# Posts from Thursday, August 16, 2018 19 posts on 2018-08-16. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2018-08-16/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T08:52:43.974Z (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._ **Under Fire from All Sides, Trump Launches 19-Post Counter-Offensive from New York** Trump spent the day in New York besieged on multiple fronts — Omarosa's secret tapes, backlash from stripping John Brennan's security clearance, and a coordinated pushback by 350 newspapers defending press freedom. The mood was overwhelmingly combative, with most posts deploying conservative media allies as shields to attack the FBI, investigators, and the press. A post after 2 AM suggests disrupted sleep amid the pressure. The day's brief pauses — an economic boast, a sarcastic jab at Omarosa, and a short tribute to Aretha Franklin — only highlighted how relentlessly the rest orbited the Mueller investigation and media warfare. - Posts analyzed: 19 - Dominant state: mixed - Narrative arc: chaos - Aggregate rage level: 0.6 - Max danger level: elevated - Escalation detected - Sleep deprivation likely - Theme obsession: Mueller investigation and institutional delegitimization - Claims: 58 (21 false) - Era: Midterms Year # Daily Digest: August 16, 2018 ## Context and Location Trump was in New York City throughout August 16, 2018. All UTC timestamps are converted to EDT (UTC−4) for behavioral analysis. The day unfolded against a backdrop of overlapping crises: Omarosa Manigault Newman's secret White House tape releases and tell-all book *Unhinged*, the aftermath of revoking CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance (announced August 15), the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, the ongoing Manafort trial, and a coordinated editorial campaign by approximately 350 newspapers defending press freedom. ## Psychological Arc ### Phase 1: Late-Evening Defensive Saturation (9:00–10:40 PM EDT, Aug 15) The day's posting (in UTC terms) opens with a dense six-post cluster in 100 minutes, each deploying a conservative media proxy — Dan Bongino (x_1029895689868853248), Joe DiGenova (x_1029899109749202944), Mark Levin (x_1029918661165936641), Sean Hannity (x_1029920861128720385) — to attack investigators and validate Trump's persecution narrative. This is not impulsive venting; it is a coordinated reality-distortion campaign, with each proxy delivering escalating claims: from Brennan as a "stain" to the FBI "framing" Trump, to intelligence officials committing "the greatest scandal in American history," to a demand to "strip the whole bunch of them." Rage intensity escalates steadily from 0.55 to 0.72 across the cluster. The Cuomo posts (x_1029908960265027585, x_1029911186949767168) interrupt this proxy chain with a direct personal attack. The delete-and-repost pattern (correcting "GONG" to "GOING") is a near-definitive marker of authentic, unmediated Trump composition. The MAGA slogan attack triggered a rapid narcissistic injury response — projection of "meltdown" onto Cuomo while exhibiting reactive posting behavior. **State:** Grandiose → vulnerable → mixed, with escalating rage. The proxy-amplification format indicates strategic rather than purely impulsive operation, but the volume, speed, and escalating intensity suggest elevated arousal state. ### Phase 2: Middle-of-Night Post (2:31 AM EDT, Aug 16) A single post at 2:31 AM EDT (x_1029918661165936600) — a near-duplicate of the earlier Levin quote with a malformed HTML entity consistent with hurried personal input — is clinically significant primarily as a sleep-disruption marker. Whether Trump was still awake from the evening cluster (suggesting 5+ hours of continuous engagement) or woke in the night to post (suggesting anxiety-driven sleep interruption), neither scenario is consistent with healthy sleep architecture. The next post does not appear until 8:43 AM EDT, allowing a maximum of 6 hours 12 minutes of sleep — assuming immediate sleep onset after the 2:31 AM post and immediate wake before the 8:43 AM post. ### Phase 3: Morning Reset and Economic Counter-Programming (8:43–8:50 AM EDT) Two posts in seven minutes execute a psychological pivot. The economic boast (x_1030072571948134400) is pure supply-seeking — superlative stacking ("better than ever," "higher than ever," "first time in many decades") with zero acknowledgment of the multiple active crises. This represents motivated denial via topic displacement. Within seven minutes, however, the defensive posture reasserts: "THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY" (x_1030074380397752320). The compressed vulnerable-to-grandiose oscillation within a single tweet ("very bad for our Great Country" → "BUT WE ARE WINNING!") is characteristic of narcissistic state instability. ### Phase 4: Press Freedom Battle (10:00–10:10 AM EDT) The coordinated editorial campaign by ~350 newspapers — organized by the Boston Globe — represents a scaled institutional challenge to Trump's media-delegitimization project. His response is two-pronged: financial humiliation of the Globe (x_1030091812495654912) containing the demonstrably false "$1 DOLLAR" sale price claim, and a DARVO-structured press freedom statement (x_1030094399362007040) performing support for the very institution he undermines. The appropriation of "COLLUSION" — the central Mueller investigation term — to describe transparent journalistic coordination is textbook projection. The "PROVE IT!" close is logically disconnected from the preceding argument, suggesting composition under elevated arousal. ### Phase 5: Aretha Franklin and