# Posts from Thursday, September 17, 2020

29 posts on 2020-09-17.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2020-09-17/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-23T08:37:59.446Z (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._

**47 Days Out: Election Delegitimization Campaign Reaches Saturation Intensity**

Trump spent most of September 17 hammering a single message: mail-in ballots are fraudulent, the election is rigged, and chaos is coming. Across nearly a dozen posts, he seized on minor administrative errors in Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania to build a case that the entire electoral system was compromised. The most aggressive moment came mid-morning when he warned states to abandon mail-in voting "before it is too late" or face "MAYHEM" -- while his own campaign simultaneously promoted absentee ballot sign-ups. Routine presidential business (a congratulatory note to Japan's new prime minister, healthcare claims, an Alaska mining promise) filled the gaps, but the day's mood was dominated by combative election anxiety.

- Posts analyzed: 24
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: contamination
- Aggregate rage level: 0.38
- Max danger level: elevated
- Escalation detected
- Theme obsession: Election fraud and mail-in ballot delegitimization
- Claims: 43 (24 false)
- Era: COVID/2020 Campaign

# Daily Psychological Digest: September 17, 2020

## Location & Timezone Context

Trump was on the campaign trail in the western United States. Commentary confirms he was in Phoenix, AZ for a "Latinos for Trump" roundtable event. Arizona does not observe DST, so local time was MST (UTC−7) throughout. However, the early-morning Alaska/Pebble Mine post at 06:20 UTC (11:20 PM MST on Sept 16 / 2:20 AM EDT) suggests he may have been transitioning from Eastern time or was still awake late. The main posting clusters convert to approximately 8:30 AM–3:40 PM MST, consistent with a normal waking day on Mountain time.

## I. Psychological State Tracking

### Dominant State: Grandiose
The prevailing register across 24 posts is grandiose — Trump positions himself as vigilant protector, truth-teller, and historic achiever. Even the election-fraud posts operate from an offensive, attacking posture rather than a wounded or victimized one. He is the lawman catching criminals, not the target of persecution.

### State Distribution
- **Grandiose:** 15 posts (62.5%)
- **Mixed:** 7 posts (29.2%)
- **Vulnerable:** 1 post (4.2%)
- **Mixed (no assessment possible):** 1 post

### State Transitions

**Transition 1 — Grandiose → Mixed (15:36 UTC / 8:36 AM MST):**
The day's first psychologically significant shift occurs when Trump pivots from routine administrative posts to the election-fraud cluster. Post x_1306557587375128600 initiates a sustained mixed state characterized by grandiose attack posture overlaid with paranoid features. The likely trigger is morning cable news consumption — the Fox & Friends tag on x_1306559853683445800 confirms real-time media-reactive posting.

**Transition 2 — Mixed → Grandiose (16:03 UTC / 9:03 AM MST):**
After approximately 27 minutes of escalating election-fraud rhetoric, Trump pivots to healthcare (x_1306564340972228600), returning to a purely grandiose register — the historic drug-price reformer under unfair attack.

**Transition 3 — Grandiose → Mixed (22:06 UTC / 3:06 PM MST):**
The evening election-fraud cluster begins with the Michigan Secretary of State attack (x_1306655748944953300). The trigger is a real but minor ballot misprint error in Michigan, which is converted into an allegation of deliberate criminal sabotage.

**Transition 4 — Mixed → Vulnerable (22:15 UTC / 3:15 PM MST):**
A brief, notable dip to vulnerable state in x_1306658015504982000 ("I am lowering, not raising, Medicare Premiums!"). The defensive, corrective tone — responding to external criticism — contrasts sharply with the surrounding offensive posture. This is the day's only vulnerable moment, lasting approximately one minute of posting time.

**Transition 5 — Vulnerable → Grandiose (22:16 UTC / 3:16 PM MST):**
Immediate recovery via the Japan PM Suga congratulatory post (x_1306658411422118000), returning to the presidential statesman register.

