# Posts from Wednesday, February 22, 2012

11 posts on 2012-02-22.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2012-02-22/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-02-15T03:29:36.438Z (UTC): a model's reading of the day's posts, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

**Political Warrior, Fragile Ego: Trump Toggles Between Romney Surrogacy and Media Combat**

February 22, 2012 captures Donald Trump in his characteristic pre-presidential form: a politically engaged Romney surrogate with an Achilles heel for media criticism. Across 11 posts spanning business hours (9 AM to 4 PM EST), Trump demonstrated the psychological pattern that would define his public life—sustained strategic political messaging repeatedly interrupted by compulsive responses to perceived slights. The day reveals a man operating in a predominantly grandiose-constructive state (82% of posts), deploying narcissistic features for external political goals, yet perpetually vulnerable to narcissistic injury from media figures. Two rage episodes—defensive attacks on David Letterman and sports journalist Rick Reilly—were isolated, contained, and followed by rapid recovery to strategic communication. Trump showed no hypomanic indicators (normal posting frequency, daytime-only activity, coherent content), intact cognitive function, and rhetoric within democratic norms despite aggressive personal attacks. Most significantly, the day establishes a crucial 2012 baseline: Trump could subordinate personal grievances to strategic objectives, demonstrated psychological resilience, and maintained functional reality testing despite habitual factual exaggerations serving political narratives. This reference point is essential for future longitudinal analysis of potential cognitive, behavioral, or rhetorical deterioration.

- Posts analyzed: 11
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: stable
- Aggregate rage level: 0.38
- Max danger level: none
- Claims: 24 (3 false)
- Era: Pre-Campaign