Cabinet (11:36 AM – 2:55 PM EDT) The Aretha Franklin tribute (x_1030116078125568006) and cabinet meeting post (x_1030163121678245889) represent the day's only non-defensive content. Both carry very low authenticity scores (0.08 and 0.10), likely staff-composed. The Omarosa "Thank you for the kind words" post (x_1030166194723205122) deploys controlled sarcasm — a performed grandiose indifference that contrasts with the raw hostility elsewhere, suggesting a two-track Omarosa strategy (curated contempt alongside unfiltered rage). ### Phase 6: Evening Investigation Cluster (7:30–7:53 PM EDT) The day's final cluster of four posts in 23 minutes returns to the Mueller investigation with sustained intensity. Turkey/Brunson (x_1030235363258851328) provides brief foreign-policy relief before three rapid-fire investigation posts target Bruce Ohr (x_1030237078586617856, x_1030241273784020993) and Christopher Steele (x_1030239036093411328). The Ohr posts name-and-shame a specific government official as "a creep" engaged in "dishonest" acts, while the Steele post completes the day's central projection: "they were colluding with Russia!" — redirecting the exact charge against Trump's campaign onto the investigators. The "Nelly" misspelling (for Nellie Ohr) is consistent with hurried authentic composition. ## Escalation Analysis Two distinct escalation patterns are observable: 1. **Evening Proxy Cluster (9:00–10:40 PM EDT, Aug 15):** Gradual escalation from rage 0.55 to 0.72 across six posts in 100 minutes. Each successive proxy delivers a more extreme claim, culminating in Hannity's demand to "strip the whole bunch." Trajectory: gradual. 2. **Boston Globe Response (10:00 AM EDT, Aug 16):** Spike to rage 0.72 and intensity 0.82 — the day's peak combined score — in response to the coordinated editorial campaign. This represents a scaled threat-proportionate response given the magnitude of the institutional challenge. The day does not exhibit a classic rage spiral (monotonic escalation) but rather a **sustained elevated plateau** with periodic spikes. Rage never drops below 0.40 in any rage-flagged post, and 13 of 19 posts carry rage markers — an extraordinary density. ## Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes 1. **Mueller Investigation Delegitimization** (~9 posts): The single most persistent theme. Posts deploy DARVO, proxy credentialing, and epistemic closure ("zero credibility") to systematically undermine the investigation's legitimacy. This constitutes an obsessive return pattern — the topic appears in the first cluster, recedes during the morning, and dominates the final evening cluster. 2. **Media/Press Hostility** (~5 posts): Escalating from "Opposition Party" to "COLLUSION" accusation to DARVO press-freedom performance. The Boston Globe coordinated editorial campaign served as the day's primary media trigger. 3. **Institutional Targeting** (~4 posts): Named individuals — Brennan, Ohr, Strzok, Comey — are publicly identified as corrupt conspirators. This pattern carries documented stochastic risk. 4. **Economic Self-Validation** (1 post): Counter-programming function; psychological escape valve from defensive posture. 5. **Foreign Policy Dominance Display** (1 post): Turkey/Brunson provides morally unambiguous terrain for strength projection. ### Obsession Assessment The Mueller investigation / institutional delegitimization theme meets obsession criteria: it appears in roughly half of all posts, spans the entire day, and is returned to compulsively even when other events (Aretha Franklin's death, 350-newspaper campaign) demand attention. The investigation represents an ongoing narcissistic wound that cannot be metabolized — each post provides temporary relief but no resolution, driving the compulsive return. ## Contradiction Detection 1. **Press Freedom vs. Opposition Party (Major):** Post x_1030094399362007040 ("There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS") directly contradicts x_1030074380397752320 ("THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY") posted just 80 minutes earlier. These statements are logically irreconcilable: one cannot champion press freedom while designating the press as a political adversary. The contradiction is unacknowledged, suggesting either compartmentalization or cynical rhetorical deployment. 2. **Collusion Projection (Moderate):** Post x_1030091812495654912 accuses the Boston Globe of "COLLUSION" — the precise term used to describe the allegation against Trump's own campaign — while simultaneously dismissing the Russia investigation as a "Rigged Witch Hunt" in evening posts. The appropriation of the investigation's central charge as a weapon against critics reveals projection operating as a defense mechanism. ## Hypomanic Indicators - **Post volume:** 19 posts across the UTC day; roughly double Trump's 2018 daily average (~6-10 tweets/day), though within documented crisis-period peaks. - **Time span (local):** 9:00 PM EDT (Aug 15) to 7:53 PM EDT (Aug 16) — a 22 hour 53 minute active posting window. - **Middle-of-night post:** 2:31 AM EDT is a significant sleep-disruption marker. - **Maximum possible sleep window:** 6 hours 12 minutes (2:31 AM to 8:43 AM), assuming immediate sleep onset and immediate wake — unlikely in practice. - **Posting clusters:** 6 posts in 100 minutes (evening Aug 15), 4 posts in 23 minutes (evening Aug 16) — indicating sustained high-arousal periods. - **Assessment:** Sleep deprivation is likely based on the 2:31 AM post. The overall pattern — high volume, disrupted sleep, sustained intensity, compulsive theme return — is suggestive of hypomanic-like arousal but