## II. Escalation Detection

### Escalation Detected: Yes

**Morning Spike (15:36–16:07 UTC):**
A rapid escalation occurs across three posts in 20 minutes:
- **Start:** x_1306557587375128600 (intensity 0.65, rage 0.55) — "Nov 3rd Election result may NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED"
- **Peak:** x_1306559853683445800 (intensity 0.82, rage 0.72) — "Otherwise, MAYHEM!!!" — reached within 9 minutes
- **Continuation:** x_1306562791894122500 (intensity 0.78, rage 0.65) — "CRAZY mass sending of Ballots"
- **De-escalation:** x_1306564340972228600 (intensity 0.62, rage 0.45) — pivot to healthcare

This is a **spike** pattern — rapid ascent to peak followed by gradual decline through topic-switching. The trajectory from 0.65 to 0.82 intensity in under 10 minutes, followed by lateral pivot to unrelated topics, suggests the escalation was media-triggered (Fox & Friends consumption) rather than internally spiraling.

**Evening Sustained Cluster (22:06–22:18 UTC):**
A second cluster operates at moderate but sustained intensity across multiple states and topics:
- Michigan ballot error: rage 0.55–0.60, intensity 0.68–0.70
- Pennsylvania ruling: rage 0.30, intensity 0.48
- Generic ballot fraud: intensity 0.63
- North Carolina duplicate ballots: rage 0.55, intensity 0.68

This evening cluster is lower in peak intensity than the morning spike but broader in geographic scope (Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina) and more structured — suggesting deliberate narrative construction rather than reactive affect.

### Rage Proportionality Assessment
The rage expressed is disproportionate to triggers. Minor administrative errors (Michigan ballot misprint affecting a limited number of ballots, North Carolina ~500 duplicate mailings) are treated as evidence of systematic criminal conspiracy. A favorable court ruling in Pennsylvania is framed not as vindication but as confirmation of the threat that required vigilance. The paranoid attribution framework converts neutral-to-favorable information into threat confirmation.

## III. Theme Analysis

### Theme 1: Election Delegitimization (DOMINANT — 9+ posts)
Posts: x_1306557587375128600, x_1306559853683445800, x_1306562791894122500, x_1306655748944953300, x_1306655750283047000, x_1306657201235415000, x_1306657202556600300, x_1306657377823993900, x_1306658866801897500

This theme constitutes approximately 37.5% of the day's output by count but dominates by psychological intensity (containing all 10 elevated-danger posts). The rhetoric follows a systematic pattern: identify a real but minor electoral administrative event → apply paranoid attribution (purposeful, illegal, deliberate) → universalize to "the election is rigged" → imply catastrophic consequences (MAYHEM, chaos, foreign interference). Geographic coverage spans Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and generic "Unsolicited Ballot States," suggesting coordinated multi-state narrative construction rather than reactive single-event commentary.

### Theme 2: Healthcare/Medicare (3 posts)
Posts: x_1306564340972228600, x_1306658015504982000, x_1306662932714008600

A secondary defensive theme responding to pharmaceutical industry opposition advertising and Biden campaign healthcare messaging. Contains significant factual distortion (Medicare premiums were rising, not falling; "Most Favored Nation" rule was not implemented; Biden's plan preserved private insurance).

### Theme 3: Administrative/Campaign Maintenance (8 posts)
Posts: x_1306335394355581000, x_1306335712313315300, x_1306338331433857000, x_1306339197167558700, x_1306648654778953700, x_1306658411422118000, x_1306664076546838500, x_1306672918458503200, x_1306672951266287600

Low-intensity posts including news conference scheduling, Japan PM congratulations, voter registration promotion, and media shares. These are predominantly aide-authored or low-authorship-confidence posts.

### Theme 4: Media/Platform Persecution (1 post)
Post: x_1306565405968920600

Single post accusing Twitter of deliberately curating negative trending topics. Functions as a bridge between the election-fraud cluster and the broader delegitimization project — extending distrust from electoral institutions to information platforms.

### Theme 5: Partisan Attack / Blue State Bailouts (1 post)
Post: x_1306566773739851800

Routine COVID-relief framing that redefines state aid as "BAILOUT MONEY for Blue States."

