# Posts from Wednesday, April 18, 2018 26 posts on 2018-04-18. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2018-04-18/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-14T20:54:49.894Z (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._ **Diplomatic Hosting of Abe at Mar-a-Lago Brackets a Dawn Grievance Window of Dehumanizing Immigration Language and Comey Rage** Trump spent the day hosting Japanese Prime Minister Abe at Mar-a-Lago, with golf and a working lunch on the agenda. Between the diplomatic pleasantries, he used his early-morning hours to lash out at Stormy Daniels, James Comey, and California's sanctuary city policies -- the latter drawing attention for unusually dehumanizing language about immigration. The Comey attacks continued a multi-day campaign tied to the former FBI director's book release, while several staff-written posts offered condolences for Barbara Bush and congratulations to Israel. Overall, a day of managed statesmanship with brief but sharp grievance flare-ups at dawn. - Posts analyzed: 14 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.15 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 35 (9 false) - Era: Midterms Year # Daily Psychological Digest: April 18, 2018 ## Location & Timezone Trump was at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida (EDT, UTC-4) throughout the day, hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a bilateral summit. All analysis below uses local EDT times. ## Temporal Distribution (EDT) - **Evening of April 17:** 8:05 PM – 10:49 PM (5 posts) - **Sleep window:** 10:49 PM – 5:59 AM (~7 hours 10 minutes) - **Morning burst:** 5:59 AM – 9:59 AM (4 posts) - **Midday:** 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM (2 posts) - **Afternoon:** 5:00 PM – 5:32 PM (2 posts) - **Total:** 14 posts across ~21.5 hours of UTC day ## I. Psychological State Tracking All 14 posts are assessed as **grandiose** — the day is monolithically grandiose with no excursion into vulnerability or mixed states. However, the grandiosity manifests in qualitatively different registers: 1. **Diplomatic-performative grandiosity** (evening April 17 + afternoon April 18): Hosting Abe, golfing at Trump International, working lunch photos. These posts (x_986430856750395392, x_986711015630036992, x_986719240240746497) are supply-seeking, low-intensity, and largely staff-composed (authorship 0.10–0.30). The narcissistic function is institutional self-aggrandizement — the presidency as personal brand extension. 2. **Grievance-grandiosity** (5:59 AM – 8:05 AM EDT): The authentic Trump voice emerges in the dawn window. Posts about California sanctuary cities (x_986544648477868032), Stormy Daniels (x_986547093610299392), and Comey (x_986576502358671361) all maintain grandiose framing (Trump as uniquely perceptive, as champion, as victim of conspiracy) while channeling rage and defensive contempt. Authorship scores spike to 0.88–0.91 in this window, confirming authentic self-composition. 3. **Magnanimous/constituency-management grandiosity** (10:32 PM April 17): The Pastor Brunson post (x_986432143189512192) deploys a rare Champion/Protector archetype directed at the evangelical base. The self-insertion ("I am more a Spy than he is") reveals the narcissistic self as the universal measuring instrument even in ostensibly altruistic advocacy. **No state transitions detected.** The subject remained in grandiose mode throughout, with modulation of sub-registers rather than discrete state changes. ## II. Escalation Analysis The morning window (5:59 AM – 8:05 AM EDT) contains the day's only rage-coded posts: | Time (EDT) | Post | Intensity | Rage | Target | |---|---|---|---|---| | 5:59 AM | x_986544648477868032 | 0.62 | 0.00 | California/Immigration | | 6:08 AM | x_986547093610299392 | 0.58 | 0.45 | Stormy Daniels | | 6:42 AM | x_986555533535731712 | 0.20 | 0.00 | (Palate cleanser: Pompeo/NK) | | 8:05 AM | x_986576502358671361 | 0.65 | 0.62 | James Comey | The pattern is a **gradual escalation with interruption**: intensity begins high on immigration (0.62), dips for the Stormy sketch (0.58 intensity but introducing rage at 0.45), briefly self-regulates with the Pompeo supply-seeking post, then peaks with the Comey attack (0.65 intensity, 0.62 rage). This is not a clean rage spiral but rather a **morning grievance cycle** where multiple active narcissistic injuries (Comey book, Stormy Daniels scandal, immigration political dynamics) compete for expressive bandwidth. The Comey post (x_986576502358671361) represents the **peak rage event** for the day. At 0.62 rage intensity, it is moderate but not extreme. The commentary notes this is Day 5-6 of a sustained multi-day epithet campaign against Comey — the "Slippery James Comey" nickname introduction confirms ongoing unresolved narcissistic injury from the book release. After 8:05 AM, rage drops to zero for the remaining 6 posts, suggesting the diplomatic obligations of the Abe visit functioned as a behavioral containment structure. ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes (by frequency): 1. **Diplomatic performance / Abe visit** (4 posts): x_986430856750395392, x_986436520444866560, x_986711015630036992, x_986719240240746497. Sustained throughout the day. Supply-seeking and maintenance functions. The TPP post (x_986436520444866560) is notable for staking a public negotiating posture during Abe's visit — a characteristic blend of diplomatic hosting and unilateral assertion. 