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Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report
When Sunday began, Donald Trump was mistakenly referring to his own Secretary of Defense Mark Esper as “Mark Esperanto.” So perhaps it’s fitting that Trump ended the day by retweeting what he thought was one of his fans, actor Jon Voight, but was actually a fake account that spelled Voight’s name wrong. The whole thing immediately went south – within just minutes.
What Donald Trump retweeted was a video of Jon Voight, but it was from a fake account named “John Voight” with the username @johnvoight__ which only had a few hundred followers. Roughly seven minutes after Trump retweeted the the fake account, Twitter suspended the account – presumably for impersonation. That left Trump’s tweet looking like this:
Not only did Donald Trump (or his social media handler) get duped into retweeting a Trump-supporting fake Jon Voight account, he managed to get his supporter immediately suspended from Twitter. Not only is Trump self destructing in real time, he’s taking his goons down with 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
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report
