# Posts from Friday, August 12, 2016 17 posts on 2016-08-12. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2016-08-12/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-10T16:00:55.503Z (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._ **The Sarcasm Defense: Trump Gaslights His Own Recorded Words While the Campaign Trail Grinds On** Trump spent the day trying to rewrite recent history, claiming his "founder of ISIS" remark about Obama was sarcasm -- one day after explicitly telling a radio host it was not. His overnight posts were defensive, retweeting supporters who blamed the media for manufacturing controversy around his recent inflammatory statements. By morning, he shifted to mocking CNN and pundits who couldn't "figure him out," projecting contempt rather than accountability. The afternoon brought a return to routine campaign boilerplate with rally thank-yous from Pennsylvania and Florida, but the shadow of the ISIS and "Second Amendment people" controversies hung over the entire day. - Posts analyzed: 17 - Dominant state: mixed - Narrative arc: contamination - Aggregate rage level: 0.27 - Max danger level: elevated - Escalation detected - Sleep deprivation likely - Theme obsession: Media delegitimization and ISIS/sarcasm controversy defense - Claims: 21 (5 false) - Era: 2016 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest: August 12, 2016 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was on the campaign trail in the Eastern Time Zone. He had attended a Florida rally the evening of August 11 (referenced in x_764153606765412352) and traveled to Pennsylvania for back-to-back rallies in Erie and Altoona on August 12. All analysis below uses EDT (UTC-4). ## Temporal Distribution - **Earliest post:** 11:59 PM EDT Aug 11 (x_763947916184522754) - **Latest post:** 3:48 PM EDT Aug 12 (x_764186768522420224) - **Late-night cluster:** 11:59 PM – 1:16 AM (4 posts in 77 minutes) - **Morning combat cluster:** 6:26 AM – 10:26 AM (6 posts) - **Afternoon boilerplate cluster:** 12:09 PM – 3:48 PM (6 posts) - **Maximum sleep window:** 1:16 AM → 6:26 AM = ~5 hours 10 minutes ## I. Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: Mixed The day's dominant state is **mixed**, with a clear arc from vulnerable-defensive to combative-grandiose to routine grandiose. ### State Transitions **Phase 1 — Vulnerable/Defensive (11:59 PM – 1:16 AM EDT)** The four overnight posts (x_763947916184522754, x_763949723833118721, x_763950742755434498, x_763967302433853440) form a tight defensive cluster. Three are retweets amplifying supporter attacks on media credibility, all functioning as proxy defenses against the still-reverberating "Second Amendment people" controversy of August 9. The state is primarily vulnerable: no self-aggrandizement, purely defensive posture, with narcissistic injury driving the behavior. The final post in this cluster ("I'm with YOU") represents compensatory supply-seeking — a parasocial bonding attempt to shore up base solidarity after a damaging news cycle. **Phase 2 — Combative/Mixed (6:26 AM – 10:26 AM EDT)** After approximately five hours of apparent sleep, Trump awakens into full combative mode. The ISIS/sarcasm tweet (x_764045345332396032) at 6:26 AM is the day's most psychologically significant post — a textbook gaslighting maneuver retroactively claiming sarcasm after rejecting that interpretation on the Hugh Hewitt show just the previous day. This is followed by dismissive grandiosity toward pundits (x_764064821000056832: "poor, pathetic people...They can't [figure me out]!"), Clinton tax attacks (x_764055793951834114), and continued ISIS narrative maintenance (x_764084294704697344). The state oscillates between grandiose (contempt for critics, transcendence claims) and vulnerable-defensive (media blame, injury-driven framing). **Phase 3 — Grandiose/Routine (12:09 PM – 3:48 PM EDT)** The afternoon shift is marked by a dramatic drop in authorship confidence (0.10–0.20), indicating likely staff-authored content. Posts become formulaic campaign maintenance: repeated "I'm with YOU" messaging, #AmericaFirst framing, rally gratitude. The grandiose state is performative rather than reactive, suggesting the authentic Trump persona has disengaged from the posting cycle, likely absorbed in rally preparation and travel. ## II. Escalation Detection **Escalation detected: Yes (morning spike pattern)** The escalation follows a spike trajectory rather than a gradual spiral: - **Start:** x_763949723833118721 (12:06 AM, intensity 0.58) — first rage-flagged post - **Peak:** x_764045345332396032 (6:26 AM, intensity 0.68) — the ISIS/sarcasm gaslighting tweet - **Trajectory:** Spike — rage is not proportionate to any new trigger; it represents accumulated overnight processing of the ISIS/Second Amendment media cycle exploding upon waking - **Duration:** ~10.5 hours from first rage post to last (x_764045345332396000 at 10:26 AM, intensity 0.65) - **Resolution:** De-escalation begins after 10:26 AM, with staff taking over posting by noon The rage is disproportionate to any single proximate trigger. The morning combative burst appears to be a delayed reaction to the prior day's Hugh Hewitt interview, where Trump was offered an off-ramp ("sarcasm") that he explicitly rejected on air — creating the very contradiction he now must resolve through gaslighting. ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes (ranked by frequency) 1. **Media Delegitimization** (7 posts): The single most persistent theme, appearing across both the overnight defensive cluster and the morning combative phase. Manifestations include: "everything...is a lie" (x_763947916184522754), "CORRUPT MEDIA CREATS CONTROVERSY" (x_763949723833118721), "media lies about Trump" (x_763950742755434498), "Ratings challenged @CNN" (x_764045345332396032, x_764045345332396000), "dishonest media" (x_764084294704697344), and "poor, pathetic people (pundits)" (x_764064821000056832). 2. **ISIS/Sarcasm DARVO Sequence** (3 posts): The ISIS "founder" claim and its sarcasm retcon form the day's most consequential rhetorical arc (x_764045345332396032, x_764084294704697344, x_764045345332396000). The sequence executes a full DARVO cycle: Deny (it was sarcasm), Attack (CNN doesn't get humor), Reverse Victim and Offender (media is the bad actor). 3. **Parasocial Supply-Seeking** (4 posts): "I'm with YOU" appears three times (x_763967302433853440, x_764132571638738944, x_764147591114137600), a striking repetition that suggests either compulsive reassurance-seeking or staff template recycling. Rally gratitude posts (x_764153606765412352, x_764186768522420224) serve the same function. 4. **Anti-Clinton Attacks** (3 posts): Clinton as ISIS enabler (x_764084294704697344), tax raiser (x_764055793951834114), and "Crooked Hillary" (x_764148063724183552). These are embedded within the media/ISIS themes rather than standalone. 5. **Anti-Establishment Populism** (2 posts): Identical "Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country" (x_764131726071214081, x_764147780583436292) — clearly templated staff content. ### Obsession Assessment **Theme obsession: Yes.** The media delegitimization / ISIS-sarcasm complex consumes 10 of 17 posts (59%). The remaining 7 are routine campaign boilerplate with low authorship confidence. Effectively 100% of authentically authored content on this day addresses a single interlocked controversy cluster. ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Major Contradiction **The ISIS/Sarcasm Reversal** - **Claim 1** (external, documented August 11): On the Hugh Hewitt radio show, Trump was offered the interpretation that his "founder of ISIS" remark was sarcastic. He explicitly rejected it: "No, I meant he's the founder of ISIS." - **Claim 2** (x_764045345332396032, August 12): "THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?" - **Severity: Major** — This is not ambiguity or evolution of position; it is a direct reversal of a recorded, timestamped statement made less than 24 hours earlier. The commentary correctly identifies this as gaslighting requiring epistemic compliance from the audience. ### Minor Contradiction - The "I'm with YOU" servile framing (posts x_763967302433853440, x_764132571638738944, x_764147591114137600) — positioning Trump as humble servant — sits in tension with the contemptuous "poor, pathetic people...They can't!" grandiosity of x_764064821000056832 posted hours apart. ### Near-Duplicate Anomaly Posts x_764045345332396032 (10:26 UTC) and x_764045345332396000 (14:26 UTC) are near-identical restatements of the ISIS/sarcasm claim, with minor formatting differences (double-quoted "the founder" vs. single-quoted, "&" vs. "&,"). This repetition is unusual and may indicate either a deliberate re-up for afternoon audiences or a scheduling/posting error. ## V. Hypomanic Indicators | Indicator | Assessment | |-----------|-----------| | Post count | 17 posts (elevated vs. ~10-12/day 2016 baseline) | | Sleep window | ~5 hours 10 minutes maximum (1:16 AM → 6:26 AM) | | Active posting span | ~16 hours (midnight to 3:48 PM) | | Overnight posting | 4 posts between midnight and 1:16 AM | | Emotional arousal | High in morning cluster; 4 rage-flagged posts | | Grandiosity | Present ("They can't [figure me out]!") | | Pressured output | Morning cluster shows 6 posts in 4 hours with high emotional loading | **Assessment: Mild hypomanic indicators present but below episode threshold.