# Posts from Thursday, October 8, 2015

27 posts on 2015-10-08.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2015-10-08/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T22:28:04.972Z (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._

**Gatekeeper Purge: Trump Celebrates Rivals' Misfortune Across Five-Target Attack Sequence While Riding Las Vegas Rally High**

October 8, 2015 represents a clinically significant day in the early Trump campaign, characterized by an escalating pattern of retaliatory attacks against conservative media gatekeepers interspersed with narcissistic supply-seeking from rally crowds. Trump, traveling from an Iowa rally the previous evening to a Las Vegas event at midday, produced 27 posts across approximately 20.5 hours — a high-frequency output day. The morning began with a rapid three-post attack burst targeting Glenn Beck (two posts in 60 seconds) and Erick Erickson within 13 minutes, all triggered by prior narcissistic injuries. This was followed by an extended supply-seeking phase anchored to crowd size boasts, the Kevin McCarthy Speaker withdrawal, and pre-rally self-promotion. After the Las Vegas rally, a second — more intense — attack phase emerged, with Trump returning to Erickson (two more posts) and culminating in the day's highest-intensity post: a dehumanizing attack on Politico labeled "Pure scum."

The day's most analytically significant feature is the explicit, unmasked ego-syntonic sadism displayed across multiple posts. Trump openly reports pleasure at adversaries' professional and financial misfortune — "Wow, great news!" regarding Erickson's departure, "I was so happy" regarding Politico's reported losses — without social modulation or ambivalence. This pattern, appearing five times in a single day across three distinct targets, establishes a robust behavioral baseline for Kernberg's malignant narcissism markers at the campaign's earliest stage. The escalating dehumanization gradient — from "nut job" (morning) through "fired like a dog" and "total low life" (afternoon) to "Pure scum" (evening) — suggests that rally-sourced narcissistic supply, rather than satiating retaliatory impulses, may lower inhibition thresholds for subsequent attacks. Three posts reached elevated danger levels, with the Erickson follower-mobilization directive and Politico dehumanization representing partial stochastic terrorism pattern elements. No sleep deprivation indicators were detected; the posting pattern is consistent with a high-energy but not hypomanic campaign day.

- Posts analyzed: 27
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: mixed
- Aggregate rage level: 0.39
- Max danger level: elevated
- Escalation detected
- Theme obsession: Conservative media gatekeeper punishment — retaliatory attacks on Beck, Erickson (3x), and Politico for prior criticism, with Erickson targeted across two separate attack phases hours apart
- Claims: 44 (6 false)
- Era: 2016 Campaign

# Daily Psychological Digest: October 8, 2015

## Location & Timezone Context

Trump was traveling from Iowa (where he held a rally on October 7) to Las Vegas, Nevada for an October 8 midday rally at Treasure Island. The first three posts of the UTC day (01:13–03:21 UTC) correspond to **8:13–10:21 PM CDT on October 7** (Iowa time). The remaining 24 posts span **8:44 AM–4:49 PM PDT on October 8** (Las Vegas time). This establishes a posting window of approximately 8:13 PM CDT to 4:49 PM PDT the following day, with a **12.4-hour gap** (03:21–15:44 UTC) consistent with normal overnight sleep and morning travel preparation. No sleep deprivation is indicated.

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## 1. Psychological State Tracking

**Dominant State: Grandiose.** Twenty-five of 27 posts are coded grandiose; two early posts are coded mixed. The grandiose state is sustained throughout the day with remarkable consistency, modulated only by the activation of narcissistic rage within the grandiose frame. Crucially, the rage episodes do not collapse Trump into a vulnerable state — they manifest as *triumphant* rage, the grandiose self punishing inferiors rather than defending against genuine threat.

