palmerreport--2020-05-05--Is Donald Trump’s pump and dump scheme finally unraveling?

Donald Trump is the most financially corrupt con artist of his generation .
But while the phrase “ pump and dump ” usually refers to financial scams , Trump tends to use the tactic in a different manner .
He ’ ll convince someone to prop him up in exchange for the promise of some kind of reward , only to discard that person once he no longer needs their help .
Trump did something unusual on Monday when he flat out admitted on Twitter that he had merely been using Morning Joe and Mika for his own purposes when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election so they ’ d give him fawning coverage .
Once Trump had ( illegitimately ) won the election , he quickly kicked Joe and Mika to the curb .
He does this to everyone .
What ’ s odd is that he ’ s actually admitting it – suggesting that as his senility grows incrementally worse , his filter is slipping to the point that he ’ s telegraphing his own playbook .
Anthony Scaramucci signed on with Donald Trump , and promptly saw his reputation destroyed just eleven days later , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who has since become as anti-Trump as you can get , picked up on Trump ’ s confession : The trick to running the same con over and over again on new people is that you don ’ t flat out brag about what you ’ re doing – at least not in public .
Even if everyone knows what you ’ re doing , there will always be some new willing victim who doesn ’ t want to see it .
But if you put it in writing like this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illusion for them .
At some point Trump is going to run out of “ pump and dump ” suckers – and many of his victims are now treating him like an enemy .
How much longer before he runs out of new candidates to do his bidding ?

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Donald Trump is the most financially corrupt con artist of his generation. But while the phrase “pump and dump” usually refers to financial scams, Trump tends to use the tactic in a different manner. He’ll convince someone to prop him up in exchange for the promise of some kind of reward, only to discard that person once he no longer needs their help.
Trump did something unusual on Monday when he flat out admitted on Twitter that he had merely been using Morning Joe and Mika for his own purposes when he buttered them up during the 2016 election so they’d give him fawning coverage. Once Trump had (illegitimately) won the election, he quickly kicked Joe and Mika to the curb. He does this to everyone. What’s odd is that he’s actually admitting it – suggesting that as his senility grows incrementally worse, his filter is slipping to the point that he’s telegraphing his own playbook.
Anthony Scaramucci signed on with Donald Trump, and promptly saw his reputation destroyed just eleven days later, after which Trump discarded him. Scaramucci, who has since become as anti-Trump as you can get, picked up on Trump’s confession:
It’s not worth bringing up the subtweet as it’s just more vile obnoxiousness but today the @potus admitted for all to see that he “uses and dumps” people. Beware. @realDonaldTrump is a sociopath. I have seen in firsthand. Soon he will do it to you and the country. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) May 4, 2020
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The trick to running the same con over and over again on new people is that you don’t flat out brag about what you’re doing – at least not in public. Even if everyone knows what you’re doing, there will always be some new willing victim who doesn’t want to see it. But if you put it in writing like this, you’re kind of shattering the illusion for them. At some point Trump is going to run out of “pump and dump” suckers – and many of his victims are now treating him like an enemy. How much longer before he runs out of new candidates to do his bidding?
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--When it rains on Donald Trump, it pours

When it rains on Donald Trump, it pours

With his poll numbers continuing to drop , his cognitive abilities continuing to fade , the nation in ruins , @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump isn ’ t having a very good go of it .
Right @ @ @ @ @ to focus on is a new television ad – from a group of republicans no @ @ @ @ @ how thoroughly he ’ s failed America .
Now that Trump has given away just @ @ @ @ @ him , Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is piling on :

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With his poll numbers continuing to drop, his cognitive abilities continuing to fade, the nation in ruins, and his presidency in freefall, Donald Trump isn’t having a very good go of it. Right now all he can seem to focus on is a new television ad – from a group of republicans no less – which exposes just how thoroughly he’s failed America.
Now that Trump has given away just how much the ad bothers him, Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is piling on:
So this is the video that caused @realDonaldTrump to lose his mind? Hey @jwgop, where would someone donate to make sure Trump sees it again on Fox? https://t.co/0LfB2AhoFI — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) May 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Donald Trump Jr just struck out

Donald Trump Jr just struck out

Donald Trump is so far removed from reality , he still thinks that Hispanic voter outreach consists of depicting himself @ @ @ @ @ Cinco de Mayo .
He posted the idiotic photo four years ago , and he @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump Junior is so much further removed from , well , anything , @ @ @ @ @ : That ’ s right , Donald Trump Jr. thinks this was the “ greatest @ @ @ @ @ this is one of the dumbest things that anyone has ever “ teeeted.
” As @ @ @ @ @ a swing and miss .
This time he struck out .

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Donald Trump is so far removed from reality, he still thinks that Hispanic voter outreach consists of depicting himself eating a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo. He posted the idiotic photo four years ago, and he retweeted it again this year. Donald Trump Junior is so much further removed from, well, anything, he ended up doing this:
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Just bringing perhaps the greatest teeet ever to the top!!!
Happy #CincoDeMayo! https://t.co/5faUNesc8k — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 5, 2020
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That’s right, Donald Trump Jr. thinks this was the “greatest teeet ever.” We think this is one of the dumbest things that anyone has ever “teeeted.” As usual, Trump Junior pulled a swing and miss. This time he struck out.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Jimmy Kimmel sticks it to Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel sticks it to Donald Trump

While Donald Trump was on his plane ride to Arizona today , he posted a bizarre tweet favorably comparing Fox @ @ @ @ @ ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel .
It wasn ’ t even clear what Trump @ @ @ @ @ the tweet .
But by the time the day was over , Kimmel had definitely @ @ @ @ @ I can think of no better metaphor for this presidency than Donald Trump not wearing @ @ @ @ @ face mask factory while the song “ Live and Let Die ” blares in the @ @ @

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While Donald Trump was on his plane ride to Arizona today, he posted a bizarre tweet favorably comparing Fox News stooge Greg Gutfeld to ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel. It wasn’t even clear what Trump was trying to accomplish with the tweet. But by the time the day was over, Kimmel had definitely gotten the last laugh:
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I can think of no better metaphor for this presidency than Donald Trump not wearing a face mask to a face mask factory while the song “Live and Let Die” blares in the background. pic.twitter.com/mJzU1HW7HA — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) May 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Joe Biden takes a stand in the racist murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Earlier today a video went viral which showed two white men murdering a black jogger , Ahmaud Arbery , execution @ @ @ @ @ Remarkably , the murder took place two months ago .
The video has set off @ @ @ @ @ worth of well deserved outrage and protests , prompting Arbery ’ s name to trend @ @ @ @ @ , despite being the current President of the United States , hasn ’ t said @ @ @ @ @ hate crime .
And why would he ?
Trump is a blatant racist who doesn @ @ @ @ @ the black vote anyway .
However his challenger , Joe Biden , minced no words @ @ @ @ @ : Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood .
My heart goes out to his @ @ @ @ @ and deserve it now .
It is time for a swift , full , and @ @ @ @ @ .
https : //t.co/alvY5WjdHx S. Lee Merritt , the attorney representing Ahmaud Arbery ’ s @ @ @ @ @ immediate arrest of the men in the video :

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Earlier today a video went viral which showed two white men murdering a black jogger, Ahmaud Arbery, execution style with a shotgun. Remarkably, the murder took place two months ago. The video has set off a full day’s worth of well deserved outrage and protests, prompting Arbery’s name to trend on Twitter.
Donald Trump, despite being the current President of the United States, hasn’t said a thing about the racist hate crime. And why would he? Trump is a blatant racist who doesn’t expect to get the black vote anyway. However his challenger, Joe Biden, minced no words:
The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now. It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder. https://t.co/alvY5WjdHx — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 6, 2020
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S. Lee Merritt, the attorney representing Ahmaud Arbery’s family, called for the immediate arrest of the men in the video:
Justice demands that arrests be made immediately for the murder of #AhmaudArbery. #IrunwithMaud pic.twitter.com/0naWrt66lj — Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) May 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Ted Cruz has complete meltdown about the stupidest thing possible

Here ’ s the funny thing about “ constitutional conservatives ” like Ted Cruz : they ’ re all in @ @ @ @ @ , until it comes to laws that they don ’ t like .
After a @ @ @ @ @ reopening her hail salon during a pandemic , the judge offered to let her go @ @ @ @ @ admitted she was wrong .
Seemed reasonable .
But then Ted Cruz decided to get @ @ @ @ @ idea what was going on , and no understanding of anything remotely human , Ted @ @ @ @ @ it : 7 days in jail for cutting hair ?
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This is NUTS .
@ @ @ @ @ t get to order citizens to apologize to them for daring to earn a living @ @ @ @ @ than siding with the law and the overriding public safety concerns , or showing any @ @ @ @ @ was misguidedly trying to feed her family , Ted Cruz is trying to make this @ @ @ @ @ No wonder everybody hates Ted Cruz .

