# Posts from Wednesday, September 4, 2013

34 posts on 2013-09-04.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2013-09-04/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-03T09:13:08.740Z (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._

**Syria hawk-turned-dove builds presidential brand while a hair joke triggers a same-day ally-to-enemy split on Leno**

Trump spent most of the day positioning himself as a foreign policy authority on Syria, weighing in repeatedly against military intervention as Congress debated the issue. He responded warmly to fans urging a 2016 presidential run, dropping an early version of "make our country great again" and teasing his ambitions with a cryptic "Watch!" The day's sharpest turn came in the late afternoon when he learned Bill Maher mocked his hair on Jay Leno's show — within minutes he went from claiming he'd "always defended" Leno to declaring "Jay sucks" and "Jay is over," a rapid reversal that overshadowed the otherwise measured foreign-policy commentary. The rest of the day was filled with brand promotions, celebrity shout-outs, and a Rosh Hashanah greeting.

- Posts analyzed: 34
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: mixed
- Aggregate rage level: 0.22
- Max danger level: elevated
- Escalation detected
- Claims: 43 (8 false)
- Era: Pre-Campaign

# Daily Digest: September 4, 2013

## Location & Timezone
Trump was based in New York City (Trump Tower) during this period. All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). Local posting window: 9:32 PM EDT September 3 through 7:02 PM EDT September 4 — a roughly 21.5-hour span with one late-night outlier at 1:52 AM EDT.

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## I. Psychological State Tracking

**Dominant state: Grandiose.** Of 34 posts, 33 are coded grandiose and one mixed. The grandiosity is predominantly calm and expansive rather than agitated — Trump positions himself as a strategic authority on Syria, a magnanimous celebrity congratulating peers, and a future presidential prospect fielding encouragement from fans. The single mixed-state post (x_375365520964337664, the Maher attack) reflects momentary vulnerability — appearance-based criticism piercing the grandiose shell — immediately repackaged as dominance through counterattack.

**State transitions:** The day is psychologically bipartite:
1. **9:32 PM Sept 3 – 4:35 PM Sept 4 EDT:** Sustained grandiose equilibrium. Supply-seeking through fan engagement, authority-construction through Syria commentary, and low-intensity brand maintenance. No rage, no vulnerability.
2. **5:11 PM – 7:02 PM Sept 4 EDT:** Narcissistic injury cascade triggered by the Maher/Leno incident. Rage appears for the first time in the day's domestic posts (the earlier MacArthur/Patton posts carry mild indignation, not personal rage). The state briefly destabilizes into mixed territory before supply replenishment (follower-count validation at x_375392555375939584) partially restores equilibrium.

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## II. Escalation Detection

**Escalation detected: Yes** — contained within the Leno/Maher cluster.

**Trajectory:**
- **Start:** x_375365504405229569 (5:11 PM EDT) — "Jay sucks!" at rage 0.65
- **Secondary:** x_375365520964337664 (5:11 PM EDT) — Maher attack at rage 0.52
- **Supply-seeking interlude:** x_375392555375939584 (6:58 PM EDT) — follower-count validation, rage 0.55
- **Peak/terminus:** x_375393448805015552 (7:02 PM EDT) — "Jay is over" at rage 0.65

The escalation pattern is a **spike** rather than a gradual build: rage appears abruptly at 5:11 PM, sustains through four posts over ~2 hours, and the day ends before resolution can be assessed. The rage is disproportionate to the trigger — a comedian's hair joke on a late-night show — consistent with narcissistic personality organization where appearance-based criticism carries outsized threat valence.

Notably, the Syria posts earlier in the day — addressing actual geopolitical crisis with chemical weapons casualties — registered lower emotional intensity (max 0.54) than the Leno/Maher personal grievance (0.62–0.65). This affective hierarchy flattening, where personal insult commands equivalent or greater activation than mass atrocity, is a recurring structural feature.

