# Posts from Friday, August 5, 2016

39 posts on 2016-08-05.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2016-08-05/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T14:44:32.424Z (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._

**A Wall of Slogans Masks the Khan Crisis Silence**

Trump spent the day campaigning with Mike Pence in Iowa and Wisconsin while the Khan family controversy -- the worst crisis of his campaign to date -- raged around him without a single direct mention. His feed was dominated by the same five campaign slogans recycled with different links, suggesting his team had effectively seized control of his social media to prevent further damage. The only moments of authentic voice came late at night and early in the morning: attacks on Obama over Iran, a rare forced correction about rally claims regarding Iranian cash footage, and a closing all-caps blast against Clinton. It was a day defined more by what was conspicuously absent than by what was said.

- Posts analyzed: 35
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: stable
- Aggregate rage level: 0.08
- Max danger level: elevated
- Claims: 39 (6 false)
- Era: 2016 Campaign

## Daily Psychological Digest: August 5, 2016

### Context and Location

Trump was on the campaign trail, traveling from the East Coast to Iowa and Wisconsin for dual rallies with running mate Mike Pence (Des Moines at 3 PM CDT, Green Bay at 7 PM CDT). Posts span from approximately 10:16 PM EDT on August 4 through 7:53 PM EDT on August 5, placing Trump primarily in Eastern and Central time zones. This was the peak of the Khan family controversy — arguably the worst self-inflicted crisis of the 2016 campaign — during which Republican leaders including John McCain, Mitch McConnell, and Paul Ryan had publicly rebuked Trump.

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### Dominant Psychological State: Grandiose (Defensive)

The day is overwhelmingly grandiose in presentation (29 of 35 posts), with the grandiosity functioning **defensively** rather than expansively. The singular defining feature of this day's output is **total displacement**: across 35 posts spanning 21+ hours during the most intense bipartisan condemnation Trump had faced to date, the Khan family controversy is never once mentioned. Not defended, not dismissed, not reframed — simply erased from the communicative record. This constitutes a full-day deployment of denial and displacement at industrial scale.

The only moment of visible vulnerability occurs in post x_761511930238496772 (6:39 AM EDT), where Trump is forced to walk back his rally claims about seeing footage of the Iran cash transfer. This is notable as a rare instance of reality imposing constraint on the grandiose narrative — Trump acknowledges a factual error (the plane footage was from Geneva, not the Iran payment) while minimizing its significance. The walkback is strategically framed as a minor perceptual disambiguation rather than an admission of sustained audience deception across multiple rally appearances.

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### Authorship Analysis: The Managed Day

The most striking analytical finding is the extreme dominance of aide-authored content. Of 35 posts, only 4 have authorship confidence above 0.50 (x_761385812390977536 at 0.85, x_761386025323225088 at 0.82, x_761386080272875520 at 0.65, and x_761511930238496772 at 0.85) — all clustered in the late-night and early-morning hours when campaign staff were likely off-duty. The remaining 31 posts have authorship scores between 0.10 and 0.45, with the bulk below 0.25.

This pattern reveals a campaign in crisis-management mode: authentic Trump voice is confined to the margins of the day (late night, early morning), while the daytime feed is a carefully managed rotation of five template messages:
1. "I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down."
2. "Defeat Hillary Clinton and her cronies"
3. "Defeat #CrookedHillary"
4. "The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country"
5. "I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU"

These five messages are each posted 4–5 times with different tracking URLs, diagnostic of A/B testing via a managed social media pipeline (likely Dan Scavino's operation). The raw post count of 35 is therefore misleading: the day contains approximately 8–10 unique messages, with the balance comprising systematic duplicates.

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### State Transitions

| Time (EDT) | Post(s) | State | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~10:16–10:19 PM Aug 4 | x_761385812390977536, x_761386025323225088 | Grandiose (with rage flash, 0.55) | Displacement from Khan injury → Obama/DNC attacks |
| ~6:39 AM Aug 5 | x_761511930238496772 | Vulnerable | Iran footage walkback forced by documented counter-evidence |
| ~9:08 AM onward | x_761549461893984256 et seq. | Grandiose (managed) | Campaign staff takeover of feed |
| ~7:53 PM | x_761711856457125888 | Grandiose (elevated intensity, rage 0.45) | Evening return to authentic voice, anti-Clinton mobilization |

The most significant transition is the morning shift from authentic vulnerability (Iran walkback) to managed grandiosity, which is sustained without interruption for approximately 10 hours. This suggests an explicit or implicit agreement between Trump and campaign staff: staff would manage the day's messaging while Trump focused on rally appearances, preventing further unforced errors during the Khan crisis.

