# Posts from Tuesday, February 23, 2016

41 posts on 2016-02-23.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2016-02-23/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T11:54:15.635Z (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._

**Nevada Caucus Blowout Fuels Daylong Grandiose Victory Lap and Cruz Demolition Campaign**

Trump rode a dominant Nevada caucus win to a full day of celebration and rival-bashing. The mood was triumphant from start to finish -- poll numbers were paraded, supporters were thanked, and Ted Cruz was hammered repeatedly over his fired communications director, his immigration stance, and his religious sincerity. A brief flash of anger at Fox News for a perceived hit piece was the only crack in an otherwise relentlessly confident day. The volume was high but matched the occasion, and no posts crossed into dangerous territory.

- Posts analyzed: 35
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: stable
- Aggregate rage level: 0.15
- Max danger level: none
- Theme obsession: Ted Cruz
- Claims: 60 (6 false)
- Era: 2016 Campaign

# Daily Psychological Digest: February 23, 2016

## Location & Timezone Context

Trump was in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Nevada Republican Caucus. All analysis uses Pacific Standard Time (PST = UTC−8). Local posting times span from approximately 4:19 PM PST on February 22 through 3:14 PM PST on February 23.

## Data Quality Note

Of the 35 entries in the dataset, approximately 15 appear to be near-duplicate posts with slightly variant IDs and offset timestamps (e.g., x_701940652339122176 at 01:24 UTC vs. x_701940652339122200 at 06:24 UTC, with identical content). These are likely cross-platform syndication artifacts or API duplicates. Analysis focuses on the ~20 unique content posts while noting the duplicates where relevant.

## I. Psychological State Tracking

**Dominant State: Grandiose (unbroken)**

The entire day operates from a sustained grandiose position. Trump had just secured his third consecutive early-state victory (Nevada caucus, 45.9%) following New Hampshire and South Carolina. This trifecta of wins provides massive narcissistic supply, and the posting pattern reflects a subject operating at peak self-regard with minimal defensive necessity.

Only one post registers a mixed state: x_701956476571512832 (6:27 PM PST, Feb 22), the O'Reilly Factor reaction. Here, the wounded-victim framing ("big fat hit job") oscillates with vindicated-winner positioning (Brit Hume "said I would never run, a dope!"). This vulnerable-to-grandiose micro-cycle resolves within the same post, and the subsequent posts return immediately to pure grandiosity.

**State Transition:**

| Time (PST) | Post | State | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19 PM – 5:44 PM (Feb 22) | Multiple | Grandiose | Poll numbers, Hannity promo |
| 6:27 PM (Feb 22) | x_701956476571512832 | Mixed | O'Reilly segment perceived as attack |
| 6:31 PM (Feb 22) | x_701957484328583168 | Grandiose (with rage) | Cruz O'Reilly appearance |
| 7:51 PM – 9:19 PM (Feb 22) | Multiple | Grandiose | Caucus night rally/victory |
| 6:37 AM – 3:14 PM (Feb 23) | Multiple | Grandiose | Morning attack series, continued supply |

The transition to mixed state is momentary, triggered by perceived disloyalty from Fox News (his "home network"), and resolves within minutes. This is consistent with the narcissistic pattern of brief vulnerability when supply from an expected source is disrupted, followed by rapid re-inflation through devaluation of the source.

## II. Escalation Detection

**Escalation Detected: No**

No sustained rage spiral is present. The four rage-flagged posts are distributed across the day rather than clustered in an intensifying sequence:

1. x_701941803327426560 (5:29 PM PST) — Stuart Stevens: rage 0.35
2. x_701956476571512832 (6:27 PM PST) — O'Reilly/Hume: rage 0.55
3. x_701957484328583168 (6:31 PM PST) — Cruz "lie-crazy": rage 0.55
4. x_702149896325890000 (12:15 PM PST, Feb 23) — Cruz Bible: rage 0.62

The two evening posts (O'Reilly and Cruz) cluster within 4 minutes and represent a brief reactive burst, but this is immediately followed by supply-seeking rally posts, not further escalation. The afternoon Cruz Bible post (0.62) is the day's peak rage but occurs in isolation, surrounded by neutral supply-seeking content. Rage is opportunistic and instrumentalized rather than spiraling. Proportionality to triggers is low for the Stevens and O'Reilly posts (minor media criticism → "clown," "dope" epithets), but this is consistent with 2016 baseline narcissistic reactivity rather than abnormal escalation.