### Theme 6: Alaska/Pebble Mine (1 post)
Post: x_1306417824471175200

Standalone reassurance to Alaskan constituencies. Notable primarily for its 2:20 AM EDT / 11:20 PM MST posting time.

### Obsession Assessment: **YES**
The return to election-fraud/ballot-integrity messaging across 9+ posts spanning two distinct time clusters (morning and evening) with consistent rhetorical architecture constitutes abnormal thematic fixation. The topic dominates by volume, intensity, and danger level. The subject appears unable to sustain engagement with other presidential topics without gravitating back to election-integrity concerns.

## IV. Contradiction Detection

### Major Contradiction: Mail-In Ballot Condemnation vs. Campaign Absentee Promotion

**Claim 1 (x_1306559853683445800):** "The big Unsolicited Ballot States should give it up NOW... Otherwise, MAYHEM!!!"
**Claim 2 (x_1306664076546838500):** "Want to register to vote? Request an Absentee Ballot or vote early - simply click the below link."

Severity: **Major.** The same day's output simultaneously condemns mail-in voting as an existential threat to democracy and directs supporters to request absentee ballots. The commentary correctly identifies this not as cognitive dissonance but as strategic audience segmentation: authentic Trump posts seed fraud narratives into the general media environment while aide-authored campaign posts operationally mobilize Republican mail voters. The contradiction reveals that the election-fraud rhetoric is instrumentalized rather than sincere — the subject does not believe mail voting is inherently illegitimate, but finds the claim useful as preemptive loss-legitimation.

### Minor Contradiction: Medicare Premiums

**Claim 1 (x_1306564340972228600):** "I am SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING MEDICARE PREMIUMS"
**Claim 2 (x_1306658015504982000):** "I am lowering, not raising, Medicare Premiums!"

While not contradicting each other, both posts contradict reality — Medicare Part B premiums rose slightly for 2021. The shift from grandiose assertion ("SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING") to defensive correction ("lowering, not raising") within the same day indicates external criticism penetrated the grandiose shield, producing the day's only vulnerable-state post.

## V. Hypomanic Indicators

### Post Frequency
24 posts across 22 hours 21 minutes (UTC span). For campaign-season Trump (baseline approximately 15–25 posts/day), this is within normal range — approximately 60th percentile. Not indicative of hypomanic acceleration.

### Time Distribution
- **Cluster 1 (00:53–01:08 UTC / evening MST):** 4 posts in 15 minutes — administrative, low intensity
- **Isolated post (06:20 UTC / late night):** Alaska/Pebble Mine — 2:20 AM EDT or 11:20 PM MST
- **Gap:** 9 hours 16 minutes (06:20–15:36 UTC) — consistent with sleep
- **Cluster 2 (15:36–16:12 UTC / morning MST):** 6 posts in 36 minutes — high intensity, election/healthcare
- **Gap:** 5 hours 26 minutes (16:12–21:38 UTC) — consistent with campaign events
- **Cluster 3 (21:38–23:14 UTC / afternoon MST):** 14 posts in 96 minutes — mixed intensity

### Sleep Assessment
The 9+ hour gap between 06:20 and 15:36 UTC provides adequate sleep window regardless of timezone interpretation. If the 06:20 UTC post was sent at 2:20 AM EDT (as commentary states), this is a late-night post but not inconsistent with Trump's known sleep patterns. If sent at 11:20 PM MST (having already traveled west), it's unremarkable. **Sleep deprivation: unlikely.**

### Hypomanic Episode Assessment: **No**
While the afternoon cluster (14 posts in 96 minutes) shows pressured output, overall volume is within baseline, sleep window appears adequate, and the thematic fixation on election fraud — while obsessive — is contextually motivated (47 days before the election, trailing in polls) rather than indicating endogenous mood dysregulation.