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Here’s the funny thing about “constitutional conservatives” like Ted Cruz: they’re all in favor of law and order, until it comes to laws that they don’t like. After a woman was busted for illegally reopening her hail salon during a pandemic, the judge offered to let her go free as long as she admitted she was wrong. Seemed reasonable.
But then Ted Cruz decided to get involved. With absolutely no idea what was going on, and no understanding of anything remotely human, Ted Cruz went completely berserk about it:
7 days in jail for cutting hair?? This is NUTS. And government officials don’t get to order citizens to apologize to them for daring to earn a living. https://t.co/3rulRlN0gE — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 6, 2020
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Rather than siding with the law and the overriding public safety concerns, or showing any empathy for a woman who was misguidedly trying to feed her family, Ted Cruz is trying to make this all about government impropriety. No wonder everybody hates Ted Cruz.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Harvard professor slam dunks the failing Trump regime

There ’ s an old saying that figures don ’ t lie , but liars figure .
With the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ more alarming , the Donald Trump regime has decided that strategy will simply be to @ @ @ @ @ that end , the Trump regime has corrupted the White House Council of Economic Advisers @ @ @ @ @ misleading data .
Fortunately , Harvard Professor Jason Furman – who was the Chairman of @ @ @ @ @ House Council of Economic Advisers – is setting the record straight : This might be @ @ @ @ @ 74 year history of the Council of Economic Advisers .
The stakes on the epidemiological @ @ @ @ @ this utterly superficial and misleading `` modeling '' has no place whatsoever in any discussion @ @ @ @ @ .
https : //t.co/uUwqQ0ARg6

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There’s an old saying that figures don’t lie, but liars figure. With the coronavirus death toll continuing to get more alarming, the Donald Trump regime has decided that strategy will simply be to lie about it. To that end, the Trump regime has corrupted the White House Council of Economic Advisers, which posted some absurdly misleading data.
Fortunately, Harvard Professor Jason Furman – who was the Chairman of President Obama’s White House Council of Economic Advisers – is setting the record straight:
This might be the lowest point in the 74 year history of the Council of Economic Advisers. The stakes on the epidemiological questions are so high that this utterly superficial and misleading "modeling" has no place whatsoever in any discussion of the government's response. https://t.co/uUwqQ0ARg6 — Jason Furman (@jasonfurman) May 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Rick Wilson just stomped all over Donald Trump

Yesterday , Rick Wilson and his anti-Trump republican group the Lincoln Project released a TV ad that quickly went viral .
Donald Trump began ranting about it at around one in the morning , in a jarring meltdown that included a seemingly endless number of targets and juvenile insults .
This was a sign that the TV ad really got to him .
Wilson appeared on the Lawrence O ’ Donnell show tonight to rub it in .
Wilson explained on air that Donald Trump is trying to find a way to turn the leaders of the Lincoln Project into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of causing trouble for them , Trump ’ s meltdown has instead made their job easier , because now they know precisely what kind of ad gets under Trump ’ s skin the most throughly .
Rick Wilson also revealed that his group already has another TV ad lined up that it believes will get even further under Donald Trump ’ s skin .
Steve Schmidt , another leader of the Lincoln Group , tweeted this : “ This ad has unnerved and rattled the unsteady hand of Donald Trump .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He failed to protect the country and now 70000 are dead and the American economy is shattered .
He has failed the test of history .
His legacy will be failure .
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Yesterday, Rick Wilson and his anti-Trump republican group the Lincoln Project released a TV ad that quickly went viral. Donald Trump began ranting about it at around one in the morning, in a jarring meltdown that included a seemingly endless number of targets and juvenile insults. This was a sign that the TV ad really got to him. Wilson appeared on the Lawrence O’Donnell show tonight to rub it in.
Wilson explained on air that Donald Trump is trying to find a way to turn the leaders of the Lincoln Project into pariahs within the Republican Party. But instead of causing trouble for them, Trump’s meltdown has instead made their job easier, because now they know precisely what kind of ad gets under Trump’s skin the most throughly.
Rick Wilson also revealed that his group already has another TV ad lined up that it believes will get even further under Donald Trump’s skin. Steve Schmidt, another leader of the Lincoln Group, tweeted this: “This ad has unnerved and rattled the unsteady hand of Donald Trump. He was played by the Chinese over Covid-19. He failed to protect the country and now 70000 are dead and the American economy is shattered. He has failed the test of history. His legacy will be failure.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Rachel Maddow just destroyed Donald Trump

If some cable news hosts are better than others , most can agree that Rachel Maddow is the best in the industry .
She ’ s spent weeks using her MSNBC show to shine a spotlight on the deadly coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes and meat processing plants , and she ’ s just not going to let it go until the government takes sufficient action .
But at the end of her show , Maddow decided to have a little fun going right at Donald Trump .
When Trump toured a factory that makes masks today , he refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was a sign that said masks were required .
At one point during Trump ’ s visit , the PA system began blasting the song “ Live and let die.
” It ’ s not yet known if someone was intentionally punking Trump , or if it was mere coincidence – but either way , the moment was too perfect .
Maddow used the final minute of her show to air the surreal footage , and to openly mock Trump for his idiocy .
As Rachel Maddow was handing over to Lawrence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riffing on the bizarre specter of Donald Trump wearing goggles but no mask while that particular song was playing .
At one point Maddow seemed to be on the verge of suggesting that Trump was accustomed to wearing the goggles during his spray tan sessions , but she dipped out of frame laughing before she could complete the thought .
Trump is a complete idiot .

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If some cable news hosts are better than others, most can agree that Rachel Maddow is the best in the industry. She’s spent weeks using her MSNBC show to shine a spotlight on the deadly coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes and meat processing plants, and she’s just not going to let it go until the government takes sufficient action. But at the end of her show, Maddow decided to have a little fun going right at Donald Trump.
When Trump toured a factory that makes masks today, he refused to wear a mask, even though there was a sign that said masks were required. At one point during Trump’s visit, the PA system began blasting the song “Live and let die.” It’s not yet known if someone was intentionally punking Trump, or if it was mere coincidence – but either way, the moment was too perfect. Maddow used the final minute of her show to air the surreal footage, and to openly mock Trump for his idiocy.
As Rachel Maddow was handing over to Lawrence O’Donnell, the two began riffing on the bizarre specter of Donald Trump wearing goggles but no mask while that particular song was playing. At one point Maddow seemed to be on the verge of suggesting that Trump was accustomed to wearing the goggles during his spray tan sessions, but she dipped out of frame laughing before she could complete the thought. Trump is a complete idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Formal complaint filed against Jared Kushner

For quite some time now , we ’ ve all been hearing about how there were two different coronavirus task forces within the Trump White House .
The official team was led by Mike Pence and included people like Dr. Fauci .
The unofficial team consisted of Jared Kushner and his friends .
This always seemed a bit odd to all of us on the outside of it .
Now it turns out the whole thing seemed more than a bit odd to someone on the inside of it .
One ( now former ) member of Jared Kushner ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaint with the House Oversight Committee , alleging that Team Kushner was massively incompetent and unfit , to the point that many of the “ leads ” on personal protective equipment were coming from Fox News pundits .
Although the complaint was filed weeks ago , it ’ s notable that it ’ s suddenly being leaked to the media just as the House is coming back into session .
This may suggest that the House is preparing to hold hearings about this complaint .
Meanwhile , if this House hearing into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ materialize , it won ’ t be the only one .
Next week Dr. Rick Bright is set to testify during a House hearing about how the Trump regime removed him from his position after he privately sounded the alarm about Donald Trump ’ s favorite phony coronavirus miracle drug .

