--Yet another reason we absolutely must vote for Joe Biden

As much as most of us would rather not talk about it , it ’ s necessary : What happens if Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , one of the most iconic and beloved Supreme Court justices of all time , dies before inauguration day 2021 ?
Don ’ t plan on Trump doing anything but picking the most conservative nominee he possibly could , and don ’ t plan on McConnell doing anything but rushing his confirmation .
The news that Justice Ginsburg again has cancer is deeply upsetting .
It is hard for me to watch a true American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious health problem .
It ’ s also hard for me to consider what Trump would do with another Supreme Court vacancy .
A 6-3 conservative supermajority in the Supreme Court populated by at least two young conservative justices would skew a minimum of one generation of decisions to the right of the political spectrum .
In President Obama ’ s eighth year in office , Justice Antonin Scalia died .
Instead of Mitch McConnell performing his constitutionally enumerated duties and holding confirmation hearings for President Obama ’ s centrist nominee , Judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule about it being inappropriate for a president to appoint a Supreme Court justice within a year of the next election .
McConnell ’ s entirely baseless assertion prevailed , the framers of the Constitution rolled over in their graves , and Trump got to immediately nominate Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court .
Trump should only have had one Supreme Court nominee .
But he might get three .
You might be wondering if McConnell still believes the baseless rule he applied to President Obama ’ s nomination of Judge Merrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t .
Of course he doesn ’ t .
Like most conservatives , he moves the goal posts as it suits him .
The Guardian article linked above makes mention of this : “ The Senate majority leader , Mitch McConnell , controversially kept a seat open in the last year of Barack Obama ’ s presidency , after the death of the conservative Antonin Scalia , arguing it had happened too close to the election .
But he has said he will fill any seat vacated before the next presidential contest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reminder that elections matter .
The party in power matters , no matter how much people ( wrongly ) think that both parties are the same or nearly the same .
They are not .
The Supreme Court is often the litmus test for a president ’ s true ideology .
If you don ’ t want the highest court in the land spitting out one reactionary decision after another , then there ’ s only one person who you can vote for in November .

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As much as most of us would rather not talk about it, it’s necessary: What happens if Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the most iconic and beloved Supreme Court justices of all time, dies before inauguration day 2021? Don’t plan on Trump doing anything but picking the most conservative nominee he possibly could, and don’t plan on McConnell doing anything but rushing his confirmation.
The news that Justice Ginsburg again has cancer is deeply upsetting. It is hard for me to watch a true American hero go through serious health problem after serious health problem. It’s also hard for me to consider what Trump would do with another Supreme Court vacancy. A 6-3 conservative supermajority in the Supreme Court populated by at least two young conservative justices would skew a minimum of one generation of decisions to the right of the political spectrum.
In President Obama’s eighth year in office, Justice Antonin Scalia died. Instead of Mitch McConnell performing his constitutionally enumerated duties and holding confirmation hearings for President Obama’s centrist nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, he made up a rule about it being inappropriate for a president to appoint a Supreme Court justice within a year of the next election. McConnell’s entirely baseless assertion prevailed, the framers of the Constitution rolled over in their graves, and Trump got to immediately nominate Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Trump should only have had one Supreme Court nominee. But he might get three. You might be wondering if McConnell still believes the baseless rule he applied to President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. Well, he doesn’t. Of course he doesn’t. Like most conservatives, he moves the goal posts as it suits him.
The Guardian article linked above makes mention of this: “The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, controversially kept a seat open in the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, after the death of the conservative Antonin Scalia, arguing it had happened too close to the election. But he has said he will fill any seat vacated before the next presidential contest, in November.”
This whole story is a reminder that elections matter. The party in power matters, no matter how much people (wrongly) think that both parties are the same or nearly the same. They are not. The Supreme Court is often the litmus test for a president’s true ideology. If you don’t want the highest court in the land spitting out one reactionary decision after another, then there’s only one person who you can vote for in November.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Looks like this is real after all

Looks like this is real after all

This past week Joe Biden opened a whopping fifteen point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Quinnipiac poll , and an eleven point lead in the latest NBC News poll .
At the time Palmer Report recommended waiting to see if the other major polls also showed growing double digit leads once they were inevitably updated .
Now the latest ABC News poll has been released .
It shows Biden with a fifteen point lead over Trump among registered voters , and a ten point lead over Trump among “ likely ” voters .
Parse that however you like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a growing double digit lead in yet another major poll .
The Economist has Biden up nine points and Fox News has him up eight points , so not every polling outlet has Biden in double digits .
But the trend here is clear .
This is an opportunity for us to double down on things like voter registration and voter turnout , make sure Trump loses in too big of a blowout for his inevitable whining to make any difference , and take the Senate back as well .
Let ’ @ @ @ @ @

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This past week Joe Biden opened a whopping fifteen point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Quinnipiac poll, and an eleven point lead in the latest NBC News poll. At the time Palmer Report recommended waiting to see if the other major polls also showed growing double digit leads once they were inevitably updated.
Now the latest ABC News poll has been released. It shows Biden with a fifteen point lead over Trump among registered voters, and a ten point lead over Trump among “likely” voters. Parse that however you like, but it means that Biden now has a growing double digit lead in yet another major poll.
The Economist has Biden up nine points and Fox News has him up eight points, so not every polling outlet has Biden in double digits. But the trend here is clear. This is an opportunity for us to double down on things like voter registration and voter turnout, make sure Trump loses in too big of a blowout for his inevitable whining to make any difference, and take the Senate back as well. Let’s get to work.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Even the big banks have turned against Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been warning recently that a Biden presidency would “ abolish the suburbs.
” Much of this has to do with Biden ’ s support for a 2013 Obama-era rule that makes it easier for borrowers , homebuyers , and tenants to sue for unintentional housing discrimination .
As it turns out , Trump miscalculated with his intended audience , and the whole thing just blew up in his face .
In 2019 , the Trump administration proposed a change to the Obama rule that would require a greater burden of proof and add new defenses to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevail .
Trump assumed that mortgage lenders and other real estate professionals would throw their support behind his effort to undermine fair housing .
Indeed , trade groups such as the American Bankers Association jumped on board .
Trump is now learning that the world has changed since 2019 .
America is pushing back in meaningful ways against systemic racism , and even businesses and organizations that would benefit from deregulation are saying they don ’ t want an advantage if it involves treating people unfairly because of their race .
Remarkably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chase and Wells Fargo , the four largest banks in the United States , are all urging Trump to drop his obnoxiously antiquated proposal .
In a letter this week to HUD Secretary Ben Carson , for example , Wells Fargo Executive Vice President Michael DeVito pointed out that “ Americans ’ attention to racial discrimination is more pronounced and expansive ” and that people across the country are focusing on the fact that “ centuries of discrimination , segregation , and economic disenfranchisement have lasting impacts today.
” Quicken Loans , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Association of Realtors ( NAR ) , the nation ’ s largest trade organization , are also demanding that Trump drop his new racist hot potato .
Citing the “ tragic killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor ” and the coronavirus pandemic ’ s “ disproportionate toll on minority populations , ” NAR this week urged the Trump administration to acknowledge that “ now is not the time ” for regulations that promote systemic racism in the United States .
Trump began his career in real estate by violating housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the White House , Trump is trying to rewrite those same laws to make it easier for others to get away with racism .
The problem for Trump is that the civil rights tide is turning quickly , and America is screaming for a leader who can steer us forward .
As we move closer to Election Day and dream of brighter days , Trumpism will continue hurtling toward irrelevancy .

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Donald Trump has been warning recently that a Biden presidency would “abolish the suburbs.” Much of this has to do with Biden’s support for a 2013 Obama-era rule that makes it easier for borrowers, homebuyers, and tenants to sue for unintentional housing discrimination. As it turns out, Trump miscalculated with his intended audience, and the whole thing just blew up in his face.
In 2019, the Trump administration proposed a change to the Obama rule that would require a greater burden of proof and add new defenses to make it nearly impossible for any plaintiff to prevail. Trump assumed that mortgage lenders and other real estate professionals would throw their support behind his effort to undermine fair housing. Indeed, trade groups such as the American Bankers Association jumped on board.
Trump is now learning that the world has changed since 2019. America is pushing back in meaningful ways against systemic racism, and even businesses and organizations that would benefit from deregulation are saying they don’t want an advantage if it involves treating people unfairly because of their race.
Remarkably, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, the four largest banks in the United States, are all urging Trump to drop his obnoxiously antiquated proposal. In a letter this week to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, for example, Wells Fargo Executive Vice President Michael DeVito pointed out that “Americans’ attention to racial discrimination is more pronounced and expansive” and that people across the country are focusing on the fact that “centuries of discrimination, segregation, and economic disenfranchisement have lasting impacts today.”
Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest lender, and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the nation’s largest trade organization, are also demanding that Trump drop his new racist hot potato. Citing the “tragic killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor” and the coronavirus pandemic’s “disproportionate toll on minority populations,” NAR this week urged the Trump administration to acknowledge that “now is not the time” for regulations that promote systemic racism in the United States.
Trump began his career in real estate by violating housing discrimination laws. Now that he is in the White House, Trump is trying to rewrite those same laws to make it easier for others to get away with racism. The problem for Trump is that the civil rights tide is turning quickly, and America is screaming for a leader who can steer us forward. As we move closer to Election Day and dream of brighter days, Trumpism will continue hurtling toward irrelevancy.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Wait, Donald Trump said WHAT about Al Sharpton?