## VI. Narrative Arc: Contamination

The day begins with benign, low-intensity presidential maintenance — scheduling a news conference, reassuring Alaska about mining policy. By mid-morning (local time), it has been overtaken by a sustained, multi-state election-delegitimization campaign that defines the day's character. Brief interludes of routine presidential behavior (Japan PM congratulations, healthcare messaging, campaign voter registration) punctuate but do not disrupt the dominant contamination trajectory: **routine governance → paranoid electoral crisis narrative.**

The contamination arc is particularly pronounced because the day's highest-intensity, highest-danger posts are concentrated in the middle and later portions, while the earliest posts are the most benign. The arc does not culminate in a single climactic post but rather achieves a saturated steady-state of election-fraud messaging that persists through the final substantive posts.

## VII. Event Correlation

### Michigan Absentee Ballot Misprint
A documented administrative error in which Michigan military absentee ballots were misprinted. Trump's response (x_1306655748944953300, x_1306655750283047000) converted this into an accusation of deliberate criminal sabotage by Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State. **Reaction type: Offensive** — the error is not defended against but weaponized as confirmation of a pre-existing conspiracy narrative.

### Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ballot Ruling
A state court ruling on ballot collection and curing procedures. Trump's response (x_1306657201235415000, x_1306657202556600300) claimed it as a Republican legal victory, though the ballot-curing provision actually benefited Democratic mail voters. **Reaction type: Amplifying** — a real legal event is selectively framed to reinforce the delegitimization narrative.

### North Carolina Duplicate Ballot Mailing
Approximately 500 duplicate absentee ballots were mailed in Guilford County, NC — a routine administrative error. Trump's response (x_1306658866801897500) treated it as evidence of systemic rigging. **Reaction type: Amplifying.**

### Pharmaceutical Industry Opposition Advertising
Drug companies ran ads opposing Trump's drug-pricing executive orders. Trump's response (x_1306564340972228600) combined grandiose achievement claims with victim framing. **Reaction type: Defensive** — the ads clearly penetrated, producing both the healthcare posts and the vulnerable Medicare-correction post.

### Japan PM Yoshihide Suga's Election
Suga was elected PM on September 16, 2020. Trump's congratulatory post (x_1306658411422118000) is standard diplomatic protocol, likely aide-authored. **Reaction type: N/A (diplomatic maintenance).**

### Notable Non-Response: Hurricane Sally & Western Wildfires
Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama as a Category 2 hurricane, and historic wildfires burned across the western US. Neither event received any mention in the day's 24 posts. Given that Alabama is a core support state and Trump was physically in the fire-affected western US, this absence is psychologically significant — election anxiety and the delegitimization project consumed bandwidth that would typically be allocated to disaster response (a reliable supply-seeking opportunity for any incumbent).

## VIII. Danger Assessment

### Maximum Danger Level: Elevated
Ten of 24 posts (41.7%) were assessed at elevated danger — an unusually high proportion indicating sustained rather than episodic risk.

### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern: Yes
Post x_1306559853683445800 ("Otherwise, MAYHEM!!!") meets the structural criteria identified in the commentary: target identified (states conducting mail-in voting), grievance articulated (election fraud), violent/chaotic consequence implied ("MAYHEM"), without explicit operational instruction. The Michigan Secretary of State posts (x_1306655748944953300, x_1306655750283047000) add a named-individual targeting component — a specific Democratic official accused of deliberate criminal conduct, delivered to a mass audience primed for adversarial response.

### Longitudinal Danger Context
This day's output occurred 47 days before the November 3, 2020 election and constitutes a documented node in the pre-election delegitimization campaign that culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach. The commentary consistently flags these posts as providing "narrative substrate" and "epistemic infrastructure" for post-election denial. The saturation pattern — 9+ posts across two time clusters covering multiple states — represents systematic narrative construction rather than impulsive venting.