2. **Barbara Bush condolence** (3 posts): x_986395361815166981, x_986430103075868672, x_986395361815167000. All assessed at very low authorship (0.05–0.20), indicating staff composition. Repetition across three time slots suggests managed distribution rather than authentic engagement. Given the well-documented tension between Trump and the Bush family, these posts serve obligatory institutional function. 3. **Foreign policy projection** (3 posts): Pastor Brunson (x_986432143189512192), Pompeo/NK revelation (x_986555533535731712), Israel 70th anniversary (x_986643179452747776). The Pompeo-Kim Jong Un meeting disclosure was the day's most consequential news-making post, revealing a secret CIA director visit to Pyongyang. Despite its geopolitical magnitude, it registers at only 0.20 intensity — supply-seeking confirmation of diplomatic mastery rather than emotionally charged content. 4. **Immigration/California sanctuary** (2 posts): x_986544648477868032, x_986544648477868000. Near-identical content posted twice. The "crime infested & breeding concept" language is the day's most linguistically significant element (see Danger Assessment below). 5. **Legal/political defense** (2 posts): x_986547093610299392 (Stormy Daniels), x_986576502358671361 (Comey). Both are reactive to active narcissistic injuries. Different targets but same defensive architecture: ontological denial, DARVO deployment, epistemic closure demands. ### Theme Obsession Assessment No single theme reaches obsessive threshold. The California immigration post was reposted (likely a formatting correction given the `&,` vs `&` discrepancy), but this represents technical republication rather than compulsive return. The Comey attacks are part of a multi-day campaign rather than a single-day fixation. ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Within-Day Contradictions: No direct contradictions between posts were detected on this day. ### Self-Contradiction (Cross-Temporal): The most significant contradiction is in x_986576502358671361: "was not fired because of the phony Russia investigation." This directly contradicts Trump's own statement to NBC's Lester Holt in May 2017, where he explicitly cited the Russia investigation as a factor in Comey's firing. The commentary correctly identifies this as a DARVO maneuver — denial deployed in service of identity protection rather than factual accuracy. ## V. Hypomanic Indicators - **Post count:** 14 (moderate for 2018 Trump; within normal range of ~5–15/day) - **Time span:** 8:05 PM EDT (April 17) to 5:32 PM EDT (April 18) - **Sleep window:** ~7 hours 10 minutes (10:49 PM to 5:59 AM) — adequate - **Earliest post:** 5:59 AM EDT (early but within established "executive time" pattern) - **Latest post:** 10:49 PM EDT (unremarkable) - **Burst pattern:** 5 posts in 2h44m (evening), 4 posts in 2h06m (morning) — moderate clustering - **Assessment:** **No hypomanic episode.** Sleep window is adequate. Post frequency is within baseline. No evidence of pressured or flight-of-ideas communication. The morning burst reflects routine "executive time" Twitter behavior rather than hyperactivation. ## VI. Narrative Arc The day's narrative is **mixed** — neither a clean redemption nor contamination arc. The structure is: **Diplomatic performance → Dawn grievance eruption → Diplomatic resumption → Quiet afternoon closure.** The evening posts (April 17 EDT) establish a diplomatic-statesman frame: condolences for Barbara Bush, hosting Abe, advocating for Pastor Brunson. The dawn window shatters this frame with authentic grievance expression — California dehumanization, Stormy denial, Comey rage. The Pompeo/NK announcement (6:42 AM) serves as a narrative pivot back to presidential authority and geopolitical mastery. The remainder of the day returns to low-intensity diplomatic performance (Israel congratulations, golf with Abe, working lunch). The day lacks coherent narrative unity. The diplomatic hosting provides an external behavioral structure that constrains but does not eliminate the underlying grievance-processing cycle. The most psychologically authentic posts occur in the narrow window between waking and the commencement of diplomatic obligations — suggesting the pre-social morning period is when defensive containment is lowest. ## VII. Event Correlation | Event | Reaction Posts | Type | |---|---|---| | Barbara Bush death (April 17) | x_986395361815166981, x_986430103075868672, x_986395361815167000 | Dismissive (obligatory staff response) | | Comey book release ("A Higher Loyalty," April 17) | x_986576502358671361 | Offensive (sustained epithet campaign, Day 5-6) | | Stormy Daniels forensic sketch release | x_986547093610299392 | Defensive (ontological denial) | | Abe bilateral summit at Mar-a-Lago | x_986430856750395392, x_986711015630036992, x_986719240240746497 | Amplifying (supply-seeking) | | Pompeo secret visit to Pyongyang | x_986555533535731712 | Amplifying (supply-seeking, strategic disclosure) | | Israel Independence Day (70th) | x_986643179452747776 | Amplifying (constituency maintenance) | | California sanctuary city municipal opposition | x_986544648477868032, x_986544648477868000 | Amplifying (grassroots support exaggerated into "Revolution") | ## VIII. Danger Assessment **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (3 posts) The primary danger vector is the "breeding concept" language in the California immigration posts (x_986544648477868032, x_986544648477868000). The term "breeding" applies animal reproductive language to human populations in an immigration context — a textbook dehumanization technique with well-documented links to violence-enabling rhetoric. The commentary correctly notes this functions as "slow-accumulation rhetoric lowering the psychological threshold for violence against the targeted population." The Comey post (x_986576502358671361) reaches elevated danger not through direct mobilization but through sustained delegitimization of active federal law enforcement by a sitting president during an ongoing investigation. **Stochastic terrorism pattern: Not met.