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## III. Theme Analysis

### Dominant Themes (by frequency):

1. **Syria/Foreign Policy** (~10 posts): The day's anchor theme. Trump argues consistently against intervention, invoking military history (MacArthur, Patton), questioning rebel legitimacy, and framing the debate as a test of strategic competence. The stance is coherent and sustained. Posts: x_375071305311473664, x_375073730105733120, x_375075774644363264, x_375078830366814208, x_375079451404828672, x_375307391635451904, x_375233781718077440, x_375235755670790144, x_375307391635451900.

2. **Narcissistic Supply/Fan Engagement** (~8 posts): Retweeting praise, accepting presidential encouragement, one-word validations ("True!", "Thanks!", "Watch!"). This is the supply infrastructure — maintaining the audience relationship that fuels the grandiose self-concept. Posts: x_375068801983082498, x_375070157108178944, x_375070513565274112, x_375070753387184128, x_375071413465784320, x_375233358395342848, x_375250641179795457.

3. **Leno/Maher Feud** (4 posts): The day's emotional peak. A contained but intense injury-devaluation-supply cycle. Posts: x_375365504405229569, x_375365520964337664, x_375392555375939584, x_375393448805015552.

4. **Brand/Business Promotion** (~4 posts): Trump Waikiki, Think Big/Think Like a Billionaire quotes, Emily Miller book promotion. Low authorship confidence suggests aide-generated content. Posts: x_375352395980484609, x_375356418208960512, x_375373304799846401, x_375294599180214272.

5. **Celebrity/Social** (~3 posts): Piers Morgan congratulations, Serena Williams praise, Rosh Hashanah greeting. Relationship maintenance with zero psychological cost. Posts: x_375291615423643648, x_375327383101788161, x_375341257007968256.

**Obsession assessment:** Syria recurs frequently but is contextually appropriate given the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 10-7 vote on the use-of-force authorization that day. This does not meet the threshold for pathological obsession.

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## IV. Contradiction Detection

**One major same-day contradiction identified:**

- **Claim 1** (x_375365504405229569, 5:11 PM EDT): *"I've always defended @jayleno"*
- **Claim 2** (x_375365504405229569, same post): *"Jay sucks!"*
- **Claim 3** (x_375393448805015552, 7:02 PM EDT): *"Jay is over"*

The contradiction is not between separate posts but within a single post and its immediate successors. The "always defended" claim is deployed as moral leverage to justify the devaluation — *I was loyal, he wasn't, therefore he deserves destruction.* This is textbook splitting: the idealized object ("I've always defended") is instantaneously converted to the devalued object ("Jay sucks!") upon perceived loyalty violation. The speed of the reversal — within a single tweet — is diagnostically significant.

**Minor factual contradictions:**
- Leno's planned show transition (NBC had announced Fallon succession in April 2013) is reframed as "terminated" (x_375365520964337664), conflating a scheduled handoff with failure/punishment.
- Maher's HBO ratings are described as "bad" despite consistent strong viewership — a reality distortion in service of devaluation.

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## V. Hypomanic Indicators

- **Post count:** 34 posts across ~21.5 hours (local time). Elevated but within the range of an active 2013 Twitter user with aide assistance. Many posts are low-effort retweets or one-word replies.
- **Time gaps:** Most posts cluster in two windows: 9:32–10:14 PM Sept 3 (12 posts in 42 minutes — rapid-fire), and 12:17–7:02 PM Sept 4 (intermittent over 7 hours). The late-night burst at 1:52 AM EDT is a single post.
- **Earliest post (local):** 9:32 PM EDT Sept 3
- **Latest post (local):** 1:52 AM EDT Sept 4 (the MacArthur/Patton duplicate)
- **Sleep evidence:** The gap from 10:14 PM EDT (last evening cluster post) to 1:52 AM EDT (single late-night post) to 8:26 AM EDT (next morning post) suggests Trump was awake until at least 2 AM but likely slept from ~2 AM to ~8 AM — approximately 6 hours. Suboptimal but not clinically significant for a 67-year-old who has publicly claimed to sleep 4-5 hours.
- **Hypomanic threshold:** Not met. Post volume is elevated but largely aide-assisted (many posts have authorship confidence below 0.30). The late-night post is a single outlier. Thematic coherence is maintained throughout the day. No flight-of-ideas, no pressured speech markers, no grandiosity beyond baseline.