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For quite some time now, we’ve all been hearing about how there were two different coronavirus task forces within the Trump White House. The official team was led by Mike Pence and included people like Dr. Fauci. The unofficial team consisted of Jared Kushner and his friends. This always seemed a bit odd to all of us on the outside of it.
Now it turns out the whole thing seemed more than a bit odd to someone on the inside of it. One (now former) member of Jared Kushner’s coronavirus team ended up filing a complaint with the House Oversight Committee, alleging that Team Kushner was massively incompetent and unfit, to the point that many of the “leads” on personal protective equipment were coming from Fox News pundits.
Although the complaint was filed weeks ago, it’s notable that it’s suddenly being leaked to the media just as the House is coming back into session. This may suggest that the House is preparing to hold hearings about this complaint.
Meanwhile, if this House hearing into the Trump regime’s coronavirus failure does materialize, it won’t be the only one. Next week Dr. Rick Bright is set to testify during a House hearing about how the Trump regime removed him from his position after he privately sounded the alarm about Donald Trump’s favorite phony coronavirus miracle drug.
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palmerreport--2020-05-05--Donald Trump has bizarre “Live and Let Die” incident

When Mike Pence refused to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic , it set off a week long negative @ @ @ @ @ before he finally had to admit during a town hall that he should have worn @ @ @ @ @ clearly learned nothing from this , as he toured a Honeywell factory today in Arizona @ @ @ @ @ googles but no mask .
It gets even worse .
Watch this Washington Post video @ @ @ @ @ today , and be sure to turn the sound up : That ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ blasting the Paul McCartney song “ Live and Let Die ” during Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ s not at all clear if this was a mere coincidence and was part of @ @ @ @ @ warehouse , or if the workers were trying to send some kind of message to @ @ @ @ @ this is beyond surreal .
In addition , CNN ’ s Jim Acosta tweeted this @ @ @ @ @ “ required ” in the factory that Donald Trump was touring :

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When Mike Pence refused to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic, it set off a week long negative news cycle for him, before he finally had to admit during a town hall that he should have worn one. Donald Trump has clearly learned nothing from this, as he toured a Honeywell factory today in Arizona, and he wore safety googles but no mask. It gets even worse.
Watch this Washington Post video of Trump touring the factory today, and be sure to turn the sound up:
They are also, somewhat inappropriately, blasting 'Live and let die' over the factory sound system pic.twitter.com/A11qkUla2F — Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) May 5, 2020
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That’s right, the warehouse is clearly blasting the Paul McCartney song “Live and Let Die” during Donald Trump’s visit. It’s not at all clear if this was a mere coincidence and was part of a regular soundtrack for the warehouse, or if the workers were trying to send some kind of message to Trump. Either way, this is beyond surreal.
In addition, CNN’s Jim Acosta tweeted this image confirming that facemarks were “required” in the factory that Donald Trump was touring:
Trump not wearing mask but goggles at Honeywell facility. Other aides not wearing masks at all. Sign in facility says “face mask required in this area.” pic.twitter.com/Uq7Fr2ioeS — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 5, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Donald Trump’s beleaguered campaign manager Brad Parscale has complete meltdown

Just how bad of a run is Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale having ?
Last week @ @ @ @ @ at just how bad his internal poll numbers are , and called Parscale up and @ @ @ @ @ against him .
So how is Parscale responding ?
By going off the deep end @ @ @ @ @ new White House Press Secretary had such a rough go of it during her press @ @ @ @ @ up walking out after she was asked a question she didn ’ t like .
@ @ @ @ @ this : That ’ s right , this is the current campaign manager for the @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s now reduced to tweeting an image of a Sesame Street @ @ @ @ @ We know that professionalism has never really been a thing on the Trump side of @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s pretty clear that Parscale is losing it as he tries to @ @ @ @ @ show Trump that he ’ s trying to turn this dumpster fire around .

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Just how bad of a run is Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale having? Last week Trump reportedly got a look at just how bad his internal poll numbers are, and called Parscale up and threatened to take legal action against him. So how is Parscale responding? By going off the deep end.
Donald Trump’s new White House Press Secretary had such a rough go of it during her press briefing today, she ended up walking out after she was asked a question she didn’t like. Brad Parscale responded by tweeting this:
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That’s right, this is the current campaign manager for the President of the United States, and he’s now reduced to tweeting an image of a Sesame Street character taking a dump. We know that professionalism has never really been a thing on the Trump side of the fence, but still. It’s pretty clear that Parscale is losing it as he tries to figure out a way to show Trump that he’s trying to turn this dumpster fire around.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--GOP Senator Richard Burr’s insider trading scandal just got a whole lot uglier

Just before the coronavirus got so ugly that it imploded the economy and took the stock market down with it , Richard Burr and a handful of other Republican Senators dumped their stock holdings .
It turned out they ’ d been told in a classified congressional briefing that things were going about to get ugly , and they sold off accordingly .
NPR already caught Richard Burr on tape privately admitting to his donors that the crisis was about to get ugly , even as he was publicly insisting things were going to be okay .
But it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burr dumped his stocks , so did his brother in law , according to an eye opening new report from ProPublica .
This could theoretically be a coincidence .
But if Burr gave his brother in law a heads up about the stock market , based on what he learned in a classified briefing , then he ’ s really in trouble .
There have been widespread reports that the FBI is investigating Richard Burr over this matter .
We ’ re still not sure if that ’ s to be taken seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the DOJ and the FBI .
But if Trump loses the election , it ’ s a given that the Biden DOJ will follow the evidence wherever it goes .
If Richard Burr did give his brother in law a heads up , he ’ d better hope he didn ’ t leave an evidence trail – and he ’ d better hope his brother in law doesn ’ t cut a plea deal against him .
These things can get ugly fast .
Two Republican Congressmen , Chris Collins and Duncan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison ( and forced to resign ) for financial corruption – so politicians really do go down for this kind of thing .

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Just before the coronavirus got so ugly that it imploded the economy and took the stock market down with it, Richard Burr and a handful of other Republican Senators dumped their stock holdings. It turned out they’d been told in a classified congressional briefing that things were going about to get ugly, and they sold off accordingly.
NPR already caught Richard Burr on tape privately admitting to his donors that the crisis was about to get ugly, even as he was publicly insisting things were going to be okay. But it’s even uglier than that. After Burr dumped his stocks, so did his brother in law, according to an eye opening new report from ProPublica. This could theoretically be a coincidence. But if Burr gave his brother in law a heads up about the stock market, based on what he learned in a classified briefing, then he’s really in trouble.
There have been widespread reports that the FBI is investigating Richard Burr over this matter. We’re still not sure if that’s to be taken seriously considering Bill Barr’s corrupt control over the DOJ and the FBI. But if Trump loses the election, it’s a given that the Biden DOJ will follow the evidence wherever it goes.
If Richard Burr did give his brother in law a heads up, he’d better hope he didn’t leave an evidence trail – and he’d better hope his brother in law doesn’t cut a plea deal against him. These things can get ugly fast. Two Republican Congressmen, Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, have recently been sentenced to prison (and forced to resign) for financial corruption – so politicians really do go down for this kind of thing.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Donald Trump just made his mask scandal even worse

Yesterday Donald Trump toured a mask making factory , while refusing to wear a mask himself .
This set off a round of controversy – particularly after Mike Pence just got done having his own week long scandal for refusing to wear a mask at a hospital .
Throw in the fact that “ Live and Let Die ” was playing in the factory while Trump was going around potentially infecting everyone , and the whole thing was nothing short of surreal .
Now Donald Trump has gone and made the whole thing even worse , by claiming that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said this .
NBC News is reporting that Trump told reporters today that he did have a mask on “ for a period of time ” and that “ I can ’ t help it if you didn ’ t see me , I mean , I had a mask on.
” Wow .
We ’ re not even sure where to start .
Is Trump trying to claim that he was only wearing a mask during the portion of the tour where reporters weren ’ t allowed ?
If so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s so vain , he ’ s only willing to wear a mask when no cameras are going to capture him .
Or is Trump truly trying to convince reporters that he was wearing a mask right in front of them , and they just imagined he wasn ’ t wearing one ?
In any case , even if Donald Trump was wearing a mask at some point for the tour , his rationale doesn ’ t hold water .
Multiple reporters who were on-site at the factory posted photographic proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were required in the area .
So why did he take his mask off ?
We ’ re really left to wonder if he ’ s reached the point of senility where he ’ s hallucinating .