### State Transitions

The day features no true state *transitions* (grandiose → vulnerable or vice versa) but exhibits important **intra-grandiose oscillations** between two modes:

| Time (PDT) | Mode | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 8:13–10:21 PM CDT (Oct 7) | Supply intake | x_651928386365841408, x_651928500694200320, x_651900125732732900 |
| 8:44–8:57 AM PDT | Retaliatory attack burst | x_652147456428212224, x_652147714902220800, x_652150749082746881 |
| 9:01–10:22 AM PDT | Supply seeking / self-promotion | x_652151725189521409 through x_652172172899807234 |
| 11:31 AM–2:08 PM PDT | Maintenance / supply / article sharing | x_652189681929617412 through x_652229116457033728 |
| 2:59–3:00 PM PDT | Second retaliatory burst | x_652241959860477953, x_652242093881040896 |
| 4:49 PM PDT | Peak rage discharge | x_652269674202288128 |

This oscillation pattern — supply intake → rage discharge → supply seeking → rage discharge — is consistent with a narcissistic regulatory cycle in which absorbed supply inflates the grandiose self and *lowers* the threshold for retaliatory aggression rather than reducing it.

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## 2. Escalation Detection

**Escalation detected: Yes.** The day features a gradual escalation in rage intensity and dehumanization severity across two distinct attack phases.

### Phase 1: Morning Attack Burst (8:44–8:57 AM PDT)
- **Glenn Beck #1** (x_652147456428212224): Rage 0.55, labels: "wacky," "crying," "nut job"
- **Glenn Beck #2** (x_652147714902220800): Rage 0.45, tone shifts to cold superiority: "irrelevant"
- **Erick Erickson #1** (x_652150749082746881): Rage 0.65, explicit sadism: "Wow, great news!", "fired like a dog"

### Interlude: Supply-Seeking (9:01 AM–2:08 PM PDT)
Fourteen posts of rally promotion, crowd boasting, McCarthy commentary, and supporter retweets. The Las Vegas rally provides a massive supply infusion.

### Phase 2: Afternoon Escalation (2:59–4:49 PM PDT)
- **Erickson #2** (x_652241959860477953): Rage 0.65, "total low life," follower mobilization directive
- **Erickson #3** (x_652242093881040896): Rage 0.30, controlled cruelty, faux congratulations
- **Politico** (x_652269674202288128): **Rage 0.75** (day peak), "Pure scum!", explicit sadistic pleasure

### Escalation Trajectory
The dehumanization gradient across the full day is: *nut job → irrelevant → fired like a dog → total low life → Pure scum*. This represents a clear escalation in derogation severity. The peak arrives not in the morning's reactive burst but nearly eight hours later, after extended rally supply — suggesting the rally did not discharge aggression but rather potentiated it. The rage is disproportionate to the proximate triggers; Beck's criticism and Erickson's August disinvitation were weeks to months old, and the Politico attack appears to have no specific precipitant beyond ambient media coverage.

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## 3. Theme Analysis

### Primary Themes

1. **Conservative Media Gatekeeper Elimination** (6 posts): The dominant thematic thread. Trump systematically targets three conservative media figures/outlets who had challenged his legitimacy: Glenn Beck (2 posts), Erick Erickson/RedState (3 posts), and Politico (1 post). The consistency of the pattern — celebrating professional/financial misfortune of critics — suggests not impulsive venting but a coherent territorial strategy.

2. **Rally Crowd Size / Narcissistic Supply** (10+ posts): Crowd size boasts, supporter retweets, and geographic enthusiasm claims form the quantitative majority of posts. These posts serve as public supply displays and audience maintenance.

3. **Political Opportunism — McCarthy Withdrawal** (2 posts): Trump's response to McCarthy's withdrawal from the Speaker race (x_652159403748016128, x_652161268187459584) demonstrates characteristic implicit self-nomination through ideal-criteria construction ("really smart and really tough") and familial extension (endorsing Ivanka as Speaker).