Donald Trump ’ s interview this morning with Chris Wallace was a disaster for Trump on every level .
Wallace destroyed Trump on topics like the coronavirus crisis and his cognitive test .
During the interview , Trump tried out one of his strangest new lines yet .
Wallace brought up the topic of renaming U.S. military bases that are currently named after confederate traitors .
Any person with a functioning brain understands that the bases would simply be renamed after U.S. military heroes .
But Trump said this in response : “ What are we gon na name them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Reverend Al Sharpton ?
” Wait , what ?
Al Sharpton was never even in the military .
No one on any side of this issue has suggested that the bases be renamed after Sharpton .
And we ’ re sure that Sharpton would be the first one to say that it shouldn ’ t happen .
Yet Trump is invoking a false choice of either keeping the bases named after traitors , or renaming them after a black political activist .
Donald Trump is , as always , playing the racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse at it .
Even Trump ’ s own supporters aren ’ t going to be tricked into believing that the Democrats want to name a military base after Reverend Al Sharpton .
For the record , we think the military bases in question should all be named “ Fort John McCain.
” That would properly honor a military hero while also getting under Trump ’ s skin .

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Donald Trump’s interview this morning with Chris Wallace was a disaster for Trump on every level. Wallace destroyed Trump on topics like the coronavirus crisis and his cognitive test. During the interview, Trump tried out one of his strangest new lines yet.
Wallace brought up the topic of renaming U.S. military bases that are currently named after confederate traitors. Any person with a functioning brain understands that the bases would simply be renamed after U.S. military heroes. But Trump said this in response: “What are we gonna name them? You gonna name them after the Reverend Al Sharpton?”
Wait, what? Al Sharpton was never even in the military. No one on any side of this issue has suggested that the bases be renamed after Sharpton. And we’re sure that Sharpton would be the first one to say that it shouldn’t happen. Yet Trump is invoking a false choice of either keeping the bases named after traitors, or renaming them after a black political activist.
Donald Trump is, as always, playing the racism card. He’s just getting worse at it. Even Trump’s own supporters aren’t going to be tricked into believing that the Democrats want to name a military base after Reverend Al Sharpton. For the record, we think the military bases in question should all be named “Fort John McCain.” That would properly honor a military hero while also getting under Trump’s skin.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Donald Trump falls to pieces during Sunday morning interview with Chris Wallace

When it was announced earlier this week that Donald Trump was going to sit down for an interview with Chris Wallace , Palmer Report said it was a big mistake on Trump ’ s part .
Sure , Fox News is a joke overall .
But Wallace is the one real journalist on the network , and he ’ s a notoriously tough interviewer .
Sure enough , the interview aired this morning , and things went horribly for Trump .
There were so many places in this interview where Chris Wallace bulldozed Donald Trump , or Trump fell down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not even sure where to start .
For instance , at one point Wallace announced a Fox News poll which showed that Americans think Joe Biden is far more mentally sound than Trump is .
This prompted Trump to talk about the cognitive exam he “ aced.
” Wallace then held up the exam and pointed out that one of the questions is whether you can identify a picture of an elephant .
Trump insisted there were tougher questions at the end .
Wallace then revealed that he took the test himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backward from 100 by 7 .
Wallace then very quietly muttered “ 93… 86… ” while Trump stewed .
At another point Chris Wallace called out Donald Trump on his failed pandemic response .
Trump insisted that coronavirus cases are only up because testing is up .
Wallace pointed out that testing is up 37 % but cases are up 194 % .
This was the interview of Wallace ’ s career , and he seemed to know it , and he aced it .
Trump , on the other hand , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News fans , and probably knocked another point or two off his sinking approval rating .

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When it was announced earlier this week that Donald Trump was going to sit down for an interview with Chris Wallace, Palmer Report said it was a big mistake on Trump’s part. Sure, Fox News is a joke overall. But Wallace is the one real journalist on the network, and he’s a notoriously tough interviewer. Sure enough, the interview aired this morning, and things went horribly for Trump.
There were so many places in this interview where Chris Wallace bulldozed Donald Trump, or Trump fell down of his own accord, we’re not even sure where to start. For instance, at one point Wallace announced a Fox News poll which showed that Americans think Joe Biden is far more mentally sound than Trump is.
This prompted Trump to talk about the cognitive exam he “aced.” Wallace then held up the exam and pointed out that one of the questions is whether you can identify a picture of an elephant. Trump insisted there were tougher questions at the end. Wallace then revealed that he took the test himself, and the toughest question involving counting backward from 100 by 7. Wallace then very quietly muttered “93… 86…” while Trump stewed.
At another point Chris Wallace called out Donald Trump on his failed pandemic response. Trump insisted that coronavirus cases are only up because testing is up. Wallace pointed out that testing is up 37% but cases are up 194%. This was the interview of Wallace’s career, and he seemed to know it, and he aced it. Trump, on the other hand, just humiliated himself in front of his own Fox News fans, and probably knocked another point or two off his sinking approval rating.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--All hell has broken loose

All hell has broken loose

In recent days , disturbing reports and videos have emerged from Portland , Oregon , where unidentified , camouflaged thugs have been taking protesters into custody and removing them via unmarked rental cars to undisclosed locations .
Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf confirmed they were deployed at his behest .
Trump ’ s America 2020 is one in which the administration is openly defying civil rights and the rule of law along with his cabinet members and Attorney General William Barr .
As we mourn the loss of John Lewis , we should also reflect on how tragic this state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But it gets worse .
According to Talking Points Memo , Acting Deputy of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli indicated the administration plans to roll out its jackbooted thuggery nationwide .
Cuccinelli stated in an interview with NPR : Well , we are – we welcome – the more investigations , the better .
With as much lawbreaking is going on , we ’ re seeking to prosecute as many people as are breaking the law as it relates to federal jurisdiction .
That ’ s not always happening with respect to local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know , this is a posture we intend to continue not just in Portland but in any of the facilities that we ’ re responsible for around the country .
This is beyond any semblance of normalcy .
The United States Attorney for the Oregon District is investigating the Portland matter , and local and state officials have demanded these practices end .
Federal law enforcement does not have this type of unadulterated jurisdiction , and its authoritarian approach is troubling .
As a nation , we can not and should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals .
This team must be ousted on November 3 .

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In recent days, disturbing reports and videos have emerged from Portland, Oregon, where unidentified, camouflaged thugs have been taking protesters into custody and removing them via unmarked rental cars to undisclosed locations. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf confirmed they were deployed at his behest. Trump’s America 2020 is one in which the administration is openly defying civil rights and the rule of law along with his cabinet members and Attorney General William Barr.
As we mourn the loss of John Lewis, we should also reflect on how tragic this state of affairs is to our civil liberties. But it gets worse. According to Talking Points Memo, Acting Deputy of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli indicated the administration plans to roll out its jackbooted thuggery nationwide. Cuccinelli stated in an interview with NPR:
Well, we are – we welcome – the more investigations, the better. With as much lawbreaking is going on, we’re seeking to prosecute as many people as are breaking the law as it relates to federal jurisdiction. That’s not always happening with respect to local jurisdiction and local offenses. But, you know, this is a posture we intend to continue not just in Portland but in any of the facilities that we’re responsible for around the country.
This is beyond any semblance of normalcy. The United States Attorney for the Oregon District is investigating the Portland matter, and local and state officials have demanded these practices end. Federal law enforcement does not have this type of unadulterated jurisdiction, and its authoritarian approach is troubling. As a nation, we cannot and should not tolerate men in camouflage going around kidnapping individuals. This team must be ousted on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--The sky is not falling

The sky is not falling

When unidentified Trump regime henchmen kidnapped peaceful protesters in Portland this week and took them away in unmarked cars , it rightly set off all the alarms .
It represents one of the most blatant , criminal , and authoritarian moves by the Trump regime to date .
It also prompted a number of pundits and observers to predict the absolute worst , and to declare that it means Donald Trump has defeated us .
I would urge you to look at recent history to see why this is unlikely to be the case .
Back when the Trump regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House last month , it too set off all the alarms .
Pundits predicted that it would become the new normal , and that it meant Trump was getting away with anything he wanted .
But in reality , the massive pushback against the tear gassing ended up prompting the Trump regime to pull back – and it hasn ’ t happened since .
Considering the amount of pushback against the Trump regime over the Portland incident , from widespread public condemnation , to legal action on the part of the Oregon Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it seems highly likely that Trump will follow his usual pattern of backing down .
Whenever the Trump regime tries to flex its muscles and there ’ s major pushback , the regime tends to be reminded that it has no such muscles , and that it ’ s feebly on its last legs .
Really , this all comes down to whether we ’ re collectively willing to push back against this latest Trump outrage , or whether we ’ re going to simply yell “ the sky is falling ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve all pushed back against Trump , we ’ ve won the day more often than not .
Vigilance is how we win the day – not alarmist fatalism .