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Yesterday Donald Trump toured a mask making factory, while refusing to wear a mask himself. This set off a round of controversy – particularly after Mike Pence just got done having his own week long scandal for refusing to wear a mask at a hospital. Throw in the fact that “Live and Let Die” was playing in the factory while Trump was going around potentially infecting everyone, and the whole thing was nothing short of surreal.
Now Donald Trump has gone and made the whole thing even worse, by claiming that he was wearing a mask. No really, he said this. NBC News is reporting that Trump told reporters today that he did have a mask on “for a period of time” and that “I can’t help it if you didn’t see me, I mean, I had a mask on.”
Wow. We’re not even sure where to start. Is Trump trying to claim that he was only wearing a mask during the portion of the tour where reporters weren’t allowed? If so, then he’s admitting that he’s so vain, he’s only willing to wear a mask when no cameras are going to capture him. Or is Trump truly trying to convince reporters that he was wearing a mask right in front of them, and they just imagined he wasn’t wearing one?
In any case, even if Donald Trump was wearing a mask at some point for the tour, his rationale doesn’t hold water. Multiple reporters who were on-site at the factory posted photographic proof that there was a sign saying masks were required in the area. So why did he take his mask off? We’re really left to wonder if he’s reached the point of senility where he’s hallucinating.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--The one thing Joe Biden has to worry about right now

In a perfect world , the media would give equal time to both candidates , and cover them each in fair and honest fashion .
But we all know that ’ s not a real thing .
The reality is that major media outlets are for-profit corporate entities , and one way or the other , they ’ re going to find a way to get the ratings and page views they need out of this election .
This brings us to Joe Biden .
The latest polling averages show Joe Biden dominating in the swing states , and opening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states .
One new poll has Biden up by an insane eighteen points in Colorado , a state where you might normally expect the democratic presidential candidate to win by four or five points .
There ’ s not yet enough polling in a place like Colorado to know if that poll is an outlier .
But the point is that this election is swiftly trending toward non-competitive territory – and that ’ s what Biden has to worry about .
The media is going to get its ratings out of this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections are , by default , far better for ratings than blowouts are .
Joe Biden has to worry that if he opens up too big of a lead , the media will decide that it has to find a way to make this a competitive race .
We saw the media do this to Hillary Clinton by endlessly promoting a phony email scandal , until it eroded what had been a sizable lead for her .
It ’ s not that the media wanted Hillary to lose .
The media just wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would remain high ; Hillary actually losing over a fake scandal was just everyone ’ s bad luck .
This time around the media can ’ t seem to decide how it wants to handle this .
We saw MSNBC try to make the election more of a horse race last week by breathlessly promoting an obviously phony Joe Biden scandal , only to learn the hard way that people aren ’ t in the mood for that kind of crap this time around .
The media now sees that it will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scandals , for fear of audience blowback .
And yet it still has to find a way to get ratings out of this election cycle .
One saving grace is that Donald Trump is – increasingly to his detriment – a one man ratings factory .
Each time he holds a disastrous press conference , or gives an embarrassing interview , or has a late night Twitter meltdown , he ensures that the next media cycle will be all about him .
Of course this coverage ends up being mostly negative , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling a narcissist to stop seeking attention is like telling an addict to stop seeking a drug , so Trump will keep doing this , even as his handlers try to explain to him that it ’ s not helping him .
So long as Donald Trump ’ s ongoing implosion continues to give the media the ratings-friendly news cycles that it needs , the media may be less inclined to consider promoting phony Biden scandals in order to supplement its ratings .
The one thing Joe Biden has to worry about is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for awhile , and the media has to look elsewhere for ratings , and decides it needs to do something about Biden ’ s troublingly large lead .

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In a perfect world, the media would give equal time to both candidates, and cover them each in fair and honest fashion. But we all know that’s not a real thing. The reality is that major media outlets are for-profit corporate entities, and one way or the other, they’re going to find a way to get the ratings and page views they need out of this election. This brings us to Joe Biden.
The latest polling averages show Joe Biden dominating in the swing states, and opening up laughably large leads in slightly blue states. One new poll has Biden up by an insane eighteen points in Colorado, a state where you might normally expect the democratic presidential candidate to win by four or five points. There’s not yet enough polling in a place like Colorado to know if that poll is an outlier. But the point is that this election is swiftly trending toward non-competitive territory – and that’s what Biden has to worry about.
The media is going to get its ratings out of this election one way or the other. Competitive elections are, by default, far better for ratings than blowouts are. Joe Biden has to worry that if he opens up too big of a lead, the media will decide that it has to find a way to make this a competitive race. We saw the media do this to Hillary Clinton by endlessly promoting a phony email scandal, until it eroded what had been a sizable lead for her. It’s not that the media wanted Hillary to lose. The media just wanted it to be close, so ratings would remain high; Hillary actually losing over a fake scandal was just everyone’s bad luck.
This time around the media can’t seem to decide how it wants to handle this. We saw MSNBC try to make the election more of a horse race last week by breathlessly promoting an obviously phony Joe Biden scandal, only to learn the hard way that people aren’t in the mood for that kind of crap this time around. The media now sees that it will have to be careful about hyping phony Biden scandals, for fear of audience blowback. And yet it still has to find a way to get ratings out of this election cycle.
One saving grace is that Donald Trump is – increasingly to his detriment – a one man ratings factory. Each time he holds a disastrous press conference, or gives an embarrassing interview, or has a late night Twitter meltdown, he ensures that the next media cycle will be all about him. Of course this coverage ends up being mostly negative, and further hurts his election prospects. But telling a narcissist to stop seeking attention is like telling an addict to stop seeking a drug, so Trump will keep doing this, even as his handlers try to explain to him that it’s not helping him.
So long as Donald Trump’s ongoing implosion continues to give the media the ratings-friendly news cycles that it needs, the media may be less inclined to consider promoting phony Biden scandals in order to supplement its ratings. The one thing Joe Biden has to worry about is the scenario where Trump finally shuts up for awhile, and the media has to look elsewhere for ratings, and decides it needs to do something about Biden’s troublingly large lead.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Even Carly Fiorina has had enough of Trump’s crap

Carly Fiorina is , to put it in highly scientific terms , a joke .
She ran Lucent into the ground , which somehow got her promoted to CEO of Hewlett Packard , which she also ran into the ground .
Then she ran for Senate and lost so badly , she decided to run for President , where she ended up polling within the margin of error of zero .
We weren ’ t aware that Carly Fiorina had any standards of any kind .
In the last election she agreed to become Ted Cruz ’ s running mate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the race .
But it turns out even Fiorina has a line , somewhere near the bottom of the barrel , and Donald Trump has managed to cross it .
Fiorina has announced on a podcast that she ’ s not going to vote for Donald Trump in November , and she may in fact vote for Joe Biden , according to conservative outfit Washington Examiner .
We award Fiorina no points for this , because , well , you know .
But it ’ s the latest sign that Trump really does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support .

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Carly Fiorina is, to put it in highly scientific terms, a joke. She ran Lucent into the ground, which somehow got her promoted to CEO of Hewlett Packard, which she also ran into the ground. Then she ran for Senate and lost so badly, she decided to run for President, where she ended up polling within the margin of error of zero.
We weren’t aware that Carly Fiorina had any standards of any kind. In the last election she agreed to become Ted Cruz’s running mate after Cruz had already been eliminated from the race. But it turns out even Fiorina has a line, somewhere near the bottom of the barrel, and Donald Trump has managed to cross it.
Fiorina has announced on a podcast that she’s not going to vote for Donald Trump in November, and she may in fact vote for Joe Biden, according to conservative outfit Washington Examiner. We award Fiorina no points for this, because, well, you know. But it’s the latest sign that Trump really does need to be worried about losing conservative support.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Russian bodies mysteriously pile up as coronavirus crisis gets away from Vladimir Putin

Back when Vladimir Putin was trying to cover up the Trump-Russia election scandal , a series of prominent Russians with connections to the scandal kept dying in increasingly mysterious ways .
There was the Russian diplomat who officially died of a “ heart attack ” even though his skull had been bashed in .
There was the guy who fell out of a fourth story window while moving a bathtub .
Now Putin has a new scandal that needs covering up .
The coronavirus is on the loose in Russia , just like it is in so many other nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeps reminding us – lying about the virus isn ’ t an effective way to contain it .
Now , even as Russian medical professionals start publicly complaining about the lack of protective equipment , some of them have started mysteriously falling out of windows .
The tragic reality is that we ’ ve seen some medical professionals take their own lives during this crisis .
But the deaths of these Russians aren ’ t even being classified as suicides .
The Putin regime wants us to believe that they all fell out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professional dying this way would be suspicious enough .
Three dying this way in two weeks , as CNN has documented , tells us that they ’ re being thrown out of windows .
Now it turns out Russian oligarch Dmitry Bosov allegedly committed suicide just as the coronavirus crisis was getting ugly .
On its own we wouldn ’ t flag this as suspicious .
But when you put it within the context of Russian medical professionals going flying out of windows in alarming numbers , and the sheer number of Russians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becomes annoying to Vladimir Putin , it all seems suspicious .

