# Posts from Tuesday, July 31, 2018 27 posts on 2018-07-31. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2018-07-31/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-15T18:10:02.055Z (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._ **Manafort Trial Shadow Looms as Trump Wages Multi-Front Displacement War Against Koch Brothers, Media, and Democrats** Trump spent the day in sustained attack mode, targeting the Koch Brothers, the media, and Democrats on immigration — all while conspicuously avoiding any mention of his former campaign chairman's fraud trial, which began that morning. The Koch Brothers drew the most heat, with repeated volleys dismissing their influence and labeling them "globalist" outsiders. An unusually candid admission of enjoying media distress stood out among the day's combative posts. The afternoon shifted to endorsement mode and a government shutdown threat over border funding before he headed to Tampa for a rally. - Posts analyzed: 20 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.38 - Max danger level: elevated - Theme obsession: Koch Brothers — four posts (including apparent reposts) attacking a single target, representing the day's most concentrated and emotionally charged attention - Claims: 48 (11 false) - Era: Midterms Year # Daily Psychological Digest: July 31, 2018 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was at the White House for the majority of the day (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4), departing for Tampa, Florida in the late afternoon for a campaign rally. All analysis below converts UTC timestamps to EDT. ## Temporal Distribution - **Previous evening (July 30 EDT):** Two posts at 8:56 PM and 10:01 PM — family separation defense and MAGA slogan. - **Morning cluster (6:14–8:21 AM EDT):** Seven posts in approximately two hours — the day's most agitated and analytically significant window. Koch Brothers attack thread (x_1024236805477097472, x_1024239166429769729), Rush Limbaugh validation (x_1024245909239021568), border security fear appeal (x_1024248479386923009), collusion defense (x_1024263146008207361), 3D guns (x_1024264286418489345), and DeSantis endorsement (x_1024268892942856192). - **Mid-morning (9:34–10:23 AM EDT):** Three posts — media attack (x_1024287257975566338) and apparent reposting of the Koch Brothers thread (x_1024236805477097500, x_1024239166429769700). - **Afternoon (12:21–1:33 PM EDT):** Five posts — endorsements (DeSantis repost, Kustoff x_1024287257975566338, Barrasso x_1024342307624103937) and shutdown threat thread (x_1024347406887014404, x_1024347409483292672). - **Late afternoon (4:39–5:13 PM EDT):** Three posts — economic boast, travel update, Barrasso repost. ## Sleep & Hypomanic Assessment The gap between the last evening post (10:01 PM EDT, July 30) and the first morning post (6:14 AM EDT, July 31) is approximately 8 hours, suggesting normal sleep. However, the immediate 6:14 AM burst into aggressive Koch Brothers counterattack — almost certainly triggered by overnight media coverage of their criticism — suggests the subject woke into an already-activated state. Post volume (20 posts across the UTC day, ~18 in the EDT day) is elevated relative to his 2018 average of 6–12 daily posts, but the rally context naturally inflates endorsement-related output. The volume is high but within documented behavioral range for event days. **Hypomanic threshold is not met**, though the morning cluster's density (7 posts in 2 hours) and topical scatter (Koch Brothers → Limbaugh → border security → collusion → 3D guns → DeSantis) reflect mild agitation consistent with legal stress. ## Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: Grandiose The overwhelming majority of posts operate from a grandiose register — self-congratulatory endorsements, dominance assertions ("I have beaten them at every turn," "puppet for no one"), and performative indifference to political cost. The grandiosity is compensatory rather than primary: it serves to counterbalance the day's central stressor (Manafort trial) through sustained displays of power and control. ### State Transitions 1. **8:56 PM EDT July 30 (x_1024096373917016064):** Mixed state — narcissistic injury response to family separation crisis, deploying validation mining and blame displacement simultaneously. Mild vulnerability detectable beneath the defensive surface. 2. **6:14–6:23 AM EDT (x_1024236805477097472 → x_1024239166429769729):** Transition from mixed to grandiose within the Koch Brothers thread. The first post contains defensive injury markers ("I never sought their support"), while the continuation escalates into full grandiose counter-assertion ("beaten them at every turn"). 3. **7:58 AM EDT (x_1024263146008207361):** Brief mixed state — the collusion defense post reveals vulnerability beneath its grandiose surface through its structurally self-refuting argumentation. 4. **9:34 AM EDT (x_1024287257975566338):** Mixed state with notable sadistic disclosure — "I enjoy watching" represents a rare explicit articulation of pleasure in perceived enemy distress. This is the day's most psychologically revealing moment. 5. **12:21 PM onwards:** Stable grandiose through endorsements, policy assertions, and rally preparation. The afternoon represents a return to controlled messaging after the morning's reactive agitation. ## Escalation Analysis No classic rage spiral is detected. The rage pattern is better characterized as a **sustained plateau with fluctuations**: - 6:14 AM: Koch attack (rage 0.62) - 6:23 AM: Koch continuation (rage 0.65) - 7:58 AM: Collusion (rage 0.45 — dip, reflecting defensive vulnerability rather than attack) - 9:34 AM: Media attack (rage 0.65 — return to plateau) - 10:14 AM: Koch repost (rage 0.65) - 10:23 AM: Koch repost pt 2 (rage 0.55 — declining) The rage is sustained but not escalating. Peak intensity (0.72) occurs at the media attack post (x_1024287257975566338), which represents the day's emotional apex. After 10:23 AM, rage subsides entirely as the posting pattern shifts to endorsements and policy, suggesting either natural exhaustion of the morning's reactive energy or staff intervention in preparation for the Tampa rally. ## The Manafort Trial: The Dog That Didn't Bark The single most analytically significant feature of this day