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When unidentified Trump regime henchmen kidnapped peaceful protesters in Portland this week and took them away in unmarked cars, it rightly set off all the alarms. It represents one of the most blatant, criminal, and authoritarian moves by the Trump regime to date. It also prompted a number of pundits and observers to predict the absolute worst, and to declare that it means Donald Trump has defeated us.
I would urge you to look at recent history to see why this is unlikely to be the case. Back when the Trump regime tear gassed peaceful protesters outside the White House last month, it too set off all the alarms. Pundits predicted that it would become the new normal, and that it meant Trump was getting away with anything he wanted. But in reality, the massive pushback against the tear gassing ended up prompting the Trump regime to pull back – and it hasn’t happened since.
Considering the amount of pushback against the Trump regime over the Portland incident, from widespread public condemnation, to legal action on the part of the Oregon Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for Oregon, it seems highly likely that Trump will follow his usual pattern of backing down. Whenever the Trump regime tries to flex its muscles and there’s major pushback, the regime tends to be reminded that it has no such muscles, and that it’s feebly on its last legs.
Really, this all comes down to whether we’re collectively willing to push back against this latest Trump outrage, or whether we’re going to simply yell “the sky is falling” and give up. Whenever we’ve all pushed back against Trump, we’ve won the day more often than not. Vigilance is how we win the day – not alarmist fatalism.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Gunman shoots family of Federal Judge assigned to Deutsche Bank – Jeffrey Epstein case

Just a few days ago , Federal Judge Esther Salas was assigned a case involving notorious money laundering outfit Deutsche Bank and serial child rapist Jeffrey Epstein .
Now , in a horrifying new development , a gunman has opened fire on Judge Salas ’ home , wounding her husband and killing her son .
There is no indication yet as to whether this shooting is tied to the Deutsche Bank – Jeffrey Epstein case , or if it ’ s a mere coincidence .
But the story is incredibly chilling either way .
Earlier this month Deutsche Bank admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s payoffs to his alleged co-conspirators in his serial child rape scheme , paying a monetary fine , and providing full cooperation to authorities .
Epstein died in a suspicious suicide while in federal custody last year .
With Deutsche Bank cooperating and Jeffrey Epstein dead , it ’ s not immediately clear who would be targeting the judge in this case .
Nor would it make any logical sense to attempt to murder the judge and her family , as the case would simply have been reassigned to another judge if Salas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This could just as easily be about another one of Salas ’ cases , or a random act of violence .
But it ’ s worth watching how this plays out .
Our condolences to Judge Salas .

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Just a few days ago, Federal Judge Esther Salas was assigned a case involving notorious money laundering outfit Deutsche Bank and serial child rapist Jeffrey Epstein. Now, in a horrifying new development, a gunman has opened fire on Judge Salas’ home, wounding her husband and killing her son.
There is no indication yet as to whether this shooting is tied to the Deutsche Bank – Jeffrey Epstein case, or if it’s a mere coincidence. But the story is incredibly chilling either way.
Earlier this month Deutsche Bank admitted that it helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein’s payoffs to his alleged co-conspirators in his serial child rape scheme, paying a monetary fine, and providing full cooperation to authorities. Epstein died in a suspicious suicide while in federal custody last year.
With Deutsche Bank cooperating and Jeffrey Epstein dead, it’s not immediately clear who would be targeting the judge in this case. Nor would it make any logical sense to attempt to murder the judge and her family, as the case would simply have been reassigned to another judge if Salas hadn’t survived the shooting. This could just as easily be about another one of Salas’ cases, or a random act of violence. But it’s worth watching how this plays out. Our condolences to Judge Salas.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Donald Trump has reached the point of total failure

If you ’ ve been paying close attention all along , you ’ ve known that Donald Trump was negligently , dishonestly , and derangedly botching the pandemic from the very start .
But most people out there don ’ t pay close attention to politics or national matters until they hit home , and so it ’ s taken awhile for the average American to figure out that Trump is killing us .
It ’ s clear that most people understand it now , though .
New polling from the Washington Post and ABC News says that when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a 54 % to 34 % margin .
As Kyle Griffin from The Last Word with Lawrence O ’ Donnell pointed out , at the start of April , Trump and Biden were essentially tied when it came to pandemic handling .
At a time when most Americans view the pandemic as the nation ’ s single most pressing problem , only one-third of Americans trust the current President to handle it .
A majority of Americans are now assuming that Joe Biden , based merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the fact that he isn ’ t Trump , would handle it better .
So this is what total failure looks like for Donald Trump .

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If you’ve been paying close attention all along, you’ve known that Donald Trump was negligently, dishonestly, and derangedly botching the pandemic from the very start. But most people out there don’t pay close attention to politics or national matters until they hit home, and so it’s taken awhile for the average American to figure out that Trump is killing us. It’s clear that most people understand it now, though.
New polling from the Washington Post and ABC News says that when it comes to handling the pandemic, Americans trust Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a 54% to 34% margin. As Kyle Griffin from The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell pointed out, at the start of April, Trump and Biden were essentially tied when it came to pandemic handling.
At a time when most Americans view the pandemic as the nation’s single most pressing problem, only one-third of Americans trust the current President to handle it. A majority of Americans are now assuming that Joe Biden, based merely on his speeches and his overall reputation and the fact that he isn’t Trump, would handle it better. So this is what total failure looks like for Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Eric Trump gives away just how bad Donald Trump’s cognitive decline has gotten

During their interview this morning , Chris Wallace pointed out to Donald Trump that even the Fox News poll shows that Americans think Joe Biden is more mentally sound than Trump is .
Trump tried to push back by insisting he aced a cognitive test , but Wallace explained that the test involved things like correctly identifying a picture of an elephant , and was clearly just a test to see whether someone was completely senile .
Not long after the interview aired , Eric Trump tweeted this : Why is no one in the media willing to discuss Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a US presidential election — frankly , the potential of this condition heading into the White House must be addressed , as uncomfortable , sad & difficult as that topic may be .
It ’ s not difficult to parse what ’ s happening here .
The polls show that there ’ s a growing perception among the American public that Donald Trump ’ s cognitive abilities are collapsing .
This morning ’ s interview will only serve to cement that , as Trump was literally reduced to arguing that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ correctly identify an elephant .
Now Eric Trump is trying to compensate for it by projecting his father ’ s failing mind onto that of his opponent Joe Biden .
Eric just gave away how truly far gone Donald is .

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During their interview this morning, Chris Wallace pointed out to Donald Trump that even the Fox News poll shows that Americans think Joe Biden is more mentally sound than Trump is. Trump tried to push back by insisting he aced a cognitive test, but Wallace explained that the test involved things like correctly identifying a picture of an elephant, and was clearly just a test to see whether someone was completely senile.
Not long after the interview aired, Eric Trump tweeted this:
Why is no one in the media willing to discuss Biden’s seemingly apparent cognitive decline? This is a US presidential election — frankly, the potential of this condition heading into the White House must be addressed, as uncomfortable, sad & difficult as that topic may be. — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 19, 2020
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It’s not difficult to parse what’s happening here. The polls show that there’s a growing perception among the American public that Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities are collapsing. This morning’s interview will only serve to cement that, as Trump was literally reduced to arguing that he’s not senile because he can correctly identify an elephant. Now Eric Trump is trying to compensate for it by projecting his father’s failing mind onto that of his opponent Joe Biden. Eric just gave away how truly far gone Donald is.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Kanye West is not well

Kanye West is not well

Kanye West ’ s imaginary presidential campaign has already imploded , with the people around him admitting that he ’ s not really running for president .
Yet Kanye is still carrying out the charade – and it now appears that he doesn ’ t know it ’ s a charade .
Kanye held a “ campaign event ” today in South Carolina .
During this event he attacked Harriet Tubman , used the F-word while insisting he doesn ’ t care if he wins , and cried for awhile .
Not surprisingly , his own audience at the event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the thing , though .
Kanye is playing an incredibly dangerous game of screwing with the election by pretending he ’ s running for president when he isn ’ t .
He ’ s really not in a position to change the outcome of the election – but the last thing we need is a fake making a mockery of the electoral process like this .
More to the point , Kanye West is clearly not well .
He ’ s coming across as someone who ’ s pretty deep into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of self harm .
It ’ s an open question as to whether anyone around him is willing or able to get him the help he needs , because he ’ s already well past the point where it should have happened .