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Back when Vladimir Putin was trying to cover up the Trump-Russia election scandal, a series of prominent Russians with connections to the scandal kept dying in increasingly mysterious ways. There was the Russian diplomat who officially died of a “heart attack” even though his skull had been bashed in. There was the guy who fell out of a fourth story window while moving a bathtub.
Now Putin has a new scandal that needs covering up. The coronavirus is on the loose in Russia, just like it is in so many other nations, and – as Donald Trump just keeps reminding us – lying about the virus isn’t an effective way to contain it. Now, even as Russian medical professionals start publicly complaining about the lack of protective equipment, some of them have started mysteriously falling out of windows.
The tragic reality is that we’ve seen some medical professionals take their own lives during this crisis. But the deaths of these Russians aren’t even being classified as suicides. The Putin regime wants us to believe that they all fell out of windows by accident. One medical professional dying this way would be suspicious enough. Three dying this way in two weeks, as CNN has documented, tells us that they’re being thrown out of windows.
Now it turns out Russian oligarch Dmitry Bosov allegedly committed suicide just as the coronavirus crisis was getting ugly. On its own we wouldn’t flag this as suspicious. But when you put it within the context of Russian medical professionals going flying out of windows in alarming numbers, and the sheer number of Russians who die mysteriously whenever their continued existence becomes annoying to Vladimir Putin, it all seems suspicious.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Trump stooge Kayleigh McEnany walks out of her own press conference after getting question she doesn

Trump stooge Kayleigh McEnany walks out of her own press conference after getting question she doesn’t like

Q from @ jeffmason1 : Do you want to take back saying that , `` Pres Trump will not allow @ @ @ @ @ this country '' ?
WH Press Sec does n't answer Q directly , reads a @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus & asks if media wants to take those back & then leaves .

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Donald Trump didn’t bother to hold a press briefing today, even as he fails to make up his mind whether he has or hasn’t gotten rid of the coronavirus task force. Instead he sent White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to the podium to lie for him. Let’s just say that it didn’t go well.
Not too long ago, Kayleigh McEnany said coronavirus wouldn’t come to the United States. Seventy thousand dead Americans later, she’s turned out to have been very wrong. She was asked about it today, and after she tried and failed to deflect the question, she bolted:
Asked by @jeffmason1 if she'd like to take back a statement saying the Coronavirus won't come to the U.S., @PressSec asks if the press wants to take back a variety of stories. I would take that as a "No". At least she didn't. No follow up. She walked out. pic.twitter.com/4G1ZOJPznf — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) May 6, 2020
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Q from @jeffmason1: Do you want to take back saying that, "Pres Trump will not allow the coronavirus to come to this country"? WH Press Sec doesn't answer Q directly, reads a list of headlines about the coronavirus & asks if media wants to take those back & then leaves. — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--This doesn’t even make sense

This doesn’t even make sense

Donald Trump appears to have concluded that if America remains locked down until the election , the economic impact is going to be so bad , he ’ ll lose the election no matter what – and so instead he ’ s betting all his chips on the slim hope that reopening the country will somehow magically work out well .
To that end , the Trump regime announced yesterday that it was “ winding down ” the coronavirus task force .
And why not ?
If Donald Trump is now going to pretend that the coronavirus threat is abating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the task force so he can show the public that there doesn ’ t even need to be a task force anymore .
The trouble is , this only makes sense in Trump ’ s delusional mind .
After he received significant pushback over this , he tried to explain it away today : The White House CoronaVirus Task Force , headed by Vice President Mike Pence , has done a fantastic job of bringing together vast highly complex resources that have set a high standard for others to follow in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & in bad shape , are now being produced in the thousands , and we have many to spare .
We are helping other countries which are desperate for them .
Likewise , after having been left little , we are now doing more testing than all other countries combined , and with superior tests .
Face masks & shields gloves , gowns etc .
are now plentiful .
The last four Governors teleconference calls have been conclusively strong .
Because of this success , the Task Force will continue on indefinitely with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OUR COUNTRY AGAIN .
We may add or subtract people to it , as appropriate .
The Task Force will also be very focused on Vaccines & Therapeutics .
Thank you !
This doesn ’ t even make sense .
Now that the public has largely rejected his stunt of trying to prove that the threat has diminished by killing off the task force , he ’ s backtracking by insisting that the task force will stick around , but now it ’ s going to focus on how it ’ s safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling the fire department that it ’ s no longer supposed to fight any fires , and it ’ ll instead exist just to tell people that fires somehow don ’ t exist anymore .
The reality is that Donald Trump has never had any idea what anyone on the coronavirus task force even does , beyond the two hours a day he was forcing them to participate in his sham briefings .
This tweet suggests that Trump doesn ’ t much care what the scientists on his task force do , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in public , so he can pretend the “ reopening ” is somehow going well .

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Donald Trump appears to have concluded that if America remains locked down until the election, the economic impact is going to be so bad, he’ll lose the election no matter what – and so instead he’s betting all his chips on the slim hope that reopening the country will somehow magically work out well.
To that end, the Trump regime announced yesterday that it was “winding down” the coronavirus task force. And why not? If Donald Trump is now going to pretend that the coronavirus threat is abating, he might as well get rid of the task force so he can show the public that there doesn’t even need to be a task force anymore. The trouble is, this only makes sense in Trump’s delusional mind. After he received significant pushback over this, he tried to explain it away today:
The White House CoronaVirus Task Force, headed by Vice President Mike Pence, has done a fantastic job of bringing together vast highly complex resources that have set a high standard for others to follow in the future. Ventilators, which were few & in bad shape, are now being produced in the thousands, and we have many to spare. We are helping other countries which are desperate for them. Likewise, after having been left little, we are now doing more testing than all other countries combined, and with superior tests. Face masks & shields gloves, gowns etc. are now plentiful. The last four Governors teleconference calls have been conclusively strong. Because of this success, the Task Force will continue on indefinitely with its focus on SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN. We may add or subtract people to it, as appropriate. The Task Force will also be very focused on Vaccines & Therapeutics. Thank you!
This doesn’t even make sense. Now that the public has largely rejected his stunt of trying to prove that the threat has diminished by killing off the task force, he’s backtracking by insisting that the task force will stick around, but now it’s going to focus on how it’s safe to reopen things? This is like telling the fire department that it’s no longer supposed to fight any fires, and it’ll instead exist just to tell people that fires somehow don’t exist anymore.
The reality is that Donald Trump has never had any idea what anyone on the coronavirus task force even does, beyond the two hours a day he was forcing them to participate in his sham briefings. This tweet suggests that Trump doesn’t much care what the scientists on his task force do, so long as they don’t do it in public, so he can pretend the “reopening” is somehow going well.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Donald Trump supporter brags about being a “Grandma killer” and it’s not exactly going over well

Because republicans are sociopaths , numerous states with republican governors are “ reopening ” at the height of a pandemic , without regard for how it ’ ll cause the death toll to spike .
Now one Donald Trump supporter is flat out admitting that she doesn ’ t care how many elderly or vulnerable people die as a result of her support for this maniacal “ reopening ” plan .
It ’ s not exactly going over well .
Trump supporter Bethany S. Mandel tweeted this : “ You can call me a Grandma killer .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the table , all of our docs and dentists , every form of pleasure ( museums , zoos , restaurants ) , all my kids ’ teachers in order to make other people comfortable .
If you want to stay locked down , do .
I ’ m not.
” Predictably , everyone responded by going ahead and calling her a Grandma killer .
Worse , respondents pointed out that the coronavirus kills people of all ages , and that she ’ s putting people like doctors and teachers at risk .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters ; at the end of the day all they care about is being as depravedly selfish as they can be .
Of course Mandel is putting her own life and her family ’ s life at risk , but the other hallmark of Trump supporters is that they take their depraved selfishness to such a stupid extreme , it ends up harming them as well as everyone else .
And this in instance they ’ re being open about their derangement .
“ Grandma killer ” is currently trending on Twitter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing out right now .