### Danger Post IDs
x_1306557587375128600, x_1306559853683445800, x_1306562791894122500, x_1306565405968920600, x_1306655748944953300, x_1306655750283047000, x_1306657201235415000, x_1306657202556600300, x_1306657377823993900, x_1306658866801897500

## IX. Cognitive Concerns

### Markers Identified
1. **"New Conference" → "News Conference"** (x_1306335712313315300 → x_1306338331433857000): Typo corrected 11 minutes later. Minor, consistent with hasty posting.
2. **"Favored Nations Clause"** instead of "Most Favored Nation" (x_1306564340972228600): Terminology error for a policy the subject claims to have instituted. The commentary flags this for longitudinal tracking.
3. **Third-person self-reference** ("President Donald Trump" in x_1306565405968920600): Self-mythologization rather than cognitive marker, consistent with baseline.

### Complexity Trend: Stable
Sentence structure, vocabulary, and rhetorical coherence remain consistent with Trump's established baseline throughout the day. The election-fraud posts, while containing significant reality distortion, are structurally organized and rhetorically effective. No word-finding difficulties, tangentiality, or sentence-completion failures are present. The "Favored Nations Clause" error is the only potential cognitive flag and is insufficient in isolation to indicate decline.

## X. Authorship Analysis

The day shows a clear bifurcation between authentic Trump posts and aide/campaign-authored content:
- **High-confidence authentic** (authorship ≥0.70): Election-fraud cluster, healthcare defense, Twitter complaint, Alaska/Pebble Mine — all thematically charged, stylistically distinctive
- **Low-confidence/aide-authored** (authorship ≤0.25): URL-only shares, Japan PM congratulations, voter registration promotion — all neutral, formatted, promotional
- The strategic implications are significant: authentic Trump posts build the delegitimization narrative while aide posts maintain routine presidential/campaign operations, creating a dual-track messaging architecture

## XI. Day-Level Summary Statistics

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total posts | 24 |
| Posts with rage | 9 (37.5%) |
| Mean intensity | 0.36 |
| Peak intensity | 0.82 |
| Peak rage | 0.72 |
| Elevated+ danger posts | 10 (41.7%) |
| Election-fraud posts | 9+ |
| Verifiable claims | ~20 |
| False/misleading claims | ~14 |
| Posting span (UTC) | 22h 21m |
| Longest gap | 9h 16m (likely sleep) |

### Narrative

The day begins with routine presidential maintenance — scheduling a news conference, reassuring Alaska about mining policy — before being overtaken by a sustained, multi-state election-delegitimization campaign that defines the day's character. Brief interludes of normal governance (diplomatic congratulations, healthcare claims, campaign voter registration) punctuate but do not disrupt the dominant trajectory from routine governance into paranoid electoral crisis narrative. The contamination arc is marked by two distinct escalation clusters — a morning spike reaching "MAYHEM" rhetoric and an afternoon saturation campaign targeting Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina — with the day's most benign posts concentrated at the beginning and its most dangerous distributed through the middle and end.

### Dominant themes

- Election delegitimization / mail-in ballot fraud narrative (1 post)
- Healthcare / Medicare premiums / drug pricing (1 post)
- Administrative / campaign maintenance (1 post)
- Media / platform persecution (1 post)
- Partisan attack / COVID relief framing (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [x_1306559853683445800](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306559853683445800): Mail-in/unsolicited ballots will lead to MAYHEM and states should abandon them immediately
  vs. [x_1306664076546838500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306664076546838500): Campaign directs supporters to request absentee ballots and vote early via campaign link
- [x_1306564340972228600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306564340972228600): I am SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING MEDICARE PREMIUMS (grandiose assertion)
  vs. [x_1306658015504982000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658015504982000): I am lowering, not raising, Medicare Premiums (defensive correction responding to criticism)

### Cognitive concerns

- Typo 'New Conference' corrected to 'News Conference' 11 minutes later — minor, consistent with hasty posting
- Terminology error 'Favored Nations Clause' instead of 'Most Favored Nation' for a policy the subject claims to have instituted — flagged for longitudinal tracking
- Third-person self-reference 'President Donald Trump' — self-mythologization consistent with baseline rather than cognitive marker

## Posts

### [x_1306678856158515200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306678856158515200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T23:38:10.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DanScavino: “The police dept, based on their observation in person, and on the highway cameras, combined with the formulas of roadway o…