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Kanye West’s imaginary presidential campaign has already imploded, with the people around him admitting that he’s not really running for president. Yet Kanye is still carrying out the charade – and it now appears that he doesn’t know it’s a charade.
Kanye held a “campaign event” today in South Carolina. During this event he attacked Harriet Tubman, used the F-word while insisting he doesn’t care if he wins, and cried for awhile. Not surprisingly, his own audience at the event ended up turning on him. Here’s the thing, though.
Kanye is playing an incredibly dangerous game of screwing with the election by pretending he’s running for president when he isn’t. He’s really not in a position to change the outcome of the election – but the last thing we need is a fake making a mockery of the electoral process like this.
More to the point, Kanye West is clearly not well. He’s coming across as someone who’s pretty deep into self destruction, and perhaps in danger of self harm. It’s an open question as to whether anyone around him is willing or able to get him the help he needs, because he’s already well past the point where it should have happened.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence is in trouble already

Can the President of the United States pardon , or commute the sentence of , his own criminal co-conspirator ?
That ’ s a question we don ’ t have a constitutional answer to , because no President has ever tried it – until now .
Palmer Report predicted that there would be court challenges to Donald Trump ’ s commutation of Roger Stone ’ s prison sentence .
It turns out we were right .
Two legal experts are already asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson to consider the constitutionality of the Roger Stone commutation : Jill Wine-Banks , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tweeted that she found the above legal filing to be “ interesting.
” We have no idea if Judge Jackson will take them up on it .
But even if she doesn ’ t , this commutation can be legally challenged in various other ways , and it appears this is all just getting started .
Throw in Roger Stone ’ s public hint that he would turn over criminal dirt on Trump unless his sentence was commuted – felony blackmail on Stone ’ s part – and Trump ’ s swift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the legal argument against the commutation gets stronger .
Trump may have succeeded in keeping Stone out of prison for now , but it won ’ t necessarily work forever .

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Can the President of the United States pardon, or commute the sentence of, his own criminal co-conspirator? That’s a question we don’t have a constitutional answer to, because no President has ever tried it – until now. Palmer Report predicted that there would be court challenges to Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence. It turns out we were right.
Two legal experts are already asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson to consider the constitutionality of the Roger Stone commutation:
1/ USA Vs Roger Stone
Jed Shugerman and Ethan Leib seek amici curiae status. Judge Amy Berman Jackson has not ruled on it's merits at the time, but it's on the docket.https://t.co/FLw5ZybldB pic.twitter.com/YbwVurPfYI — Roger Stone (parody) Did EVERYTHING Wrong (@StoneColdRoger) July 20, 2020
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Jill Wine-Banks, from the original prosecution team against Richard Nixon, tweeted that she found the above legal filing to be “interesting.” We have no idea if Judge Jackson will take them up on it. But even if she doesn’t, this commutation can be legally challenged in various other ways, and it appears this is all just getting started.
Throw in Roger Stone’s public hint that he would turn over criminal dirt on Trump unless his sentence was commuted – felony blackmail on Stone’s part – and Trump’s swift commutation thereafter, which constituted bribery, and the legal argument against the commutation gets stronger. Trump may have succeeded in keeping Stone out of prison for now, but it won’t necessarily work forever.
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Total silence

It ’ s now been more than half a day since Fox News aired Chris Wallace ’ s interview with @ @ @ @ @ objective measure , it was a total disaster for Trump .
Wallace called out his @ @ @ @ @ turn .
Trump stumbled each time he tried to push back .
Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ poorly it went for Trump : even he seems to understand that it went poorly @ @ @ @ @ no mention of the interview on Twitter , good , bad or otherwise .
He @ @ @ @ @ try to spin the interview in a positive light .
He ’ s not even @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s just hoping everyone will forget it happened .
It went that @ @ @ @

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It’s now been more than half a day since Fox News aired Chris Wallace’s interview with Donald Trump. By any objective measure, it was a total disaster for Trump. Wallace called out his failures and lies at every turn. Trump stumbled each time he tried to push back.
Here’s the telling part about how poorly it went for Trump: even he seems to understand that it went poorly. He’s made no mention of the interview on Twitter, good, bad or otherwise. He’s not bothering to try to spin the interview in a positive light. He’s not even bothering to attack Chris Wallace. He’s just hoping everyone will forget it happened. It went that poorly for him.
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NO ESCAPE

Donald Trump has turned the United States into precisely the shithole that he warned us about .
Plague runs rampant @ @ @ @ @ turmoil .
It ’ s no longer even safe to go outside .
If you @ @ @ @ @ USA for someplace safer , you ’ ll have to cross yet another name off @ @ @ @ @ has now banned people coming from the United States , for fear they ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ , according to the Miami Herald newspaper .
So much for that getaway to the @ @ @ @ @ , the Bahamas is still letting people in from other countries , just not the @ @ @ @ @ after Mexico closed its border with the United States – something that Donald Trump had @ @ @ @ @ All of the lies that Trump told us about other countries are now coming true @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re running out of countries that we can even escape to .

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Donald Trump has turned the United States into precisely the shithole that he warned us about. Plague runs rampant. The economy is in turmoil. It’s no longer even safe to go outside. If you were thinking about escaping the USA for someplace safer, you’ll have to cross yet another name off your list.
The Bahamas has now banned people coming from the United States, for fear they’ll bring the coronavirus with them, according to the Miami Herald newspaper. So much for that getaway to the islands. To be clear, the Bahamas is still letting people in from other countries, just not the United States.
This comes after Mexico closed its border with the United States – something that Donald Trump had long threatened to do. All of the lies that Trump told us about other countries are now coming true about our country. And we’re running out of countries that we can even escape to.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Donald Trump is having a really terrible day

At least there is some good news in politics today : Donald Trump ’ s approval rating continues to tank as his disapproval rating has moved to 61 % .
Politico reported on two polls : NBC News/Wall Street Journal and Quinnipac University .
We know we can not rely fully on polls , but they do give us some guidelines .
At least we do not pretend they mean nothing , as Trump ’ s campaign does .
The Trump campaign believes the polling numbers mean little because “ Trump runs stronger ” if Biden is “ defined.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you have seen the Trump ’ s campaign ads that “ define ” Biden .
One of these commercials alleges that Biden is the reason black people are in jail , and the other claims that Biden wants to defund the police .
Both are ludicrous .
Trump made the mistake of submitting to an interview with Chris Wallace , who is a real journalist unlike the talking heads to whom Trump typically grants interviews .
As soon as the words that Biden wants to defund the police were out of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ No , sir .
He does not.
” Wallace further stated that Fox never received the alleged evidence that the Biden-Sanders platform called for defunding police , “ Because there is none.
” One might think Trump would tire of being repeatedly embarrassed , but that seemed to be the least of his worries during the Wallace interview , as he continued to claim that Biden is senile , Fauci is wrong , and more white than black people have been killed by police .
All these ridiculous claims have failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s campaign continues its quest to “ define ” Joe Biden , Politico correctly points out that Biden is becoming more defined , but not in the way the Trump campaign wishes .
For example , Politico discussed Biden ’ s approval numbers .
Last week ’ s Quinnipac poll shows Biden with a 45 % favorable rating , which is up from the June rating of 42 % .
Similarly , the NBC News/WSJ poll resulted in a 44 % approval rating for Biden , up from 37 % .
Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the same time , Trump ’ s net unfavorable ratings—61 % ( Quinnipac ) and 54 % ( NBC/WSJ ) —are telling .
The numbers for both candidates can be linked directly to coronavirus and its unabated spread throughout the country .
Trump still claims that if we test less , we will have fewer cases , continuing to downplay the virus in the face of over 140,000 deaths .
Wallace debunked that as well , telling Trump that “ testing is up 37 % and cases are up 194 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Fox News “ finally gave Americans the Donald Trump interview they deserve.
” Now , it is up to us to give Americans a president we deserve .
Enjoy the polls , crow about them , and share them with your Trump-loving family and friends , but remember that in the end , polls are what they are .
Voting is what matters .
Get out and vote , and if you are able , get out the vote by helping others do their civic duty .
Our well being and our @ @ @ @ @ @