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Because republicans are sociopaths, numerous states with republican governors are “reopening” at the height of a pandemic, without regard for how it’ll cause the death toll to spike. Now one Donald Trump supporter is flat out admitting that she doesn’t care how many elderly or vulnerable people die as a result of her support for this maniacal “reopening” plan. It’s not exactly going over well.
Trump supporter Bethany S. Mandel tweeted this: “You can call me a Grandma killer. I’m not sacrificing my home, food on the table, all of our docs and dentists, every form of pleasure (museums, zoos, restaurants), all my kids’ teachers in order to make other people comfortable. If you want to stay locked down, do. I’m not.”
Predictably, everyone responded by going ahead and calling her a Grandma killer. Worse, respondents pointed out that the coronavirus kills people of all ages, and that she’s putting people like doctors and teachers at risk. But facts don’t matter to Trump supporters; at the end of the day all they care about is being as depravedly selfish as they can be.
Of course Mandel is putting her own life and her family’s life at risk, but the other hallmark of Trump supporters is that they take their depraved selfishness to such a stupid extreme, it ends up harming them as well as everyone else. And this in instance they’re being open about their derangement. “Grandma killer” is currently trending on Twitter, which tells you how this is all playing out right now.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Here comes Donald Trump’s big bluff

Here comes Donald Trump’s big bluff

If you watch Donald Trump long enough , you see the same patterns over and over again .
Even in instances where any thinking person knows he ’ s bluffing , he ’ ll still try his bluff , in the hope of scaring people into not thinking clearly .
Then once he ’ s gotten enough people to fall for his bluff , he uses it as leverage for getting what he really wants .
Trump is half senile at this point , but he ’ s not so far gone that he won ’ t try it again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not too far away from the first stages of 2020 general election debate negotiations .
We already know how Donald Trump will play it .
He ’ ll threaten not to participate in the debates , as a way of trying to get concessions from the debate commission on things like format and moderators .
Trump will either get concessions or not get them , and then he ’ ll show up to the debates , like he was always going to .
There ’ s no chance a bloviating narcissist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opportunity to go in front of a huge live national television audience and hurl insults directly at his opponent ’ s face .
The only question is how much nonsense we have to go through before Trump finally admits he ’ s showing up .
When Trump starts making his empty threat about boycotting the debates , the media will know that he ’ s bluffing , because he pulled the same routine in 2016 .
But the media will nonetheless play up the possibility of not having any debates , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ ll drive ratings and page views .
Trump will count on all of you falling for this bluff , so he can go to the debate commission and say , “ See , the people are afraid I won ’ t show up .
You ’ d better give me something to get me to show up.
” The bottom line is that if you play up the scenario where Donald Trump refuses to participate in the debates , you ’ re handing him leverage that ’ ll allow him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you play up the reality that you know he ’ s bluffing , he ’ ll have no leverage , and he ’ ll get no concessions .
He ’ ll be at the debates either way .
The only question is how much you help him by choosing to fall for his obvious bluff .
Don ’ t take the bait .

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If you watch Donald Trump long enough, you see the same patterns over and over again. Even in instances where any thinking person knows he’s bluffing, he’ll still try his bluff, in the hope of scaring people into not thinking clearly. Then once he’s gotten enough people to fall for his bluff, he uses it as leverage for getting what he really wants. Trump is half senile at this point, but he’s not so far gone that he won’t try it again.
Believe it or not, we’re not too far away from the first stages of 2020 general election debate negotiations. We already know how Donald Trump will play it. He’ll threaten not to participate in the debates, as a way of trying to get concessions from the debate commission on things like format and moderators.
Trump will either get concessions or not get them, and then he’ll show up to the debates, like he was always going to. There’s no chance a bloviating narcissist like Trump is going to pass up an opportunity to go in front of a huge live national television audience and hurl insults directly at his opponent’s face. The only question is how much nonsense we have to go through before Trump finally admits he’s showing up.
When Trump starts making his empty threat about boycotting the debates, the media will know that he’s bluffing, because he pulled the same routine in 2016. But the media will nonetheless play up the possibility of not having any debates, because it’s the kind of narrative that’ll drive ratings and page views. Trump will count on all of you falling for this bluff, so he can go to the debate commission and say, “See, the people are afraid I won’t show up. You’d better give me something to get me to show up.”
The bottom line is that if you play up the scenario where Donald Trump refuses to participate in the debates, you’re handing him leverage that’ll allow him to force more concessions from the debate commission. If you play up the reality that you know he’s bluffing, he’ll have no leverage, and he’ll get no concessions. He’ll be at the debates either way. The only question is how much you help him by choosing to fall for his obvious bluff. Don’t take the bait.
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This coward Trump

Let me be clear on this above all .
When it comes to reducing the potential number of American deaths between now and November , I want Donald Trump and his administration to succeed .
I will be even more generous than that .
I would not criticise them for their coronavirus work if , between now and the general election , Trump and his people made a few understandable human mistakes along the way .
That is , if in the course of working hundred hour weeks and mobilizing the largest concerted , nonpartisan endeavour in the history of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inevitable human errors , misjudged the optimal distribution of ventilators , say , or occasionally failed to reach their monthly quota in the creation and importation of N95 masks , say , I would look the other way and I would hope others and the news media would look the other way as well .
In this human crisis the thing that counts the most is deliberate and decisive and consistent and competent action , and it would be petty for any of us in the extreme to stand on the sidelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not what we are about , that ’ s not what Nancy Pelosi and the best of us are about , and I hope that ’ s obvious to the objective observer by now .
But what I see instead is lazy cowardice .
I see a president who spends the vast majority of his time in interviews crowing about what a wonderful job he ’ s doing .
I see him constantly blame-shifting to a previous administration for his failures , an administration that has been out of power now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I see , now that I have become active on Twitter , a president who is constantly tweeting insults , put downs , belittlements and petty , inconsequential grievances and incessant self-congratulations , two , three , four times an hour for every waking hour .
The American death toll is about to top 70,000 and what is Donald Trump doing ?
Bragging about his ratings .
We have an expression for what Donald Trump is here in Britain .
It ’ s called “ work-shy.
” It is often applied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His Royal Work-shyness .
It is used to condemn a Royal ( or anyone for that matter ) who spends most of his or her time enjoying the good life on the public dole while discharging a bare minimum of their public duties .
It is a criticism often levelled at the disgusting child rapist , the Duke of York , “ Prince ” Andrew .
We have another expression for what Donald Trump is , and it means the same thing in Britain as it does in America .
Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a namby-pamby little man , a yellow-belly , a wimp .
He doesn ’ t have what it takes , not even a little , and he never will .
Donald Trump has put the notion of work-shyness as a direct result of cowardice into orbit .
Privately he spends a lot of his time screaming at his staff because he ’ s frustrated .
He wants to go back to conducting his Nuremberg-style rallies between rounds of golf .
He wants to go back to the good old days , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acquitted by a cowardly Senate in his impeachment trial , or the days immediately after the end of the Mueller investigation .
He didn ’ t want the job of president in the first place , he ran so he could become a martyred symbol of anti-establishment corruption and to improve his brand .
But ever since he lucked into the job with Russia ’ s and Bernie ’ s and Comey ’ s help , Trump discovered there are certain aspects of the job he enjoys .
Trump wants to Make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus as a personal inconvenience .
The deaths of tens of thousands of Americans fills him not with compassion but with anger .
They have inconvenienced him by keeping him from his golf game .
Like a frustrated child he wants to wave a magic wand and make it all go away .
He doesn ’ t understand why not even the president has that power , because he ’ s an immature little child , a fool , a corrupt nothing , a coward and a buffoon .
This is why we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of office .
This is why America , for all her innovative greatness , can not tolerate nor withstand nor endure nor survive another four years of Donald Trump .
We must unite and be rid of him in November .
No other cause on earth is as immediately important as that .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Let me be clear on this above all. When it comes to reducing the potential number of American deaths between now and November, I want Donald Trump and his administration to succeed. I will be even more generous than that. I would not criticise them for their coronavirus work if, between now and the general election, Trump and his people made a few understandable human mistakes along the way. That is, if in the course of working hundred hour weeks and mobilizing the largest concerted, nonpartisan endeavour in the history of federal effort, they occasionally made understandable and inevitable human errors, misjudged the optimal distribution of ventilators, say, or occasionally failed to reach their monthly quota in the creation and importation of N95 masks, say, I would look the other way and I would hope others and the news media would look the other way as well.
In this human crisis the thing that counts the most is deliberate and decisive and consistent and competent action, and it would be petty for any of us in the extreme to stand on the sidelines and gleefully look for errors. That’s not what we are about, that’s not what Nancy Pelosi and the best of us are about, and I hope that’s obvious to the objective observer by now.
But what I see instead is lazy cowardice. I see a president who spends the vast majority of his time in interviews crowing about what a wonderful job he’s doing. I see him constantly blame-shifting to a previous administration for his failures, an administration that has been out of power now for almost three years and four months. I see, now that I have become active on Twitter, a president who is constantly tweeting insults, put downs, belittlements and petty, inconsequential grievances and incessant self-congratulations, two, three, four times an hour for every waking hour. The American death toll is about to top 70,000 and what is Donald Trump doing? Bragging about his ratings.
We have an expression for what Donald Trump is here in Britain. It’s called “work-shy.” It is often applied to the royal family, as in, His Royal Work-shyness. It is used to condemn a Royal (or anyone for that matter) who spends most of his or her time enjoying the good life on the public dole while discharging a bare minimum of their public duties. It is a criticism often levelled at the disgusting child rapist, the Duke of York, “Prince” Andrew.
We have another expression for what Donald Trump is, and it means the same thing in Britain as it does in America. Donald Trump is a coward. He is a weakling, a namby-pamby little man, a yellow-belly, a wimp. He doesn’t have what it takes, not even a little, and he never will.
Donald Trump has put the notion of work-shyness as a direct result of cowardice into orbit. Privately he spends a lot of his time screaming at his staff because he’s frustrated. He wants to go back to conducting his Nuremberg-style rallies between rounds of golf. He wants to go back to the good old days, like the days immediately after he was ignominiously acquitted by a cowardly Senate in his impeachment trial, or the days immediately after the end of the Mueller investigation. He didn’t want the job of president in the first place, he ran so he could become a martyred symbol of anti-establishment corruption and to improve his brand. But ever since he lucked into the job with Russia’s and Bernie’s and Comey’s help, Trump discovered there are certain aspects of the job he enjoys. Trump wants to Make the Presidency Fun Again.
So he sees coronavirus as a personal inconvenience. The deaths of tens of thousands of Americans fills him not with compassion but with anger. They have inconvenienced him by keeping him from his golf game. Like a frustrated child he wants to wave a magic wand and make it all go away. He doesn’t understand why not even the president has that power, because he’s an immature little child, a fool, a corrupt nothing, a coward and a buffoon.
This is why we simply must have this child-raping murderer out of office. This is why America, for all her innovative greatness, cannot tolerate nor withstand nor endure nor survive another four years of Donald Trump. We must unite and be rid of him in November. No other cause on earth is as immediately important as that. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Former Trump supporter rips Donald Trump to pieces