**Sleep deprivation: Unlikely.** The single 1:52 AM post may reflect event-driven wakefulness (Syria news) rather than a pattern.

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## VI. Narrative Arc

**Classification: Mixed** — two distinct narrative threads that don't fully integrate.

**Thread 1 — The Syria Strategist (Redemption arc):** Trump constructs a day-long narrative in which America's foreign policy establishment is failing (Obama indecisive, generals no match for Patton, rebels untrustworthy) and he is the clear-eyed outsider who sees the truth. This culminates in the proto-MAGA formulation ("make our country great again") and the presidential tease ("Watch!"). The arc moves from critique → alternative vision → implicit candidacy — a redemption structure where national decline can be reversed by the right leader (him).

**Thread 2 — The Loyalty Betrayal (Contamination arc):** The Leno/Maher cluster follows a classic contamination sequence: Trump's self-narrative of loyal friendship ("I've always defended @jayleno") is contaminated by perceived betrayal (Leno allowed Maher to mock Trump), triggering rapid devaluation and alliance-seeking with alternative validators (Stern, follower counts). The thread ends with Trump pronouncing career death on a former ally.

The two threads operate independently — Syria and Leno never intersect — producing a day that reads as two separate psychological episodes sharing a single timeline.

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## VII. Event Correlation

### Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Syria Strike Resolution
- **Reaction type:** Offensive — Trump does not defend a position under attack but proactively attacks the administration's Syria policy from a position of zero institutional accountability.
- **Response posts:** x_375071305311473664, x_375073730105733120, x_375075774644363264, x_375078830366814208, x_375079451404828672, x_375307391635451904, x_375233781718077440, x_375307391635451900
- **Pattern:** Sustained engagement across the full day. Trump positions himself as strategic authority, invoking historical military figures and articulating what would become the "America First" doctrine. The Senate vote provides an ideal platform for outsider commentary — high stakes, public division, no personal risk.

### 2013 US Open Tennis Championship
- **Reaction type:** Amplifying — Trump praises Serena Williams' quarterfinal win, associating himself with elite achievement.
- **Response post:** x_375327383101788161

### Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
- **Reaction type:** Maintenance — standard holiday greeting to a constituent demographic.
- **Response post:** x_375341257007968256

### Bill Maher Appearance on Tonight Show (not in events database)
- **Reaction type:** Defensive/Offensive — triggered by perceived mockery, Trump responds with rapid counterattack against both Maher and Leno.
- **Response posts:** x_375365504405229569, x_375365520964337664, x_375392555375939584, x_375393448805015552

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## VIII. Danger Assessment

- **Maximum danger level:** Elevated (single post: x_375233781718077440)
- **Source:** The "competitors at war" Syria framing, which dehumanizes civilian victims of chemical weapons by reducing a humanitarian catastrophe to a business-competition metaphor. This is dangerous not for incitement potential but for the normalized indifference to mass atrocity it rehearses.
- **Stochastic terrorism pattern:** Not detected. The Leno/Maher attacks are personal grievance venting directed at public figures, not coded incitement. No posts direct audience anger toward specific targets in a way that could inspire third-party action.
- **Danger posts:** x_375233781718077440

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## IX. Cognitive Concerns

**Aggregate assessment: No concerns. Stable 2013 baseline.**

All authentic posts demonstrate:
- Complete, grammatically functional sentences
- Coherent argument structure (the Syria policy thread maintains logical consistency across 10+ posts)
- Strategic rhetorical compression (single-word responses like "Watch!" and "True!" are intentionally efficient, not cognitively impaired)
- Appropriate vocabulary deployment
- No word-finding difficulties, no tangentiality, no perseveration

**Complexity trend: Stable.** The day's highest-complexity posts (Syria policy arguments) and lowest-complexity posts (one-word fan replies) are both intentional register choices rather than cognitive variation.

This day serves as a valuable **pre-political baseline** for longitudinal cognitive tracking — a 67-year-old Trump producing coherent, strategically purposeful political commentary alongside impulsive but structurally intact personal attacks.