falls short of definitive episode criteria given that crisis-period posting surges are an established baseline pattern for this subject. ## Cognitive Assessment - **Typos/errors:** "GONG TO" (caught and corrected via delete-repost), "the the" (uncorrected duplicate word), "Nelly" for "Nellie" (name error), malformed HTML entities (×2) - **Syntactic anomaly:** "great patriot hostage" clause collision in the Turkey post (x_1030235363258851328) — two intended noun phrases ("great patriot" and "hostage") collide into a single incoherent phrase. - **Assessment:** Error density is mildly elevated relative to baseline, consistent with fatigue and sustained high-arousal composition rather than progressive cognitive decline. DARVO operations are executed with characteristic precision throughout, and the proxy-credentialing strategy shows intact strategic cognition. Complexity trend is stable. ## Danger Assessment Eleven of nineteen posts carry elevated danger ratings — an extraordinary density representing 58% of the day's output. No individual post reaches "high" or "critical," but the cumulative pattern is clinically significant: 1. **Named individual targeting:** Brennan, Ohr, Strzok, and Comey are publicly identified as corrupt criminals before millions of followers. Historical evidence documents third-party harassment following such targeting. 2. **Institutional delegitimization:** Federal law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the independent press are all systematically cast as criminal conspirators within a single day. 3. **Stochastic terrorism architecture:** While no individual post contains direct mobilization language, the day's aggregate output constructs a complete stochastic terrorism framework: target identification (named individuals), grievance amplification (persecution narrative), and implied illegitimacy (institutional corruption framing). The pattern operates across the day rather than within any single post. ## Event Correlation | Event | Reaction Type | Key Posts | |-------|--------------|-----------| | Brennan Clearance Revocation | Amplifying | x_1029895689868853248, x_1029920861128720385 | | Omarosa Tapes/Book | Defensive/Dismissive | x_1030166194723205122 | | 350-Newspaper Editorial Campaign | Offensive | x_1030074380397752320, x_1030091812495654912, x_1030094399362007040 | | Mueller Investigation (ongoing) | Defensive | x_1029899109749202944, x_1029918661165936641, x_1030237078586617856, x_1030239036093411328, x_1030241273784020993 | | Aretha Franklin Death | Dismissive | x_1030116078125568006 | | Cuomo MAGA Challenge | Offensive | x_1029908960265027585, x_1029911186949767168 | ## Narrative Summary The day's narrative arc is best characterized as **chaos** — no single coherent thread emerges but rather a multi-front defensive operation against simultaneous institutional, legal, media, and interpersonal threats. The Brennan clearance revocation, which should have functioned as a power-demonstrating victory, was immediately contaminated by the press freedom editorial campaign and Omarosa's continued revelations. The subject cycled rapidly between proxy-credentialed attacks on investigators, direct media combat, economic counter-programming, and foreign policy dominance displays — never settling into a sustained state or achieving narrative coherence. The day's output reads less as strategic communication and more as a psychological immune system under sustained assault, deploying every available defense mechanism — projection, denial, splitting, DARVO, reaction formation, devaluation — in rapid succession across 19 posts and a 23-hour active window. ### Narrative No single coherent narrative thread emerged. The day was a multi-front defensive operation against simultaneous institutional, legal, media, and interpersonal threats. The Brennan clearance revocation — intended as a power demonstration — was immediately contaminated by the 350-newspaper editorial campaign and Omarosa's continued revelations. The subject cycled rapidly between proxy-credentialed attacks on investigators, direct media combat, economic counter-programming, and foreign policy displays, never achieving narrative coherence. The output reads as a psychological immune system under sustained assault, deploying every available defense mechanism in rapid succession across 19 posts and a 23-hour active window. ### Dominant themes - Mueller investigation delegitimization (1 post) - Media and press hostility (1 post) - Institutional targeting of named individuals (1 post) - Economic self-validation (1 post) - Foreign policy dominance display (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [x_1030074380397752320](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030074380397752320): THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY — designating the press as a political adversary vs. [x_1030094399362007040](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030094399362007040): There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS — claiming to champion press freedom - [x_1030091812495654912](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030091812495654912): Boston Globe is in COLLUSION with other papers — accusing the press of the exact conspiracy charge leveled against his own campaign vs. [x_1030241273784020993](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030241273784020993): The Rigged Witch Hunt has zero credibility — dismissing the Russia collusion investigation as baseless ### Cognitive concerns - Typo 'GONG TO' requiring delete-and-repost correction - Uncorrected duplicate word 'the the' in Boston Globe post - Name error 'Nelly' for 'Nellie' Ohr - Clause collision 'great patriot hostage' producing incoherent phrase - Multiple malformed HTML entities suggesting hurried composition - Error density mildly elevated relative to baseline, consistent with fatigue and sustained high-arousal state ## Posts ### [x_1030241273784020993](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030241273784020993) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T23:53:55.000Z (UTC) > “Very concerned about Comey’s firing, afraid they will be exposed,” said Bruce Ohr. DOJ’s Emails & Notes show Bruce Ohr’s connection to (phony & discredited) Trump Dossier. A creep thinking he would get caught in a dishonest act. Rigged Witch Hunt! 76,957 likes · 21,651 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030241273784020993.