# Posts from Monday, August 17, 2020

34 posts on 2020-08-17.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2020-08-17/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T07:34:33.304Z (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._

**DNC Opening Night Triggers Grandiose Counter-Programming Blitz From the Campaign Trail**

Trump spent the day counter-programming the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, mixing late-night "Law and Order" threats with afternoon attacks on mail-in voting and the Postal Service. The mood was overwhelmingly self-assured, with brief flashes of paranoia around election integrity before returning to boastful presidential posturing. He traveled to Minnesota for a campaign event, making sure to remind followers of his poll numbers and emergency-declaration approvals along the way. A quiet day by his standards — only nine posts — but the mail-in voting attacks stood out as the most consequential messaging of the day.

- Posts analyzed: 9
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: stable
- Aggregate rage level: 0.05
- Max danger level: elevated
- Claims: 15 (6 false)
- Era: COVID/2020 Campaign

# Daily Psychological Digest: August 17, 2020

## Location and Timezone Context

Trump began the day on the East Coast (likely Washington, D.C.) and traveled to Minnesota during the afternoon. The first two posts (x_1295165122974015500 at 05:06 UTC, x_1295167020951056400 at 05:14 UTC) correspond to 1:06 AM and 1:14 AM EDT. The Fox & Friends promotion (x_1295320924938481700 at 15:25 UTC) maps to 11:25 AM EDT. By the final cluster (21:09–22:37 UTC), Trump was in the Central time zone, placing those posts between 4:09 PM and 5:37 PM CDT.

## Psychological State Tracking

### Dominant State: Grandiose

Eight of nine posts register as grandiose; the single exception (x_1295385113862090800, the mail-in voting post) registers as mixed, introducing a paranoid-grandiose register before reverting. The grandiosity is not manic but *strategic* — a sustained counter-programming posture timed to the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The day represents classic narcissistic competition: when a rival occupies center stage, the response is to generate competing stimuli across multiple channels (social media, Fox & Friends interview, campaign travel, emergency declarations).

### State Transitions

| Time (Local) | Post ID | From → To | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:40 PM EDT | x_1295385113862090800 | grandiose → mixed | USPS controversy / DNC threat |
| 4:28 PM EDT | x_1295396978482802700 | mixed → grandiose | Defensive reframing of USPS narrative |

The transition into mixed state at 3:40 PM is clinically notable. The mail-in voting post introduces genuine paranoid ideation — the construction of an unfalsifiable pre-loss narrative — before the subsequent USPS post re-stabilizes into grandiose register through MAGA-branded sloganeering ("MAKE THE POST OFFICE GREAT AGAIN"). This oscillation is characteristic: paranoid content surfaces when narcissistic threat is acute, then is rapidly re-encapsulated by grandiose self-positioning.

## Escalation Analysis

**No escalation detected.** The day's intensity profile is flat: low-intensity maintenance posts bookend the day, with a modest mid-afternoon spike (intensity 0.63 and 0.45 on the mail/USPS posts) that does not build or cascade. Only one post registers rage (0.42, mail-in voting), well below the threshold for a rage spiral. The overall average intensity of 0.27 is low, suggesting controlled, strategic output rather than emotional reactivity.

## Theme Analysis

### Theme 1: DNC Counter-Programming (5 posts)
Posts: x_1295165122974015500, x_1295320924938481700, x_1295407319694680000, x_1295407324086128600, x_1295429559127429000

The dominant organizing principle of the day. The late-night "Law and Order" post (1:06 AM EDT) was strategically timed to coincide with the DNC's opening night media window. The Fox & Friends interview promotion, campaign travel to Minnesota, National Guard self-credit, and CNN poll citation all function as narcissistic supply generation during a period when the opposing party commands peak media attention. This is a well-established pattern: when the rival occupies the stage, flood competing channels.

### Theme 2: Election Delegitimization / USPS (2 posts)
Posts: x_1295385113862090800, x_1295396978482802700

The most consequential theme of the day, though numerically minor. These two posts represent two distinct framings of the same underlying controversy (Trump administration interference with USPS operations to impede mail-in voting). The first deploys innuendo and rhetorical questions to cast doubt on ballot security; the second reframes USPS changes as benign fiscal reform. The dual framing is strategically versatile: paranoid audiences receive the "rigged election" message; moderate audiences receive the "saving taxpayer money" message.