Over the past twenty-four hours we ’ ve seen Donald Trump go completely off the deep end about the anti-Trump @ @ @ @ @ running TV ads against him .
It ’ s a reminder that , with Trump @ @ @ @ @ already in the garbage , he can ’ t afford to lose any of the @ @ @ @ @ him last time .
The trouble for Donald Trump is that he is in fact @ @ @ @ @ voted for him last time .
David Weissman voted for Trump in 2016 , but @ @ @ @ @ rather emphatically against him , and is now working to get Joe Biden elected .
@ @ @ @ @ ABC News interview on Tuesday , Weissman posted this : After watching @ DavidMuir ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ realDonaldTrump , it ’ s really obvious that Trump has no damn clue when @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus .
He also has no empathy for Americans who have lost loved ones to @ @ @ @ @

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Over the past twenty-four hours we’ve seen Donald Trump go completely off the deep end about the anti-Trump republican groups that are now running TV ads against him. It’s a reminder that, with Trump’s 2020 poll numbers already in the garbage, he can’t afford to lose any of the people who might have supported him last time.
The trouble for Donald Trump is that he is in fact definitely losing some people who voted for him last time. David Weissman voted for Trump in 2016, but he’s since turned rather emphatically against him, and is now working to get Joe Biden elected. After Trump’s terrible ABC News interview on Tuesday, Weissman posted this:
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After watching @DavidMuir’s interview with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, it’s really obvious that Trump has no damn clue when it comes to the #Coronavirus. He also has no empathy for Americans who have lost loved ones to #COVID. #DavidMuir — David Weissman ✡ (@davidmweissman) May 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Donald Trump gets zinged over Adderall allegations

All you have to do is listen to Donald Trump speak , sniff , and get jittery to think that @ @ @ @ @ .
Former Governor Howard Dean once said that Trump exhibited all the signs of a @ @ @ @ @ contestant Tom Arnold has accused Trump of having snorted Adderall while on set .
But @ @ @ @ @ of a mystery .
Yesterday Donald Trump took a bizarre shot at all three of @ @ @ @ @ , in a bizarre attempt at propping up Fox News .
Jimmy Kimmel fired back @ @ @ @ @ serious things that Trump should be focused on instead .
Then , at the end @ @ @ @ @ Adderall : This is what it feels like when the `` President '' of the @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/wzp4ed4GHr

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All you have to do is listen to Donald Trump speak, sniff, and get jittery to think that he must be snorting something. Former Governor Howard Dean once said that Trump exhibited all the signs of a cocaine addiction. Former Apprentice contestant Tom Arnold has accused Trump of having snorted Adderall while on set. But the whole thing remains something of a mystery.
Yesterday Donald Trump took a bizarre shot at all three of the biggest late night hosts, in a bizarre attempt at propping up Fox News. Jimmy Kimmel fired back by pointing out all the serious things that Trump should be focused on instead. Then, at the end, Kimmel zinged Trump about Adderall:
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This is what it feels like when the "President" of the United States attacks you personally pic.twitter.com/wzp4ed4GHr — Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) May 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-06--Donald Trump is fading before our eyes

Donald Trump is fading before our eyes

Donald Trump ’ s longstanding narcissistic sociopathy makes him uniquely ill-suited to address the human aspect of the coronavirus crisis .
And his worsening senility makes him ill-suited for public appearances , period .
The best move that Trump ’ s handlers could make right now is to keep him off the stage entirely .
But considering how far behind Trump is in the election , that ’ s not an option .
His handlers have to keep sticking him out there and hoping for the best .
They try to load him up with answers that sound halfway competent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bungling them , and often giving the wrong prefabricated answer to the wrong kind of question .
For instance , during Trump ’ s interview with ABC News last night , he was asked what message he has for the many grieving Americans who have lost loved ones in this crisis .
It ’ s not that Trump would have known how to answer in a human manner anyway , but surely his handlers gave him some kind of stock answer for this kind of question .
Instead he got mixed up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy is going to be soon .
Then he compounded his mistake by saying that he ’ s suffered the worst economic impact of anyone .
This was clearly the answer that his handlers had given him in case he got asked about people who are struggling financially .
Donald Trump is now so far gone that not only do his handlers have to come up with all his answers for him , he can ’ t even understand the questions well enough to figure out which rehearsed answer he ’ s supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else that ’ s wrong with Trump , he ’ s now at least half senile , and it keeps getting worse .
Because Trump is losing , and his people will have to keep rolling the dice by frequently sending him out there , we ’ re going to keep watching him fading away before our eyes .

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Donald Trump’s longstanding narcissistic sociopathy makes him uniquely ill-suited to address the human aspect of the coronavirus crisis. And his worsening senility makes him ill-suited for public appearances, period. The best move that Trump’s handlers could make right now is to keep him off the stage entirely.
But considering how far behind Trump is in the election, that’s not an option. His handlers have to keep sticking him out there and hoping for the best. They try to load him up with answers that sound halfway competent and human, but he ends up bungling them, and often giving the wrong prefabricated answer to the wrong kind of question.
For instance, during Trump’s interview with ABC News last night, he was asked what message he has for the many grieving Americans who have lost loved ones in this crisis. It’s not that Trump would have known how to answer in a human manner anyway, but surely his handlers gave him some kind of stock answer for this kind of question.
Instead he got mixed up and gave an answer about how great the economy is going to be soon. Then he compounded his mistake by saying that he’s suffered the worst economic impact of anyone. This was clearly the answer that his handlers had given him in case he got asked about people who are struggling financially.
Donald Trump is now so far gone that not only do his handlers have to come up with all his answers for him, he can’t even understand the questions well enough to figure out which rehearsed answer he’s supposed to give. In addition to everything else that’s wrong with Trump, he’s now at least half senile, and it keeps getting worse. Because Trump is losing, and his people will have to keep rolling the dice by frequently sending him out there, we’re going to keep watching him fading away before our eyes.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--This is going to get ugly for Donald Trump