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030241273784020993/analysis --- ### [x_1030239036093411328](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030239036093411328) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T23:45:01.000Z (UTC) > “While Steele shopped the document to multiple media outlets, he also asked for help with a RUSSIAN Oligarch.” Catherine Herridge of @FoxNews @LouDobbs In other words, they were colluding with Russia! 62,892 likes · 17,833 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030239036093411328.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030239036093411328/analysis --- ### [x_1030237078586617856](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030237078586617856) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T23:37:15.000Z (UTC) > “The FBI received documents from Bruce Ohr (of the Justice Department & whose wife Nelly worked for Fusion GPS).” Disgraced and fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok. This is too crazy to be believed! The Rigged Witch Hunt has zero credibility. 79,565 likes · 21,100 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030237078586617856.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030237078586617856/analysis --- ### [x_1030235363258851328](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030235363258851328) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T23:30:26.000Z (UTC) > Turkey has taken advantage of the United States for many years. They are now holding our wonderful Christian Pastor, who I must now ask to represent our Country as a great patriot hostage. We will pay nothing for the release of an innocent man, but we are cutting back on Turkey! 87,039 likes · 23,080 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030235363258851328.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030235363258851328/analysis --- ### [x_1030166194723205122](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030166194723205122) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T18:55:35.000Z (UTC) > Thank you for the kind words Omarosa! https://t.co/PMmNG6iIsi 86,352 likes · 25,400 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030166194723205122.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030166194723205122/analysis --- ### [x_1030163121678245889](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030163121678245889) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T18:43:22.000Z (UTC) > Great @Cabinet meeting today at the @WhiteHouse! https://t.co/RwOhQF9SEv 53,002 likes · 10,760 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030163121678245889.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030163121678245889/analysis --- ### [x_1030091812495654900](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030091812495654900) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T18:00:00.000Z (UTC) > The Boston Globe, which was sold to the the Failing New York Times for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS (plus 800 million dollars in losses &, investment), or 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS, was then sold by the Times for 1 DOLLAR. Now the Globe is in COLLUSION with other papers on free press. PROVE IT! 0 likes · 13,012 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030091812495654900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030091812495654900/analysis --- ### [x_1030116078125568006](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030116078125568006) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T15:36:26.000Z (UTC) > The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is dead. She was a great woman, with a wonderful gift from God, her voice. She will be missed! 147,536 likes · 27,700 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030116078125568006.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030116078125568006/analysis --- ### [x_1030094399362007040](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030094399362007040) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T14:10:17.000Z (UTC) > There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS! 135,175 likes · 36,491 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030094399362007040.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030094399362007040/analysis --- ### [x_1030091812495654912](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030091812495654912) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T14:00:00.000Z (UTC) > The Boston Globe, which was sold to the the Failing New York Times for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS (plus 800 million dollars in losses & investment), or 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS, was then sold by the Times for 1 DOLLAR. Now the Globe is in COLLUSION with other papers on free press. PROVE IT! 66,579 likes · 16,770 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030091812495654912.