## III. Theme Analysis

### Primary Theme: Victory Celebration / Narcissistic Supply Harvesting (~18 posts)

The dominant mode is supply accumulation. Poll numbers from Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Ohio are paraded. Rally attendance is celebrated. Supporter retweets are amplified. Fox News pundit endorsement (Ed Rollins) is absorbed. Jeb Bush supporters shifting to Trump is claimed. This is a subject at the height of primary momentum, compulsively inventorying evidence of dominance.

### Secondary Theme: Ted Cruz Character Demolition (~6 posts)

Cruz receives sustained, multi-vector attack:
- **Immigration flip-flopping**: x_702140146343280640 ("only talks tough now because he did so badly in S.C.")
- **Staff disloyalty**: x_702141081027104769 ("fired like a dog! Ted panicked")
- **Temperament unfitness**: x_702147760926011393 ("does not have the right temperment")
- **Religious hypocrisy**: x_702149896325890048 ("lifts the Bible high... then lies like a dog")
- **Policy distortion**: x_701957484328583168 ("Another lie-crazy!")

The Cruz attacks are strategically timed: the morning cluster (6:37–7:15 AM PST) exploits the Rick Tyler firing (Feb 22) to build a "panicking, disloyal, dishonest" narrative ahead of Super Tuesday. Each post attacks a different facet of Cruz's candidacy — immigration, leadership, temperament, faith — suggesting deliberate or at minimum semi-conscious comprehensive disqualification rather than reactive outbursts.

### Tertiary Theme: Media Devaluation (~3 posts)

Stuart Stevens (x_701941803327426560), Brit Hume (x_701956476571512832), and implicitly the O'Reilly Factor itself are targeted. The pattern is consistent: identify a prior prediction failure → use it to permanently disqualify the source. Stevens lost Romney's campaign, therefore his analysis is worthless. Hume said Trump wouldn't run, therefore he's "a dope." This is the credibility-destruction defense — neutralizing criticism by attacking the critic's track record rather than engaging substance.

### Minor Theme: Counter-Attack / Source Discrediting (1 post)

The Club for Growth post (x_702268900562448384) deploys a distinct DARVO pattern: reframing their negative advertising as revenge for Trump's refusal to pay them, an unverified private narrative that pre-inoculates the audience against the ads' content.

**Obsession Assessment:** Ted Cruz qualifies as an obsessive focus for the day, receiving 6+ dedicated attack posts across multiple vectors. However, this is contextually appropriate — Cruz was the primary rival with the strongest claim to evangelical and conservative voters, and the Tyler firing provided a news-cycle opportunity. The obsession is strategic rather than pathological in this context.

## IV. Contradiction Detection

No direct factual contradictions between posts were identified. The messaging is internally consistent: Trump is winning everywhere, Cruz is losing and panicking, media critics are incompetent, and outside groups attacking Trump are motivated by personal financial grievance.

However, there is notable **projection-as-contradiction** across the Cruz attack cluster: Trump accuses Cruz of lacking temperament (x_702147760926011393) while his own temperament was the most persistent criticism directed at him throughout 2016. Trump accuses Cruz of religious inauthenticity (x_702149896325890048) despite his own well-documented struggles with religious credibility (Two Corinthians gaffe, inability to name a favorite Bible verse). These are not contradictions in the traditional sense but represent psychologically significant instances where the attack vector maps almost precisely onto the attacker's own documented vulnerabilities.

## V. Hypomanic Indicators

**Post Frequency:** ~20 unique posts in a 23-hour UTC window (35 entries including duplicates). Even counting only unique posts, this represents approximately one post per 69 minutes across the active posting window — elevated volume, though contextually appropriate for a caucus victory day.

**Time Distribution (PST):**
- Feb 22: 4:19 PM → 9:19 PM (~5 hours, ~12 posts)
- Feb 23: 6:37 AM → 3:14 PM (~8.5 hours, ~8 posts)

**Sleep Window:** If the duplicate posts at 10:24 PM–2:19 AM PST are data artifacts (as their near-identical content and suspiciously offset IDs suggest), the posting gap spans from approximately 9:19 PM PST (Feb 22) to 6:37 AM PST (Feb 23) — roughly 9 hours, adequate for normal sleep. If the duplicates represent actual posts, the gap narrows to approximately 2:19 AM → 6:37 AM (4.3 hours), which would indicate significant sleep curtailment.