** While the "breeding" language is concerning and the California posts frame the situation as a "Revolution," there is no direct or implied call to action against specific targets. The dehumanizing language contributes to a cumulative rhetorical environment but does not constitute a stochastic terrorism pattern in isolation. ## IX. Cognitive Concerns - **Complexity:** Low throughout, consistent with established 2018 Trump Twitter baseline - **Coherence:** All posts are internally coherent and structurally sound - **Word-finding:** No anomalies detected - **Factual accuracy:** Poor in high-authorship posts (TPP exit provisions, South Korea/TPP conflation, California "Revolution" exaggeration, Comey firing rationale), but distortions appear ideologically motivated rather than cognitively driven - **Trend:** Stable — no evidence of cognitive decline relative to established baseline ## X. Authorship Stratification A notable feature of this day is the sharp bifurcation between staff-composed and authentic posts: - **Staff/low-authorship (≤0.30):** 7 posts — Barbara Bush condolences, Israel congratulations, golf/lunch photos - **Authentic/high-authorship (≥0.75):** 7 posts — Brunson, TPP, California, Stormy, Pompeo, Comey, California repost The staff posts are uniformly low-intensity (0.04–0.15), zero-rage, and zero-danger. All danger, rage, and psychological interest concentrate in the authentic posts. This day demonstrates the dual-track nature of the Trump Twitter account: a managed institutional communication channel overlaid with an unfiltered personal grievance and self-aggrandizement stream. ## XI. Aggregate Metrics - **Average intensity:** 0.27 (moderate) - **Rage prevalence:** 2/14 posts (14.3%) - **Peak rage:** 0.62 (Comey post) - **Danger prevalence:** 3/14 posts (21.4%) at elevated level - **Factual reliability:** Low in authentic posts; approximately 8 of 18 verifiable claims contain material distortion - **Dominant defense mechanisms observed:** Denial, projection, splitting, rationalization, DARVO ### Narrative Diplomatic hosting of PM Abe at Mar-a-Lago provided an external behavioral structure for the day, but the pre-dawn grievance window (5:59–8:05 AM EDT) revealed the uncontained psychological substrate: dehumanizing immigration rhetoric, ontological denial of the Stormy Daniels sketch, and continued Comey rage. The day's narrative toggled between managed statesmanship and authentic grievance expression, with neither register achieving dominance. ### Dominant themes - Diplomatic performance (Abe summit) (1 post) - Barbara Bush condolence (1 post) - Foreign policy projection (Brunson, NK, Israel) (1 post) - Immigration / California sanctuary cities (1 post) - Legal-political defense (Comey, Stormy Daniels) (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [x_986576502358671361](https://trump.fm/post/x_986576502358671361): Comey was not fired because of the Russia investigation vs. [x_986576502358671361](https://trump.fm/post/x_986576502358671361): Trump told NBC's Lester Holt in May 2017 that he was thinking of the Russia investigation when he fired Comey (prior public statement, not a same-day post) ### Cognitive concerns - Low linguistic complexity throughout, but consistent with established 2018 baseline - Factual accuracy poor in high-authorship posts (TPP exit provisions, South Korea/TPP conflation, Comey firing rationale) — distortions appear ideologically motivated rather than cognitively impaired - No word-finding difficulties, neologisms, or coherence failures detected ## Posts ### [x_986719240240746497](https://trump.fm/post/x_986719240240746497) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T21:32:53.000Z (UTC) > Great working luncheon with U.S. and Japanese Delegations this afternoon! https://t.co/ywU2CEih8b 64,968 likes · 12,621 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986719240240746497.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986719240240746497/analysis --- ### [x_986711015630036992](https://trump.fm/post/x_986711015630036992) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T21:00:12.000Z (UTC) > Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan and myself this morning building an even deeper and better relationship while playing a quick round of golf at Trump International Golf Club. https://t.co/YqU7pHiFoU 75,781 likes · 15,309 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986711015630036992.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986711015630036992/analysis --- ### [x_986643179452747776](https://trump.fm/post/x_986643179452747776) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T16:30:39.000Z (UTC) > Best wishes to Prime Minister @Netanyahu and all of the people of Israel on the 70th Anniversary of your Great Independence. We have no better friends anywhere. Looking forward to moving our Embassy to Jerusalem next month! 102,082 likes · 23,897 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986643179452747776.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986643179452747776/analysis --- ### [x_986395361815167000](https://trump.fm/post/x_986395361815167000) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T16:05:55.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** > .