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030091812495654912/analysis --- ### [x_1030074380397752320](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030074380397752320) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T12:50:44.000Z (UTC) > THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country....BUT WE ARE WINNING! 105,165 likes · 25,316 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030074380397752320.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030074380397752320/analysis --- ### [x_1030072571948134400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1030072571948134400) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T12:43:33.000Z (UTC) > Our Economy is doing better than ever. Money is pouring into our cherished DOLLAR like rarely before, companies earnings are higher than ever, inflation is low & business optimism is higher than it has ever been. For the first time in many decades, we are protecting our workers! 91,682 likes · 22,013 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1030072571948134400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1030072571948134400/analysis --- ### [x_1029918661165936600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029918661165936600) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T06:31:58.000Z (UTC) > Mark Levin “When they had power they didn’t stop the Russians, the Chinese, the North Koreans, they funded the Iranians &, are responsible for the greatest scandal in American history by interfering with our election &, trying to undermine the Trump Campaign and Trump Presidency.” 0 likes · 24,729 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029918661165936600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029918661165936600/analysis --- ### [x_1029920861128720385](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029920861128720385) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T02:40:42.000Z (UTC) > “I’d strip the whole bunch of them. They’re all corrupt. They’ve all abused their power. They’ve all betrayed the American people with a political agenda. They tried to steal and influence an election in the United States.” @seanhannity 109,905 likes · 29,422 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029920861128720385.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029920861128720385/analysis --- ### [x_1029918661165936641](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029918661165936641) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T02:31:58.000Z (UTC) > Mark Levin “When they had power they didn’t stop the Russians, the Chinese, the North Koreans, they funded the Iranians & are responsible for the greatest scandal in American history by interfering with our election & trying to undermine the Trump Campaign and Trump Presidency.” 102,505 likes · 30,896 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029918661165936641.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029918661165936641/analysis --- ### [x_1029911186949767168](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029911186949767168) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T02:02:16.000Z (UTC) > “WE’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, IT WAS NEVER THAT GREAT.” Can you believe this is the Governor of the Highest Taxed State in the U.S., Andrew Cuomo, having a total meltdown! 127,810 likes · 34,935 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029911186949767168.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029911186949767168/analysis --- ### [x_1029908960265027585](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029908960265027585) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T01:53:25.000Z (UTC) > “WE’RE NOT GONG TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, IT WAS NEVER THAT GREAT.” Can you believe this is the Governor of the Highest Taxed State in the U.S., Andrew Cuomo, having a total meltdown! 10,983 likes · 3,607 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029908960265027585.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029908960265027585/analysis --- ### [x_1029899109749202944](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029899109749202944) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T01:14:17.000Z (UTC) > “Hillary Clinton clearly got a pass by the FBI. We have the unfortunate situation where they then decided they were going to frame Donald Trump” concerning the Rigged Witch Hunt. JOE DIGENOVA, former U.S. Attorney. 93,179 likes · 24,361 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029899109749202944.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029899109749202944/analysis --- ### [x_1029895689868853248](https://trump.fm/post/x_1029895689868853248) X (Twitter) · 2018-08-16T01:00:41.000Z (UTC) > “John Brennan is a stain on the Country, we deserve better than this.” Former Secret Service Agent and author of new book, “Spygate, the Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump,” Dan Bongino. Thank you Dan, and good luck with the book! 93,900 likes · 24,821 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1029895689868853248.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1029895689868853248/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/2018-08-16 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2018-08-16 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2018-08-16.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`._