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### Escalation Assessment

No meaningful escalation pattern detected. The two rage-flagged posts (x_761386025323225088 at 0.55 and x_761711856457125888 at 0.45) bookend the day rather than forming a spiral. The vast middle section maintains consistently low intensity (0.12–0.45) with no upward trajectory. If anything, the day shows **de-escalation management**: authentic emotional content is confined to the day's edges while the center is deliberately flattened by campaign messaging infrastructure.

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### Theme Analysis

**Primary Theme: Base Consolidation / Supply-Seeking (~20 posts)**
The dominant activity is repetitive appeals for supporter solidarity, framed as parasocial intimacy ("I'm with YOU") and shared mission ("Let's Make America Great Again"). Posts include x_761603036108034048, x_761604250073825280, x_761604295238176768, x_761622293252485120, x_761627366447718401, x_761631542162497536, x_761671755446362114, and numerous duplicates. This pattern is consistent with narcissistic supply-seeking during acute injury: when elite validation collapses (Republican leadership revolt), the subject retreats to the captive base for unconditional mirroring. The "I'm with YOU" formulation deliberately inverts Clinton's "I'm With Her" slogan, repositioning Trump as servant-leader rather than authority figure — a calculated rhetorical move under conditions of elite rejection.

**Secondary Theme: Anti-Establishment / "Rigged System" (~10 posts)**
Posts x_761607427762495489, x_761607873700827136, x_761623473722499072, x_761623860869345280, x_761627674255122432, x_761627927750414336, x_761631745850511360, x_761632035886641152, x_761671118155460609, and x_761672135072813057. The "establishment killing our country" and "rigged system" framing serve dual function: they convert the specific injury (establishment Republicans condemning Trump) into validation of the meta-narrative (the establishment is the enemy), and they position Trump as the unique remedy. The circular logic is self-sealing: establishment criticism proves the system is rigged, which proves Trump is needed. This is the earliest documented sustained deployment of the "rigged" frame that would define Trump's political psychology for years to come.

**Tertiary Theme: Anti-Clinton Attacks (~6 posts)**
Posts x_761549461893984256, x_761549461893984300, x_761711856457125888 and associated campaign blasts. "Bad judgment," "unfit to serve," "Crooked Hillary." Notable primarily for the projection dynamic: Trump was absorbing "bad judgment" and "unfit" charges from within his own party; redirecting these identical characterizations toward Clinton constitutes textbook projection.

**Quaternary Theme: Anti-Obama / Iran (4 posts)**
Posts x_761385812390977536, x_761386025323225088, x_761386080272875520, x_761511930238496772. The most substantively engaged content of the day, including the Iran plane walkback and attacks on Obama's "judgment" regarding ISIS, Iran, and the economy. The mirroring of "judgment" criticism (directed at Trump over Khan, redirected at Obama) is psychologically revealing.

**Notable Absence: Khan Family**
Across 35 posts on the single most Khan-dominated news day, the controversy receives zero direct engagement. This absence is the day's most psychologically significant feature — it represents systematic denial and displacement at scale, likely campaign-enforced.

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### Contradiction Analysis

**Within-Day Behavioral Contradiction (Minor):**
Post x_761386080272875520 pledges "I won't dodge questions as your President," yet the entire day's output systematically avoids the single most-asked question of the week (Trump's treatment of the Khan family). While this is a behavioral rather than textual contradiction, the juxtaposition is clinically notable.

**Factual Distortion:**
Post x_761386025323225088 claims Obama produced "the worst economic numbers since the Great Depression." As of August 2016, the economy had added jobs for 77 consecutive months, unemployment stood at 4.9%, and GDP growth bore no resemblance to Depression-era metrics. This constitutes a demonstrably false claim requiring audience rejection of observable data.

**Cross-Day Contradiction (Iran Walkback):**
Post x_761511930238496772 acknowledges that footage cited at rallies was from the Geneva hostage release, not the Iran cash transfer. This implicitly contradicts Trump's sustained rally narrative (from previous days) implying access to classified footage of the payment — though the walkback frames the discrepancy as simple perceptual confusion rather than meaningful error.