### Theme 3: Presidential Competence Display (3 posts)
Posts: x_1295407319694680000, x_1295428543359287300, x_1295429559127429000

National Guard credit-taking, Iowa emergency declaration approval, and campaign arrival announcements collectively construct a "president in action" counter-narrative to the DNC proceedings. The Iowa emergency declaration post (x_1295428543359287300) is particularly notable for its parenthetical "(and fast)" — a micro-grandiose insertion emphasizing speed of executive action.

### Obsession Assessment
No single-topic obsession detected. Themes are diversified across counter-programming, election integrity, and competence display, consistent with a strategically managed day rather than a fixation spiral.

## Contradiction Detection

### Contradiction 1: USPS Framing (Moderate Severity)
- **Post x_1295385113862090800**: Frames mail-in voting infrastructure (drop boxes) as vectors for election fraud. Implies systemic rigging. "A Rigged Election?"
- **Post x_1295396978482802700**: Frames USPS reform as benign fiscal stewardship — "saving billions of dollars a year for American Taxpayers." No mention of election concerns.

These posts, published 48 minutes apart, present fundamentally incompatible narratives about the same policy controversy. The first says the system is being rigged through postal infrastructure; the second says the system is merely being improved for efficiency. Both cannot be simultaneously operative motivations. The contradiction is strategically functional — it provides different audiences with different justifications — but clinically it represents a characteristic tolerance for cognitive inconsistency in service of narrative control.

### Additional Factual Note
The USPS "saving taxpayer money" framing in x_1295396978482802700 is materially misleading: USPS is self-funded through postage revenue, not tax appropriations. This was flagged in the post-level commentary.

## Hypomanic Indicators

- **Post count**: 9 posts (moderate; not elevated)
- **Time span**: 1:06 AM EDT to 5:37 PM CDT (~15.5 hours with a 10-hour gap)
- **Earliest post**: 1:06 AM EDT
- **Latest post**: 5:37 PM CDT (6:37 PM EDT equivalent)
- **Largest gap**: 1:14 AM to 11:25 AM EDT (~10 hours)
- **Sleep deprivation signals**: The 1:06 AM EDT posting is mildly notable but the subsequent 10-hour gap strongly suggests sleep occurred. No post content exhibits fatigue markers, tangential thinking, or deteriorating coherence.
- **Hypomanic episode threshold**: **Not met.** Post volume is moderate, content is strategically organized, and the timing pattern is consistent with a late-night session followed by normal sleep and a full campaign day.

## Narrative Arc: Stable

The day unfolds as a controlled counter-programming operation against the DNC's opening night. There is no dramatic arc — no setback-to-comeback (redemption), no victory-to-victimhood (contamination), and no incoherent scatter (chaos). Instead, the day reads as a steady-state grandiose posture maintained across multiple channels: social media provocation (1 AM), media appearance (morning), policy attacks (afternoon), and campaign travel (evening). The USPS posts introduce a paranoid subplot but it does not dominate or destabilize the overall grandiose throughline.

## Event Correlation

### Democratic National Convention (Opening Night)
- **Reaction type**: Offensive
- **Response posts**: x_1295165122974015500 (Law and Order counter-programming), x_1295320924938481700 (Fox interview promo), x_1295407324086128600 (CNN poll counter-narrative)
- The DNC is the gravitational center of the day. Nearly every post can be read as a response to the threat of being displaced from media attention. The "Law and Order" post at 1:06 AM EDT — timed to land during or immediately after DNC primetime coverage — is the clearest example of deliberate counter-programming.

### USPS Funding Controversy
- **Reaction type**: Defensive
- **Response posts**: x_1295385113862090800, x_1295396978482802700
- Trump's own public statements days earlier — explicitly linking USPS funding opposition to blocking mail-in voting — created a documented contradiction that required narrative management. The two USPS posts represent defensive reframing: the first redirects blame onto anonymous ballot handlers; the second recasts the entire controversy as apolitical fiscal reform.

### Minneapolis / George Floyd Protests
- **Reaction type**: Amplifying
- **Response post**: x_1295407319694680000
- The National Guard credit-taking post leverages the Minneapolis protest context to reinforce the "Law and Order" brand established in the day's opening salvo.

### Iowa Derecho
- **Reaction type**: Amplifying
- **Response post**: x_1295428543359287300
- Emergency declaration approval used as a presidential competence display, with the parenthetical "(and fast)" emphasizing decisive action.