@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush: https://t.co/4NzyjxqAFM 0 likes · 10,206 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986395361815167000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986395361815167000/analysis --- ### [x_986544648477868000](https://trump.fm/post/x_986544648477868000) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:59:07.000Z (UTC) > There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested &, breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security &, Safety NOW! 0 likes · 22,876 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986544648477868000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986544648477868000/analysis --- ### [x_986541247237181400](https://trump.fm/post/x_986541247237181400) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:45:37.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @AbeShinzo: フロリダに到着し、早速トランプ大統領との首脳会談に臨みました。今日は、大半を北朝鮮問題に費やし、非常に重要な点で認識を一致させることができました。「日本のために最善となるようベストを尽くす」トランプ大統領は、来る米朝首脳会談で拉致問題を取り上げ... Reposted from @AbeShinzo > フロリダに到着し、早速トランプ大統領との首脳会談に臨みました。今日は、大半を北朝鮮問題に費やし、非常に重要な点で認識を一致させることができました。「日本のために最善となるようベストを尽くす」トランプ大統領は、来る米朝首脳会談で拉致問題を取り上げ... 0 likes · 16,845 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540705538506800](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540705538506800) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:43:27.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @IvankaTrump: This year’s #TaxDay is the last time you’ll have to file your taxes through an outdated, broken system. #BYE-BYE https://t... Reposted from @IvankaTrump > This year’s #TaxDay is the last time you’ll have to file your taxes through an outdated, broken system. #BYE-BYE https://t... 0 likes · 6,789 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540502064484400](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540502064484400) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:42:39.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: States and Cities throughout our Country are being cheated and treated so badly by online retailers. Very unfair to tr... Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > States and Cities throughout our Country are being cheated and treated so badly by online retailers. Very unfair to tr... 0 likes · 10,991 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540431436640300](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540431436640300) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:42:22.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, i... Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, i... 0 likes · 12,426 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540409903042600](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540409903042600) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T13:42:17.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: ....Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed f... Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > ....Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed f... 0 likes · 10,251 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986576502358671361](https://trump.fm/post/x_986576502358671361) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T12:05:42.000Z (UTC) > Slippery James Comey, the worst FBI Director in history, was not fired because of the phony Russia investigation where, by the way, there was NO COLLUSION (except by the Dems)! 96,478 likes · 22,580 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986576502358671361.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986576502358671361/analysis --- ### [x_986555533535731712](https://trump.fm/post/x_986555533535731712) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T10:42:23.000Z (UTC) > Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea last week. Meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed. Details of Summit are being worked out now. Denuclearization will be a great thing for World, but also for North Korea! 101,034 likes · 25,827 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986555533535731712.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986555533535731712/analysis --- ### [x_986547093610299392](https://trump.fm/post/x_986547093610299392) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T10:08:50.000Z (UTC) > A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)! https://t.co/9Is7mHBFda 61,945 likes · 17,869 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986547093610299392.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986547093610299392/analysis --- ### [x_986544648477868032](https://trump.fm/post/x_986544648477868032) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:59:07.000Z (UTC) > There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept. Jerry Brown is trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border, but the people of the State are not happy. Want Security & Safety NOW! 115,384 likes · 29,045 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986544648477868032.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986544648477868032/analysis --- ### [x_986541247237181441](https://trump.fm/post/x_986541247237181441) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:45:37.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @AbeShinzo: フロリダに到着し、早速トランプ大統領との首脳会談に臨みました。今日は、大半を北朝鮮問題に費やし、非常に重要な点で認識を一致させることができました。 > 「日本のために最善となるようベストを尽くす」 > トランプ大統領は、来る米朝首脳会談で拉致問題を取り上げ… Reposted from @AbeShinzo > フロリダに到着し、早速トランプ大統領との首脳会談に臨みました。今日は、大半を北朝鮮問題に費やし、非常に重要な点で認識を一致させることができました。 > 「日本のために最善となるようベストを尽くす」 > トランプ大統領は、来る米朝首脳会談で拉致問題を取り上げ… 0 likes · 20,142 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540705538506752](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540705538506752) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:43:27.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @IvankaTrump: This year’s #TaxDay is the last time you’ll have to file your taxes through an outdated, broken system. #BYE-BYE https://t… Reposted from @IvankaTrump > This year’s #TaxDay is the last time you’ll have to file your taxes through an outdated, broken system. #BYE-BYE https://t… 0 likes · 8,650 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540502064484354](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540502064484354) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:42:39.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: States and Cities throughout our Country are being cheated and treated so badly by online retailers. Very unfair to tr… Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > States and Cities throughout our Country are being cheated and treated so badly by online retailers. Very unfair to tr… 0 likes · 14,222 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540431436640256](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540431436640256) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:42:22.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, i… Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, i… 0 likes · 15,802 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986540409903042560](https://trump.fm/post/x_986540409903042560) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T09:42:17.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: ....Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed f… Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > ....Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed f… 0 likes · 13,118 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986436520444866560](https://trump.fm/post/x_986436520444866560) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T02:49:28.000Z (UTC) > While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don’t like the deal for the United States. Too many contingencies and no way to get out if it doesn’t work. Bilateral deals are far more efficient, profitable and better for OUR workers. Look how bad WTO is to U.S. 78,191 likes · 18,159 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986436520444866560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986436520444866560/analysis --- ### [x_986432143189512192](https://trump.fm/post/x_986432143189512192) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T02:32:04.000Z (UTC) > Pastor Andrew Brunson, a fine gentleman and Christian leader in the United States, is on trial and being persecuted in Turkey for no reason. They call him a Spy, but I am more a Spy than he is. Hopefully he will be allowed to come home to his beautiful family where he belongs! 84,836 likes · 20,638 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986432143189512192.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986432143189512192/analysis --- ### [x_986430856750395392](https://trump.fm/post/x_986430856750395392) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T02:26:57.000Z (UTC) > It is my great honor to host @JPN_PMO @AbeShinzo! https://t.co/QxMpCGRycF 42,306 likes · 9,760 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986430856750395392.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986430856750395392/analysis --- ### [x_986430103075868672](https://trump.fm/post/x_986430103075868672) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T02:23:58.000Z (UTC) > .@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush: https://t.co/4OW72iddQx 45,176 likes · 8,841 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986430103075868672.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986430103075868672/analysis --- ### [x_986362521417371600](https://trump.fm/post/x_986362521417371600) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T01:55:25.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @IvankaTrump: Great to be with Secretary Mnuchin &, former Governor Sununu in Derry, NH on #TaxDay to highlight the tremendous benefits o... Reposted from @IvankaTrump > Great to be with Secretary Mnuchin &, former Governor Sununu in Derry, NH on #TaxDay to highlight the tremendous benefits o... 0 likes · 4,372 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986362433479610400](https://trump.fm/post/x_986362433479610400) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T01:55:04.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @FoxBusiness: WATCH LIVE: @IvankaTrump and @stevenmnuchin1 host tax event on Tax Day in New Hampshire. (Courtesy: WBZ) https://t.co/C3zr... Reposted from @FoxBusiness > WATCH LIVE: @IvankaTrump and @stevenmnuchin1 host tax event on Tax Day in New Hampshire. (Courtesy: WBZ) https://t.co/C3zr... 0 likes · 3,670 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_986395361815166981](https://trump.fm/post/x_986395361815166981) X (Twitter) · 2018-04-18T00:05:55.000Z (UTC) > .@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush: https://t.co/4NzyjxqAFM 39,641 likes · 10,206 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_986395361815166981.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_986395361815166981/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/2018-04-18 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2018-04-18 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2018-04-18.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. 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