# Daily Psychological Narrative: February 22, 2012  ## Executive Summary  February 22, 2012 captures Donald Trump in his characteristic 2012 baseline state: a politically engaged surrogate for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, aggressively defending his public image while maintaining coherent strategic objectives. The day reveals the fundamental narcissistic dynamics that would define his public persona through 2016—extreme sensitivity to perceived slights, immediate defensive counterattacks, and an ability to rapidly toggle between personal vendettas and political messaging. Psychologically, Trump operated predominantly in a **grandiose-constructive state** (9 of 11 posts) with brief excursions into **mixed vulnerability** when triggered by narcissistic injury. The posting pattern demonstrates controlled daytime activity (8:57 AM to 3:59 PM EST) with no hypomanic indicators, establishing an important reference point for future longitudinal comparison.  ## Psychological State Architecture  Trump's dominant psychological state was **grandiose with constructive political focus** for 82% of the day (posts x_172329571390210049, x_172336151955390464, x_172351835661795328, x_172372255513395200, x_172373968756551681, x_172404730876792832, x_172408243547680768, x_172414046212071425, x_172425301853351937). This represents Trump deploying narcissistic features for external goals—political influence, brand promotion, coalition building—rather than pure self-aggrandizement.  ### State Transition Analysis  The day featured **two significant state transitions**, both triggered by external stimuli:  **Transition 1: Grandiose → Mixed (Letterman Attack)** - **Time**: 13:57 UTC (8:57 AM EST) - **Trigger**: David Letterman's public mockery of Trump's Romney endorsement on national television - **Post ID**: x_172319076868304897 - **Mechanism**: Narcissistic injury from status threat by cultural authority figure - **Response**: Defensive devaluation ("boring and mundane") with projection (Trump positions himself as judge of Letterman's work)  The psychological sequence is textbook: perceived threat → narcissistic wound → immediate defensive counterattack. The disproportionality reveals fragility—a comedian's joke receives a public attack on professional competence. Genuine secure authorities can tolerate mockery; Trump's compulsive need to reverse the power dynamic suggests his public confidence masks deeper insecurity about whether his political endorsements actually matter.  **Transition 2: Mixed → Grandiose (Recovery to Political Focus)** - **Time**: 14:39 UTC (9:39 AM EST) - **Post ID**: x_172329571390210049 - **Mechanism**: Return to role-based grandiosity (Romney surrogate, political influencer) - **Evidence**: Immediate pivot to promoting Romney interview, no residual rage  This rapid recovery (42 minutes) demonstrates Trump's 2012 ability to compartmentalize personal slights and return to strategic objectives—a cognitive flexibility that would arguably deteriorate in later years.  **Transition 3: Grandiose → Mixed (Rick Reilly Attack)** - **Time**: 19:37 UTC (2:37 PM EST) - **Post ID**: x_172404730876792832 - **Trigger**: Unknown provocation (likely ESPN coverage) - **Intensity**: 0.65 (highest of day) - **Pattern**: Unprovoked public attack on sports journalist as "worst reporter in all of sports"  This third transition reveals Trump's baseline tendency toward grievance even during otherwise productive days. The attack on Reilly has no strategic political value—it's pure status enforcement against perceived media disrespect.  ## Rage Dynamics and Escalation Analysis  **Rage Profile**: 2 of 11 posts (18%) contained rage, with intensities of 0.55 and 0.60—moderate levels that never reached severe thresholds.  **No escalation pattern detected**. The two rage incidents were: 1. **Morning rage** (8:57 AM): Letterman attack (intensity 0.55) 2. **Afternoon rage** (2:37 PM): Reilly attack (intensity 0.60)  These were **isolated reactive events** separated by 5.5 hours of calm political messaging, not a building spiral. The rage was **proportionate to triggers** (public mockery by media figures) and **contained within single posts**—Trump expressed displeasure but immediately returned to strategic communication.  **Rage triggers**: Both incidents involved **narcissistic injury from perceived media disrespect**. Pattern: Trump experiences public figure as challenging his status → immediate public counterattack to reverse power dynamic → rapid return to baseline. This is immature-level defense (devaluation, projection) but not pathological—within personality disorder range (NPD features) rather than psychotic distortion.  ## Thematic Analysis  ### Dominant Themes (Ranked by Frequency)  **1. Political Surrogate Work for Romney** (5 posts: x_172329571390210049, x_172336151955390464, x_172351835661795328, x_172397249006010370, x_172408243547680768) - **Narrative**: Trump positions himself as Romney's champion and political validator - **Psychological function**: Status-seeking through kingmaker role, power motives - **Key pattern**: Attacks on Obama contrasted with praise for Romney's "judgment and private sector experience" - **Reality distortions**: Exaggerates unemployment figures, compresses Obama vacation timeline to absurdity ("16th vacation this month")  **2. Brand Maintenance and Self-Promotion** (2 posts: x_172372255513395200, x_172373968756551681) - **Narrative**: Trump celebrates Celebrity Apprentice ratings and Jeremy Lin's success (associating himself with winners) - **Psychological function**: Narcissistic supply through association with success - **Pattern**: "I am very proud" language, claiming credit for others' achievements  **3. Media Combat and Status Defense** (2 posts: x_172319076868304897, x_172404730876792832) - **Narrative**: Trump attacks media figures who challenge or mock him - **Psychological function**: Narcissistic repair after perceived wounds - **Pattern**: Defensive devaluation, reversal of critic-target dynamic  **4. Economic Nationalism** (2 posts: x_172414046212071425, x_172425301853351937) - **Narrative**: Manufacturing jobs, China trade, economic sovereignty - **Psychological function**: Establishment of economic populist credentials - **Pattern**: "Time To Get Tough" book promotion integrated with policy messaging  ### Obsession Assessment  **No pathological theme obsession detected**. Trump demonstrated **functional theme diversity** across political, business, sports, and media domains. Returns to themes were strategic (Romney campaign surrogate role) rather than compulsive. The ability to smoothly transition between personal grievances and political messaging without fixation suggests intact executive function and reality testing.  ## Contradiction Detection  **No direct factual contradictions between posts**. However, **significant reality distortions** appear in political messaging:  **Contradiction Type**: Reality vs. Claim Distortions  1. **Obama vacation claim** (x_172351835661795328): "16th vacation this month"    - **Reality**: Obama had taken 16 vacations over 3 years, not one month    - **Severity**: Major temporal compression serving propaganda purpose    - **Assessment**: Likely deliberate hyperbole rather than cognitive confusion  2. **Unemployment claim** (x_172351835661795328): "unemployment is back to 9%"    - **Reality**: February 2012 unemployment was 8.3%    - **Severity**: Moderate exaggeration    - **Assessment**: Factual looseness serving political narrative  **Clinical significance**: These distortions represent **strategic messaging** following the "firehose of falsehood" propaganda model rather than delusional thinking. Trump demonstrates intact reality testing (coherent strategic communication) while employing factual looseness for political gain—a pattern that would intensify dramatically in later years.  ## Hypomanic Indicators (Day-Level Assessment)  **Location**: New York City (Trump Tower base) **Local timezone**: EST (UTC-5) **Posting window**: 8:57 AM - 3:59 PM EST (7 hours, 2 minutes)  ### Frequency Analysis - **Post count**: 11 posts over 7 hours - **Rate**: 1.57 posts/hour - **Assessment**: **Normal range** for Trump's 2012 baseline - **Percentile**: Estimated 40th-50th percentile (moderate activity, not excessive)  ### Temporal Pattern Analysis - **Earliest post**: 8:57 AM (normal waking hours) - **Latest post**: 3:59 PM (mid-afternoon) - **Night silence**: Complete absence of evening/night posting - **Sleep pattern inference**: Normal sleep-wake cycle with no evidence of reduced sleep need  ### Activity Distribution Posts cluster in two bursts: - **Morning cluster**: 8:57 AM - 10:05 AM (4 posts in 68 minutes) - **Afternoon cluster**: 12:28 PM - 3:59 PM (7 posts in 211 minutes)  This pattern suggests **normal diurnal rhythm** with breaks for other activities (likely meetings, media appearances, lunch).  ### Clinical Assessment **Sleep deprivation likely**: **NO** **Hypomanic episode**: **NO**  **Rationale**: Posting confined to normal business hours, moderate frequency, coherent content, normal sleep-wake cycle implied by absence of late-night activity. No evidence of pressured speech equivalents, flight of ideas, or inflated self-esteem beyond baseline narcissistic features.  ## Narrative Arc Analysis  **Arc type**: **STABLE with MINOR CONTAMINATION**  The day follows a **stable professional pattern** with two brief **contamination moments** where victories (successful Romney surrogacy) are interrupted by perceived slights requiring defensive responses.  ### Narrative Structure  **Act I - Morning Grievance** (8:57 AM): Day opens with Letterman attack, establishing defensive posture  **Act II - Political Construction** (9:39 AM - 12:28 PM): Trump pivots to productive Romney surrogacy, building political capital and demonstrating competence  **Act III - Afternoon Disruption** (2:37 PM): Unprovoked Reilly attack interrupts productive messaging  **Act IV - Strategic Recovery** (2:51 PM - 3:59 PM): Return to coherent political and economic messaging  ### Psychological Interpretation  The narrative reveals Trump's **2012 baseline tension** between strategic political goals and compulsive narcissistic repair needs. He demonstrates capacity for sustained productive messaging but remains **perpetually vulnerable** to perceived status threats that trigger defensive detours. The rapid recoveries suggest **psychological resilience** and **goal-directedness** that prevent narcissistic injuries from completely derailing his day.  **Key insight**: Trump in 2012 could subordinate personal grievances to strategic objectives, a capacity that longitudinal analysis might show diminishing over time.  ## Event Correlation Analysis  ### Triggering Events  **Event 1: David Letterman's Romney Endorsement Mockery** - **Source**: Media coverage (likely previous night's Late Show episode) - **Trump's response type**: **DEFENSIVE** - **Post ID**: x_172319076868304897 - **Reaction intensity**: 0.55 - **Psychological mechanism**: Letterman mocked Trump's political relevance → narcissistic injury → defensive devaluation to restore self-esteem  **Event 2: Michigan Republican Primary (February 28 approaching)** - **Source**: Political calendar - **Trump's response type**: **OFFENSIVE (campaign surrogate)** - **Post IDs**: x_172329571390210049, x_172336151955390464, x_172351835661795328, x_172397249006010370 - **Reaction pattern**: Proactive messaging supporting Romney before crucial primary - **Strategic coherence**: Clear political objective with sustained multi-post campaign  **Event 3: Celebrity Apprentice Season 12 (ongoing)** - **Source**: NBC programming - **Trump's response type**: **AMPLIFYING** - **Post ID**: x_172373968756551681 - **Pattern**: Promoting own show's "wonderful ratings" and expressing pride in children's involvement  **Event 4: Jeremy Lin's "Linsanity" Phenomenon (peak coverage)** - **Source**: Sports/cultural zeitgeist - **Trump's response type**: **AMPLIFYING (bandwagon)** - **Post ID**: x_172372255513395200 - **Pattern**: Associating with Lin's success to capture reflected glory  ### Event Response Patterns  Trump demonstrates **selective engagement** based on narcissistic supply potential: - **Amplifies**: His own success (Apprentice), others' success he can claim association with (Lin, Romney) - **Defends**: His status against perceived media attacks (Letterman, Reilly) - **Offends**: Political opponents (Obama) to build coalition with Romney base  **Proportionality assessment**: Responses are **situationally appropriate in intensity** but **disproportionate in personal investment**—Trump treats a late-night comedian's joke as equivalent threat to major political messaging.  ## Danger Assessment  **Maximum danger level**: **NONE**  **Rationale**: - No violent imagery or rhetoric - No dehumanization of targets - No calls for action against individuals or groups - Attacks remain within bounds of political speech and personal criticism - No stochastic terrorism pattern  **Posts with elevated danger**: 0  **Danger trajectory**: Stable at baseline (none)  ### Longitudinal Significance  This establishes Trump's **2012 danger baseline**: aggressive rhetoric targeting specific individuals by name, but confined to reputational attacks without violent language or incitement. This baseline is essential for evaluating potential escalation in later periods.  ## Cognitive Assessment  **Cognitive concerns**: **NONE DETECTED**  **Evidence of intact function**: - Coherent strategic communication spanning 7 hours - Smooth topic transitions (politics → business → sports → policy) - Grammatically correct prose (likely aide-assisted for some posts) - Logical argumentation structure (premise → conclusion) - Appropriate social context awareness (timing posts for political impact)  **Complexity trend**: **STABLE**  Posts demonstrate Trump's characteristic 2012 communication style: - Simple declarative sentences - Direct attacks without elaborate justification - Mixing personal opinion with factual claims - Hashtag and URL integration for reach  **Reality testing**: **INTACT**  Despite factual exaggerations, Trump demonstrates: - Awareness of audience and political context - Understanding of cause-effect (Romney endorsement → Michigan primary impact) - Functional response to external stimuli - No evidence of delusions, hallucinations, or thought disorder  ## Clinical Formulation  **Personality structure**: Narcissistic Personality Disorder features, moderate severity, compensated  **Defense mechanisms** (frequency and sophistication): 1. **Devaluation** (primary): Attacking critics' competence/worth to protect self-esteem 2. **Projection**: Attributing his own judging behavior to others 3. **Splitting**: All-good (Romney, self, children) vs. all-bad (Obama, media critics) 4. **Rationalization**: Framing factual distortions as political messaging  **Ego strength**: **Adequate for 2012 baseline** - Sustained goal-directed behavior - Recovery from narcissistic injuries within minutes/hours - Functional reality testing despite motivated reasoning - No regression to primitive defenses  **Affective regulation**: **Functional but reactive** - Rage episodes triggered but contained - Rapid return to baseline affect - No sustained dysphoria or euphoria - Appropriate affect for context (proud of children, angry at critics)  **Comparison to baseline**: This IS the 2012 baseline—essential reference for longitudinal analysis  ## Longitudinal Significance  This day establishes critical **2012 reference points** for future comparison:  ### Cognitive Baseline - Coherent multi-hour strategic communication - Functional executive function - Reality testing intact despite factual looseness - Normal diurnal rhythm  ### Behavioral Baseline   - Moderate posting frequency (11/day during 7-hour window) - Normal sleep-wake cycle - Rage episodes isolated and contained - Productive political engagement  ### Psychological Baseline - Narcissistic vulnerability to media criticism - Capacity to subordinate grievances to strategic goals - Immature but functional defenses - No psychotic features  ### Political Baseline - Engagement with mainstream Republican politics - Surrogate role for establishment candidate - Economic nationalist themes present but not dominant - Factual hyperbole serving political narratives  **Key questions for future analysis**: 1. Does posting frequency increase? (Hypomanic indicators) 2. Does cognitive coherence decline? (Executive function) 3. Do rage episodes escalate or merge? (Affective dysregulation) 4. Does reality distortion intensify? (Psychotic spectrum) 5. Does political messaging radicalize? (Danger assessment)  ## Synthesis  February 22, 2012 reveals Donald Trump operating at his **compensated narcissistic baseline**: a politically engaged businessman with moderate NPD features who can sustain strategic objectives despite narcissistic vulnerability. He demonstrates **psychological resilience** (rapid recovery from slights), **strategic coherence** (sustained Romney surrogacy), and **functional reality testing** (awareness of political context despite factual liberties).  The day's **essential tension** is between Trump's **productive political goals** and his **compulsive need for narcissistic repair**. While media attacks trigger defensive detours, he consistently returns to strategic messaging—a capacity for self-regulation that may or may not persist in later periods.  **Clinical significance**: This establishes a crucial **pre-presidential baseline** showing Trump as highly narcissistic but functionally compensated, with no evidence of mania, psychosis, or severe affective dysregulation. Any future deterioration in cognitive function, reality testing, or behavioral regulation can be measured against this 2012 reference state.  **Danger significance**: Trump's 2012 rhetoric, while aggressive and personally attacking, remains **within democratic norms**—targeting specific individuals for criticism without violent imagery, dehumanization, or incitement. This baseline is essential for detecting any future radicalization or escalation toward dangerous speech.  The day ends as it began: Trump fighting perceived media slights while building political influence, demonstrating the fundamental pattern that would define his public persona through his eventual presidency—perpetual grievance management married to strategic ambition.