## Danger Assessment

- **Maximum danger level**: Elevated (2 posts)
- **Posts flagged**: x_1295165122974015500 (Law and Order threat to NYC Mayor), x_1295385113862090800 (election delegitimization)
- **Stochastic terrorism pattern**: Not present in the acute, single-day sense. However, the election delegitimization posts (particularly x_1295385113862090800) contribute to the documented longitudinal pattern of delegitimization that, retrospectively, formed one component of the conditions preceding January 6, 2021. On this specific day, no dehumanizing language targets a specific individual or group for audience action.

## Cognitive Assessment

- No post-level commentary flagged cognitive deterioration
- Sentence construction is consistent with established baseline
- Strategic coherence across the day's output is high (counter-programming is organized, not scattered)
- **Complexity trend**: Stable
- The "(and fast)" parenthetical in x_1295428543359287300 and the "What's with" construction in x_1295407324086128600 are stylistically characteristic but not indicative of decline

## Summary Assessment

August 17, 2020 represents a controlled, strategically coherent day of narcissistic counter-programming against the Democratic National Convention's opening night. The dominant grandiose state was maintained across 9 posts spanning 15+ hours, with a single brief excursion into mixed (paranoid-grandiose) territory during the mid-afternoon USPS/mail-in voting attack. No escalation, no rage spiral, no cognitive concerns. The day's clinical significance resides primarily in the election delegitimization content — two posts that, while low-intensity on any individual assessment, contributed to the cumulative pre-loss narrative construction that defined the final months of the 2020 campaign.

### Narrative

A controlled counter-programming operation against the DNC opening night. Grandiose posture maintained across multiple channels — late-night social media, morning television, afternoon policy attacks, evening campaign travel — with no dramatic arc or destabilizing event. The USPS subplot introduced brief paranoid-grandiose content but did not alter the day's stable trajectory.

### Dominant themes

- DNC Counter-Programming (1 post)
- Election Delegitimization / USPS (1 post)
- Presidential Competence Display (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_1295385113862090800](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295385113862090800): Mail-in voting drop boxes enable election rigging through ballot tampering by unnamed collectors
  vs. [x_1295396978482802700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295396978482802700): USPS reforms are simply about saving taxpayer money and making the Post Office great again — no electoral motive

## Posts

### [x_1295429559127429000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295429559127429000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T22:37:29.000Z (UTC)

> Just landed in Mankato, Minnesota!

0 likes · 16,062 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295429559127429000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295429559127429000/analysis

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### [x_1295428543359287300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295428543359287300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T22:33:27.000Z (UTC)

> Just approved (and fast) the FULL Emergency Declaration for the Great State of Iowa. They got hit hard by record setting winds. Thank you to @SenJoniErnst, @ChuckGrassley, and Governor Kim Reynolds.

0 likes · 12,189 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295428543359287300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295428543359287300/analysis

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### [x_1295407324086128600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295407324086128600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T21:09:08.000Z (UTC)

> What’s with @CNN POLLS increasing me by 10 points in a short period of time. Maybe they want to take over from @FoxNews!

0 likes · 17,355 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295407324086128600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295407324086128600/analysis

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### [x_1295407319694680000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295407319694680000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T21:09:07.000Z (UTC)

> Getting ready to land in Minneapolis. Our great National Guard saved the city from further destruction. Should have been called up sooner by local government!

0 likes · 14,944 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295407319694680000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295407319694680000/analysis

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### [x_1295396978482802700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295396978482802700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T20:28:01.000Z (UTC)

> The U.S. Post Office (System) has been failing for many decades. We simply want to MAKE THE POST OFFICE GREAT AGAIN, while at the same time saving billions of dollars a year for American Taxpayers. Dems don’t have a clue! @USPostOffice911

0 likes · 22,270 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295396978482802700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295396978482802700/analysis

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### [x_1295385113862090800](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295385113862090800)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T19:40:52.000Z (UTC)

> Some states use “drop boxes” for the collection of Universal Mail-In Ballots. So who is going to “collect” the Ballots, and what might be done to them prior to tabulation? A Rigged Election? So bad for our Country. Only Absentee Ballots acceptable!

0 likes · 32,513 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295385113862090800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295385113862090800/analysis

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### [x_1295320924938481700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295320924938481700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T15:25:49.000Z (UTC)

> Will be interviewed on @foxandfriends this morning at 8:00 A.M. Enjoy!

