Is it theoretically possible that Trump will somehow magically evade grand jury indictment? Sure. But it's also theoretically possible that we're being controlled by lizard people. There's just no evidence to support either claim. That's why they're both mere conspiracy theories.
It's also surreal that the Washington Post is whining about how many Twitter followers Palmer Report has. Turns out the author of the article does in fact have slightly fewer followers than we do. These attacks by the media are always so weirdly personal almost stalker-like.
In any case, it appears we've reached the stage where the media is being proven so wrong about Trump getting indicted, it's now lashing out at Palmer Report for having been correct. Media did the same thing to us, for similar reasons of resentful retaliation, back in 2018.
This was likely inevitable. The media spent all of 2021 chasing ratings by hyping the false narrative that Trump was going to somehow magically get away with it all, and now they're starting to look foolish for it. So of course they'll punish us for having been honest about it.
But if there is one thing that I'm admittedly naive about, it's that I always think the media won't sink even lower than it already has, won't cross yet another ethical line. And then the media nearly always sinks even lower.
As for the Washington Post, it called Palmer Report "fake news" in 2017, then used our material in its articles in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and is now calling us "conspiratorial" in 2022. Come on, either we're legit or we're not! This proves the media just makes it up as it goes.
If the Washington Post legitimately believes Palmer Report is "fake news" as it claimed, and yet three of its own authors have since gone on to quote Palmer Report as source material, then its editorial oversight must be nonexistent. It's repeatedly using "fake news" as a source.
And if Washington Post stands by its decision to quote Palmer Report as source material in 2018, 2019, and 2020, then it clearly didn't mean it when it called us "fake news" in 2017 – and that bad faith false accusation about us must be immediately retracted.
But this problem isn't specific to Washington Post. For instance, Business Insider likes to publish deeply personal, dishonestly constructed, stalker-like exposes about any media figure who gets on the bad side of its tantrum-prone executive editor. It's how this industry works.
Forbes once called Palmer Report "fake news" but then quickly retracted it and apologized after we called them out. Mashable did an article attacking Palmer Report's accuracy. In it, they inaccurately called me "Robert Palmer." The next day they took the article article down.
But this is an industry that sees grand juries advancing against Trump in NY and GA, considers it a problem because it gets in the way of their ratings friendly narratives about Trump running again, and tries to distract you from these developments. The facts just don't matter.
So if the mainstream media has decided in 2022 that smearing Palmer Report is the most effective way to preserve its ratings friendly narratives about Trump getting away with it all, then so be it. The mainstream media will just humiliate itself, while we keep being proven right.
@PalmerReport I have a feeling ALL of this has to do with the Wikipedia page. Have you made any headway on that?
@PalmerReport Exactly why I cancel my subscription to Wapo, and have not watched ANY cable "news" outlet in going on 2 years. If I want gossip and opinion I could go to the grocery checkout or tune into TMZ🤨🤬
@PalmerReport Have you ever seen Maggie use the word traitor? i rest my case
@PalmerReport Thank you! I saw this OpEd being retweeted on my feed all a.m. Didn’t read it, but gotta admit it gave me a pit in my stomach. And then your thread came along and did a reset. Intellectually, I know you are 💯 but these dishonest pundits play on our emotions. Gotta stay smart!
@PalmerReport You'd think T getting arrested would be a hot story.