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At least there is some good news in politics today: Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to tank as his disapproval rating has moved to 61%. Politico reported on two polls: NBC News/Wall Street Journal and Quinnipac University. We know we cannot rely fully on polls, but they do give us some guidelines. At least we do not pretend they mean nothing, as Trump’s campaign does. The Trump campaign believes the polling numbers mean little because “Trump runs stronger” if Biden is “defined.”
If you have been watching television lately, you have seen the Trump’s campaign ads that “define” Biden. One of these commercials alleges that Biden is the reason black people are in jail, and the other claims that Biden wants to defund the police. Both are ludicrous. Trump made the mistake of submitting to an interview with Chris Wallace, who is a real journalist unlike the talking heads to whom Trump typically grants interviews. As soon as the words that Biden wants to defund the police were out of Trump’s mouth, Chris Wallace said, “No, sir. He does not.” Wallace further stated that Fox never received the alleged evidence that the Biden-Sanders platform called for defunding police, “Because there is none.” One might think Trump would tire of being repeatedly embarrassed, but that seemed to be the least of his worries during the Wallace interview, as he continued to claim that Biden is senile, Fauci is wrong, and more white than black people have been killed by police. All these ridiculous claims have failed to help Trump.
As Trump’s campaign continues its quest to “define” Joe Biden, Politico correctly points out that Biden is becoming more defined, but not in the way the Trump campaign wishes. For example, Politico discussed Biden’s approval numbers. Last week’s Quinnipac poll shows Biden with a 45% favorable rating, which is up from the June rating of 42%. Similarly, the NBC News/WSJ poll resulted in a 44% approval rating for Biden, up from 37%. Biden is becoming more defined—in a positive way. At the same time, Trump’s net unfavorable ratings—61% (Quinnipac) and 54% (NBC/WSJ)—are telling. The numbers for both candidates can be linked directly to coronavirus and its unabated spread throughout the country.
Trump still claims that if we test less, we will have fewer cases, continuing to downplay the virus in the face of over 140,000 deaths. Wallace debunked that as well, telling Trump that “testing is up 37% and cases are up 194%.” AZ Central said that through Wallace, Fox News “finally gave Americans the Donald Trump interview they deserve.” Now, it is up to us to give Americans a president we deserve. Enjoy the polls, crow about them, and share them with your Trump-loving family and friends, but remember that in the end, polls are what they are. Voting is what matters. Get out and vote, and if you are able, get out the vote by helping others do their civic duty. Our well being and our sanity depend on ousting Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Joe Biden just dropped the hammer

Joe Biden just dropped the hammer

Several days ago we brought you the news that Joe Biden , as the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for President , had begun receiving presidential security briefings .
This meant that Biden was about to learn what all was going on behind the scenes in terms of foreign election interference .
To the surprise of no one , it turns out Russia is once again looking to meddle in the presidential election .
But here ’ s where it gets interesting .
Joe Biden released a hard hitting statement this evening , vowing that if he wins , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation that tried to meddle with the election .
Biden is talking about sanctions and other retaliatory measures that could crush the economy of any offending nation .
This is notable because , as the polls currently stand , Joe Biden is very likely to become President .
Even if various foreign nations try to meddle in the election on Donald Trump ’ s behalf , the odds are that it wouldn ’ t be enough to put Trump over the top .
So now any foreign nation that wants to interfere in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s worth the risk of trying to meddle in Trump ’ s favor , failing to alter the outcome , and then having to face the wrath of President Biden .
This is a smart approach .
It forces pragmatic villains like Vladimir Putin to think about whether it ’ s worth coming out on the wrong end of that bet – and whether they might be better off simply staying out of it altogether .

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Several days ago we brought you the news that Joe Biden, as the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for President, had begun receiving presidential security briefings. This meant that Biden was about to learn what all was going on behind the scenes in terms of foreign election interference.
To the surprise of no one, it turns out Russia is once again looking to meddle in the presidential election. But here’s where it gets interesting. Joe Biden released a hard hitting statement this evening, vowing that if he wins, he’ll harshly punish Russia or any other nation that tried to meddle with the election. Biden is talking about sanctions and other retaliatory measures that could crush the economy of any offending nation.
This is notable because, as the polls currently stand, Joe Biden is very likely to become President. Even if various foreign nations try to meddle in the election on Donald Trump’s behalf, the odds are that it wouldn’t be enough to put Trump over the top.
So now any foreign nation that wants to interfere in the election will have to consider whether it’s worth the risk of trying to meddle in Trump’s favor, failing to alter the outcome, and then having to face the wrath of President Biden. This is a smart approach. It forces pragmatic villains like Vladimir Putin to think about whether it’s worth coming out on the wrong end of that bet – and whether they might be better off simply staying out of it altogether.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Oh no, not this again

Oh no, not this again

Even when Donald Trump was doing daily briefings about the pandemic , he wasn ’ t actually trying to do anything about the pandemic .
His briefings were all about creating the illusion that he cared , and that he was on top of it , and that the pandemic was magically going to go away .
When he stopped doing the briefings , it was a relief , because at least we didn ’ t have to deal with his babbling idiocy and disinformation each day .
But with Trump ’ s poll numbers collapsing and the pandemic growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now decided to begin doing his calamitous briefings again .
CNN says that he ’ ll be holding one tomorrow at 5pm eastern time , and that there will be a “ lot of briefings in the next week.
” Oh lordy .
If there ’ s an upside , it ’ s that when Donald Trump was holding his daily coronavirus briefings , he said a lot of idiotic things that served to hurt him in the polls .
So maybe this desperate stunt on his part will serve to help drive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his odds of ouster in November .
But what we need right now is real leadership – and there ’ s none to be had from this guy .

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Even when Donald Trump was doing daily briefings about the pandemic, he wasn’t actually trying to do anything about the pandemic. His briefings were all about creating the illusion that he cared, and that he was on top of it, and that the pandemic was magically going to go away. When he stopped doing the briefings, it was a relief, because at least we didn’t have to deal with his babbling idiocy and disinformation each day.
But with Trump’s poll numbers collapsing and the pandemic growing worse than ever, he’s now decided to begin doing his calamitous briefings again. CNN says that he’ll be holding one tomorrow at 5pm eastern time, and that there will be a “lot of briefings in the next week.” Oh lordy.
If there’s an upside, it’s that when Donald Trump was holding his daily coronavirus briefings, he said a lot of idiotic things that served to hurt him in the polls. So maybe this desperate stunt on his part will serve to help drive his numbers even lower, thus increasing his odds of ouster in November. But what we need right now is real leadership – and there’s none to be had from this guy.
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palmerreport--2020-07-21--Lindsey Graham just got upended

Lindsey Graham just got upended

If Donald Trump is Satan , then Lindsey Graham is the guy who runs out and gets Satan a pack @ @ @ @ @ a line from The West Wing .
With his poll numbers cratering , Trump finally @ @ @ @ @ a mask today , several months too late to matter .
Now Graham is playing @ @ @ @ @ s just say it ’ s not working .
Lindsey Graham posted this tweet , @ @ @ @ @ someone cheering a toddler for finally pooping in the toilet : Lindsey Graham ended up @ @ @ @ @ likes – a reliable indicator that the public has thoroughly rejected any given tweet .
@ @ @ @ @ his ongoing support of Donald Trump , and if this keeps up , they could @ @ @ @ @ November .
Graham ’ s Democratic opponent is Jaime Harrison .
You can donate to @ @ @ @

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If Donald Trump is Satan, then Lindsey Graham is the guy who runs out and gets Satan a pack of cigarettes, to paraphrase a line from The West Wing. With his poll numbers cratering, Trump finally decided to promote himself wearing a mask today, several months too late to matter. Now Graham is playing cheerleader – and let’s just say it’s not working.
Lindsey Graham posted this tweet, which sounds a lot like someone cheering a toddler for finally pooping in the toilet:
Couldn’t agree more! Well done Mr. President. https://t.co/eY2C3oPW5y — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 20, 2020
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Lindsey Graham ended up getting more negative comments than likes – a reliable indicator that the public has thoroughly rejected any given tweet. Graham keeps getting upended for his ongoing support of Donald Trump, and if this keeps up, they could both end up losing in November. Graham’s Democratic opponent is Jaime Harrison. You can donate to his campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Ted Cruz just got destroyed by Mark Cuban

It all started when radio host Mark Davis tweeted that he wanted to root for the Dallas Mavericks NBA team @ @ @ @ @ anyone on the team takes a knee during the anthem , “ I am OUT.
@ @ @ @ @ Cuban , never one to mince words , responded by simply saying “ Bye.
” @ @ @ @ @ mistake of getting involved .
But you ’ ll notice that Cruz merely posted a @ @ @ @ @ s tweet , meaning Cuban wouldn ’ t get a notification about it .
Mark @ @ @ @ @ anyway , and replied : “ Have some balls for once @ tedcruz .
Speak @ @ @ @ @ s my tweet.
” Two hours later , Ted Cruz bizarrely tweeted “ Still no @ @ @ @ @ – as if Mark Cuban ’ s response hadn ’ t even happened .
This @ @ @ @ @ Cruz .