**Assessment:** Mild hypomanic features are present (elevated mood, high energy, rapid-fire posting, grandiose self-assessment, decreased need for sleep if duplicates are real), but all are contextually explained by caucus day excitement and a decisive victory. The threshold for a hypomanic episode is not met — the behavioral profile is consistent with a high-energy campaign day rather than a clinical state change.

**Sleep Deprivation Likely:** No (assuming duplicates are artifacts; possible if duplicates are real posts).

## VI. Narrative Arc: Stable

The day's narrative is monotonic: dominance established, dominance maintained, dominance projected forward. There is no setback-to-comeback (redemption), no victory-to-victimhood (contamination), and no incoherent thread (chaos). The arc is a victory lap — a sustained grandiose state powered by a decisive electoral win, punctuated by opportunistic attacks on the nearest rival. The single mixed-state moment (O'Reilly reaction) is too brief and too quickly resolved to alter the overall trajectory.

The narrative can be summarized: *I won again, I'm winning everywhere, my enemies are panicking, and anyone who criticizes me is incompetent or corrupt.*

## VII. Event Correlation

### Nevada Republican Caucus (PRIMARY EVENT)
Trump's 45.9% victory is the gravitational center of the entire day. Every supply-seeking post references caucus momentum, poll dominance, or state-by-state thanking. The victory provides the psychological scaffolding for the grandiose state and enables the Cruz attacks to be delivered from strength rather than desperation. **Reaction type: Amplifying.**

### Ted Cruz Fires Communications Director Rick Tyler (Feb 22)
This internal campaign crisis is opportunistically exploited across multiple posts (x_702141081027104769, x_702147760926011393). Trump reframes a personnel decision as evidence of panic, disloyalty, and temperamental unfitness — extracting maximum competitive damage from an opponent's stumble. **Reaction type: Offensive.**

### Fox News O'Reilly Factor Segment
A perceived negative segment on O'Reilly triggers the only mixed-state post of the day (x_701956476571512832). The response reveals the all-or-nothing object relations schema: even allied media faces immediate reclassification when it deviates from unconditional endorsement. **Reaction type: Defensive.**

### Club for Growth Negative Advertising
Counter-attacked via source discrediting (x_702268900562448384). The response deploys DARVO rather than engaging the ads' substance. **Reaction type: Dismissive.**

### Non-Engaged Events
Trump did not engage with the Syria ceasefire, ISIS bombings, Zika virus, worldwide travel alert, or any other major events of the day. The posting is entirely self-referential and campaign-focused.

## VIII. Danger Assessment

**Maximum Danger Level: None**

No posts reach elevated danger thresholds. The devaluation language ("clown," "dope," "fired like a dog," "lies like a dog") is reputational rather than mobilizational. No posts contain implicit or explicit calls to action against named individuals. No stochastic terrorism patterns are detected — targets are political rivals and media figures being criticized in conventional campaign rhetoric, not private citizens or vulnerable groups being singled out for audience hostility.

## IX. Cognitive Concerns

**Misspelling:** "temperment" for "temperament" (x_702147760926011393) — consistent with rapid mobile typing rather than cognitive decline.

**Compound separation:** "scape goat" for "scapegoat" (x_702141081027104769) — minor orthographic variant, not clinically significant.

**Idiom perseveration:** "like a dog" appears in two posts within the same morning session (x_702141081027104769 and x_702149896325890048) — the commentary flags this as "mild idiom perseveration" but notes it is not clinically significant at this period.

**Neologism:** "lie-crazy" (x_701957484328583168) — emotionally compressed portmanteau consistent with authentic impulsive production under activated affect.

**Complexity Trend: Stable.** Syntax is simple but purposeful throughout. Logical coherence is maintained. No word-finding difficulties, tangentiality, or derailment observed. The cognitive profile is consistent with established 2016 baseline.