If you are “ president ” Donald Trump , you are likely ripping out what little hair you have left .
As the walls continue to tumble down around him , Trump is clearly losing it even more than normal .
Take a look at his late-night rants about the Lincoln Project ’ s latest release , “ Mourning in America.
” As soon as Trump began crossing the tarmac , a reporter yelled out , asking if he had seen the new video from the Lincoln Project .
Trump immediately went off , calling them the “ Losers Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He then began to denigrate the members , but his most virulent anger was directed toward George Conway , whom he called “ moonface , ” which he thought a clever way of calling Conway fat .
What nerve .
Trump is as unhealthily overweight as they come .
Trump is surrounded by bad news and can ’ t handle it .
Trump ’ s conspiracy theory that coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan , China has been debunked by the intelligence community , according to NBC News .
Trump lied ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had “ seen information ” that gave him “ high confidence ” that the virus resulted from an accidental release at a lab .
No such luck , Trump .
Intelligence officials have openly contradicted him , saying “ we have made no such assessment.
” While intelligence officials still can not definitively say whether the virus is the result of an animal to human transfer , it has concluded that the virus was not made in a lab .
NBC News further revealed that the intelligence community first became aware of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in December , and passed the information along to the White House in early January .
The information was also given to Trump cabinet officials and top advisers .
The only conspiracy surrounding coronavirus is Trump ’ s White House conspiring to hide the news .
Then , once it was out , Trump ’ s cronies sought to capitalize on it financially , as disclosed in the whistleblower complaint filed by former HHS official Dr. Rick Bright .
Bright , per NBC , alleges that he was forced out of his coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund potentially dangerous drugs promoted by those with political connections.
” His complaint alleges “ abuse of authority or gross mismanagement.
” Both charges sound right up Trump ’ s alley .
One can only wonder if one of those drugs is the anti-malaria drug that Trump pushed mercilessly at the beginning of the virus , hydroxychloroquine .
Bright ’ s complaint revealed the utter chaos that ensued around the virus , including HHS leadership ’ s determination to ignore scientific and expert recommendations in favor of awarding lucrative contracts “ based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly like something in which Trump would be deeply involved .
His entire “ presidency ” has been based on cronyism .
Why would this be any different ?
It is simply amazing how our so-called leaders want to take advantage of a deadly virus to make money , take power , and make the world work the way they want .
If they succeed , what a truly evil world it will be , but I have faith .
Their downfall is coming , and Trump will be at the bottom of @ @ @ @ @ @

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If you are “president” Donald Trump, you are likely ripping out what little hair you have left. As the walls continue to tumble down around him, Trump is clearly losing it even more than normal. Take a look at his late-night rants about the Lincoln Project’s latest release, “Mourning in America.” As soon as Trump began crossing the tarmac, a reporter yelled out, asking if he had seen the new video from the Lincoln Project. Trump immediately went off, calling them the “Losers Project” and ranting like a madman. He then began to denigrate the members, but his most virulent anger was directed toward George Conway, whom he called “moonface,” which he thought a clever way of calling Conway fat. What nerve. Trump is as unhealthily overweight as they come. Trump is surrounded by bad news and can’t handle it.
Trump’s conspiracy theory that coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China has been debunked by the intelligence community, according to NBC News. Trump lied (again) and told the public that he had “seen information” that gave him “high confidence” that the virus resulted from an accidental release at a lab. No such luck, Trump. Intelligence officials have openly contradicted him, saying “we have made no such assessment.” While intelligence officials still cannot definitively say whether the virus is the result of an animal to human transfer, it has concluded that the virus was not made in a lab.
NBC News further revealed that the intelligence community first became aware of the virus in November, wrote reports in December, and passed the information along to the White House in early January. The information was also given to Trump cabinet officials and top advisers. The only conspiracy surrounding coronavirus is Trump’s White House conspiring to hide the news. Then, once it was out, Trump’s cronies sought to capitalize on it financially, as disclosed in the whistleblower complaint filed by former HHS official Dr. Rick Bright.
Bright, per NBC, alleges that he was forced out of his coronavirus response job for resisting efforts to “fund potentially dangerous drugs promoted by those with political connections.” His complaint alleges “abuse of authority or gross mismanagement.” Both charges sound right up Trump’s alley. One can only wonder if one of those drugs is the anti-malaria drug that Trump pushed mercilessly at the beginning of the virus, hydroxychloroquine. Bright’s complaint revealed the utter chaos that ensued around the virus, including HHS leadership’s determination to ignore scientific and expert recommendations in favor of awarding lucrative contracts “based on political connections and cronyism.” This sounds exactly like something in which Trump would be deeply involved. His entire “presidency” has been based on cronyism. Why would this be any different?
It is simply amazing how our so-called leaders want to take advantage of a deadly virus to make money, take power, and make the world work the way they want. If they succeed, what a truly evil world it will be, but I have faith. Their downfall is coming, and Trump will be at the bottom of the heap where he belongs.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--James Carville has a theory about Donald Trump’s failing 2020 campaign

Last week we saw a story about Donald Trump finally getting wind of how bad his own internal polls are , and becoming so enraged that he threatened to take legal action against his own campaign manager .
It raises the question of just what the Trump 2020 campaign is even supposed to be .
It burns through money like crazy , despite having little to show for it .
Throw in the fact that Donald Trump keeps coming off as incrementally more senile in each of his public appearances , and it raises the question of who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on the 11th Hour with Brian Williams on Wednesday night .
He shared a theory about what ’ s going on , and let ’ s just say that no one involved is going to like it : Carville : Look what his campaign is doing .
They ’ re a pack of grifters .
His campaign manager got two condos , a Ferrari , a yacht , a Range Rover and they ’ re all just fleecing the campaign .
This is all about making money and they ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Last week we saw a story about Donald Trump finally getting wind of how bad his own internal polls are, and becoming so enraged that he threatened to take legal action against his own campaign manager. It raises the question of just what the Trump 2020 campaign is even supposed to be. It burns through money like crazy, despite having little to show for it.
Throw in the fact that Donald Trump keeps coming off as incrementally more senile in each of his public appearances, and it raises the question of who’s conning whom. Democratic strategist James Carville appeared on the 11th Hour with Brian Williams on Wednesday night. He shared a theory about what’s going on, and let’s just say that no one involved is going to like it:
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Carville: Look what his campaign is doing. They’re a pack of grifters. His campaign manager got two condos, a Ferrari, a yacht, a Range Rover and they’re all just fleecing the campaign. This is all about making money and they’re going in there and giving him fake polls. pic.twitter.com/Xj5Bk18GeG — Acyn (@Acyn) May 7, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Here comes Donald Trump’s psychotic meltdown about President Obama

Donald Trump is jealous of just about everyone who ’ s smarter , more popular , or more accomplished than he is .
Trump has consistently shown that he ’ s particularly jealous of Barack Obama , his immediate predecessor .
Obama has run circles around Trump in terms of accomplishments , integrity , and popularity , and Trump just can ’ t handle it .
That brings us to the fact that President Obama is now scheduled to give a commencement address for the Class of 2020 next weekend , which will be broadcast live on every major TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began petitioning Obama to give the speech , since they won ’ t get to have traditional commencement ceremonies .
Given how increasingly sheltered Donald Trump is from real news these days , it ’ s unlikely that he even knows yet that President Obama is set to give this speech .
In fact we pretty much know that Trump doesn ’ t know , because if he did , he ’ d already be raging about it .
Once Donald Trump does find out , he ’ ll decide that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commencement address , seeing how he ’ s the sitting President of the United States .
And Trump would have a point , if he weren ’ t a toxically unpopular monster who wouldn ’ t be wanted at most graduation ceremonies .
But Trump will get wind of Obama ’ s upcoming speech soon enough , and we ’ ll be looking at a psychotic meltdown for the ages .

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Donald Trump is jealous of just about everyone who’s smarter, more popular, or more accomplished than he is. Trump has consistently shown that he’s particularly jealous of Barack Obama, his immediate predecessor. Obama has run circles around Trump in terms of accomplishments, integrity, and popularity, and Trump just can’t handle it.
That brings us to the fact that President Obama is now scheduled to give a commencement address for the Class of 2020 next weekend, which will be broadcast live on every major TV network. This came about after students began petitioning Obama to give the speech, since they won’t get to have traditional commencement ceremonies.
Given how increasingly sheltered Donald Trump is from real news these days, it’s unlikely that he even knows yet that President Obama is set to give this speech. In fact we pretty much know that Trump doesn’t know, because if he did, he’d already be raging about it.
Once Donald Trump does find out, he’ll decide that he’s the one who should be giving the commencement address, seeing how he’s the sitting President of the United States. And Trump would have a point, if he weren’t a toxically unpopular monster who wouldn’t be wanted at most graduation ceremonies. But Trump will get wind of Obama’s upcoming speech soon enough, and we’ll be looking at a psychotic meltdown for the ages.
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palmerreport--2020-05-07--Chris Cuomo just buried Donald Trump

Chris Cuomo just buried Donald Trump

After weeks of broadcasting his show from his basement as he fought off a coronavirus infection , CNN host Chris @ @ @ @ @ resume working from a real studio .
He has a first hand understanding of the @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s not holding back : '' Trump and co. keep trying @ @ @ @ @ ] testing .
It is dishonest and destructive and it is done by design .
@ @ @ @ @ ChrisCuomo has more .
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After weeks of broadcasting his show from his basement as he fought off a coronavirus infection, CNN host Chris Cuomo has recovered enough to resume working from a real studio. He has a first hand understanding of the importance of wide scale testing, and he’s not holding back:
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