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It all started when radio host Mark Davis tweeted that he wanted to root for the Dallas Mavericks NBA team this season, but if anyone on the team takes a knee during the anthem, “I am OUT.” Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban, never one to mince words, responded by simply saying “Bye.” Then Ted Cruz made the mistake of getting involved.
Ted Cruz responded to Mark Cuban:
Really??!? NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and our veterans, to “piss off”? In Texas, no less? Good luck with that. pic.twitter.com/AVWLMZIqu0 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 20, 2020
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But you’ll notice that Cruz merely posted a screen capture of Cuban’s tweet, meaning Cuban wouldn’t get a notification about it. Mark Cuban managed to see it anyway, and replied: “Have some balls for once @tedcruz. Speak to me. It’s my tweet.”
Two hours later, Ted Cruz bizarrely tweeted “Still no answer from @mcuban” – as if Mark Cuban’s response hadn’t even happened. This is bizarre even for Ted Cruz.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Turns out Joe Biden has John Kasich up his sleeve

We ’ re in truly odd times .
Some of the best TV ads for Joe Biden have been produced by Republican groups who are trying to get rid of Donald Trump .
Now a Republican who ran for President just four years ago is set to endorse Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention .
John Kasich , the former Governor of Ohio , is set to endorse Biden during the convention .
Kasich didn ’ t make much of a dent nationally when he ran in the 2016 Republican primary race for president – but he could help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This same AP article reveals that Kasich is one of several high profile Republicans who will campaign for Biden .
This comes after Carly Fiorina , another 2016 Republican candidate for president , endorsed Joe Biden last month .
There ’ s no word yet on whether Fiorina will speak at the convention or campaign for Biden .
You don ’ t have to like or respect Kasich or Fiorina to see this kind of thing as a win for Joe Biden .
There are always voters in the middle who aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the conflicting narratives in any given election .
When they see multiple prominent members of the Republican Party endorsing the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party , they may take it as a sign that there ’ s something very wrong with the Republican candidate .

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We’re in truly odd times. Some of the best TV ads for Joe Biden have been produced by Republican groups who are trying to get rid of Donald Trump. Now a Republican who ran for President just four years ago is set to endorse Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention.
John Kasich, the former Governor of Ohio, is set to endorse Biden during the convention. Kasich didn’t make much of a dent nationally when he ran in the 2016 Republican primary race for president – but he could help put Biden over the top in Ohio. This same AP article reveals that Kasich is one of several high profile Republicans who will campaign for Biden.
This comes after Carly Fiorina, another 2016 Republican candidate for president, endorsed Joe Biden last month. There’s no word yet on whether Fiorina will speak at the convention or campaign for Biden.
You don’t have to like or respect Kasich or Fiorina to see this kind of thing as a win for Joe Biden. There are always voters in the middle who aren’t quite sure what to make of the conflicting narratives in any given election. When they see multiple prominent members of the Republican Party endorsing the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, they may take it as a sign that there’s something very wrong with the Republican candidate.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Fox News implodes: Ed Henry accused of rape, Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity accused of sexual haras

Fox News implodes: Ed Henry accused of rape, Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity accused of sexual harassment

When Fox News fired Ed Henry three weeks ago over allegations of sexual misconduct , you figured it had to be serious in nature .
Fox has an extraordinarily low bar when it comes to this kind of thing ; the network tried to cover Bill O ’ Reilly ’ s tracks for years before finally giving up on him .
Now we ’ re finding out just how ugly the allegations are – and it ’ s not just Henry .
Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart has filed a federal suit accusing Ed Henry of rape .
Former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Henry of sexual harassment , while also accusing Tucker Carlson , Sean Hannity and Howard Kurtz of sexual harassment .
This is according to a startling new Daily Beast report , which reveals that Fox News is denying the allegations against all of its hosts – except for Henry .
It ’ s notable that this comes at a time when Tucker Carlson is already hemorrhaging advertisers due to his frequent racist diatribes , and that he recently went on “ vacation ” after one of his script writers was caught posting racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News , these decisions always come down to ratings .
Hannity is safe in that regard , but we wonder if these allegations could end up finishing off Carlson .

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When Fox News fired Ed Henry three weeks ago over allegations of sexual misconduct, you figured it had to be serious in nature. Fox has an extraordinarily low bar when it comes to this kind of thing; the network tried to cover Bill O’Reilly’s tracks for years before finally giving up on him. Now we’re finding out just how ugly the allegations are – and it’s not just Henry.
Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart has filed a federal suit accusing Ed Henry of rape. Former Fox News contributor Cathy Areu is accusing Henry of sexual harassment, while also accusing Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Howard Kurtz of sexual harassment. This is according to a startling new Daily Beast report, which reveals that Fox News is denying the allegations against all of its hosts – except for Henry.
It’s notable that this comes at a time when Tucker Carlson is already hemorrhaging advertisers due to his frequent racist diatribes, and that he recently went on “vacation” after one of his script writers was caught posting racist and sexist remarks online. With Fox News, these decisions always come down to ratings. Hannity is safe in that regard, but we wonder if these allegations could end up finishing off Carlson.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Jim Jordan just crashed and burned

Jim Jordan just crashed and burned

If you ’ re on the wrong side of an issue , and you have no hope of convincing observers @ @ @ @ @ the correct side of it , then your last resort is to try to convince @ @ @ @ @ being treated unfairly for being on the wrong side of things .
This brings us @ @ @ @ @ ’ s on the wrong side of pretty much everything .
What ’ s particularly @ @ @ @ @ that none of these people were actually “ canceled.
” Drew Brees ’ s teammates @ @ @ @ @ acknowledged that he ’ d gotten the issue wrong .
Mike Gundy still has his @ @ @ @ @ James Harden said he wasn ’ t aware of what the message on his mask @ @ @ @ @ has been accepted .
This is stupid even for Jim Jordan .

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If you’re on the wrong side of an issue, and you have no hope of convincing observers that you’re on the correct side of it, then your last resort is to try to convince observers that you’re being treated unfairly for being on the wrong side of things. This brings us to Jim Jordan, who’s on the wrong side of pretty much everything.
Jim Jordan tweeted this today:
Drew Brees – asks that people respect the flag – CANCELED Mike Gundy – wears the “wrong” t-shirt fishing – CANCELED James Harden – wears a #BackTheBlue mask – CANCELED If the mob wins, we all lose. — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 20, 2020
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What’s particularly odd about this tweet is that none of these people were actually “canceled.” Drew Brees’s teammates rallied around him after he acknowledged that he’d gotten the issue wrong. Mike Gundy still has his job after promising reforms. James Harden said he wasn’t aware of what the message on his mask meant, and that explanation has been accepted. This is stupid even for Jim Jordan.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Nice try, Donald Trump. It won’t work.

Nice try, Donald Trump. It won’t work.

Now that Donald Trump is as much as fifteen points behind Joe Biden in some polls , it ’ s becoming clear that Trump ’ s negligent and dishonest mishandling of the pandemic is costing him everything .
Trump is on track to lose the election , which will make him vulnerable to arrest and imprisonment in New York .
Trump seems to be finally getting the message about how screwed he is , because he ’ s finally caving on the mask thing : We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus , and many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a face mask when you can ’ t socially distance .
There is nobody more Patriotic than me , your favorite President !
pic.twitter.com/iQOd1whktN Sorry , Donald Trump , but you ’ re five months late to the mask-wearing party .
You murdered countless Americans by urging everyone not to wear a mask .
You don ’ t get to just change sides now .
Also , you ’ re going to need that mask after you lose the election and you try to flee the country in disguise .
And for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ favorite President.
” Finally , it ’ s not the “ China virus ” you racist jackass .