is the **complete absence** of any direct reference to the Manafort trial, which began that morning in Alexandria, Virginia. Paul Manafort — Trump's former campaign chairman — faced 18 counts of tax and bank fraud in the first trial arising from the Mueller investigation. This was arguably the most consequential legal event of Trump's presidency to that point. The subject's response was entirely indirect: displacement onto the Koch Brothers (a separate power struggle), the collusion defense (x_1024263146008207361, which addresses the investigation generally but not Manafort specifically), and the media attack (x_1024287257975566338, where "the damage they do to so many innocent and decent people" may obliquely reference Manafort without naming him). The border security posts (x_1024248479386923009, x_1024347406887014404, x_1024347409483292672) represent classic base-reinforcement posting under investigative threat — retreating to terrain where in-group solidarity is most reliable. ## Theme Analysis ### Theme 1: Koch Brothers Counterattack (4 posts) The Koch Brothers network's public criticism of Trump's trade and immigration positions triggered the day's most concentrated attack sequence. The initial two-part thread at 6:14–6:23 AM was apparently reposted at 10:14–10:23 AM (with minor encoding differences), suggesting either intentional amplification or compulsive return to the injury. The "globalist" label, applied to the Koch brothers (who are of Jewish descent), functions as a recognized antisemitic dog-whistle in nationalist discourse, whether or not consciously deployed. ### Theme 2: Political Endorsements & Rally (5 posts) DeSantis, Kustoff, and Barrasso endorsements follow a formulaic template (low authorship scores of 0.15–0.30 suggest staff drafting). These serve dual functions: supply-seeking through patron-client display and normalcy performance on a high-stress legal day. ### Theme 3: Border Security & Immigration (3 posts) The family separation defense (x_1024096373917016064), Mexico murder rate fear appeal (x_1024248479386923009), and government shutdown threat thread (x_1024347406887014404, x_1024347409483292672) constitute a sustained immigration narrative. The shutdown threat — "a very small price to pay" — was predictive of the record 35-day shutdown that followed five months later. ### Theme 4: Russia Investigation Defense (1 post) The collusion defense (x_1024263146008207361) is a single post but analytically disproportionate in significance, containing the day's most notable logical self-contradiction. ### Theme 5: Media Delegitimization (1 post) The "Fake News Media" attack (x_1024287257975566338) contains the day's most psychologically revealing disclosure: "I enjoy watching" their distress. ## Contradiction Detection ### Internal Self-Refutation (Major) Post x_1024263146008207361 simultaneously argues "Collusion is not a crime" (accepting collusion as a theoretical possibility) and "there was No Collusion" (categorically denying it occurred). These positions are logically incompatible — if no collusion occurred, the criminality argument is irrelevant; if criminality matters, the denial is superfluous. The collision between an externally supplied legal argument (Giuliani's radio statements) and an internal emotional compulsion for total vindication produced a structurally incoherent artifact. ### Tone Contradiction Within Koch Thread (Moderate) The Koch Brothers are described as "a total joke" (x_1024236805477097472) and then as "Two nice guys with bad ideas" (x_1024239166429769729) within the same thread. The oscillation between contemptuous devaluation and patronizing civility reflects characteristic narcissistic ambivalence toward powerful figures who have withdrawn approval. ### DARVO Inversion on Family Separation (Minor) Post x_1024096373917016064 presents court-ordered compliance with a judicial mandate as a voluntary achievement warranting credit — a causal inversion in which the administration, which originated the zero-tolerance separation policy, is reframed as the entity deserving praise for correcting it. ## Event Correlation ### Manafort Trial (Primary Stressor) The trial's commencement is the day's gravitational center despite receiving zero direct mention. The morning's scattered, high-volume reactive posting across multiple topics, the collusion defense, the media attack, and the border-security retreat all bear the fingerprint of displacement from this primary stressor. ### Koch Brothers Criticism (Primary Trigger) The Koch network's public opposition to Trump's trade and immigration policies constituted a threat to his ownership of Republican party identity, triggering the day's most sustained attack sequence. The willingness to attack the most powerful independent Republican donor infrastructure suggests the injury was acute enough to override strategic calculation. ### Tampa Rally (Supply Source) The evening rally served as the day's anticipated narcissistic supply event, with multiple endorsement posts functioning as advance promotion and patron-client display. ### Justice Kennedy Retirement (Background) Kennedy's retirement (effective this date) expanded Trump's Supreme Court reshaping opportunity, but received no direct mention — likely because the Kavanaugh nomination was already in progress and this was background rather than active news. ## Danger Assessment Five posts reached elevated danger levels, but none reached high or critical. The danger is institutional and atmospheric rather than targeted: - **Media delegitimization** (x_1024287257975566338): The explicit enjoyment of media distress, combined with the prediction that media institutions will "be gone," contributes to press-freedom erosion contemporaneous with the Mueller investigation. - **Immigrant dehumanization** (x_1024248479386923009): Linking Mexican homicide statistics to U.S. immigration policy constructs immigrants as vectors of violence. - **Antisemitic signaling** (x_1024236805477097500): The "globalist" label applied to the Koch brothers activates antisemitic tropes for a segment of the audience. - **Institutional hostage-taking** (x_1024347406887014404, x_1024347409483292672): Normalizing government shutdown as "a very small price" degrades democratic norms and was operationally predictive. No