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### Hypomanic Indicators

- **Raw post count:** 35 (elevated, but ~75% are duplicate campaign blasts with different tracking URLs)
- **Unique message count:** ~8–10 (normal for a campaign rally day)
- **Authentic posts:** ~4–6 (below average for Trump)
- **Time span (local):** 10:16 PM EDT to 7:53 PM EDT (~21.5 hours)
- **Earliest authentic post:** 6:39 AM EDT (early but not abnormal)
- **Latest authentic post:** ~10:19 PM EDT (normal)
- **Estimated sleep window:** ~10:30 PM to ~6:00 AM EDT (approximately 7.5 hours)
- **2:16 AM EDT post (x_761385317169496000):** Duplicate of earlier rally announcement with low authorship score (0.40), consistent with scheduled/automated posting rather than insomnia
- **Assessment: No hypomanic indicators present.** The inflated post count is an artifact of campaign A/B testing infrastructure, not pressured output. Authentic output volume is unremarkable.

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### Narrative Arc: Stable (Managed)

The day does not follow a redemption, contamination, or chaos arc. Instead, it represents a **managed stability pattern** — a crisis-containment day in which the campaign infrastructure suppressed authentic expression in favor of controlled, repetitive messaging. The brief morning vulnerability (Iran walkback) is the only narrative punctuation in an otherwise flat, deliberately monotone day. The Khan crisis provides dramatic irony: the most consequential political story of the week generates zero direct engagement, creating a day-long negative space that is itself the most psychologically revealing feature.

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### Event Correlation

**Khan Family Controversy (ongoing, dominant):** The shaping event of the entire day, generating the displacement architecture visible in every post. Reaction type: **dismissive** — total non-engagement, with aggressive energy redirected to Clinton, Obama, and "the establishment." The absence of any direct defense or reframing is itself notable: it suggests either campaign-imposed message discipline or (less likely) authentic lack of emotional engagement with the criticism.

**Iran $400M Payment Story:** Directly engaged in the early morning walkback (x_761511930238496772) and late-night Obama attacks (x_761386025323225088, x_761386080272875520). Reaction type: initially **defensive** (walkback) shifting to **offensive** (framing Obama as complicit in "terror funding").

**Trump Rallies (Des Moines, Green Bay):** Generated scheduling posts and a thank-you post (x_761693803120041986). These events provided physical-presence narcissistic supply (crowd energy) that the Twitter feed's parasocial messaging sought to replicate digitally.

**Paul Ryan Endorsement Pressure:** Not explicitly addressed, but the repeated "establishment" and "rigged system" framing may partially encode resistance to the pressure Trump was receiving to endorse Ryan — a concession he would make under significant party pressure.

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### Danger Assessment

Three posts received elevated danger ratings: x_761623860869345280, x_761631745850511360, and x_761672135072813057 — all iterations of "The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country." The concern is longitudinal rather than acute: the violent metaphor ("killing") applied to undefined, expandable enemy categories creates a frame in which existential threat justifies extraordinary response, even when no specific action is demanded. No individual post reaches high or critical danger. No stochastic terrorism pattern is present — targets are diffuse institutional categories rather than identifiable individuals or groups. The "rigged system" framing carries cumulative institutional-delegitimization risk but generates no immediate threat.

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### Cognitive Assessment

Limited authentic material constrains cognitive analysis. The four high-confidence authentic posts show:
- Normal sentence complexity for 2016 Trump baseline
- Intact causal reasoning (if politically distorted)
- Coherent strategic framing across posts
- Successful perceptual distinction in the Iran walkback (differentiating between two planes/events)
- No word-finding difficulties, tangential thinking, or confusion markers

**Complexity trend: Stable.** No cognitive concerns identified.

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### Clinical Summary

August 5, 2016 is clinically significant not for what it contains but for what it reveals about crisis management architecture. The near-total suppression of authentic Trump voice during daylight hours, the industrial-scale repetition of five template messages, and the complete erasure of the Khan controversy from the Twitter record demonstrate a campaign apparatus actively managing a subject whose authentic impulses were generating compounding damage. The day's most psychologically informative posts are the handful of authentic late-night and early-morning expressions, which show characteristic narcissistic displacement (injury → attack), projection (redirecting "judgment" criticism), and one rare moment of reality-constrained vulnerability (Iran walkback). The grandiose state is maintained throughout, but its defensive quality — strength performed precisely when vulnerability is highest — distinguishes it from the expansive grandiosity of unchallenged periods.