** The overnight posting cluster and compressed sleep window are notable but within Trump's self-reported baseline of 4-5 hours. The elevated post count is partially explained by staff-authored afternoon content (7 posts with authorship confidence below 0.55). Authentically authored posts number approximately 10, which is closer to baseline. The morning combative burst shows pressured quality but is reactive to identified stressors rather than endogenous mood elevation. **Does not meet threshold for hypomanic episode classification**, though the pattern warrants monitoring in the context of the high-stress August 8–12 controversy window. ## VI. Narrative Arc: Contamination The day's arc follows a **contamination** pattern: Trump enters August 12 already contaminated by two overlapping controversies (the "Second Amendment people" remark of August 9 and the "founder of ISIS" claim of August 10-11). Rather than the contamination resolving, it deepens through the morning as the sarcasm defense contradicts his own recorded statements, creating a new credibility wound layered atop the original controversies. The afternoon's shift to campaign boilerplate represents suppression rather than resolution — the narrative thread is buried, not completed. The day ends with superficially positive rally content, but the underlying contamination (documented self-contradiction, elevated danger posts, unresolved media conflict) persists as unprocessed narrative debt. ## VII. Event Correlation ### Primary Triggering Events 1. **"Founder of ISIS" Controversy (Aug 10-11)** — The dominant trigger for the day. Trump's repeated statements calling Obama "the founder of ISIS" and Clinton "the co-founder," followed by his rejection of the sarcasm off-ramp on Hewitt's show, generated intensive media coverage that drove the morning posting cluster. - Reaction type: **Defensive** (sarcasm retcon) transitioning to **offensive** (CNN attacks, pundit contempt) - Response posts: x_764045345332396032, x_764084294704697344, x_764045345332396000 2. **"Second Amendment People" Controversy (Aug 9)** — Still reverberating three days later, this event drives the overnight defensive cluster. - Reaction type: **Defensive** (media-blame retweets) - Response posts: x_763947916184522754, x_763949723833118721, x_763950742755434498 3. **Pennsylvania Campaign Rallies** — Erie and Altoona rallies provide the afternoon's positive content. - Reaction type: **Amplifying** (rally gratitude, supply-seeking) - Response posts: x_764053208394182656, x_764186768522420224 ## VIII. Danger Assessment - **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (4 posts) - **Elevated-danger posts:** x_763950742755434498, x_764045345332396032, x_764084294704697344, x_764045345332396000 - **No high or critical danger posts detected** ### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Assessment **Borderline but assessed as not present on this specific day.** The "founder of ISIS" framing, even when relabeled as sarcasm, associates the sitting president and a presidential candidate with the most feared terrorist organization in the world. However, the direction of August 12's posts is toward *walking back* the incendiary framing (via the sarcasm claim) rather than escalating it. The delegitimization of media that reported the original statements accurately does contribute to a longer-term pattern of epistemic closure that can enable stochastic terrorism, but the day's specific posts do not meet the threshold for direct incitement signaling. The broader August 8-12 window — encompassing both the "Second Amendment people" remark (which drew Secret Service attention) and the ISIS founder claim — represents a documented danger cluster that is more concerning in aggregate than any single day within it. ## IX. Cognitive Concerns ### Aggregate Cognitive Markers - **No cognitive decline indicators detected** across any post commentary - **Rhetorical incoherence is strategic, not neurological** — the sarcasm contradiction is deliberate narrative management, not confusion - **Sentence complexity:** Consistent with 2016 campaign baseline - **Vocabulary range:** Normal for subject - **Logical coherence:** Intact within individual posts; the inter-post contradiction (sarcasm reversal) reflects rhetorical strategy, not cognitive fragmentation ### Specific Concerns 1. **Epistemic closure architecture** — Binary framing (media = entirely dishonest; Trump = singular truth source) is pervasive and intensifying 2. **Projection** — Attributing wholesale dishonesty to opponents during a period of documented self-contradiction 3. **DARVO cycling** — The Deny-Attack-Reverse pattern is executed with practiced fluency, suggesting deep habituation 4. **Reality revision comfort** — Willingness to flatly contradict own recorded statements from <24 hours prior without apparent discomfort suggests either extreme compartmentalization or high tolerance for cognitive dissonance ### Complexity Trend: Stable No deviation from established 2016 baseline. The morning posts show adequate complexity for the subject's typical register. The afternoon posts are too formulaic (likely staff-authored) to assess. ### Narrative Trump enters the day already contaminated by the overlapping "Second Amendment people" and "founder of ISIS" controversies. The overnight defensive retweet cluster gives way to a morning combative burst centered on a sarcasm defense that directly contradicts his own recorded