4. **Campaign Legitimacy Amplification** (2 posts): Sharing Bloomberg and Guardian articles validating his campaign seriousness (x_652189681929617412, x_652198618917654528).

5. **Opponent Pre-positioning** (1 post): Sharing a Breitbart article attacking Marco Rubio as "Amnesty Rubio" and "Donor Class Puppet" (x_652211954765983745) — a preemptive strike with no direct provocation.

### Obsession Assessment
The return to Erick Erickson three times across two separate attack phases (8:57 AM, 2:59 PM, 3:00 PM) approaches obsessive rumination. Two months after the original injury (RedState disinvitation), Trump seizes upon Erickson's departure to discharge stored grievance — consistent with what Kohut describes as the narcissistic injury's resistance to metabolization. The Erickson fixation is the closest the day comes to single-topic obsession, though the distribution across three targets (Beck, Erickson, Politico) is better characterized as a *thematic* obsession with media gatekeeper punishment.

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## 4. Contradiction Detection

No direct factual contradictions were identified between posts. However, several notable **affective contradictions** and **rhetorical tensions** emerge:

- **Crowd love vs. critic dehumanization**: Posts like "Love them!" (x_652151725189521409) and "Many Hispanics who love me and I love them!" (x_652228162760347648) project warmth and connection, while near-adjacent posts deploy "Pure scum" and "total low life" toward individuals. This is not contradiction per se but extreme **splitting** — the world divided into all-good supporters and all-bad critics with no middle ground.

- **"I hear" epistemic tension**: Trump uses "I hear" framing for both the Beck claim (x_652147714902220800) and the Erickson claim (x_652150749082746881), positioning unverified gossip as actionable intelligence. The Erickson "fired" characterization is contested; fact-checking indicates his departure was more complex than a simple termination.

- **Predictive failure**: The claim that Erickson "Will fade fast" (x_652241959860477953) was historically falsified — Erickson continued as a prominent conservative commentator for years after.

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## 5. Hypomanic Indicators (Day-Level Assessment)

| Indicator | Finding |
|---|---|
| Post count | 27 (elevated for 2015 baseline, though not extreme) |
| Posting window (local) | ~8:13 PM CDT to ~4:49 PM PDT (cross-timezone) |
| Sleep gap | 12.4 hours (03:21–15:44 UTC) — adequate |
| Earliest local post | 8:44 AM PDT (normal) |
| Latest local post | 4:49 PM PDT (normal) |
| Rapid-fire bursts | 6 posts in 16 minutes (9:38–9:54 AM PDT); 2 posts in 60 seconds (Beck pair) |
| Grandiosity | Sustained and elevated but contextually anchored (active campaign rally day) |
| Goal-directed activity | High — rally, travel, media engagement |
| Irritability/aggression | Present but episodic, not sustained |
| **Assessment** | **Does not meet threshold for hypomanic episode** |

The elevated output and grandiosity are better explained by the campaign context — a rally day with a breaking political news event (McCarthy withdrawal) — than by a pathological mood state. The rapid-fire posting bursts are notable but occur during pre-rally downtime, consistent with boredom-driven phone activity rather than pressured output.

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## 6. Narrative Arc: Mixed (Triumphant Grandiosity + Retaliatory Cycling)

The day does not follow a clean redemption or contamination arc. Instead, it exhibits a **dual-track narrative**:

**Track A — Triumphant Campaign Momentum**: Iowa crowd → Las Vegas anticipation → massive crowd → "Hispanics who love me" → departure triumph. This track follows a classic redemption arc (outsider proves doubters wrong through crowd size).

**Track B — Gatekeeper Punishment Cycle**: Beck attack → Erickson celebration → supply interlude → Erickson return → Politico peak. This track follows a **contamination arc** — each supply infusion, rather than stabilizing mood, appears to *enable* increasingly severe retaliatory attacks.

