# Posts from Thursday, February 16, 2023 43 posts on 2023-02-16. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-16/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-13T23:40:54.278Z (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._ **Besieged on All Legal Fronts, Trump Rewrites Reality — Turning a Grand Jury Report Into "Total Exoneration"** Trump spent the day playing defense against a barrage of legal threats — leaked audio recordings, the Fulton County grand jury report, and the New York Attorney General's NRA case. After a sharp emotional reaction to unauthorized recordings around midday, he settled into a rapid-fire link-sharing blitz targeting Nikki Haley (who had just announced her presidential bid) and media critics. The day's most striking moment came in the afternoon, when he thanked the Georgia grand jury for its "Patriotism & Courage" and declared "total exoneration" — a breathtaking inversion of a report that actually signaled further legal jeopardy. The overall mood was combative but controlled, with most of the heaviest lifting done by aides crafting legalistic responses. - Posts analyzed: 35 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.3 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 30 (11 false) - Era: Unknown # Daily Digest: February 16, 2023 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was based at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida (EST, UTC-5) during this period. All analysis below uses EST local time. The two posts timestamped 00:00 UTC correspond to 7:00 PM EST on February 15 — they represent tail-end evening activity from the prior day and are included for completeness. ## I. Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: Grandiose The overwhelming majority of the day's 35 posts (approximately 28) register as grandiose, with only a brief but clinically significant vulnerable episode around midday. The grandiosity is largely performative and defensive — not the expansive, self-celebrating variety but rather a forced projection of dominance in the face of converging legal threats. ### State Transitions **Phase 1 — Evening Endorsement (7:00 PM EST, Feb 15):** Posts ts_109871472618080269 and ts_109871473342010364 are standard endorsement-template posts for Janel Brandtjen of Wisconsin, notable primarily for their function as loyalty rewards for election denial. Grandiose, low-intensity, likely aide-drafted. **Phase 2 — Morning Offensive (9:10 AM EST):** Post ts_109874815327289938 marks the first significant escalation, attacking NY AG Letitia James in defense of the NRA. The revealing parenthetical "(and me)" exposes the self-interested core. This is grandiose with elevated rage (0.70) — the day's highest single rage reading. The attack is gendered and racialized ("Racist In Reverse," "which shouldn't be much"), indicating ego-syntonic sadism. This post functions as narcissistic displacement: personal legal jeopardy repackaged as institutional persecution. **Phase 3 — Routine Maintenance (11:00–11:02 AM EST):** Three rapid retweets of his own prior content (ts_109875247833195004 through ts_109875253797975955). Low-intensity, filler behavior consistent with aide-managed account maintenance. **Phase 4 — Vulnerable Spike (11:59 AM–12:05 PM EST):** The day's most psychologically revealing cluster. Post ts_109875478763447446 ("OFF THE RECORD, NOT AUTHORIZED!") and ts_109875487774880565 ("DEFAMATORY!") represent maximally compressed narcissistic injury responses to leaked audio recordings. The single-word ALL CAPS format, the attached video, and the two-beat rapid-fire pattern indicate affective flooding overriding strategic judgment. Notably, Trump paradoxically amplifies the material he labels unauthorized by posting it himself — a classic acting-out defense. Post ts_109875504045497986 attempts cognitive reframing ("Proves the UNAUTHORIZED audio recordings are indisputably different than the written book!") but remains in vulnerable territory with rage at 0.60. **Phase 5 — Grandiose Recovery via Link Dump (12:09–12:32 PM EST):** A remarkable 17-post barrage in 23 minutes, covering Nicola Sturgeon's resignation, Bill Maher's ratings, SNL strike, Proud Boys prosecution, Nikki Haley's campaign announcement, anti-Trump donors, human trafficking, and more. This rapid-fire pattern serves a dual function: (1) burying the vulnerable episode under volume, and (2) reasserting dominance through quantity of output. Most posts are link-only with minimal or no commentary, suggesting aide curation rather than authentic engagement. The Sturgeon post (ts_109875517195671246) is notable for its transparent personal vindication framing — an international political event processed entirely through a golf-course grievance. **Phase 6 — Coordinated Georgia Defense (2:35–3:21 PM EST):** The day's climactic sequence. Three posts (ts_109876091402865814, ts_109876091900766566, ts_109876273643637971) respond to the partial release of the Fulton County special grand jury report. The first two are clearly aide/legal-team authored (third-person "President Trump" x5, legalistic framing, controlled tone). They deploy layered defenses: categorical denial, distortion ("perfect phone calls"), argument from silence ("no one objected"), and rationalization (Constitutional duty framing). The final post — "Thank you to the Special Grand Jury... Total exoneration. The USA is very proud of you!!!" — represents the apex of reality distortion for the day, reframing an investigation that actually recommended further action as vindication. ## II. Escalation Detection **No sustained rage spiral detected.