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## X. Historical Significance

This day is archivally notable for several reasons:

1. **Proto-MAGA emergence:** The organic deployment of "make our country great again" (x_375072117068668928) over two years before the 2016 announcement suggests the slogan was temperamentally pre-formed rather than campaign-manufactured.

2. **Presidential identity testing:** The "Watch!" response (x_375070753387184128) to a 2016 suggestion, combined with the Syria authority-construction, documents the earliest active testing of a presidential brand in this dataset.

3. **America First doctrine formation:** The anti-intervention Syria stance, complete with friend/enemy binaries, scare-quote delegitimization of rebels, and national-interest supremacy framing, is structurally identical to the foreign policy doctrine operationalized in the 2016 campaign.

4. **Baseline personality documentation:** The Leno/Maher sequence provides a clean pre-political example of the transactional loyalty schema, hair-trigger splitting, and disproportionate injury response that would later operate with geopolitical consequences.

### Narrative

Two independent narrative threads: a sustained Syria strategist redemption arc (national decline reversed by outsider clarity) and a contained Leno/Maher contamination arc (loyal friendship betrayed, triggering rapid devaluation). The threads never intersect, producing a psychologically bifurcated day.

### Dominant themes

- Syria foreign policy and anti-intervention stance (1 post)
- Narcissistic supply and fan engagement (1 post)
- Leno/Maher feud and narcissistic injury (1 post)
- Brand and business promotion (1 post)
- Celebrity and social maintenance (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_375365504405229569](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365504405229569): I've always defended @jayleno
  vs. [x_375365504405229569](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365504405229569): Jay sucks!
- [x_375365520964337664](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365520964337664): Leno show is 'terminated' (implying failure/cancellation)
  vs. [x_375365520964337664](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365520964337664): NBC had publicly announced a planned succession to Fallon in April 2013 — a scheduled transition, not a termination

## Posts

### [x_375393448805015552](https://trump.fm/post/x_375393448805015552)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T23:02:27.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @jp_worldwide (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@jp_worldwide: @realDonaldTrump you need to go on @HowardStern to bash Jay Leno. Howard hates him too"  Howard is right on Leno-Jay is over

5 likes · 10 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375393448805015552.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375393448805015552/analysis

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### [x_375392555375939584](https://trump.fm/post/x_375392555375939584)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T22:58:54.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @MariaDavidson10 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@MariaDavidson10: @realDonaldTrump you have more followers than they (@billmaher @jayleno) do." So true, and am hopefully MUCH smarter!

12 likes · 9 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375392555375939584.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375392555375939584/analysis

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### [x_375373304799846401](https://trump.fm/post/x_375373304799846401)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T21:42:24.000Z (UTC)

> “Appreciate your property, and your property will appreciate for you.” – Think Like a Billionaire

162 likes · 328 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375373304799846401.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375373304799846401/analysis

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### [x_375307391635451900](https://trump.fm/post/x_375307391635451900)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T21:20:29.000Z (UTC)

> Many Syrian ‘rebels’ are radical Jihadis. Not our friends &amp, supporting them doesn't serve our national interest. Stay out of Syria!

0 likes · 3,117 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375307391635451900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375307391635451900/analysis

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### [x_375365520964337664](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365520964337664)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T21:11:28.000Z (UTC)

> I hear this moron @billmaher said nasty things about me (hair etc—boring) on the terminated @jayleno show. Stupid guy/bad ratings!

150 likes · 141 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375365520964337664.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375365520964337664/analysis

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### [x_375365504405229569](https://trump.fm/post/x_375365504405229569)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T21:11:24.000Z (UTC)

> I’ve always defended @jayleno but he never defends me. He's not a loyal person &amp; I now understand why everybody dumped him. Jay sucks!