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Now that Donald Trump is as much as fifteen points behind Joe Biden in some polls, it’s becoming clear that Trump’s negligent and dishonest mishandling of the pandemic is costing him everything. Trump is on track to lose the election, which will make him vulnerable to arrest and imprisonment in New York.
Trump seems to be finally getting the message about how screwed he is, because he’s finally caving on the mask thing:
We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance. There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President! pic.twitter.com/iQOd1whktN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2020
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Sorry, Donald Trump, but you’re five months late to the mask-wearing party. You murdered countless Americans by urging everyone not to wear a mask. You don’t get to just change sides now. Also, you’re going to need that mask after you lose the election and you try to flee the country in disguise. And for the record, you’re nobody’s “favorite President.” Finally, it’s not the “China virus” you racist jackass.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Even Rand Paul has had enough of this crap

Senator Rand Paul is a particularly despicable person whose “ libertarian ” anti-government beliefs nearly always just happen to coincide with benefiting the wealthy , the racists , the extremists , and the deranged .
But once in a blue moon , Rand finds himself on the correct side of an issue , if only for the wrong reasons , or only by coincidence .
This appears to be one of those rare times .
Donald Trump has his DHS henchmen out there rounding up peaceful protesters in places like Portland and taking them away in unmarked cars – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kidnappings to other cities .
As Palmer Report has been pointing out for days , Trump will only get away with this if we cower , and take the position Trump is going to magically get away with it .
Whenever we fiercely push back against Trump on things like this , he usually backs down .
The good news is that Rand Paul is apparently on our side on this issue .
Today he tweeted : “ We can not give up liberty for security .
Local law enforcement can and should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but there is no place for federal troops or unidentified federal agents rounding people up at will.
” Rand Paul ’ s motivations for taking this position are irrelevant .
The question of whether he can be “ trusted ” is irrelevant .
The bottom line is that his interests happen to line up with ours on this one issue , and that ’ s good thing .
Rand Paul is openly putting pressure on Donald Trump to back down on this particular issue .
That ’ s a signal for us to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even harder .

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Senator Rand Paul is a particularly despicable person whose “libertarian” anti-government beliefs nearly always just happen to coincide with benefiting the wealthy, the racists, the extremists, and the deranged. But once in a blue moon, Rand finds himself on the correct side of an issue, if only for the wrong reasons, or only by coincidence. This appears to be one of those rare times.
Donald Trump has his DHS henchmen out there rounding up peaceful protesters in places like Portland and taking them away in unmarked cars – and he’s threatening to expand these kidnappings to other cities. As Palmer Report has been pointing out for days, Trump will only get away with this if we cower, and take the position Trump is going to magically get away with it. Whenever we fiercely push back against Trump on things like this, he usually backs down.
The good news is that Rand Paul is apparently on our side on this issue. Today he tweeted: “We cannot give up liberty for security. Local law enforcement can and should be handling these situations in our cities but there is no place for federal troops or unidentified federal agents rounding people up at will.”
Rand Paul’s motivations for taking this position are irrelevant. The question of whether he can be “trusted” is irrelevant. The bottom line is that his interests happen to line up with ours on this one issue, and that’s good thing. Rand Paul is openly putting pressure on Donald Trump to back down on this particular issue. That’s a signal for us to push back against Trump on this one even harder.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Kanye West’s “presidential campaign” debacle just got even worse for him

Last night Palmer Report pointed out that Kanye West is clearly not well , as evidenced by his South Carolina “ campaign rally ” which consisted of insulting Harriet Tubman , using the F-word , and crying a lot .
The people in his life who care about him should have gotten him off the political stage by now .
Today it ’ s gotten even worse for him .
Today was the deadline for Kanye West to deliver the ten thousand petition signatures required to get him on the ballot in South Carolina .
According to the local Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ten thousand signatures short .
That ’ s right , he didn ’ t deliver a single signature , and the state has confirmed that no extension or exception will be granted .
In other words , Kanye West just held a campaign rally in a state where he ’ s not even going to be on the ballot .
This whole thing is a joke – and not the funny kind .
We hope Kanye gets the professional help he appears to need .
And considering the stakes involved , we hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than later .
Now let ’ s get to work on voter registration and voter turnout for Joe Biden .

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Last night Palmer Report pointed out that Kanye West is clearly not well, as evidenced by his South Carolina “campaign rally” which consisted of insulting Harriet Tubman, using the F-word, and crying a lot. The people in his life who care about him should have gotten him off the political stage by now. Today it’s gotten even worse for him.
Today was the deadline for Kanye West to deliver the ten thousand petition signatures required to get him on the ballot in South Carolina. According to the local Post and Courier newspaper, Kanye came up ten thousand signatures short. That’s right, he didn’t deliver a single signature, and the state has confirmed that no extension or exception will be granted.
In other words, Kanye West just held a campaign rally in a state where he’s not even going to be on the ballot. This whole thing is a joke – and not the funny kind. We hope Kanye gets the professional help he appears to need. And considering the stakes involved, we hope he gets off the political stage sooner rather than later. Now let’s get to work on voter registration and voter turnout for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Jeffrey Epstein and Deutsche Bank strike again

Jeffrey Epstein is dead , meaning he ’ s no longer committing crimes .
Deutsche Bank is by all accounts fully cooperating with prosecutors , suggesting it ’ s no longer committing crimes either .
Yet the combined crime spree of these two monsters has had repercussions that just never seem to stop .
Last week a federal judge was assigned a case centered around how Deutsche Bank helped Jeffrey Epstein cover up his financial transactions with his alleged criminal co-conspirators .
This was horrifying enough , considering the crimes consisted of the rape of underage girls .
But last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge ’ s house , injuring her husband and killing her son .
The search is still underway for the gunman , whose motives have not yet been established .
This could well be unrelated to the Epstein-Deutsche case .
After all , this judge has handled other cases involving drug dealers and worse .
But if this is a coincidence , it ’ s one heck of one .
The Jeffrey Epstein – Deutsche Bank fallout just never seems to end .
Earlier this month Epstein ’ s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be involved in every major scandal that ’ s surfaced over the past few years , whether it ’ s Epstein , or Donald Trump , or Vladimir Putin .
Even with Epstein in the ground and Deutsche Bank turning over evidence of its own crimes , the fallout continues .

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Jeffrey Epstein is dead, meaning he’s no longer committing crimes. Deutsche Bank is by all accounts fully cooperating with prosecutors, suggesting it’s no longer committing crimes either. Yet the combined crime spree of these two monsters has had repercussions that just never seem to stop.
Last week a federal judge was assigned a case centered around how Deutsche Bank helped Jeffrey Epstein cover up his financial transactions with his alleged criminal co-conspirators. This was horrifying enough, considering the crimes consisted of the rape of underage girls. But last night a gunman opened fire on the judge’s house, injuring her husband and killing her son.
The search is still underway for the gunman, whose motives have not yet been established. This could well be unrelated to the Epstein-Deutsche case. After all, this judge has handled other cases involving drug dealers and worse. But if this is a coincidence, it’s one heck of one.
The Jeffrey Epstein – Deutsche Bank fallout just never seems to end. Earlier this month Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was finally arrested. Deutsche Bank seems to be involved in every major scandal that’s surfaced over the past few years, whether it’s Epstein, or Donald Trump, or Vladimir Putin. Even with Epstein in the ground and Deutsche Bank turning over evidence of its own crimes, the fallout continues.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Newt Gingrich has total meltdown as Donald Trump circles the drain

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has spent the past few years trying to use Donald Trump ’ s presidency to find his own way back to relevance .
Unfortunately for Newt , Trump is a sinking ship .
Newt is no more relevant than he was four years ago – but he has succeeded in turning himself into a total punchline .
For instance , after Donald Trump humiliated himself during his interview with Chris Wallace , Newt Gingrich thought this tweet would be a good idea today : Uh , no .
Donald Trump couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he backed himself into a corner where he ended up bragging that he was able to correctly identify a picture of an elephant when doctors tested him for senility .
It was arguably the most humiliating moment of Trump ’ s presidency .
Yet Newt Gingrich is so desperate to get a job in Trump ’ s failing White House , or whatever Newt is after at this late date , he ’ s completely melting down about how Trump somehow aced the interview .
This is embarrassing , even for Gingrich @

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has spent the past few years trying to use Donald Trump’s presidency to find his own way back to relevance. Unfortunately for Newt, Trump is a sinking ship. Newt is no more relevant than he was four years ago – but he has succeeded in turning himself into a total punchline.
For instance, after Donald Trump humiliated himself during his interview with Chris Wallace, Newt Gingrich thought this tweet would be a good idea today:
President Trump was the big winner in the interview with Chris Wallace. He proved he could take the heat sitting outside for tough questions from Wallace. Lets see Biden get interviewed for an hour even in air conditioning. It would be embarrassing. — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) July 20, 2020
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Uh, no. Donald Trump couldn’t answer basic questions about the pandemic, and he backed himself into a corner where he ended up bragging that he was able to correctly identify a picture of an elephant when doctors tested him for senility. It was arguably the most humiliating moment of Trump’s presidency.
Yet Newt Gingrich is so desperate to get a job in Trump’s failing White House, or whatever Newt is after at this late date, he’s completely melting down about how Trump somehow aced the interview. This is embarrassing, even for Gingrich.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Why doctors felt compelled to test Donald Trump for dementia