Reposted from @DanScavino

> “The police dept, based on their observation in person, and on the highway cameras, combined with the formulas of roadway o…

0 likes · 23,446 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1306678829709242400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306678829709242400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T23:38:04.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DanScavino: https://t.co/STDa3sWxQc

Reposted from @DanScavino

> https://t.co/STDa3sWxQc

0 likes · 15,433 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [x_1306672951266287600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306672951266287600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T23:14:43.000Z (UTC)

> https://t.co/Ld2i9ytx0c

0 likes · 10,476 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306672951266287600/analysis

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### [x_1306672918458503200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306672918458503200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T23:14:35.000Z (UTC)

> https://t.co/luzid83k2D

0 likes · 8,624 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306672918458503200/analysis

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### [x_1306664076546838500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306664076546838500)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:39:27.000Z (UTC)

> Want to register to vote? Request an Absentee Ballot or vote early - simply click the below link. My campaign has made it incredibly easy! #Vote #TrumpPence2020
> https://t.co/u25yI5T7E8

0 likes · 11,605 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306664076546838500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306664076546838500/analysis

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### [x_1306662932714008600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306662932714008600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:34:54.000Z (UTC)

> Biden and the Democrats want to get rid of the Private Healthcare Plans for 180 MILLION Americans that are happy. They’ll be put on socialized medicine!

0 likes · 19,400 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306662932714008600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306662932714008600/analysis

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### [x_1306658866801897500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658866801897500)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:18:45.000Z (UTC)

> Just out: Some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!

0 likes · 38,531 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306658866801897500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658866801897500/analysis

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### [x_1306658411422118000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658411422118000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:16:56.000Z (UTC)

> Congratulations Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. You have a great life story! I know you will do a tremendous job for Japan and for the world. Look forward to talking soon! @kantei @sugawitter

0 likes · 10,798 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306658411422118000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658411422118000/analysis

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### [x_1306658015504982000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658015504982000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:15:22.000Z (UTC)

> I am lowering, not raising, Medicare Premiums!

0 likes · 32,928 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306658015504982000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306658015504982000/analysis

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### [x_1306657377823993900](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657377823993900)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:12:50.000Z (UTC)

> Unsolicited Ballots are uncontrollable, totally open to ELECTION INTERFERENCE by foreign countries, and will lead to massive chaos and confusion!

0 likes · 18,817 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306657377823993900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657377823993900/analysis

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### [x_1306657202556600300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657202556600300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:12:08.000Z (UTC)

> ...Importantly, we also won on the Ballot Cure Provision. Waiting for the BIG Federal decisions in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and elsewhere! https://t.co/UQp0MjXYqT

0 likes · 8,611 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306657202556600300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657202556600300/analysis

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### [x_1306657201235415000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657201235415000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:12:07.000Z (UTC)

> State Supreme Court in Pennsylvania just affirmed that Ballot harvesting remains illegal. We will be watching that the Democrats do not Ballot Harvest - a felony. In other words, the Republican Party won on the atrocious Ballot Harvesting Scam...

0 likes · 18,821 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306657201235415000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306657201235415000/analysis

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### [x_1306655750283047000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306655750283047000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:06:22.000Z (UTC)

> ...egregious behavior, which is just the way they want it. This was not a mistake, it was done illegally and on purpose. We want Mike! https://t.co/m1LLdk7Cc4

0 likes · 12,493 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306655750283047000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306655750283047000/analysis

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### [x_1306655748944953300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306655748944953300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T22:06:21.000Z (UTC)

> The Democrat Trump Hater Secretary of State of Michigan, purposely misprinted Ballots for the Military, putting the wrong names on the Ballot, and actually listing a member of another party as a replacement for Vice President @Mike_Pence. Everybody is totally confused by their...