** The day features two discrete spikes rather than a building escalation: - **Spike 1 (9:10 AM):** Letitia James attack — rage 0.70, single post, no buildup - **Spike 2 (11:59 AM–12:05 PM):** Leaked recordings reaction — rage peaks at 0.75 ("DEFAMATORY!") then de-escalates to 0.60 within minutes The afternoon Georgia response, despite its extreme reality distortion, registers zero rage — it is cold, calculated, and aide-managed. Rage was disproportionate to triggers in the Letitia James post (the NRA investigation is a legitimate legal proceeding), but proportionate (if misdirected) in the leaked recordings response. ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes (ranked by frequency) 1. **Legal defense / persecution narrative (≈15 posts):** The throughline of the entire day. Manifests across multiple distinct legal fronts: NY AG / NRA (ts_109874815327289938), leaked recordings (ts_109875478763447446–ts_109875504045497986), Proud Boys prosecution (ts_109875574612017423, ts_109875575308521525), attorney-client privilege (ts_109875575943902723), and Fulton County grand jury (ts_109876091402865814–ts_109876273643637971). The unifying psychological function is externalizing legal accountability as persecution. 2. **Nikki Haley / Primary competition (7 posts):** A concentrated cluster (ts_109875603403363700 through ts_109875608939371718) responding to Haley's February 15 presidential campaign announcement. Seven links shared in approximately 2 minutes, covering attack angles (Social Security/Medicare cuts) and favorable polling. The volume and speed suggest a pre-curated aide dump rather than organic engagement. 3. **Narcissistic supply / self-promotion (≈6 posts):** Football throwing prowess (ts_109875565116249628), "Front Row Joes" supporter stories (ts_109875598334883752, ts_109875599951880608), West Virginia nostalgia (ts_109875593611494898), book sales (ts_109875991433930429), human trafficking record (ts_109875585926361044). Standard supply-seeking behavior. 4. **Media attacks (3 posts):** Bill Maher/CNN (ts_109875518255374292), SNL (ts_109875519919443145), James Clapper (ts_109875573870003263). Routine devaluation of perceived enemies. 5. **Election denial (≈4 posts):** Brandtjen endorsement (ts_109871473342010364), Georgia "perfect phone calls" (ts_109876091402865814, ts_109876091900766566). The election denial narrative now functions primarily as infrastructure for legal defense rather than standalone grievance. ### Obsession Assessment No single-topic obsession detected. While legal defense is pervasive, it branches across distinct matters (NRA, recordings, Proud Boys, Georgia), and the Haley cluster, though concentrated, is a proportionate response to a major campaign event. ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Internal Contradictions 1. **Georgia call characterization:** Posts ts_109876091402865814 and ts_109876091900766566 claim "no one objected, even slightly protested" during the Georgia phone calls. The publicly available audio recording documents Secretary of State Raffensperger and his counsel repeatedly telling Trump his claims were incorrect. This is a direct factual contradiction with the evidentiary record. **Severity: Major.** 2. **"Total exoneration" vs. actual report:** Post ts_109876273643637971 claims "Total exoneration" from the Fulton County grand jury report. The report actually found witnesses perjured themselves and the jury recommended further legal action. This is not merely spin but a complete inversion of the document's meaning. **Severity: Major.** 3. **"Perfect phone calls" framing:** Post ts_109876091900766566 describes the Georgia calls as "perfect" — recycling the identical descriptor from the 2019 Ukraine scandal call. In both cases, the calls were the basis for criminal or impeachment proceedings. The repetition of "perfect" as a descriptor for calls under criminal investigation represents a patterned reality-distortion defense. **Severity: Moderate.** ## V. Hypomanic Indicators - **Post frequency:** 35 posts places this day at approximately the 70th–75th percentile of Trump's posting volume for this period. Elevated but not exceptional. - **Time gaps:** The 23-minute window containing ~17 posts (12:09–12:32 PM EST) is a notable burst. However, most of these are link-only shares requiring minimal cognitive effort. - **Earliest post:** 9:10 AM EST (first original content of the day) - **Latest post:** 3:21 PM EST - **Posting window:** ~6 hours of active posting (9:10 AM – 3:21 PM), entirely within normal business hours - **Sleep deprivation:** No evidence. No posts between 3:21 PM EST and the evening/overnight hours. Posting began at a normal morning hour. - **Hypomanic episode threshold:** **Not met.** While the midday link-dump burst is notable, the overall pattern — business-hours posting, largely aide-managed content, no evidence of pressured speech in original compositions, no overnight activity — is inconsistent with a hypomanic episode. ## VI. Narrative Arc: Mixed (Contamination with False Redemption) The day's narrative moves through a recognizable contamination pattern — a subject attempting to maintain grandiose self-presentation while legal threats repeatedly intrude — but concludes with a manufactured redemption beat. **Morning:** Offensive posture (Letitia James attack) — projecting strength against legal adversary. **Midday:** Defensive rupture (leaked recordings) — the grandiose facade cracks briefly, exposing raw vulnerability. **Early afternoon:** Frantic reconstitution — the link-dump buries the vulnerable moment under volume and breadth. **Late afternoon:** False redemption — the Georgia grand jury report, which objectively represented further legal jeopardy, is alchemized into "total exoneration." This narrative inversion is the day's defining psychological maneuver. The arc is