stochastic terrorism pattern is detected — there is no specific targeting of individuals for audience action. The danger is diffuse and norm-erosive rather than acute and directional. ## Cognitive Assessment No markers of cognitive decline are detected across the day's posts. The collusion defense's logical incoherence reflects emotional override rather than cognitive impairment — a consistent pattern in this corpus. Vocabulary, sentence construction, and argumentative structure remain within established baseline parameters. The morning's topical scatter is better explained by psychological agitation than by cognitive fragmentation. ## Defense Mechanisms Inventory The day's posts deploy a characteristic suite of predominantly immature and pathological defense mechanisms: - **Displacement** (primary): Manafort trial stress redirected to Koch Brothers, media, Democrats - **Projection**: "Unhinged" applied to media; "globalist" motives attributed to Koch Brothers - **Splitting**: Binary division of actors into loyal allies vs. dangerous enemies across every topic - **Devaluation**: Koch Brothers as "total joke," "highly overrated" - **DARVO**: Family separation compliance reframed as achievement; shutdown reframed as Democratic choice - **Denial**: Categorical "No Collusion" assertion - **Rationalization**: Legal argument about collusion not being a crime ## Summary Assessment July 31, 2018 represents a high-stress, high-volume day in which the Manafort trial's commencement — the most consequential legal threat of the presidency to that point — was processed entirely through displacement and compensatory dominance display. The subject never mentioned the trial, instead channeling reactive energy into attacks on the Koch Brothers, media, and Democrats, punctuated by formulaic endorsements and a government shutdown threat. The psychological signature is compensatory grandiosity over concealed vulnerability, with the sadistic media disclosure ("I enjoy watching") and the self-refuting collusion defense providing the day's most diagnostically significant moments. ### Narrative The day's narrative defies clean categorization. It combines elements of chaos (scattered multi-front attacks with no coherent through-line on the surface) with an underlying structure of displacement and compensation. The Manafort trial's gravitational pull is never acknowledged but shapes every post — the morning's reactive agitation, the afternoon's normalcy performance, and the evening's rally-bound supply-seeking all orbit the legal threat without ever addressing it. The arc is neither redemptive nor purely contaminating but rather a sustained performance of strength and control designed to mask a day of genuine legal vulnerability. ### Dominant themes - Koch Brothers counterattack (1 post) - Political endorsements and rally promotion (1 post) - Border security and immigration (1 post) - Russia investigation defense (1 post) - Media delegitimization (1 post) - Economic boasting (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [x_1024263146008207361](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024263146008207361): Collusion is not a crime vs. [x_1024263146008207361](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024263146008207361): There was No Collusion - [x_1024236805477097472](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024236805477097472): Koch Brothers have become a total joke vs. [x_1024239166429769729](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024239166429769729): Two nice guys with bad ideas - [x_1024347406887014404](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347406887014404): There is no way that the Democrats will allow border security to be fixed without a Government Shutdown vs. [x_1024347406887014404](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347406887014404): I don't care what the political ramifications are ### Cognitive concerns - Self-refuting argumentation structure in collusion defense — simultaneously deploys contradictory legal and categorical positions, suggesting emotional override of logical coherence - Causal inversion in family separation post — court-ordered compliance presented as voluntary achievement, indicating distortion rather than confusion - Apparent reposting of identical Koch Brothers and endorsement content 4 hours later — ambiguous between intentional amplification and possible disorganization - Topical scatter in morning cluster (7 posts across 6 unrelated topics in 2 hours) — consistent with agitation-driven distractibility rather than cognitive fragmentation ## Posts ### [x_1024427023748485120](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024427023748485120) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T22:50:10.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump Delivers Remarks on Workforce Development https://t.co/nE2kMxkHyw Reposted from @WhiteHouse > President Trump Delivers Remarks on Workforce Development https://t.co/nE2kMxkHyw 0 likes · 7,589 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024342307624104000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024342307624104000) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T21:13:32.000Z (UTC) > .@SenJohnBarrasso has a Primary on August 21st. He doesn’t need any help because he is absolutely outstanding in every way, but I hope the great people of Wyoming will go out and show their support anyway. John is absolutely top of the line &, has my Complete &, Total Endorsement! 0 likes · 8,976 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024342307624104000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024342307624104000/analysis --- ### [x_1024396639216140288](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024396639216140288) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T20:49:25.000Z (UTC) > On my way to Tampa, Florida. Look forward to seeing everyone soon! https://t.co/BSB6IjBK7r 50,791 likes · 8,441 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024396639216140288.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024396639216140288/analysis --- ### [x_1024394107404279808](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024394107404279808) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T20:39:22.000Z (UTC) > “Worker pay rate hits highest level since 2008” https://t.co/pMDxHQqcg9 74,178 likes · 18,921 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024394107404279808.