The interaction between these tracks is the day's most significant clinical feature. Track A provides the narcissistic fuel; Track B provides the discharge targets. The result is a feedback loop: supply → grandiose inflation → lowered inhibition → harsher attacks → need for more supply validation → repeat. The day's final post (Politico, "Pure scum!") represents the peak of both tracks converging — maximum grandiose inflation from the rally enabling maximum dehumanization of an institutional target.

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## 7. Event Correlation

### Kevin McCarthy Withdraws from Speaker Race
- **Reaction type**: Amplifying/Opportunistic
- **Response posts**: x_652159403748016128, x_652161268187459584
- Trump immediately frames the withdrawal as validating his "outsider" thesis ("Washington is such a mess") and implicitly positions himself as the "smart and tough" alternative. The Ivanka Speaker retweet (x_652161268187459584) adds a dynastic-comedic element. No defensive or dismissive posture — Trump treats this as pure opportunity.

### Trump Las Vegas Campaign Rally
- **Reaction type**: Amplifying
- **Response posts**: x_652154514997252096, x_652164424812244992, x_652172172899807234, x_652228162760347648, x_652229116457033728
- The rally functions as the day's primary narcissistic supply event, generating extensive crowd-size posts and forming the backbone of Track A's triumphant narrative.

### Notable Non-Responses
Trump made **no reference** to: Obama's apology for the Kunduz hospital strike, the South Carolina flooding disaster, the Israel-Palestine violence escalation, or the Taliban's seizure of Kunduz. All four represent significant world events occurring on this date. The complete absence of humanitarian, foreign policy, or disaster-response content — on a day with 27 posts — is consistent with the narcissistic attention economy: events that do not threaten or validate the self are simply not registered.

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## 8. Danger Assessment

**Maximum danger level: Elevated** (3 posts)

### Elevated-Danger Posts

1. **x_652163542418747393** (MidOhioMilitia retweet): Amplification of a militia-identified account. While the content is benign fan enthusiasm, the selection of this specific handle from thousands of similar messages functions as an implicit coalition-inclusion signal. Significant as a longitudinal baseline data point.

2. **x_652241959860477953** (Erickson "total low life"): Named individual target + dehumanization + follower-mobilization directive ("read his past tweets"). This combination creates conditions for coordinated harassment, even without explicit incitement.

3. **x_652269674202288128** (Politico "Pure scum"): Institutional target + dehumanization at the day's most extreme register. Contributes to cumulative anti-press hostility baseline.

### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Assessment
Partial pattern elements are present across the day:
- **Named targets**: Beck, Erickson (3x), Politico — all identified by handle
- **Grievance narrative**: Each target framed as having wronged Trump
- **Dehumanization**: "nut job," "fired like a dog," "total low life," "Pure scum"
- **Follower mobilization**: "read his past tweets" (x_652241959860477953)
- **Action directive**: Absent

The pattern is **structurally present but incomplete** — the critical "action" element is absent. However, the day's cumulative output normalizes dehumanization of specific critics and media outlets within a large, emotionally activated follower base. The pattern is assessed as **proto-stochastic** at this campaign stage — establishing the rhetorical infrastructure that, if escalated, could fulfill the complete pattern.

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## 9. Cognitive Concerns

**Complexity trend: Stable.** No cognitive deterioration markers are evident in this day's output. Posts demonstrate:

- Audience-calibrated rhetorical choices (Boehner comparison for conservative audience)
- Multi-step strategic constructions (two-phase attack sequences with tonal variation)
- Effective implicit argumentation (McCarthy criteria = self-description)
- Accurate real-time news integration (McCarthy withdrawal)

**Aggregate cognitive markers:**
- Vocabulary is within normal range for Trump's 2015 baseline
- Sentence construction is simple but rhetorically effective
- No word-finding difficulties, neologisms, or syntactic degradation
- Double-space typo in x_652159403748016128 ("very  important") is consistent with rapid mobile typing, not cognitive impairment
- The "I hear" gossip framing is a deliberate rhetorical choice, not confusion about information sources

**Assessment**: Cognitive performance is fully consistent with the 2015 baseline. The strategic sophistication of the two-phase attack sequences (hot rage → cold triumph, deployed identically against both Beck and Erickson) suggests intact executive function and rhetorical planning, even within apparently impulsive content.