ultimately one of **defensive adaptation under pressure**: each legal threat is metabolized through denial, displacement, or reality distortion, and the day ends with the subject having (in his public narrative) transformed multiple threats into victories. The gap between this constructed narrative and external reality widened throughout the day. ## VII. Event Correlation ### 1. Nikki Haley Presidential Campaign Announcement (Feb 15, 2023) - **Reaction type:** Mixed offensive/dismissive - **Response posts:** ts_109875603403363700, ts_109875604340509872, ts_109875605175203998, ts_109875606091455752, ts_109875607154305752, ts_109875608033186873, ts_109875608939371718 - **Analysis:** Seven links dumped in ~2 minutes, mixing attack angles (she wants to cut Social Security) with confident polling data (Trump leads in South Carolina, Haley's home state). The "more the merrier" framing (ts_109875608033186873) attempts performed indifference, but the volume of links betrays active monitoring. Haley, as a former Trump appointee now challenging him, triggers the specific narcissistic injury of betrayal. ### 2. Fulton County Special Grand Jury Partial Report Release - **Reaction type:** Defensive - **Response posts:** ts_109876091402865814, ts_109876091900766566, ts_109876273643637971 - **Analysis:** A coordinated three-post response likely drafted by legal counsel. The progression from specific factual claims (no one objected, calls were perfect) to sweeping declaration (total exoneration) follows a deliberate messaging architecture designed to establish a counter-narrative before followers encounter actual reporting. ### 3. Leaked Audio Recordings (Book-Related) - **Reaction type:** Defensive - **Response posts:** ts_109875478763447446, ts_109875487774880565, ts_109875504045497986 - **Analysis:** The most emotionally authentic cluster of the day. The shift from legal framing ("OFF THE RECORD, NOT AUTHORIZED!") to raw affect ("DEFAMATORY!") to attempted rationalization ("Proves the UNAUTHORIZED audio recordings are indisputably different") maps the real-time processing of narcissistic injury. ### 4. Nicola Sturgeon Resignation (Feb 15, 2023) - **Reaction type:** Offensive (vindictive) - **Response post:** ts_109875517195671246 - **Analysis:** A "Good riddance" statement processed through a personal golf-course grievance, revealing that ideological framing is post-hoc rationalization for perceived personal slights. ### Notably Absent Trump made **no mention** of the East Palestine train derailment (a major ongoing crisis), the Turkey-Syria earthquake (death toll climbing past 40,000), the Ukraine war, or the recent shootdown of unidentified aerial objects. This selective attention pattern is consistent with a narcissistic filtering mechanism where only events with direct personal relevance penetrate awareness. ## VIII. Danger Assessment **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (4 posts) - **ts_109874815327289938 (Letitia James):** Names a specific individual (Black woman in legal authority) as target, uses mobilization language ("Everybody has to step up"), includes gendered/racialized insults. The most concerning single post of the day. - **ts_109871473342010364 (Brandtjen):** Rewards election denial as patriotic duty, deepening institutional delegitimization. - **ts_109875574612017423 & ts_109875575308521525 (Proud Boys):** Two consecutive articles alleging government entrapment in J6 prosecution. Functions as systematic delegitimization of federal prosecution of political violence. **Stochastic terrorism pattern:** Not sustained across the day. The Letitia James post contains elements (named target + mobilization + grievance) but stands alone rather than forming a pattern. The Proud Boys articles are more insidious in their long-term corrosive effect on institutional legitimacy but lack direct mobilization language. ## IX. Cognitive Concerns - **Affective flooding:** The "DEFAMATORY!" single-word post indicates emotion overwhelming executive function, though this was brief and self-correcting. - **Reality distortion severity:** The "total exoneration" claim represents a level of reality inversion that exceeds normal political spin and enters pathological territory. Whether this reflects genuine belief or strategic messaging is clinically indeterminate. - **Compositional decline:** Original compositions are front-loaded in the day (Brandtjen endorsement, Letitia James attack); the bulk of mid-day activity consists of link shares with minimal or no original text. This pattern may reflect fatigue, agitation reducing capacity for sustained composition, or simply aide management of the account. - **Complexity trend: Declining.** The Letitia James post (9:10 AM) demonstrates complex rhetorical strategy (displacement, whataboutism, mobilization). By midday, output has devolved to single-word exclamations and bare URLs. The afternoon Georgia posts show restored complexity but are almost certainly aide-authored. - **Repetition compulsion:** The recycling of "perfect phone calls" — the identical descriptor used for the Ukraine call that led to his first impeachment — suggests either deliberate rhetorical strategy or involuntary pattern repetition. Either interpretation is clinically notable. ## X. Authorship Distribution A significant proportion of the day's output appears aide-generated: - **Likely aide-authored (authorship ≤ 0.30):** ~14 posts (mostly bare-URL link shares, the Georgia defense statements) - **Likely Trump-authentic (authorship ≥ 0.60):** ~8 posts (Letitia James attack, "DEFAMATORY!" cluster, Brandtjen endorsement, anti-donor rant, SNL commentary) - **Mixed/uncertain:** ~13 posts The most psychologically revealing content clusters in the