### Narrative

A managed stability day: campaign infrastructure suppressed authentic expression to contain the Khan crisis fallout. The only narrative punctuation was a brief early-morning vulnerability (Iran walkback), sandwiched between late-night authentic attacks and a 10-hour wall of repetitive campaign messaging. The dominant arc is one of enforced flatness — crisis containment through monotone repetition rather than organic narrative development.

### Dominant themes

- Base consolidation and narcissistic supply-seeking (1 post)
- Anti-establishment populism and rigged system framing (1 post)
- Anti-Clinton attacks and projection (1 post)
- Anti-Obama and Iran controversy (1 post)
- Khan controversy avoidance (conspicuous absence) (0 posts)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_761386080272875520](https://trump.fm/post/x_761386080272875520): I won't dodge questions as your President
  vs. [x_761711856457125888](https://trump.fm/post/x_761711856457125888): 35 posts across the day systematically avoid the dominant news story (Khan controversy) while pledging transparency
- [x_761386025323225088](https://trump.fm/post/x_761386025323225088): Obama produced the worst economic numbers since the Great Depression
  vs. [x_761386025323225088](https://trump.fm/post/x_761386025323225088): As of August 2016, the economy had 77 consecutive months of job growth, 4.9% unemployment, contradicting Depression-era comparisons

### Cognitive concerns

- Limited authentic material (only 4 posts with authorship >0.50) constrains cognitive assessment
- No word-finding difficulties, tangential thinking, or confusion markers detected in authentic posts
- Iran walkback post demonstrates intact perceptual distinction and causal reasoning
- Sentence complexity consistent with 2016 campaign baseline

## Posts

### [x_761711856457125888](https://trump.fm/post/x_761711856457125888)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T23:53:53.000Z (UTC)

> DON'T LET HILLARY CLINTON DO IT AGAIN!
> #TrumpPence16
> https://t.co/1mGkPNZPKF

32,543 likes · 18,054 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761711856457125888.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761711856457125888/analysis

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### [x_761693803120041986](https://trump.fm/post/x_761693803120041986)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T22:42:08.000Z (UTC)

> Thank you Des Moines, Iowa! Governor @Mike_Pence and I appreciate your support! #MAGA #TrumpTrain https://t.co/gr6tGqqmcm

19,743 likes · 5,826 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761693803120041986.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761693803120041986/analysis

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### [x_761672135072813057](https://trump.fm/post/x_761672135072813057)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T21:16:02.000Z (UTC)

> The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst.  https://t.co/Q96e1Npa5d

24,617 likes · 11,011 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761672135072813057.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761672135072813057/analysis

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### [x_761671755446362114](https://trump.fm/post/x_761671755446362114)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T21:14:32.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU! I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/XT3U5mY0oc

35,255 likes · 11,551 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761671755446362114.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761671755446362114/analysis

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### [x_761671118155460609](https://trump.fm/post/x_761671118155460609)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T21:12:00.000Z (UTC)

> As President, I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU, the American people! https://t.co/r1ySXDJ1Wq

33,820 likes · 12,668 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761671118155460609.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761671118155460609/analysis

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### [x_761653875413618689](https://trump.fm/post/x_761653875413618689)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T20:03:29.000Z (UTC)

> #MakeAmericaSafeAgain https://t.co/5yuLKyh8Q6

29,013 likes · 14,697 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761653875413618689.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761653875413618689/analysis

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### [x_761645207909568512](https://trump.fm/post/x_761645207909568512)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T19:29:02.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: FORMER HOSTAGE SAYS PLANE WAITED UNTIL MONEY ARRIVED... https://t.co/Uo0MS6w9OQ

Reposted from @DRUDGE_REPORT

> FORMER HOSTAGE SAYS PLANE WAITED UNTIL MONEY ARRIVED... https://t.co/Uo0MS6w9OQ

0 likes · 8,833 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_761645187986620416](https://trump.fm/post/x_761645187986620416)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T19:28:58.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: 'Win-lose deal that benefits Iran and hurts United States'... https://t.co/zqpeNCouXc

Reposted from @DRUDGE_REPORT

> 'Win-lose deal that benefits Iran and hurts United States'... https://t.co/zqpeNCouXc

0 likes · 5,003 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_761632035886641152](https://trump.fm/post/x_761632035886641152)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:36:42.000Z (UTC)