## X. Defense Mechanisms Observed

1. **Projection** (dominant): Temperament critique → Cruz; religious inauthenticity → Cruz; disloyalty/scapegoating → Cruz. Each projection maps onto Trump's own documented vulnerabilities.
2. **Splitting**: Cruz is all-bad, all-dishonest; SC evangelicals are all-wise for rejecting Cruz; Fox is enemy when critical, ally when supportive.
3. **Devaluation**: Stevens is "a clown," Hume is "a dope," Cruz "panicked," fired director "like a dog."
4. **DARVO**: Club for Growth reframed from critic to scorned supplicant.
5. **Retroactive delegitimization**: Past prediction failures permanently disqualify current criticism (Hume, Stevens).
6. **Grandiose forward-projection**: "my administration" (x_701957484328583168) presumes presidential authority months before nomination.

## XI. Overall Assessment

February 23, 2016 is a psychologically unremarkable day in the context of Trump's primary campaign — a clean specimen of the post-victory grandiose state with opportunistic rival demolition. The sustained grandiosity is proportionate to the trigger (a decisive caucus win extending a three-state winning streak). The Cruz attack series demonstrates strategic rather than reactive aggression, exploiting a news-cycle vulnerability (Tyler firing) to build a comprehensive disqualification narrative ahead of Super Tuesday. The projection patterns are textbook and diagnostically instructive but not novel. No danger indicators, no cognitive decline markers, no evidence of clinical-level mood disorder beyond the characterological grandiosity that constitutes the subject's baseline. The day's primary clinical value is as a reference specimen for the supply-cycle at peak amplitude: major win → supply harvesting → dominance projection → opportunistic rival degradation → continued supply harvesting.

### Narrative

A monotonic victory lap — dominance established by caucus win, maintained through supply harvesting, and projected forward through systematic rival demolition. No setbacks, no vulnerability beyond a momentary flicker at Fox News criticism. The day is a sustained grandiose plateau powered by electoral validation.

### Dominant themes

- Victory celebration and narcissistic supply harvesting (1 post)
- Ted Cruz character demolition (1 post)
- Media devaluation and critic delegitimization (1 post)
- Campaign logistics and maintenance (1 post)

### Cognitive concerns

- Misspelling 'temperment' for 'temperament' — consistent with rapid mobile typing, not cognitive decline
- Compound separation 'scape goat' for 'scapegoat' — minor orthographic variant
- Mild idiom perseveration: 'like a dog' used in two posts within same morning session
- Neologistic compound 'lie-crazy' — emotionally compressed portmanteau under activated affect

## Posts

### [x_702270277560852480](https://trump.fm/post/x_702270277560852480)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T23:14:16.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Sparks, Nevada!
> #VoteTrumpNV
>
> #NevadaCaucus Finder:
> https://t.co/Ryp3DwNe0u
>
> https://t.co/n74lmDoRQO https://t.co/sO5h9LmIMg

6,140 likes · 2,014 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702270277560852480.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702270277560852480/analysis

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### [x_702268900562448384](https://trump.fm/post/x_702268900562448384)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T23:08:48.000Z (UTC)

> Club for Growth is the group that came to my office seeking $1 million dollars. I told them no and now they are doing negative ads.

6,853 likes · 2,643 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702268900562448384.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702268900562448384/analysis

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### [x_702178985430503400](https://trump.fm/post/x_702178985430503400)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T22:11:30.000Z (UTC)

> Unlike the other Republican candidates, I will be in Nevada all day and night - I won't be fleeing, in and out. I love &amp, invest in Nevada!

0 likes · 2,679 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702178985430503400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702178985430503400/analysis

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### [x_702172874258264000](https://trump.fm/post/x_702172874258264000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T21:47:13.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @EricTrump: Nevada remember you can ""Vote and Go"" - walk in vote and walk out! Caucus locator: https://t.co/r8ijPnCsmO #TrumpLV https:/...

Reposted from @EricTrump

> Nevada remember you can ""Vote and Go"" - walk in vote and walk out! Caucus locator: https://t.co/r8ijPnCsmO #TrumpLV https:/...

0 likes · 2,022 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_702158475091021800](https://trump.fm/post/x_702158475091021800)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T20:50:00.000Z (UTC)

> ""@StevenMeyers11: @Vogelsong1 @EdRollins @FoxNews Ed Rollins is the only one of those people that understands process &amp, gets it right""

0 likes · 841 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702158475091021800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702158475091021800/analysis

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### [x_702149896325890000](https://trump.fm/post/x_702149896325890000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T20:15:55.000Z (UTC)

> Ted Cruz lifts the Bible high into the air and then lies like a dog-over and over again! The Evangelicals in S.C. figured him out &amp, said no!