authentic posts, while the aide-managed content serves strategic narrative construction (particularly the Georgia response). ### Narrative The day follows a contamination-with-false-redemption pattern: grandiose offensive posture in the morning gives way to a brief vulnerable rupture over leaked recordings at midday, followed by frantic reconstitution through high-volume link sharing, and culminating in a manufactured redemption where the Fulton County grand jury report — objectively representing further legal jeopardy — is alchemized into "total exoneration." The gap between constructed narrative and external reality widened steadily throughout the day. ### Dominant themes - Legal defense and persecution narrative (1 post) - Nikki Haley / Primary competition (1 post) - Narcissistic supply and self-promotion (1 post) - Media and cultural attacks (1 post) - Election denial infrastructure (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_109876091402865814](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091402865814): No one objected, even slightly protested, or hung up during the Georgia phone calls vs. [ts_109876091402865814](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091402865814): Publicly available audio recording documents Raffensperger and counsel repeatedly telling Trump his claims were incorrect - [ts_109876273643637971](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876273643637971): Total exoneration by the Special Grand Jury vs. [ts_109876091900766566](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091900766566): The grand jury report actually found witnesses committed perjury and recommended further legal action - [ts_109876091900766566](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091900766566): The report sections do not even mention President Trump's name vs. [ts_109876091900766566](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091900766566): The report's subject matter and recommendations directly concerned Trump's conduct, making the name-omission claim misleading ### Cognitive concerns - Affective flooding: Single-word ALL CAPS post (DEFAMATORY!) indicates emotion overwhelming executive function during leaked recordings response - Severe reality distortion: 'Total exoneration' claim represents complete inversion of a document that recommended further legal action - Compositional decline across the day: Complex original rhetoric in the morning degrades to bare URLs and single-word outbursts by midday - Repetition compulsion: Recycling of 'perfect phone calls' descriptor — identical to the Ukraine call framing that led to first impeachment — suggests involuntary pattern or rigidity - Paradoxical amplification: Posting the very material labeled UNAUTHORIZED and DEFAMATORY reveals impulsive processing overriding strategic judgment ## Posts ### [ts_109876273643637971](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876273643637971) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T20:21:22.505Z (UTC) > Thank you to the Special Grand Jury in the Great State of Georgia for your Patriotism & Courage. Total exoneration. The USA is very proud of you!!! 41,127 likes · 10,102 reposts · 2,117 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109876273643637971.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876273643637971/analysis --- ### [ts_109876091900766566](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091900766566) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T19:35:09.326Z (UTC) > The long awaited important sections of the Georgia report, which do not even mention President Trump’s name, have nothing to do with the President because President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. The President participated in two perfect phone calls regarding election integrity in Georgia, which he is entitled to do - in fact, as President, it was President Trump’s Constitutional duty to ensure election safety, security, and integrity…. 29,848 likes · 7,150 reposts · 1,076 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109876091900766566.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091900766566/analysis --- ### [ts_109876091402865814](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091402865814) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T19:35:01.728Z (UTC) > ….Between the two calls, there were many officials and attorneys on the line, including the Secretary of State of Georgia, and no one objected, even slightly protested, or hung up. President Trump will always keep fighting for true and honest elections in America! 25,592 likes · 5,582 reposts · 582 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109876091402865814.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109876091402865814/analysis --- ### [ts_109875991433930429](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875991433930429) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T19:09:36.331Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Do you miss the great days of OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER? Get your copy today! https://45books.com/ 16,767 likes · 3,219 reposts · 726 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875991433930429.