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## Key Clinical Observations

### Ego-Syntonic Sadism as Baseline Feature
The day's most significant clinical finding is the frequency and explicitness of pleasure at adversaries' misfortune: "Wow, great news!" (Erickson), "I was so happy" (Politico), "glad I didn't do his show" (Beck). Five separate expressions of unmodulated satisfaction at rivals' suffering across a single day establishes this as a stable personality feature rather than a situational lapse. In Kernberg's framework, this is a core marker of malignant narcissism — sadism experienced as justified and ego-syntonic rather than transgressive.

### Two-Phase Attack Architecture
Both the Beck sequence (x_652147456428212224 → x_652147714902220800) and the Erickson afternoon sequence (x_652241959860477953 → x_652242093881040896) follow an identical two-phase structure: hot rage post → cold triumphant post, posted within 60 seconds of each other. This suggests either a deliberate rhetorical strategy or a consistent psychological discharge pattern in which rage naturally resolves into superiority display. The consistency across two targets hours apart favors a characterological rather than strategic explanation.

### Supply-Rage Feedback Loop
The conventional clinical expectation is that narcissistic supply stabilizes mood and reduces aggression. This day's data suggest the opposite: the rally's massive supply infusion preceded the day's most severe attack content. This is consistent with Ronningstam's observation that grandiose inflation can *lower* rather than raise the threshold for retaliatory aggression — the inflated self perceives criticism as even more intolerable, and the affirmed social dominance reduces perceived risk of retaliation.

### Narrative

The day runs on dual tracks: a triumphant campaign momentum narrative (Iowa crowd → Las Vegas rally → departure triumph) interwoven with an escalating gatekeeper-punishment cycle (Beck → Erickson → Politico). The rally supplies narcissistic fuel that, paradoxically, enables increasingly severe retaliatory attacks rather than stabilizing mood. The final post — peak dehumanization of Politico — represents both tracks converging, with maximum grandiose inflation enabling maximum aggression.

### Dominant themes

- Conservative media gatekeeper punishment (1 post)
- Rally crowd narcissistic supply (1 post)
- Political opportunism / self-positioning (1 post)
- Campaign legitimacy validation (1 post)
- Opponent pre-positioning (Rubio) (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_652150749082746881](https://trump.fm/post/x_652150749082746881): Erickson was 'fired like a dog' from RedState
  vs. [x_652242093881040896](https://trump.fm/post/x_652242093881040896): A 'change was necessary' at RedState — congratulations to them

## Posts

### [x_652269674202288128](https://trump.fm/post/x_652269674202288128)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T23:49:43.000Z (UTC)

> I was so happy when I heard that @Politico, one of the most dishonest political outlets, is losing a fortune. Pure scum!

4,474 likes · 2,444 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652269674202288128.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652269674202288128/analysis

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### [x_652242093881040896](https://trump.fm/post/x_652242093881040896)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T22:00:07.000Z (UTC)

> .@EWErickson ran @RedState into the ground. A change was necessary. Congratulations to @RedState and good luck in the future!

1,731 likes · 1,009 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652242093881040896.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652242093881040896/analysis

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### [x_652241959860477953](https://trump.fm/post/x_652241959860477953)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T21:59:35.000Z (UTC)

> .@EWErickson is a total low life--- read his past tweets. A dummy with no “it” factor. Will fade fast.