0 likes · 13,355 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295320924938481700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295320924938481700/analysis

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### [x_1295171444629033000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295171444629033000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:31:50.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @EricTrump: .@realDonaldTrump Boat Parade today in Clearwater, Florida!!!!!
>
> 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/6eH36UPsL4

Reposted from @EricTrump

> .@realDonaldTrump Boat Parade today in Clearwater, Florida!!!!!
>
> 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/6eH36UPsL4

0 likes · 28,527 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295171314886627300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295171314886627300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:31:19.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @nypost: Kamala Harris reportedly owes $1M in bills from failed presidential run https://t.co/RE8Z6gzgQB https://t.co/Ea3ldU5FfG

Reposted from @nypost

> Kamala Harris reportedly owes $1M in bills from failed presidential run https://t.co/RE8Z6gzgQB https://t.co/Ea3ldU5FfG

0 likes · 15,590 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295171196972130300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295171196972130300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:30:51.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @realDonaldTrump: Vote for TRUMP on November 3rd. I am going to bring our beloved New York back!

Reposted from @realDonaldTrump

> Vote for TRUMP on November 3rd. I am going to bring our beloved New York back!

0 likes · 35,512 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295171128810524700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295171128810524700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:30:34.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @EricTrump: Durham probe: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in first criminal case arising from review, sources say | Fox News https://t.co/…

Reposted from @EricTrump

> Durham probe: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in first criminal case arising from review, sources say | Fox News https://t.co/…

0 likes · 8,919 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295171059776401400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295171059776401400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:30:18.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @EricTrump: This says it all. Our Mayor can play arts and crafts in front of Trump Tower but he can’t shine the Tribute Light Memorial a…

Reposted from @EricTrump

> This says it all. Our Mayor can play arts and crafts in front of Trump Tower but he can’t shine the Tribute Light Memorial a…

0 likes · 26,124 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170956005122000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170956005122000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:29:53.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @realDonaldTrump: Thank you James. Sadly, you are 100% correct!!!

Reposted from @realDonaldTrump

> Thank you James. Sadly, you are 100% correct!!!

0 likes · 71,649 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170852191953000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170852191953000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:29:28.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @bennyjohnson: TRUMP: “If stupid people aren’t elected next year, we’re going to have one of the greatest years that we’ve ever had.” ht…

Reposted from @bennyjohnson

> TRUMP: “If stupid people aren’t elected next year, we’re going to have one of the greatest years that we’ve ever had.” ht…

0 likes · 12,352 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170670968606700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170670968606700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:28:45.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @GOPChairwoman: President @realDonaldTrump continues to enjoy a record enthusiasm advantage over Biden, and Republicans are now outpacin…

Reposted from @GOPChairwoman

> President @realDonaldTrump continues to enjoy a record enthusiasm advantage over Biden, and Republicans are now outpacin…

0 likes · 7,688 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170575212609500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170575212609500)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:28:22.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @TeamTrump: Senior Advisor @JaredKushner: Israel-UAE deal is “the culmination of three and a half years of incredible diplomacy by Presi…

Reposted from @TeamTrump

> Senior Advisor @JaredKushner: Israel-UAE deal is “the culmination of three and a half years of incredible diplomacy by Presi…

0 likes · 6,102 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170533265465300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170533265465300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:28:12.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @TeamTrump: Senior Advisor @JaredKushner on moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem: President @realDonaldTrump believes in keeping his promise…

Reposted from @TeamTrump

> Senior Advisor @JaredKushner on moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem: President @realDonaldTrump believes in keeping his promise…

0 likes · 5,446 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170491628630000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170491628630000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:28:02.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @TeamTrump: Senior Advisor @JaredKushner: President @realDonaldTrump opposes universal mail-in-voting because he wants a fair election h…

Reposted from @TeamTrump

> Senior Advisor @JaredKushner: President @realDonaldTrump opposes universal mail-in-voting because he wants a fair election h…

0 likes · 5,643 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170430874136600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170430874136600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:27:48.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump has mobilized his Administration to address barriers to women's full economic empowerment around…

Reposted from @WhiteHouse

> President @realDonaldTrump has mobilized his Administration to address barriers to women's full economic empowerment around…

0 likes · 6,191 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170362326556700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170362326556700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:27:32.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @MarkMeadows: It is NONSENSE to say @realDonaldTrump is undercutting the Postal Service. I know. I oversaw USPS in Congress on the Overs…

Reposted from @MarkMeadows

> It is NONSENSE to say @realDonaldTrump is undercutting the Postal Service. I know. I oversaw USPS in Congress on the Overs…