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875991433930429/analysis --- ### [ts_109875608939371718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875608939371718) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:32:19.965Z (UTC) > https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/02/15/trump-hits-haley-she-wants-to-go-after-social-security-and-medicare-and-me-n530963 14,640 likes · 4,056 reposts · 708 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875608939371718/analysis --- ### [ts_109875608033186873](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875608033186873) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:32:06.094Z (UTC) > https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-welcomes-nikki-haley-2024-race-more-merrier 13,297 likes · 2,823 reposts · 422 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875608033186873/analysis --- ### [ts_109875607154305752](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875607154305752) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:31:52.681Z (UTC) > https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/15/trump-nikki-haley-2024-campaign-reaction/ 12,309 likes · 2,686 reposts · 363 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875607154305752/analysis --- ### [ts_109875606091455752](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875606091455752) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:31:36.507Z (UTC) > https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/15/poll-trump-leads-crowded-gop-primary-field-in-south-carolina/ 12,627 likes · 2,691 reposts · 243 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875606091455752/analysis --- ### [ts_109875605175203998](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875605175203998) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:31:22.527Z (UTC) > https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3859590-trump-attacks-haley-on-medicare-social-security-cuts/ 10,837 likes · 2,542 reposts · 170 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875605175203998/analysis --- ### [ts_109875604340509872](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875604340509872) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:31:09.747Z (UTC) > https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-born-loser/ 11,231 likes · 2,598 reposts · 325 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875604340509872/analysis --- ### [ts_109875603403363700](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875603403363700) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:30:55.494Z (UTC) > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaign/trump-campaign-unleashes-wrath-nikki-haley 9,951 likes · 2,601 reposts · 174 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875603403363700/analysis --- ### [ts_109875601759810767](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875601759810767) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:30:30.413Z (UTC) > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-trump-is-attacked-for-being-insufficiently-pro-war-he-will-win 9,563 likes · 2,251 reposts · 170 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875601759810767/analysis --- ### [ts_109875599951880608](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875599951880608) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:30:02.826Z (UTC) > https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/front-row-joes-get-center-seats-at-trump-rally/article_b6157833-a5b6-5bd3-8b6b-b2b660e3a336.html 10,392 likes · 2,259 reposts · 113 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875599951880608/analysis --- ### [ts_109875598334883752](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875598334883752) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:29:38.114Z (UTC) > I love these people. They are great! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/front-row-joes-trump-supporters-rate-president/ 11,569 likes · 2,572 reposts · 138 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875598334883752.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875598334883752/analysis --- ### [ts_109875596009746728](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875596009746728) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:29:02.629Z (UTC) > Not good—Remember at the Polls! https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/biden-takes-fire-over-irs-targeting-service-industry-tips-new-plan 9,493 likes · 2,746 reposts · 306 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875596009746728.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875596009746728/analysis --- ### [ts_109875593611494898](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875593611494898) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:28:26.079Z (UTC) > https://www.newsweek.com/west-virginia-misses-president-trump-opinion-1780841 9,496 likes · 2,277 reposts · 185 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875593611494898/analysis --- ### [ts_109875585926361044](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875585926361044) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:26:28.768Z (UTC) > Thank you, we really had it going. Will do it again, and fast! https://dcenquirer.com/thanks-to-trumps-anti-sex-trafficking-policies-368-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sweep-no-question-about-it/ 13,406 likes · 3,926 reposts · 300 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875585926361044.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875585926361044/analysis --- ### [ts_109875582243032134](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875582243032134) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:25:32.565Z (UTC) > They're all Globalist and Pro China Losers. Fought me in 2016 and lost big. They are all bad for the USA—America Last! https://www.mediaite.com/politics/bannon-rips-into-gop-mega-donors-denounces-them-as-1000-anti-trump-oligarchs/ 10,404 likes · 2,983 reposts · 209 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875582243032134.