1,778 likes · 1,108 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652241959860477953.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652241959860477953/analysis

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### [x_652229116457033728](https://trump.fm/post/x_652229116457033728)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T21:08:33.000Z (UTC)

> A great event in Las Vegas, Nevada! http://t.co/LI75orkoqT

1,854 likes · 1,279 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652229116457033728.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652229116457033728/analysis

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### [x_652228162760347648](https://trump.fm/post/x_652228162760347648)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T21:04:46.000Z (UTC)

> Just leaving Las Vegas. Unbelievable crowd! Many Hispanics who love me and I love them! https://t.co/t7hzDV9wEr

2,728 likes · 1,734 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652228162760347648.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652228162760347648/analysis

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### [x_652226419225939969](https://trump.fm/post/x_652226419225939969)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T20:57:50.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you! https://t.co/bFSu7j5mCq

1,498 likes · 1,065 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652226419225939969/analysis

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### [x_652219937466007553](https://trump.fm/post/x_652219937466007553)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T20:32:05.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @Momfullofhope (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@Momfullofhope @BorderWall @realDonaldTrump rocks it everywhere he goes" Thanks.

1,413 likes · 710 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652219937466007553.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652219937466007553/analysis

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### [x_652217907712274432](https://trump.fm/post/x_652217907712274432)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T20:24:01.000Z (UTC)

> Thanks. https://t.co/FgcU1Ih3ew

1,490 likes · 878 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652217907712274432/analysis

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### [x_652211954765983745](https://trump.fm/post/x_652211954765983745)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T20:00:22.000Z (UTC)

> Website Exposing Marco ‘Amnesty’ Rubio Goes Live: A ‘Donor Class Puppet’? - Breitbart    http://t.co/GArR1v5736

1,551 likes · 1,522 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652211954765983745.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652211954765983745/analysis

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### [x_652198618917654528](https://trump.fm/post/x_652198618917654528)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T19:07:22.000Z (UTC)

> 'The goal is to be the winner': Donald Trump's campaign is for real. Via The Guardian   http://t.co/7yP6iW2srp

2,037 likes · 1,440 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652198618917654528.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652198618917654528/analysis

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### [x_652189681929617412](https://trump.fm/post/x_652189681929617412)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T18:31:51.000Z (UTC)

> "This Man Is the Most Dangerous Political Operative in America"  via Bloomberg Politics  http://t.co/5htys6nqtR

1,239 likes · 928 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652189681929617412.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652189681929617412/analysis

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### [x_652172172899807234](https://trump.fm/post/x_652172172899807234)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T17:22:17.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @DesignerDeb3 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@DesignerDeb3 Wow 5000+ in Line in Las Vegas For our Next President of these United States Mr @realDonaldTrump !"

1,747 likes · 806 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652172172899807234.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652172172899807234/analysis

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### [x_652165099738656768](https://trump.fm/post/x_652165099738656768)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:54:11.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @PennySingletary (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@PennySingletary: @realDonaldTrump we know this and that's why you will be our next President"  Thank you.

1,229 likes · 639 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652165099738656768.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652165099738656768/analysis

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### [x_652164606392033280](https://trump.fm/post/x_652164606392033280)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:52:13.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @SKennedy1979 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@SKennedy1979: No one else brings the passion, conviction, experience that you have. Your message is resonating w America! I'm excited."

1,534 likes · 844 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652164606392033280.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652164606392033280/analysis

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### [x_652164424812244992](https://trump.fm/post/x_652164424812244992)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:51:30.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @GaryGaryt52 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@GaryGaryt52: @DanScavino @JudiLoera @realDonaldTrump WHEN IS TRUMP COMING TO FLORIDA? CAN'T WAIT.GO TRUMP! . FL FOR TRUMP

1,261 likes · 667 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652164424812244992.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652164424812244992/analysis

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### [x_652163542418747393](https://trump.fm/post/x_652163542418747393)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:47:59.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @MidOhioMilitia (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@MidOhioMilitia: I haven't missed a speech or interview. Love hearing you speak for ME! #Trump2016 #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #IBelieve"

1,274 likes · 678 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652163542418747393.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652163542418747393/analysis

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### [x_652163198695505920](https://trump.fm/post/x_652163198695505920)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:46:37.000Z (UTC)

> Washington (D.C.) is such a mess - nothing works! I will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!  It's not going to happen with anyone else.