0 likes · 19,386 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306655748944953300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306655748944953300/analysis

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### [x_1306648654778953700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306648654778953700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T21:38:10.000Z (UTC)

> https://t.co/FpEkwOgkhY

0 likes · 15,608 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306648654778953700/analysis

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### [x_1306640342729609200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306640342729609200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T21:05:08.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @RussVought45: Last week @realDonaldTrump asked people to report any sightings of #CriticalRaceTheory “training.” We have been working w…

Reposted from @RussVought45

> Last week @realDonaldTrump asked people to report any sightings of #CriticalRaceTheory “training.” We have been working w…

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### [x_1306566773739851800](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306566773739851800)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T16:12:48.000Z (UTC)

> Democrats only want BAILOUT MONEY for Blue States that are doing badly. They don’t care about the people, never did!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306566773739851800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306566773739851800/analysis

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### [x_1306565405968920600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306565405968920600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T16:07:22.000Z (UTC)

> Twitter makes sure that Trending on Twitter is anything bad, Fake or not, about President Donald Trump. So obvious what they are doing. Being studied now!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306565405968920600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306565405968920600/analysis

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### [x_1306564340972228600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306564340972228600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T16:03:08.000Z (UTC)

> I am SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERING MEDICARE PREMIUMS. Have instituted Favored Nations Clause and Rebates on Drug Companies. Never been done before. Drug companies are hitting me with Fake Ads, just like sleepy Joe. Be careful! Drug prices will be reduced massively, and soon.

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306564340972228600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306564340972228600/analysis

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### [x_1306562791894122500](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306562791894122500)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T15:56:59.000Z (UTC)

> @TrueTheVote There is a group of people (largely Radical Left Democrats) that want ELECTION MAYHEM. States must end this CRAZY mass sending of Ballots. Also, a GIFT to foreign interference into our election!!! Stop it now, before it is too late.

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306562791894122500.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306562791894122500/analysis

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### [x_1306559853683445800](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306559853683445800)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T15:45:18.000Z (UTC)

> The big Unsolicited Ballot States should give it up NOW, before it is too late, and ask people to go to the Polling Booths and, like always before, VOTE. Otherwise, MAYHEM!!! Solicited Ballots (absentee) are OK. @foxandfriends

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306559853683445800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306559853683445800/analysis

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### [x_1306557587375128600](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306557587375128600)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T15:36:18.000Z (UTC)

> Because of the new and unprecedented massive amount of unsolicited ballots which will be sent to “voters”, or wherever, this year, the Nov 3rd Election result may NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED, which is what some want. Another election disaster yesterday. Stop Ballot Madness! https://t.co/3SMAk9TC1a

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306557587375128600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306557587375128600/analysis

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### [x_1306417824471175200](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306417824471175200)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T06:20:56.000Z (UTC)

> Don’t worry, wonderful &amp; beautiful Alaska, there will be NO POLITICS in the Pebble Mine Review Process. I will do what is right for Alaska and our great Country!!!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306417824471175200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306417824471175200/analysis

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### [x_1306366565324132400](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306366565324132400)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T02:57:14.000Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @GOPLeader: Republicans helped build the greatest economy in a generation and the American way of life was thriving. With @realDonaldTru…

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> Republicans helped build the greatest economy in a generation and the American way of life was thriving. With @realDonaldTru…

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### [x_1306341679994208300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306341679994208300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T01:18:21.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform** · repost

> RT @WhiteHouse: LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump holds a news conference https://t.co/AEiivCcv15

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> LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump holds a news conference https://t.co/AEiivCcv15

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### [x_1306339197167558700](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306339197167558700)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T01:08:29.000Z (UTC)

> Moving up News Conference to 5:15. Enjoy!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306339197167558700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306339197167558700/analysis

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### [x_1306338331433857000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306338331433857000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T01:05:03.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform**

> News Conference at 5:45. Enjoy!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306338331433857000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306338331433857000/analysis

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### [x_1306335712313315300](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306335712313315300)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T00:54:39.000Z (UTC) · **deleted from the original platform**

> New Conference at 5:45. Enjoy!

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Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1306335712313315300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306335712313315300/analysis

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### [x_1306335394355581000](https://trump.fm/post/x_1306335394355581000)

X (Twitter) · 2020-09-17T00:53:23.000Z (UTC)

> https://t.co/R7V85ObO6v

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Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/x_1306335394355581000/analysis

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