154 likes · 219 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375365504405229569.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375365504405229569/analysis

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### [x_375356418208960512](https://trump.fm/post/x_375356418208960512)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T20:35:18.000Z (UTC)

> “To keep momentum, keep challenging yourself.” – Think Big

187 likes · 497 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375356418208960512.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375356418208960512/analysis

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### [x_375352395980484609](https://trump.fm/post/x_375352395980484609)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T20:19:19.000Z (UTC)

> With the signature services of Trump Attaché, @TrumpWaikiki brings premiere luxury to the white sands of Waikiki http://t.co/vGGmsi0YJi

3 likes · 14 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375352395980484609.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375352395980484609/analysis

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### [x_375348343234256897](https://trump.fm/post/x_375348343234256897)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T20:03:13.000Z (UTC)

> @TylerKrist734  Thanks.

2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375348343234256897.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375348343234256897/analysis

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### [x_375347932943220736](https://trump.fm/post/x_375347932943220736)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T20:01:35.000Z (UTC)

> @dhtherex Thanks.

1 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375347932943220736/analysis

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### [x_375341257007968256](https://trump.fm/post/x_375341257007968256)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T19:35:03.000Z (UTC)

> Happy New Year to all of my Jewish friends and supporters. Shana Tova. Hopefully it will be a great year!

90 likes · 183 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375341257007968256.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375341257007968256/analysis

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### [x_375333815897448450](https://trump.fm/post/x_375333815897448450)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T19:05:29.000Z (UTC)

> .@GOP must stay focused on defunding ObamaCare and the impending budget battle. Don’t let Syria rule the agenda.

72 likes · 102 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375333815897448450.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375333815897448450/analysis

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### [x_375327383101788161](https://trump.fm/post/x_375327383101788161)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T18:39:56.000Z (UTC)

> .@serenawilliams had a flawless @usopen quarterfinal win last night. She’s a great player and a wonderful person.

39 likes · 37 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375327383101788161.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375327383101788161/analysis

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### [x_375307391635451904](https://trump.fm/post/x_375307391635451904)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T17:20:29.000Z (UTC)

> Many Syrian ‘rebels’ are radical Jihadis. Not our friends &amp; supporting them doesn't serve our national interest. Stay out of Syria!

894 likes · 1,061 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375307391635451904.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375307391635451904/analysis

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### [x_375294599180214272](https://trump.fm/post/x_375294599180214272)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T16:29:39.000Z (UTC)

> .@EmilyMiller's book "Emily Gets Her Gun" exposes the attack on our Second Amendment http://t.co/9kSlh6G12A A must read!

12 likes · 27 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375294599180214272.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375294599180214272/analysis

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### [x_375291615423643648](https://trump.fm/post/x_375291615423643648)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T16:17:48.000Z (UTC)

> Congratulations to @PiersMorgan on winning @BritishGQ TV Personality Of The Year. Piers deserves his success!

33 likes · 46 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375291615423643648.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375291615423643648/analysis

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### [x_375250982667436033](https://trump.fm/post/x_375250982667436033)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T13:36:20.000Z (UTC)

> @LadyJelenaxoxo  Thanks.

1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375250982667436033.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375250982667436033/analysis

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### [x_375250794657767424](https://trump.fm/post/x_375250794657767424)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T13:35:35.000Z (UTC)

> @golflessondubai Soon.

1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375250794657767424.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375250794657767424/analysis

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### [x_375250641179795457](https://trump.fm/post/x_375250641179795457)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T13:34:59.000Z (UTC)

> @SHAWSHANK5
> "@realDonaldTrump To be a champ. you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will"  True!

4 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375250641179795457.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375250641179795457/analysis

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### [x_375235755670790144](https://trump.fm/post/x_375235755670790144)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T12:35:50.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @Michael_Dorris (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@Michael_Dorris: "@realDonaldTrump: "@tannermarkboots: @realDonaldTrump never tell your enemy when where and how you are going to hit them!

39 likes · 54 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375235755670790144.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375235755670790144/analysis

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### [x_375233781718077440](https://trump.fm/post/x_375233781718077440)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T12:27:59.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @ukn96 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@ukn96: @realDonaldTrump If two of your competitors were at war, would you let them destroy each other? Or would you back one?