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875582243032134/analysis --- ### [ts_109875575943902723](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875575943902723) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:23:56.527Z (UTC) > https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/02/15/theyre-trying-to-torch-attorney-client-privilege-with-trump-again-n2619573 8,012 likes · 2,141 reposts · 116 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875575943902723/analysis --- ### [ts_109875575308521525](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875575308521525) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:23:46.753Z (UTC) > https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/government-entrapment-love-interest-proud-boy-enrique-tarrio-sent-incriminating-1776-returns-behest-government-official-january-6th-new-information-reveals/ 8,699 likes · 2,966 reposts · 190 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875575308521525/analysis --- ### [ts_109875574612017423](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875574612017423) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:23:36.124Z (UTC) > https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/13/did-a-government-intel-asset-plant-key-evidence-in-proud-boys-case/ 8,110 likes · 2,701 reposts · 149 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875574612017423/analysis --- ### [ts_109875573870003263](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875573870003263) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:23:24.802Z (UTC) > He got caught lying to Congress, also! https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-clapper-accuses-politico-deliberately-distorting-letter-biden-laptop-being-russian-disinfo 9,194 likes · 2,927 reposts · 349 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875573870003263.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875573870003263/analysis --- ### [ts_109875565116249628](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875565116249628) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:21:11.231Z (UTC) > “‘HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!’ Trump Once Wowed NBC’s Cris Collinsworth By Throwing a Dead-On Pass at Football Charity Event” https://www.mediaite.com/trump/how-did-you-do-that-trump-once-wowed-nbcs-cris-collinsworth-by-throwing-a-dead-on-pass-at-football-charity-event/ 9,601 likes · 2,239 reposts · 197 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875565116249628.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875565116249628/analysis --- ### [ts_109875556487027932](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875556487027932) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:18:59.560Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 9,627 likes · 2,354 reposts · 313 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875526727834600](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875526727834600) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:11:25.471Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 8,428 likes · 1,804 reposts · 125 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875524772148626](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875524772148626) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:10:55.711Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 7,433 likes · 1,512 reposts · 72 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875522835422451](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875522835422451) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:10:26.075Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 7,105 likes · 1,441 reposts · 81 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875519919443145](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875519919443145) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:09:41.583Z (UTC) > Of course they should strike. It is bad product, not funny, Fake News. It's a campaign contribution to the Democrats! https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/saturday-night-live-post-production-editors-strike-1235517315/ 6,539 likes · 1,607 reposts · 143 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875519919443145.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875519919443145/analysis --- ### [ts_109875518255374292](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875518255374292) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:09:16.194Z (UTC) > Bill Maher has already failed, opened to abysmal ratings. Second week was even worse. Another mistake by CNN! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/donald-trump-rips-cnns-decision-bring-wacky-bill-maher-says-one-person-can-save-cnn/ 7,327 likes · 1,813 reposts · 179 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875518255374292.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875518255374292/analysis --- ### [ts_109875517195671246](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875517195671246) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:09:00.021Z (UTC) > https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1735328/donald-trump-nicola-sturgeon-good-riddance-statement 6,941 likes · 1,634 reposts · 64 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875517195671246/analysis --- ### [ts_109875505862801788](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875505862801788) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:06:07.140Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 10,479 likes · 2,853 reposts · 268 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875504045497986](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875504045497986) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:05:39.366Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Proves the UNAUTHORIZED audio recordings are indisputably different than the written book! 6,908 likes · 2,067 reposts · 102 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875504045497986.