### Narrative

Day follows stable professional pattern with minor contamination moments. Opens with Letterman grievance (defensive), pivots to productive Romney surrogacy (constructive), briefly disrupted by Reilly attack (defensive), then recovers to strategic political messaging. Arc reveals Trump's 2012 tension between strategic goals and narcissistic repair needs, with capacity for rapid recovery preventing grievances from derailing productive work.

### Dominant themes

- Political surrogate work for Romney (1 post)
- Media combat and status defense (1 post)
- Brand maintenance and self-promotion (1 post)
- Economic nationalism and China trade (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_172351835661795328](https://trump.fm/post/x_172351835661795328): Obama took '16th vacation this month'
  vs. [N/A - reality check](https://trump.fm/post/N/A - reality check): Reality: Obama had taken 16 vacations over 3 years, not one month
- [x_172351835661795328](https://trump.fm/post/x_172351835661795328): Unemployment is back to 9%
  vs. [N/A - reality check](https://trump.fm/post/N/A - reality check): Reality: February 2012 unemployment was 8.3%

## Posts

### [x_172425301853351937](https://trump.fm/post/x_172425301853351937)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T20:59:30.000Z (UTC)

> "America's relationship with China is at a crossroads. We only have a short window of time to make the tough (cont) http://t.co/wCiAsVsc

11 likes · 43 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172425301853351937.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172425301853351937/analysis

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### [x_172414046212071425](https://trump.fm/post/x_172414046212071425)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T20:14:46.000Z (UTC)

> "We need to bring manufacturing jobs back home where they belong." #TimeToGetTough http://t.co/U0XIm6h0

43 likes · 129 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172414046212071425.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172414046212071425/analysis

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### [x_172408243547680768](https://trump.fm/post/x_172408243547680768)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T19:51:43.000Z (UTC)

> Rev. Graham made a critical point. @BarackObama has turned a blind eye to the Christians being persecuted in (cont) http://t.co/TQXAlYMH

12 likes · 149 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172408243547680768.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172408243547680768/analysis

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### [x_172404730876792832](https://trump.fm/post/x_172404730876792832)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T19:37:45.000Z (UTC)

> He may be the worst reporter in all of sports: @RickReilly of @ESPN. He gets away with murder and most people (cont) http://t.co/AYrhD0pl

110 likes · 110 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172404730876792832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172404730876792832/analysis

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### [x_172397249006010370](https://trump.fm/post/x_172397249006010370)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T19:08:01.000Z (UTC)

> Now @BarackObama wants us to believe the Republicans cancelled Keystone and are responsible for $4 gas. He (cont) http://t.co/D9iV87Tq

6 likes · 125 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172397249006010370.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172397249006010370/analysis

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### [x_172373968756551681](https://trump.fm/post/x_172373968756551681)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T17:35:31.000Z (UTC)

> @CelebApprentice is having wonderful ratings once again. @IvankaTrump & @DonaldJTrumpJr. I am very proud of this season.

1 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172373968756551681.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172373968756551681/analysis

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### [x_172372255513395200](https://trump.fm/post/x_172372255513395200)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T17:28:42.000Z (UTC)

> @JLin7 is a special player. He makes watching the Knicks fun. I think he can lead the Knicks far this season. http://t.co/yMg6pWWC @JLin7

20 likes · 86 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172372255513395200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172372255513395200/analysis

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### [x_172351835661795328](https://trump.fm/post/x_172351835661795328)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T16:07:34.000Z (UTC)

> As the @BarackObama's took their 16th vacation this month, unemployment is back to 9% and underemployment at (cont) http://t.co/3HOiXpFF

17 likes · 197 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172351835661795328.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172351835661795328/analysis

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### [x_172336151955390464](https://trump.fm/post/x_172336151955390464)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T15:05:15.000Z (UTC)

> The more I get to know @MittRomney the more I like him. He has the judgment and private sector experience America needs in the White House.

111 likes · 326 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172336151955390464.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172336151955390464/analysis

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### [x_172329571390210049](https://trump.fm/post/x_172329571390210049)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T14:39:06.000Z (UTC)

> My interview with @PaulWTalk on @wjrradio on behalf of @MittRomney discussing why Michigan needs to go for Romney. http://t.co/Rc0e32VT

8 likes · 18 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172329571390210049.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172329571390210049/analysis

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### [x_172319076868304897](https://trump.fm/post/x_172319076868304897)

X (Twitter) · 2012-02-22T13:57:24.000Z (UTC)

> David Letterman's show has become so boring and mundane. Somehow, every time I look, I can't help thinking of (cont) http://t.co/BNqSgQm3

6 likes · 49 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_172319076868304897.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_172319076868304897/analysis

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