CRYBABY

| 7:55 pm EDT October 19, 2019
Dear Palmer Report readers,

We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.

In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3360 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report

Donald Trump woke up today and, for the second morning in a row, didn’t have much to say. Yesterday he said nothing at all before lunchtime. Today he simply offered up three words on Twitter, in the form of a hashtag: #StopTheCoup. Whatever he thought he was conveying with this, it promptly blew up in his face.

Sure, #StopTheCoup quickly began trending – but almost entirely as a punchline. Not only that, it spawned a number of new trending hashtags in response, including #ThePresidentIsACrybaby. It was fitting, too, because all that Donald Trump really conveyed by calling impeachment a “coup” was that he’s too weak and fragile to withstand the scrutiny into his scandals. In fact all Trump really does is whine and cry anymore.

After he hurled a few offensive insults at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during their White House meeting, she stood up and put him in his place, before she and her colleagues promptly left. Trump then decided it would be a good idea to tweet a photo of Pelosi standing up and pointing at him as he visibly cowered. This is a photo that might not have ever seen the light of day if Trump himself hadn’t decided to put it out there. It was a whiny, dumb move – and Pelosi made him pay for it by using the image as her cover photo on Twitter.

Donald Trump’s entire foray into politics has been, to some degree, an exercise in victimhood. He’s targeted people who aren’t happy with their lives, and he’s either convinced them that he’s going to magically make them rich, or he’s convinced them that their life only sucks because some other demographic of (nonwhite) people is to blame. But it’s one thing to sell victimhood to losers. It’s another to play the victim. Trump is making himself look weak and pathetic as he circles the drain, and that’s not what his base wants to see out of him.

Dear Palmer Report readers,

We all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Journalists will be prosecuted. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.

In that regard we're looking to start funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens or how dark things get. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3360 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report