When Donald Trump went on the Chris Wallace show on Sunday morning and bragged that he ’ d “ aced ” a cognitive exam , Wallace quickly pointed out that the questions were extraordinarily easy , and that knowing the answers was nothing to brag about .
When Trump pressed the issue , Wallace pointed to questions like having to identify a picture of an elephant .
It turns out Trump opened a can of worms for himself .
The questions on this test are clearly intended to screen for dementia or extreme senility , and such a test wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congressman Ted Lieu put his finger on what ’ s wrong here : This part of the @ realDonaldTrump interview with Chris Wallace is funny .
But it shouldn ’ t be .
We need to ask again , why did doctors ask @ POTUS to do a test for dementia or memory loss ?
Was this standard procedure or did doctors see something that caused them to give the test ?
https : //t.co/CfDjXpRPjL Doctors don ’ t generally test people for dementia unless they ’ re displaying potential symptoms of dementia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test him for dementia so he could prove he didn ’ t have it – which would suggest that he was worried he was going senile – or Trump was displaying symptoms of dementia at the time he was tested .
Either way , Trump pretty much just proved he ’ s in severe cognitive decline .

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When Donald Trump went on the Chris Wallace show on Sunday morning and bragged that he’d “aced” a cognitive exam, Wallace quickly pointed out that the questions were extraordinarily easy, and that knowing the answers was nothing to brag about. When Trump pressed the issue, Wallace pointed to questions like having to identify a picture of an elephant.
It turns out Trump opened a can of worms for himself. The questions on this test are clearly intended to screen for dementia or extreme senility, and such a test wouldn’t be given without reason. Congressman Ted Lieu put his finger on what’s wrong here:
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This part of the @realDonaldTrump interview with Chris Wallace is funny. But it shouldn’t be. We need to ask again, why did doctors ask @POTUS to do a test for dementia or memory loss? Was this standard procedure or did doctors see something that caused them to give the test? https://t.co/CfDjXpRPjL — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 19, 2020
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Doctors don’t generally test people for dementia unless they’re displaying potential symptoms of dementia. Either Donald Trump ordered doctors to test him for dementia so he could prove he didn’t have it – which would suggest that he was worried he was going senile – or Trump was displaying symptoms of dementia at the time he was tested. Either way, Trump pretty much just proved he’s in severe cognitive decline.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--The real reason Donald Trump is cutting off funding for coronavirus testing

Donald Trump , a man who instead of a brain has a Newton ’ s cradle made with pickled pearl onions rattling about his skull , is reportedly seeking to block COVID-19 testing funds amid a national surge of cases .
What could possibly go wrong ?
At first blush , this seems incredibly stupid , and upon further examination , you ’ d actually find that it ’ s even more stupid than that .
The New York Times reports that “ [ t ] he Trump administration has objected to the inclusion of billions of dollars for coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opening draft proposal from Senate Republicans for the next coronavirus relief package… ” Specifically , Trump wants to eliminate billions going to states for testing and contact tracing , billions going to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , billions going to the National Institutes of Health , and billions going to the Pentagon and State Department all aimed at curbing the pandemic and saving lives .
But why ?
To be honest , I don ’ t have a good handle on why .
As we ’ ve stated before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Trump right now because of a panoply of other stupid shit he ’ s done .
The only thing that I can think of is that Trump is hell-bent on curbing testing to make the number of confirmed cases seem artificially small .
He ’ s said it himself : “ Think of this , if we didn ’ t do testing , instead of testing over 40 million people , if we did half the testing we would have half the cases.
” Would that really fool everybody ?
I strongly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or perhaps additionally , Trump appears to be trying to shoehorn some spending in the bill unrelated to the pandemic that in some way benefits him or his allies .
The Washington Post reports that while the White House is pushing to cut billions from the next relief bill , “ administration officials are trying to use the spending package to fund priorities that appear not directly related to the coronavirus — including a new FBI building , which has been a longtime priority for Trump , according to people involved.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is looking to boost himself and/or his allies at the cost of American lives .
There ’ s no need to mince words about it .
How this evil move plays out remains to be seen , but given the pushback Trump has seen in recent months from those within his party , I ’ d be surprised if the White House didn ’ t have to roll back the evil a bit .

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Donald Trump, a man who instead of a brain has a Newton’s cradle made with pickled pearl onions rattling about his skull, is reportedly seeking to block COVID-19 testing funds amid a national surge of cases. What could possibly go wrong?
At first blush, this seems incredibly stupid, and upon further examination, you’d actually find that it’s even more stupid than that. The New York Times reports that “[t]he Trump administration has objected to the inclusion of billions of dollars for coronavirus testing and tracing across the country in an opening draft proposal from Senate Republicans for the next coronavirus relief package…” Specifically, Trump wants to eliminate billions going to states for testing and contact tracing, billions going to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, billions going to the National Institutes of Health, and billions going to the Pentagon and State Department all aimed at curbing the pandemic and saving lives.
But why? To be honest, I don’t have a good handle on why. As we’ve stated before, many Republicans are irritated to infuriated with Trump right now because of a panoply of other stupid shit he’s done. The only thing that I can think of is that Trump is hell-bent on curbing testing to make the number of confirmed cases seem artificially small. He’s said it himself: “Think of this, if we didn’t do testing, instead of testing over 40 million people, if we did half the testing we would have half the cases.” Would that really fool everybody? I strongly doubt it.
On the other hand, or perhaps additionally, Trump appears to be trying to shoehorn some spending in the bill unrelated to the pandemic that in some way benefits him or his allies. The Washington Post reports that while the White House is pushing to cut billions from the next relief bill, “administration officials are trying to use the spending package to fund priorities that appear not directly related to the coronavirus — including a new FBI building, which has been a longtime priority for Trump, according to people involved.”
Any way you cut it, Trump is looking to boost himself and/or his allies at the cost of American lives. There’s no need to mince words about it. How this evil move plays out remains to be seen, but given the pushback Trump has seen in recent months from those within his party, I’d be surprised if the White House didn’t have to roll back the evil a bit.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Donald Trump has figured out he’s going to prison

If you ’ ve been paying close attention to the available facts and evidence , you know that Donald Trump is on a glide path to prison if he loses the election .
The Supreme Court case over Trump ’ s tax returns existed because a New York grand jury subpoenaed them to begin with – and by definition that grand jury can only exist to indict Trump on state charges .
That ’ s before even getting to the question of Trump facing federal charges .
Most pundits and news outlets seem afraid to talk about the reality that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses the election ; perhaps they ’ re afraid of being criticized for getting ahead of the narrative .
But Trump has pretty clearly figured out that he ’ s on a path to prison .
Just ask him .
Trump posted this tweet demanding that Barack Obama and Joe Biden go to prison for the rest of their lives : So we catch Obama & Biden , not to even mention the rest of their crew , SPYING on my campaign , AND NOTHING HAPPENS ?
I hope not !
If it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years for treason .
NEVER FORGET !
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As always , Donald Trump is projecting .
He ’ s fantasizing about how Obama and Biden should be the ones going to prison because he knows that he ’ s the one headed to prison .

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If you’ve been paying close attention to the available facts and evidence, you know that Donald Trump is on a glide path to prison if he loses the election. The Supreme Court case over Trump’s tax returns existed because a New York grand jury subpoenaed them to begin with – and by definition that grand jury can only exist to indict Trump on state charges. That’s before even getting to the question of Trump facing federal charges.
Most pundits and news outlets seem afraid to talk about the reality that Trump is going to prison if he loses the election; perhaps they’re afraid of being criticized for getting ahead of the narrative. But Trump has pretty clearly figured out that he’s on a path to prison. Just ask him.
Trump posted this tweet demanding that Barack Obama and Joe Biden go to prison for the rest of their lives:
So we catch Obama & Biden, not to even mention the rest of their crew, SPYING on my campaign, AND NOTHING HAPPENS? I hope not! If it were the other way around, 50 years for treason. NEVER FORGET!!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 19, 2020
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As always, Donald Trump is projecting. He’s fantasizing about how Obama and Biden should be the ones going to prison because he knows that he’s the one headed to prison.
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