> As President, I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU, the American people! https://t.co/pteWtMjXVO

10,199 likes · 3,770 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761632035886641152.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761632035886641152/analysis

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### [x_761631745850511360](https://trump.fm/post/x_761631745850511360)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:35:33.000Z (UTC)

> The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/IBt9JpYh7p

5,668 likes · 2,284 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761631745850511360.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761631745850511360/analysis

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### [x_761631542162497536](https://trump.fm/post/x_761631542162497536)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:34:44.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/DGMxQYUm7s

10,299 likes · 3,632 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761631542162497536.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761631542162497536/analysis

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### [x_761631347488149505](https://trump.fm/post/x_761631347488149505)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:33:58.000Z (UTC)

> We need your support to get to the White House and defeat #CrookedHillary. Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/bwxirLtPXY

7,880 likes · 2,283 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761631347488149505.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761631347488149505/analysis

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### [x_761627927750414336](https://trump.fm/post/x_761627927750414336)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:20:22.000Z (UTC)

> As President, I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU, the American people! https://t.co/4GWAHgf8us

20,179 likes · 8,562 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761627927750414336.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761627927750414336/analysis

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### [x_761627674255122432](https://trump.fm/post/x_761627674255122432)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:19:22.000Z (UTC)

> The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/XcqwGHAUue

10,790 likes · 5,118 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761627674255122432.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761627674255122432/analysis

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### [x_761627366447718401](https://trump.fm/post/x_761627366447718401)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:18:09.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/NTDm6xfREg

13,279 likes · 5,544 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761627366447718401.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761627366447718401/analysis

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### [x_761627058405412864](https://trump.fm/post/x_761627058405412864)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:16:55.000Z (UTC)

> We need your support to get to the White House and defeat #CrookedHillary.  Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/FgPFo1NWiC

13,502 likes · 5,794 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761627058405412864.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761627058405412864/analysis

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### [x_761626581668274176](https://trump.fm/post/x_761626581668274176)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:15:02.000Z (UTC)

> I am counting on your help to defeat Hillary Clinton and her cronies. Let's Make America Great Again!  https://t.co/c7Ekrgn9jx

24,172 likes · 10,273 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761626581668274176.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761626581668274176/analysis

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### [x_761623860869345280](https://trump.fm/post/x_761623860869345280)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:04:13.000Z (UTC)

> As President, I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU, the American people! https://t.co/laUdwGO1aX

16,989 likes · 5,332 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761623860869345280.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761623860869345280/analysis

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### [x_761623473722499072](https://trump.fm/post/x_761623473722499072)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T18:02:41.000Z (UTC)

> The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/GMYEWngo2y

6,282 likes · 2,705 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761623473722499072.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761623473722499072/analysis

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### [x_761622637235712000](https://trump.fm/post/x_761622637235712000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T17:59:21.000Z (UTC)

> We need your support to get to the White House and defeat #CrookedHillary.  Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/u2WQondgqm

5,363 likes · 1,837 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761622637235712000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761622637235712000/analysis

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### [x_761622293252485120](https://trump.fm/post/x_761622293252485120)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T17:57:59.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/k1ZvNC3YAC

3,455 likes · 1,369 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761622293252485120.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761622293252485120/analysis

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### [x_761620189469257728](https://trump.fm/post/x_761620189469257728)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T17:49:38.000Z (UTC)

> I am counting on your help to defeat Hillary Clinton and her cronies. Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/0KL9McborU

7,261 likes · 3,218 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761620189469257728.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761620189469257728/analysis

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### [x_761549461893984300](https://trump.fm/post/x_761549461893984300)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T17:08:35.000Z (UTC)

> Hillary Clinton has bad judgment and is unfit to serve as President.https://t.co/3EzG620fpT

0 likes · 7,298 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761549461893984300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761549461893984300/analysis

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### [x_761607873700827136](https://trump.fm/post/x_761607873700827136)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T17:00:41.000Z (UTC)

> As President, I WILL fix this rigged system and only answer to YOU, the American people! https://t.co/98Vtqu4i7n

316 likes · 77 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761607873700827136.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761607873700827136/analysis

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### [x_761607427762495489](https://trump.fm/post/x_761607427762495489)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T16:58:55.000Z (UTC)

> The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst.  https://t.co/jMgAETgW6U

268 likes · 60 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761607427762495489.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761607427762495489/analysis