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024394107404279808/analysis --- ### [x_1024347409483292672](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347409483292672) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T17:33:48.000Z (UTC) > ...Border Security is National Security, and National Security is the long-term viability of our Country. A Government Shutdown is a very small price to pay for a safe and Prosperous America! 74,147 likes · 17,024 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024347409483292672.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347409483292672/analysis --- ### [x_1024347406887014404](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347406887014404) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T17:33:47.000Z (UTC) > I don’t care what the political ramifications are, our immigration laws and border security have been a complete and total disaster for decades, and there is no way that the Democrats will allow it to be fixed without a Government Shutdown... 107,985 likes · 26,354 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024347406887014404.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024347406887014404/analysis --- ### [x_1024342307624103937](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024342307624103937) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T17:13:32.000Z (UTC) > .@SenJohnBarrasso has a Primary on August 21st. He doesn’t need any help because he is absolutely outstanding in every way, but I hope the great people of Wyoming will go out and show their support anyway. John is absolutely top of the line & has my Complete & Total Endorsement! 46,723 likes · 11,264 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024342307624103937.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024342307624103937/analysis --- ### [x_1024341376509599745](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024341376509599745) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T17:09:50.000Z (UTC) > Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda - I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my Full and Total Endorsement! 56,547 likes · 13,301 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024341376509599745.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024341376509599745/analysis --- ### [x_1024268892942856200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024268892942856200) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T16:21:48.000Z (UTC) > Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax &, Regulation Cuts. Loves our Military &, our Vets. Has my Full &, Total Endorsement! 0 likes · 10,673 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024268892942856200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024268892942856200/analysis --- ### [x_1024240854779744300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024240854779744300) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T14:30:23.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump walks with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italy following a joint news conference in the East Ro... Reposted from @dougmillsnyt > .@realDonaldTrump walks with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italy following a joint news conference in the East Ro... 0 likes · 4,851 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024240754477162500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024240754477162500) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T14:29:59.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence... Reposted from @dougmillsnyt > .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence... 0 likes · 5,431 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024239166429769700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024239166429769700) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T14:23:41.000Z (UTC) > ....them richer. Their network is highly overrated, I have beaten them at every turn. They want to protect their companies outside the U.S. from being taxed, I’m for America First &, the American Worker - a puppet for no one. Two nice guys with bad ideas. Make America Great Again! 0 likes · 13,233 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024239166429769700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024239166429769700/analysis --- ### [x_1024236805477097500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024236805477097500) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T14:14:18.000Z (UTC) > The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. They love my Tax &, Regulation Cuts, Judicial picks &, more. I made..... 0 likes · 17,368 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024236805477097500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024236805477097500/analysis --- ### [x_1024287257975566338](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024287257975566338) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T13:34:47.000Z (UTC) > The Fake News Media is going CRAZY! They are totally unhinged and in many ways, after witnessing first hand the damage they do to so many innocent and decent people, I enjoy watching. In 7 years, when I am no longer in office, their ratings will dry up and they will be gone! 102,238 likes · 24,610 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024287257975566338.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024287257975566338/analysis --- ### [x_1024268892942856192](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024268892942856192) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T12:21:48.000Z (UTC) > Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax & Regulation Cuts. Loves our Military & our Vets. Has my Full & Total Endorsement! 56,186 likes · 13,410 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024268892942856192.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024268892942856192/analysis --- ### [x_1024264286418489345](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024264286418489345) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T12:03:30.000Z (UTC) > I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense! 52,390 likes · 10,376 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024264286418489345.