0 likes · 2,203 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702149896325890000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702149896325890000/analysis

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### [x_702194423048699905](https://trump.fm/post/x_702194423048699905)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T18:12:51.000Z (UTC)

> Great. Just reported on @FoxNews that many people who supported @JebBush are now supporting me. I knew that would happen, pundits didn't!

13,114 likes · 4,395 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702194423048699905.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702194423048699905/analysis

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### [x_702180291448680448](https://trump.fm/post/x_702180291448680448)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T17:16:42.000Z (UTC)

> Wow, great Ohio poll. Shows me leading by 5 points, beating K!

8,794 likes · 2,603 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702180291448680448.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702180291448680448/analysis

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### [x_702178985430503424](https://trump.fm/post/x_702178985430503424)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T17:11:30.000Z (UTC)

> Unlike the other Republican candidates, I will be in Nevada all day and night - I won't be fleeing, in and out. I love &amp; invest in Nevada!

11,217 likes · 3,345 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702178985430503424.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702178985430503424/analysis

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### [x_702172874258264064](https://trump.fm/post/x_702172874258264064)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T16:47:13.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @EricTrump: Nevada remember you can "Vote and Go" - walk in vote and walk out!
> Caucus locator: https://t.co/r8ijPnCsmO #TrumpLV https:/…

Reposted from @EricTrump

> Nevada remember you can "Vote and Go" - walk in vote and walk out!
> Caucus locator: https://t.co/r8ijPnCsmO #TrumpLV https:/…

0 likes · 2,517 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_702172591813857280](https://trump.fm/post/x_702172591813857280)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T16:46:06.000Z (UTC)

> Join us in Sparks, Nevada today!
> #NevadaCaucus #VoteTrumpNV
> https://t.co/5DyhPftng9

4,252 likes · 1,348 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702172591813857280.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702172591813857280/analysis

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### [x_702158475091021828](https://trump.fm/post/x_702158475091021828)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:50:00.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @StevenMeyers11 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@StevenMeyers11: @Vogelsong1 @EdRollins @FoxNews Ed Rollins is the only one of those people that understands process &amp; gets it right"

3,870 likes · 1,059 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702158475091021828.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702158475091021828/analysis

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### [x_702157754283130884](https://trump.fm/post/x_702157754283130884)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:47:08.000Z (UTC)

> I am growing the Republican Party tremendously - just look at the numbers, way up! Democrats numbers are significantly down from years past.

9,969 likes · 3,796 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702157754283130884.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702157754283130884/analysis

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### [x_702155553485619200](https://trump.fm/post/x_702155553485619200)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:38:24.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @jojo2foxy (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@jojo2foxy: TRUMP IS UNSTOPPABLE....HE IS WHAT COMMON SENSE AMERICANS WANT WHETHER REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT OR A REAGAN DEMOCRAT.

6,336 likes · 2,017 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702155553485619200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702155553485619200/analysis

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### [x_702155147695284224](https://trump.fm/post/x_702155147695284224)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:36:47.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @Vogelsong1 (the quoted words are theirs, not his)

> "@Vogelsong1: @EdRollins gets it. Was just on @FoxNews explaining how Trump wins the general election."  Thank you Ed!

4,505 likes · 1,313 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702155147695284224.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702155147695284224/analysis

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### [x_702149896325890048](https://trump.fm/post/x_702149896325890048)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:15:55.000Z (UTC)

> Ted Cruz lifts the Bible high into the air and then lies like a dog-over and over again! The Evangelicals in S.C. figured him out &amp; said no!

7,790 likes · 2,566 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702149896325890048.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702149896325890048/analysis

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### [x_702147760926011393](https://trump.fm/post/x_702147760926011393)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T15:07:26.000Z (UTC)

> Ted Cruz does not have the right "temperment" to be President. Look at the way he totally panicked in firing his director of comm. BAD!

6,410 likes · 2,085 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702147760926011393.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702147760926011393/analysis

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### [x_702141081027104769](https://trump.fm/post/x_702141081027104769)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T14:40:53.000Z (UTC)

> Wow was Ted Cruz disloyal to his very capable director of communication. He used him as a scape goat-fired like a dog! Ted panicked.