0 likes · 26,371 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170294718566400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170294718566400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:27:16.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @GOPChairwoman: .@jaredkushner is spot on.
>
> “Dr. Fauci said this week that there should be no fear for people to go out and vote in per…

Reposted from @GOPChairwoman

> .@jaredkushner is spot on.
>
> “Dr. Fauci said this week that there should be no fear for people to go out and vote in per…

0 likes · 9,447 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295170002644017200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295170002644017200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:26:06.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @WhiteHouse: This breakthrough was made possible by President @realDonaldTrump’s leadership—and it provides a foundation for further adv…

Reposted from @WhiteHouse

> This breakthrough was made possible by President @realDonaldTrump’s leadership—and it provides a foundation for further adv…

0 likes · 6,106 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295167656501403600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295167656501403600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:16:47.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @MarkCongressGA7: Today’s PGA Tour Winner, 42- year old Jim Herman credits President Donald Trump for 'little bit of good luck' at this…

Reposted from @MarkCongressGA7

> Today’s PGA Tour Winner, 42- year old Jim Herman credits President Donald Trump for 'little bit of good luck' at this…

0 likes · 5,133 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295167020951056400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295167020951056400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:14:15.000Z (UTC)

> Great going Jim. Proud of you! https://t.co/jaJBVm1TlR

0 likes · 7,526 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295167020951056400.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295167020951056400/analysis

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### [x_1295166547489587200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295166547489587200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:12:22.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @robjh1: The liberal media &amp; Dems don’t want the election called the night of the election. They want a few extra days to massage the nu…

Reposted from @robjh1

> The liberal media &amp; Dems don’t want the election called the night of the election. They want a few extra days to massage the nu…

0 likes · 6,223 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295165314838257700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295165314838257700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:07:28.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @Jamierodr14: Epic!
>
> The Patriots of Hawaii are Standing Up &amp; Raising their Voices in this Blue State!
>
> The Silent Majority isn’t Silen…

Reposted from @Jamierodr14

> Epic!
>
> The Patriots of Hawaii are Standing Up &amp; Raising their Voices in this Blue State!
>
> The Silent Majority isn’t Silen…

0 likes · 9,140 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295165122974015500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295165122974015500)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:06:42.000Z (UTC)

> Law and Order. If @NYCMayor can’t do it, we will! https://t.co/N88GX9Rkc9

0 likes · 28,059 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1295165122974015500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1295165122974015500/analysis

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### [x_1295164576389095400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295164576389095400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:04:32.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DGPurser: Antifa attends Sturgis.
>
> I couldn't tell for sure but it looked like maybe a half-dozen Antifa?
>
> The ratio of Trump supporter…

Reposted from @DGPurser

> Antifa attends Sturgis.
>
> I couldn't tell for sure but it looked like maybe a half-dozen Antifa?
>
> The ratio of Trump supporter…

0 likes · 5,971 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1295164222062690300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295164222062690300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:03:08.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DGPurser: More lies about "Vote by mail".
>
> This is nothing but a Democrat attempt to cheat and STEAL this election.
>
> Nothing they say a…

Reposted from @DGPurser

> More lies about "Vote by mail".
>
> This is nothing but a Democrat attempt to cheat and STEAL this election.
>
> Nothing they say a…

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### [x_1295164084409770000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295164084409770000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:02:35.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @robert_spalding: Do you think the WSJ understands this?

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> Do you think the WSJ understands this?

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### [x_1295163721338228700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295163721338228700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:01:08.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @CaliConserv1: Hey California,
>
> Are you ready to vote for Trump in November?

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> Hey California,
>
> Are you ready to vote for Trump in November?

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### [x_1295163484087431200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295163484087431200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:00:12.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @OldManKowalski: Feb.18, 2016 phone conversation between Biden and Poroshenko
> Listen to Poroshenko admit: Shokin was not corrupt. There…

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> Feb.18, 2016 phone conversation between Biden and Poroshenko
> Listen to Poroshenko admit: Shokin was not corrupt. There…

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### [x_1295163454953840600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295163454953840600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T05:00:05.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @Peoples_Pundit: Told you guys she was not only unpopular, but very unpopular historically.
>
> Okay. Going back to enjoying the last day I…

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> Told you guys she was not only unpopular, but very unpopular historically.
>
> Okay. Going back to enjoying the last day I…

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### [x_1295163188229607400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1295163188229607400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-08-17T04:59:01.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @steph93065: How is this video not everywhere?  https://t.co/Zca0BlgaBm

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> How is this video not everywhere?  https://t.co/Zca0BlgaBm

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