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024264286418489345/analysis --- ### [x_1024263146008207361](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024263146008207361) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T11:58:58.000Z (UTC) > Collusion is not a crime, but that doesn’t matter because there was No Collusion (except by Crooked Hillary and the Democrats)! 86,389 likes · 19,514 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024263146008207361.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024263146008207361/analysis --- ### [x_1024248479386923009](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024248479386923009) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T11:00:41.000Z (UTC) > One of the reasons we need Great Border Security is that Mexico’s murder rate in 2017 increased by 27% to 31,174 people killed, a record! The Democrats want Open Borders. I want Maximum Border Security and respect for ICE and our great Law Enforcement Professionals! @FoxNews 91,904 likes · 24,687 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024248479386923009.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024248479386923009/analysis --- ### [x_1024245909239021568](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024245909239021568) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T10:50:28.000Z (UTC) > Rush Limbaugh is a great guy who truly gets it! 74,560 likes · 15,348 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024245909239021568.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024245909239021568/analysis --- ### [x_1024240854779744256](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024240854779744256) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T10:30:23.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump walks with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italy following a joint news conference in the East Ro… Reposted from @dougmillsnyt > .@realDonaldTrump walks with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italy following a joint news conference in the East Ro… 0 likes · 6,160 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024240754477162496](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024240754477162496) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T10:29:59.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @dougmillsnyt: .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence… Reposted from @dougmillsnyt > .@realDonaldTrump pumps his fist after his new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie is sworn-in by @VP Mike Pence… 0 likes · 6,892 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024239166429769729](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024239166429769729) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T10:23:41.000Z (UTC) > ....them richer. Their network is highly overrated, I have beaten them at every turn. They want to protect their companies outside the U.S. from being taxed, I’m for America First & the American Worker - a puppet for no one. Two nice guys with bad ideas. Make America Great Again! 74,917 likes · 16,864 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024239166429769729.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024239166429769729/analysis --- ### [x_1024236805477097472](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024236805477097472) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T10:14:18.000Z (UTC) > The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade. I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas. They love my Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judicial picks & more. I made..... 88,242 likes · 22,095 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024236805477097472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024236805477097472/analysis --- ### [x_1024059335926837200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024059335926837200) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T02:29:06.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: ...John is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He will be a star. He h... Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > ...John is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, our Vets and our Second Amendment. He will be a star. He h... 0 likes · 9,827 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024059330159681500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024059330159681500) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T02:29:05.000Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump: .@JohnJamesMI, who is running in the Republican Primary in the great state of Michigan, is SPECTACULAR! Vote on August... Reposted from @realDonaldTrump > .@JohnJamesMI, who is running in the Republican Primary in the great state of Michigan, is SPECTACULAR! Vote on August... 0 likes · 15,416 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [x_1024112670427889664](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024112670427889664) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T02:01:02.000Z (UTC) > MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/OnMGXvldVT 110,155 likes · 36,406 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024112670427889664.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024112670427889664/analysis --- ### [x_1024096373917016064](https://trump.fm/post/x_1024096373917016064) X (Twitter) · 2018-07-31T00:56:16.000Z (UTC) > A highly respected Federal judge today stated that the “Trump Administration gets great credit” for reuniting illegal families. Thank you, and please look at the previous administrations record - not good! 88,708 likes · 21,905 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1024096373917016064.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1024096373917016064/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/2018-07-31 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2018-07-31 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2018-07-31.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`._