7,719 likes · 3,230 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702141081027104769.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702141081027104769/analysis

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### [x_702140146343280640](https://trump.fm/post/x_702140146343280640)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T14:37:10.000Z (UTC)

> Ted Cruz only talks tough on immigration now because he did so badly in S.C. He is in favor of amnesty and weak on illegal immigration.

6,888 likes · 2,778 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_702140146343280640.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_702140146343280640/analysis

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### [x_701999802033111000](https://trump.fm/post/x_701999802033111000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T10:19:29.000Z (UTC)

> THANK YOU LAS VEGAS, NEVADA!#NevadaCaucus #VoteTrumpNVhttps://t.co/cZlNRrFtW3 https://t.co/scdxT24Dye

0 likes · 2,437 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701999802033111000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701999802033111000/analysis

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### [x_701977550315098100](https://trump.fm/post/x_701977550315098100)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T08:51:04.000Z (UTC)

> Join me live- now in Las Vegas, Nevada! We will MAKE AMERICA SAFE &amp, GREAT AGAIN! #VoteTrumpNV #NevadaCaucus https://t.co/IW9s9noxDT

0 likes · 1,209 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701977550315098100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701977550315098100/analysis

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### [x_701967889457229800](https://trump.fm/post/x_701967889457229800)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T08:12:41.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DonaldJTrumpJr: Nevada: Here is a quick video @IvankaTrump created on ""How to Caucus"" - very quick and simple! https://t.co/W8ohs9gDvY ...

Reposted from @DonaldJTrumpJr

> Nevada: Here is a quick video @IvankaTrump created on ""How to Caucus"" - very quick and simple! https://t.co/W8ohs9gDvY ...

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### [x_701944029315924000](https://trump.fm/post/x_701944029315924000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T06:37:52.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Michigan! #VoteTrumpMITrump 35%Kasich 17%Cruz 12%Rubio 12%Carson 9% Via: ARG

0 likes · 2,787 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701944029315924000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701944029315924000/analysis

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### [x_701943239054532600](https://trump.fm/post/x_701943239054532600)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T06:34:44.000Z (UTC)

> Great poll! Thank you North Carolina! #VoteTrumpNC on 3/15!Trump 36%Cruz 18%Rubio 18%Carson 10%Kasich 7%Via @SurveyUSA

0 likes · 2,142 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701943239054532600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701943239054532600/analysis

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### [x_701941907052634100](https://trump.fm/post/x_701941907052634100)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T06:29:26.000Z (UTC)

> WOW! Thank you Massachusetts! See you soon. #VoteTrumpMAhttps://t.co/mNbDUPrEeh

0 likes · 1,680 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701941907052634100.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701941907052634100/analysis

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### [x_701940652339122200](https://trump.fm/post/x_701940652339122200)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T06:24:27.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Illinois! Great news! #VoteTrumpIL on 3/15!Trump 28%Cruz 15%Rubio 14%Kasich 13%Bush 8%Carson 6%Simon Poll/SIU

0 likes · 2,105 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701940652339122200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701940652339122200/analysis

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### [x_701929835132641300](https://trump.fm/post/x_701929835132641300)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T05:41:28.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DonaldJTrumpJr: Thank you Elko County, Nevada. So much amazing feedback from my forum today I really appreciate it #trump2016 #ICYMI ht...

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> Thank you Elko County, Nevada. So much amazing feedback from my forum today I really appreciate it #trump2016 #ICYMI ht...

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### [x_701999802033111040](https://trump.fm/post/x_701999802033111040)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T05:19:29.000Z (UTC)

> THANK YOU LAS VEGAS, NEVADA!
> #NevadaCaucus #VoteTrumpNV
> https://t.co/cZlNRrFtW3 https://t.co/scdxT24Dye

8,756 likes · 3,007 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701999802033111040.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701999802033111040/analysis

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### [x_701977550315098113](https://trump.fm/post/x_701977550315098113)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T03:51:04.000Z (UTC)

> Join me live- now in Las Vegas, Nevada! We will MAKE AMERICA SAFE &amp; GREAT AGAIN! #VoteTrumpNV #NevadaCaucus https://t.co/IW9s9noxDT

5,382 likes · 1,516 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701977550315098113.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701977550315098113/analysis