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### [x_761605712036245504](https://trump.fm/post/x_761605712036245504)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T16:52:06.000Z (UTC)

> We need your support to get to the White House and defeat #CrookedHillary.  Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/J7ICZN3Bus

488 likes · 134 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761605712036245504.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761605712036245504/analysis

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### [x_761604295238176768](https://trump.fm/post/x_761604295238176768)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T16:46:28.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/Eb6jr4nbj3

304 likes · 83 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761604295238176768.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761604295238176768/analysis

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### [x_761604250073825280](https://trump.fm/post/x_761604250073825280)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T16:46:17.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/im2J6xXq1u

0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761604250073825280.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761604250073825280/analysis

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### [x_761603036108034048](https://trump.fm/post/x_761603036108034048)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T16:41:28.000Z (UTC)

> I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again!  https://t.co/wotYvx6Prz

0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761603036108034048.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761603036108034048/analysis

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### [x_761584216941309952](https://trump.fm/post/x_761584216941309952)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T15:26:41.000Z (UTC)

> I am counting on your help to defeat Hillary Clinton and her cronies. Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/z3pzKBfP0U

329 likes · 68 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761584216941309952.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761584216941309952/analysis

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### [x_761549461893984256](https://trump.fm/post/x_761549461893984256)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T13:08:35.000Z (UTC)

> Hillary Clinton has bad judgment and is unfit to serve as President.
> https://t.co/3EzG620fpT

26,050 likes · 9,080 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761549461893984256.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761549461893984256/analysis

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### [x_761645207909568500](https://trump.fm/post/x_761645207909568500)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T11:29:02.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: FORMER HOSTAGE SAYS PLANE WAITED UNTIL MONEY ARRIVED... https://t.co/Uo0MS6w9OQ

Reposted from @DRUDGE_REPORT

> FORMER HOSTAGE SAYS PLANE WAITED UNTIL MONEY ARRIVED... https://t.co/Uo0MS6w9OQ

0 likes · 8,833 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_761645187986620400](https://trump.fm/post/x_761645187986620400)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T11:28:58.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: 'Win-lose deal that benefits Iran and hurts United States'... https://t.co/zqpeNCouXc

Reposted from @DRUDGE_REPORT

> 'Win-lose deal that benefits Iran and hurts United States'... https://t.co/zqpeNCouXc

0 likes · 5,003 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_761511930238496772](https://trump.fm/post/x_761511930238496772)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T10:39:27.000Z (UTC)

> The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!

27,124 likes · 8,647 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761511930238496772.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761511930238496772/analysis

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### [x_761385317169496000](https://trump.fm/post/x_761385317169496000)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T06:16:20.000Z (UTC)

> See you tomorrow w/ Gov. @Mike_Pence, Iowa &amp, Wisconsin! 3pm- https://t.co/3Hcnzj0Slx7pm- https://t.co/sEwLWkn1Sz https://t.co/UODSMp0oTo

0 likes · 3,435 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761385317169496000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761385317169496000/analysis

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### [x_761386080272875520](https://trump.fm/post/x_761386080272875520)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T02:19:22.000Z (UTC)

> President Obama refuses to answer question about Iran terror funding.  I won't dodge questions as your President. https://t.co/jsAMGO3s4P

32,845 likes · 12,559 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761386080272875520.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761386080272875520/analysis

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### [x_761386025323225088](https://trump.fm/post/x_761386025323225088)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T02:19:08.000Z (UTC)

> Obama's disastrous judgment gave us ISIS, rise of Iran, and the worst economic numbers since the Great Depression!

36,873 likes · 13,156 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761386025323225088.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761386025323225088/analysis

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### [x_761385812390977536](https://trump.fm/post/x_761385812390977536)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T02:18:18.000Z (UTC)

> President Obama should ask the DNC about how they rigged the election against Bernie.

34,484 likes · 11,824 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761385812390977536.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761385812390977536/analysis

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### [x_761385317169496064](https://trump.fm/post/x_761385317169496064)

X (Twitter) · 2016-08-05T02:16:20.000Z (UTC)

> See you tomorrow w/ Gov. @Mike_Pence, Iowa &amp; Wisconsin!
> 3pm- https://t.co/3Hcnzj0Slx
> 7pm- https://t.co/sEwLWkn1Sz https://t.co/UODSMp0oTo

13,711 likes · 4,238 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_761385317169496064.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_761385317169496064/analysis

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