statements from the previous day. The afternoon buries the unresolved controversy under staff-authored campaign boilerplate, but the narrative debt — a documented self-contradiction now embedded in the public record — remains unprocessed. ### Dominant themes - Media delegitimization (1 post) - ISIS/sarcasm DARVO sequence (1 post) - Parasocial supply-seeking (1 post) - Anti-Clinton attacks (1 post) - Anti-establishment populism (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [external_hewitt_aug11](https://trump.fm/post/external_hewitt_aug11): On Hugh Hewitt show Aug 11: explicitly rejected sarcasm interpretation of ISIS founder claim, stating 'No, I meant he's the founder of ISIS' vs. [x_764045345332396032](https://trump.fm/post/x_764045345332396032): THEY DON'T GET SARCASM? — retroactively claims the ISIS founder remark was sarcastic - [x_763967302433853440](https://trump.fm/post/x_763967302433853440): I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down — servile, humble positioning as public servant vs. [x_764064821000056832](https://trump.fm/post/x_764064821000056832): I love watching these poor, pathetic people...working so hard to try and figure me out. They can't! — contemptuous grandiosity and sadistic pleasure in others' frustration ### Cognitive concerns - Epistemic closure architecture — binary framing leaves no space for neutral counter-evidence - Projection — attributing wholesale dishonesty to opponents during period of documented self-contradiction - DARVO cycling — Deny-Attack-Reverse pattern executed with practiced fluency suggesting deep habituation - Reality revision comfort — willingness to flatly contradict own recorded statements from less than 24 hours prior ## Posts ### [x_764186768522420224](https://trump.fm/post/x_764186768522420224) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T19:48:18.000Z (UTC) > Thank you Erie, Pennsylvania! Together we will #MakeAmericaGreatAgain! https://t.co/5hZp7PnRoT 23,146 likes · 7,654 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764186768522420224.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764186768522420224/analysis --- ### [x_764153606765412352](https://trump.fm/post/x_764153606765412352) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T17:36:31.000Z (UTC) > Unbelievable support in Florida last night - thank you! #MAGA https://t.co/WNDAagFRRS 23,764 likes · 7,574 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764153606765412352.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764153606765412352/analysis --- ### [x_764148063724183552](https://trump.fm/post/x_764148063724183552) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T17:14:30.000Z (UTC) > We need your support to get to the White House and defeat #CrookedHillary. Let's Make America Great Again! https://t.co/AKIHQW4ljd 11,252 likes · 2,763 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764148063724183552.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764148063724183552/analysis --- ### [x_764147780583436292](https://trump.fm/post/x_764147780583436292) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T17:13:22.000Z (UTC) > The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/mjTScP4sZ2 4,494 likes · 1,473 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764147780583436292.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764147780583436292/analysis --- ### [x_764147591114137600](https://trump.fm/post/x_764147591114137600) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T17:12:37.000Z (UTC) > I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/vzZZ6M5K9t 10,788 likes · 2,695 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764147591114137600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764147591114137600/analysis --- ### [x_764132571638738944](https://trump.fm/post/x_764132571638738944) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T16:12:56.000Z (UTC) > I'm with YOU! I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/xI4qjds5fP 11,246 likes · 2,035 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764132571638738944.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764132571638738944/analysis --- ### [x_764131726071214081](https://trump.fm/post/x_764131726071214081) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T16:09:35.000Z (UTC) > The Establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country. We must put #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/R751UfHQ0A 2,433 likes · 492 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764131726071214081.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764131726071214081/analysis --- ### [x_764045345332396000](https://trump.fm/post/x_764045345332396000) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T14:26:20.000Z (UTC) > Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) ""the founder"" of ISIS, &, MVP. THEY DON'T GET SARCASM? 