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### [x_701967889457229828](https://trump.fm/post/x_701967889457229828)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T03:12:41.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DonaldJTrumpJr: Nevada: Here is a quick video @IvankaTrump created on "How to Caucus" - very quick and simple! https://t.co/W8ohs9gDvY …

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> Nevada: Here is a quick video @IvankaTrump created on "How to Caucus" - very quick and simple! https://t.co/W8ohs9gDvY …

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### [x_701957484328583168](https://trump.fm/post/x_701957484328583168)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T02:31:20.000Z (UTC)

> Ted Cruz said on @oreillyfactor that illegals sent out of country by my administration would come right back as citizens. Another lie-crazy!

7,294 likes · 2,664 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701957484328583168.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701957484328583168/analysis

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### [x_701956476571512832](https://trump.fm/post/x_701956476571512832)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T02:27:20.000Z (UTC)

> A big fat hit job on @oreillyfactor tonight. A total waste of time to watch, boring and biased. @brithume said I would never run, a dope!

6,583 likes · 2,116 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701956476571512832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701956476571512832/analysis

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### [x_701954385404760064](https://trump.fm/post/x_701954385404760064)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T02:19:01.000Z (UTC)

> Great Town Hall tonight at 10:00 P.M. (Eastern) conducted by @seanhannity on @FoxNews

4,937 likes · 1,384 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701954385404760064.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701954385404760064/analysis

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### [x_701945579333513216](https://trump.fm/post/x_701945579333513216)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:44:02.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Vermont! #VoteTrumpVT
> https://t.co/8KGOpqDb9t

4,929 likes · 1,552 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701945579333513216.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701945579333513216/analysis

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### [x_701944029315923968](https://trump.fm/post/x_701944029315923968)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:37:52.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Michigan! #VoteTrumpMI
> Trump 35%
> Kasich 17%
> Cruz 12%
> Rubio 12%
> Carson 9%
> Via: ARG

10,117 likes · 3,568 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701944029315923968.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701944029315923968/analysis

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### [x_701943239054532608](https://trump.fm/post/x_701943239054532608)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:34:44.000Z (UTC)

> Great poll! Thank you North Carolina!
> #VoteTrumpNC on 3/15!
> Trump 36%
> Cruz 18%
> Rubio 18%
> Carson 10%
> Kasich 7%
> Via @SurveyUSA

7,887 likes · 2,717 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701943239054532608.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701943239054532608/analysis

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### [x_701941907052634112](https://trump.fm/post/x_701941907052634112)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:29:26.000Z (UTC)

> WOW! Thank you Massachusetts! See you soon. #VoteTrumpMA
> https://t.co/mNbDUPrEeh

6,224 likes · 2,118 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701941907052634112.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701941907052634112/analysis

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### [x_701941803327426560](https://trump.fm/post/x_701941803327426560)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:29:02.000Z (UTC)

> Just watched the very incompetent Mitt Romney Campaign Strategist, Stuart Stevens. Now I know why Mitt lost so badly. Stevens is a clown!

7,101 likes · 2,165 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701941803327426560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701941803327426560/analysis

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### [x_701940652339122176](https://trump.fm/post/x_701940652339122176)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T01:24:27.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Illinois! Great news! #VoteTrumpIL on 3/15!
> Trump 28%
> Cruz 15%
> Rubio 14%
> Kasich 13%
> Bush 8%
> Carson 6%
> Simon Poll/SIU

8,297 likes · 2,623 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701940652339122176.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701940652339122176/analysis

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### [x_701929835132641282](https://trump.fm/post/x_701929835132641282)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T00:41:28.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DonaldJTrumpJr: Thank you Elko County, Nevada. So much amazing feedback from my forum today I really appreciate it #trump2016 #ICYMI ht…

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> Thank you Elko County, Nevada. So much amazing feedback from my forum today I really appreciate it #trump2016 #ICYMI ht…

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### [x_701924334621716480](https://trump.fm/post/x_701924334621716480)

X (Twitter) · 2016-02-23T00:19:37.000Z (UTC)

> I will be on @seanhannity tonight- from Las Vegas, Nevada at 10pmE. Enjoy! #Hannity #Trump2016 https://t.co/mx5rxf4oHl

5,600 likes · 1,830 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_701924334621716480.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_701924334621716480/analysis

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