2,671 likes · 1,582 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652163198695505920.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652163198695505920/analysis

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### [x_652161268187459584](https://trump.fm/post/x_652161268187459584)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:38:57.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @Moonwkr (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@Moonwkr: @realDonaldTrump I would like to nominate @IvankaTrump for Speaker of the House" What a great idea, she is a total winner! (Nice)

1,436 likes · 738 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652161268187459584.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652161268187459584/analysis

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### [x_652159403748016128](https://trump.fm/post/x_652159403748016128)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:31:33.000Z (UTC)

> Great, Kevin McCarthy drops out of SPEAKER race. We need a really smart and really tough person to take over this very  important job!

3,292 likes · 1,807 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652159403748016128.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652159403748016128/analysis

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### [x_652154514997252096](https://trump.fm/post/x_652154514997252096)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:12:07.000Z (UTC)

> I'm at Trump Int'l Hotel in Las Vegas, tallest/most beautiful building in town. Speaking to another great crowd at Treasure Island (12 noon)

2,992 likes · 1,996 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652154514997252096.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652154514997252096/analysis

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### [x_652151725189521409](https://trump.fm/post/x_652151725189521409)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T16:01:02.000Z (UTC)

> What a time we all had in Iowa yesterday, massive overflow crowd. Love them!

1,577 likes · 501 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652151725189521409.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652151725189521409/analysis

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### [x_652150749082746881](https://trump.fm/post/x_652150749082746881)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T15:57:09.000Z (UTC)

> Wow, great news! I hear @EWErickson of Red State was fired like a dog. If you read his tweets, you'll understand why. Just doesn't have IT!

1,757 likes · 901 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652150749082746881.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652150749082746881/analysis

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### [x_652147714902220800](https://trump.fm/post/x_652147714902220800)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T15:45:06.000Z (UTC)

> I hear @glennbeck is in big trouble. Unlike me, his viewers &amp; ratings are way down &amp; he has become irrelevant—glad I didn’t do his show.

2,583 likes · 1,233 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652147714902220800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652147714902220800/analysis

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### [x_652147456428212224](https://trump.fm/post/x_652147456428212224)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T15:44:04.000Z (UTC)

> Wacky @glennbeck who always seems to be crying (worse than Boehner) speaks badly of me only because I refuse to do his show--a real nut job!

2,863 likes · 1,407 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_652147456428212224.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_652147456428212224/analysis

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### [x_651900125732732900](https://trump.fm/post/x_651900125732732900)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T03:21:16.000Z (UTC)

> ""@3462727: @BretBaier @Norsu2 @realDonaldTrump tired of FOX bashing Trump &amp, pushing GOP establish / Christie/Rubio/Bush""

0 likes · 815 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_651900125732732900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_651900125732732900/analysis

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### [x_651928500694200320](https://trump.fm/post/x_651928500694200320)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T01:14:01.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @PjwJ316 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@PjwJ316: @realDonaldTrump YES!!!!!!!!!! AMERICA NEEDS @realDonaldTrump FOR PRESIDENT!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR AMERICA TO BE GREAT AGAIN!!!!"

2,406 likes · 1,162 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_651928500694200320.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_651928500694200320/analysis

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### [x_651928386365841408](https://trump.fm/post/x_651928386365841408)

X (Twitter) · 2015-10-08T01:13:34.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @GraggQuinton (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@GraggQuinton:  This is the size crowd you get when people care what you say -Trump in Oklahoma . Got even bigger http://t.co/PnRXfvEgxL"

4,311 likes · 2,244 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_651928386365841408.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_651928386365841408/analysis

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