0 likes · 6,391 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764045345332396000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764045345332396000/analysis --- ### [x_764084294704697344](https://trump.fm/post/x_764084294704697344) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T13:01:06.000Z (UTC) > ISIS gained tremendous strength during Hillary Clinton's term as Secretary of State. When will the dishonest media report the facts! 38,875 likes · 15,011 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764084294704697344.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764084294704697344/analysis --- ### [x_764064821000056832](https://trump.fm/post/x_764064821000056832) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T11:43:43.000Z (UTC) > I love watching these poor, pathetic people (pundits) on television working so hard and so seriously to try and figure me out. They can't! 40,964 likes · 13,561 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764064821000056832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764064821000056832/analysis --- ### [x_764055793951834114](https://trump.fm/post/x_764055793951834114) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T11:07:51.000Z (UTC) > A massive tax increase will be necessary to fund Crooked Hillary Clinton's agenda. What a terrible (and boring) rollout that was yesterday! 32,559 likes · 10,134 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764055793951834114.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764055793951834114/analysis --- ### [x_764053208394182656](https://trump.fm/post/x_764053208394182656) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T10:57:34.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @laurencristmann (the quoted words are theirs, not his) > "@laurencristmann: Thank you for coming to Pennsylvania today. I will be there with @C_Lynne_Ryan your 3rd CD delegate at 2 pm" 12,169 likes · 3,024 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764053208394182656.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764053208394182656/analysis --- ### [x_764045345332396032](https://trump.fm/post/x_764045345332396032) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T10:26:20.000Z (UTC) > Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) "the founder" of ISIS, & MVP. THEY DON'T GET SARCASM? 24,471 likes · 7,929 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_764045345332396032.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_764045345332396032/analysis --- ### [x_763967302433853440](https://trump.fm/post/x_763967302433853440) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T05:16:13.000Z (UTC) > I'm with YOU. I will work hard and never let you down. Make America Great Again! https://t.co/uHiGJ6Pe3E 2,754 likes · 1,181 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_763967302433853440.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_763967302433853440/analysis --- ### [x_763950742755434498](https://trump.fm/post/x_763950742755434498) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T04:10:25.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @EnemyWithinn (the quoted words are theirs, not his) > "@EnemyWithinn: @realDonaldTrump @elsolarverde @nytimes People gotta stop believing media lies about Trump." That would indeed be nice! 20,941 likes · 6,757 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_763950742755434498.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_763950742755434498/analysis --- ### [x_763949723833118721](https://trump.fm/post/x_763949723833118721) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T04:06:22.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @elsolarverde (the quoted words are theirs, not his) > "@elsolarverde: THE CORRUPT MEDIA CREATS CONTROVERSY AGAINST @realDonaldTrump TO AVOID ISSUES ABOUT HillaryClinton https://t.co/RW5UcWLfA8" 27,000 likes · 11,727 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_763949723833118721.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_763949723833118721/analysis --- ### [x_763947916184522754](https://trump.fm/post/x_763947916184522754) X (Twitter) · 2016-08-12T03:59:11.000Z (UTC) · quotes a tweet by @SheriffClarke (the quoted words are theirs, not his) > "@SheriffClarke: https://t.co/G9R9CGhf8q Everything coming from this administration is a lie. Only @realDonaldTrump will change it" 15,577 likes · 6,392 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_763947916184522754.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_763947916184522754/analysis ## For agents - Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt - API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json - MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth) - This day as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/date/2016-08-12 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2016-08-12 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2016-08-12.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._