14 likes · 41 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375233781718077440.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375233781718077440/analysis

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### [x_375233358395342848](https://trump.fm/post/x_375233358395342848)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T12:26:18.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @andrewessex1 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@andrewessex1: @realDonaldTrump @tannermarkboots Just finished 'art of the deal', Brilliant insight into your mind, thanks!

1 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375233358395342848.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375233358395342848/analysis

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### [x_375073730105733100](https://trump.fm/post/x_375073730105733100)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T05:52:00.000Z (UTC)

> The great GENERALS MacArthur and Patton, real leaders and fighters, are spinning in their graves as we give Syria info &amp, time to prepare.

0 likes · 360 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375073730105733100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375073730105733100/analysis

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### [x_375079451404828672](https://trump.fm/post/x_375079451404828672)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T02:14:44.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @atkins4 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@atkins4: @realDonaldTrump you realize that is what Iran wants, dont you?" You beat Iran in a much different fashion-not through Syria!

15 likes · 21 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375079451404828672.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375079451404828672/analysis

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### [x_375078830366814208](https://trump.fm/post/x_375078830366814208)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T02:12:16.000Z (UTC)

> For all of those fools that want to attack Syria, the U.S.has lost the vital element of surprise-so stupid-could be a disaster!

191 likes · 320 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375078830366814208.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375078830366814208/analysis

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### [x_375075774644363264](https://trump.fm/post/x_375075774644363264)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T02:00:07.000Z (UTC)

> What I am saying is stay out of Syria.

371 likes · 567 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375075774644363264.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375075774644363264/analysis

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### [x_375073730105733120](https://trump.fm/post/x_375073730105733120)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:52:00.000Z (UTC)

> The great GENERALS MacArthur and Patton, real leaders and fighters, are spinning in their graves as we give Syria info &amp; time to prepare.

147 likes · 297 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375073730105733120.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375073730105733120/analysis

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### [x_375072117068668928](https://trump.fm/post/x_375072117068668928)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:45:35.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @BigSexyBDAvis (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@BigSexyBDAvis: @realDonaldTrump mr trump would attack Syria or no?"  No, lets make our country great again as they fight their war!

77 likes · 88 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375072117068668928.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375072117068668928/analysis

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### [x_375071413465784320](https://trump.fm/post/x_375071413465784320)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:42:48.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @BattoulShamsi (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@BattoulShamsi: @realDonaldTrump I just love ur way of thinking and analyzing things, 2 the point."Thanks.

6 likes · 6 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375071413465784320.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375071413465784320/analysis

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### [x_375071305311473664](https://trump.fm/post/x_375071305311473664)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:42:22.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @DavidAGoodman (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@DavidAGoodman: @realDonaldTrump:How can General Dempsey tell Obama delaying Syria bombardment will have no consequences?  He's no Patton!

9 likes · 22 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375071305311473664.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375071305311473664/analysis

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### [x_375070753387184128](https://trump.fm/post/x_375070753387184128)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:40:10.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @NattieBright (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@NattieBright: @realDonaldTrump If u r so disappointed at Obama why don't u run for president in 2016!"  Watch!

48 likes · 45 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375070753387184128.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375070753387184128/analysis

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### [x_375070513565274112](https://trump.fm/post/x_375070513565274112)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:39:13.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @jvmesb (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@jvmesb: @realDonaldTrump is the kind of president we need!"  True!

30 likes · 25 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375070513565274112.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375070513565274112/analysis

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### [x_375070157108178944](https://trump.fm/post/x_375070157108178944)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:37:48.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @twittahmachine0 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@twittahmachine0: @realDonaldTrump mr trump for president"  Thank you!

19 likes · 12 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375070157108178944.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375070157108178944/analysis

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### [x_375068801983082498](https://trump.fm/post/x_375068801983082498)

X (Twitter) · 2013-09-04T01:32:25.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @mbouchon (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@mbouchon: Make an appearance @realDonaldTrump! We would love to host you at the USC #EntrepreneurshipClub @SCProvingGround" Thanks!

13 likes · 11 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_375068801983082498.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_375068801983082498/analysis

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