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875504045497986/analysis --- ### [ts_109875487774880565](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875487774880565) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T17:01:31.096Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > DEFAMATORY! 6,603 likes · 1,910 reposts · 161 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875487774880565/analysis --- ### [ts_109875478763447446](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875478763447446) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T16:59:13.672Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > OFF THE RECORD, NOT AUTHORIZED! 6,523 likes · 1,929 reposts · 105 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875478763447446.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875478763447446/analysis --- ### [ts_109875253797975955](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875253797975955) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T16:02:00.892Z (UTC) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109870718677648152 True—Such a big and important concept! Reposted [ts_109870718677648152](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109870718677648152) (2023-02-15T20:48:40.451Z (UTC)) > https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/scotus-reconsider-hearing-2020-election-case-against-biden-harris-pence 11,957 likes · 4,394 reposts · 599 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875253797975955.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875253797975955/analysis --- ### [ts_109875249980147998](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875249980147998) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T16:01:02.636Z (UTC) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109854146912222438 The Dumbest Man on Television! Reposted [ts_109854146912222438](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109854146912222438) (2023-02-12T22:34:15.375Z (UTC)) > https://www.outkick.com/don-lemon-sinks-cnn-mornings-to-lowest-rated-show-in-a-decade/ 8,769 likes · 2,085 reposts · 466 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875249980147998.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875249980147998/analysis --- ### [ts_109875247833195004](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875247833195004) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T16:00:29.877Z (UTC) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109854159162847027 So true, thank you to Senator Mike Crapo! Reposted [ts_109854159162847027](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109854159162847027) (2023-02-12T22:37:22.349Z (UTC)) > https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-revenue-collectors-did-well-under-the-trump-tax-cut-reform-gao-report-exempt-corporations-fair-share-11675959323 6,759 likes · 1,696 reposts · 80 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109875247833195004.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875247833195004/analysis --- ### [ts_109875241371427741](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875241371427741) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T15:58:51.285Z (UTC) · repost > RT @IAPolls2022🇺🇲 2024 Presidential Election Poll(R) Trump: 48% (+3)(D) Biden: 45%Independents(R) Trump: 50% (+9)(D) Biden: 41%5 point swing towards Trump from Sept. by the same pollster (46/48 - Biden +2)ABC/WP | 895 RV | Jan 27-Feb 1https://t.co/uMDynJpMw0 Reposted from @IAPolls2022 (InteractivePolls), 2023-02-05T15:35:10.784Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@IAPolls2022/109812862863540873) > 🇺🇲 2024 Presidential Election Poll > > (R) Trump: 48% (+3) > (D) Biden: 45% > > Independents > (R) Trump: 50% (+9) > (D) Biden: 41% > > 5 point swing towards Trump from Sept. by the same pollster (46/48 - Biden +2) > > ABC/WP | 895 RV | Jan 27-Feb 1 > https://t.co/uMDynJpMw0 - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/812/861/031/430/520/original/c4b3eeffdc69f118.jpeg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875238466622734](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875238466622734) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T15:58:07.032Z (UTC) · repost > RT @kimberlyguilfoyleReuters/Ipsos poll: Trump BEATS every RepublicanNeighborhood Research poll: Trump LEADS in South CarolinaABC News poll: Trump would DEFEAT Joe BidenPresident Donald J. Trump is the ONLY candidate who can take back the White House in 2024! 🇺🇸 Reposted from @kimberlyguilfoyle (Kimberly Guilfoyle), 2023-02-15T23:31:28.478Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@kimberlyguilfoyle/109871358835048892) > Reuters/Ipsos poll: Trump BEATS every Republican > > Neighborhood Research poll: Trump LEADS in South Carolina > > ABC News poll: Trump would DEFEAT Joe Biden > > President Donald J. Trump is the ONLY candidate who can take back the White House in 2024! 🇺🇸 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109875237442924247](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875237442924247) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T15:57:51.411Z (UTC) · repost > RT @WesleyHuntTXWhat’s best for America has nothing to do with, “feelings.” WATCH 📽️@realDonaldTrump started Space Force, and the left laughed at him. Now unidentified objects are flying over our airspace. Who’s laughing now? Trump warned Germany not to become dependent on Russian oil. They laughed at him. Then Putin invaded the Ukraine and held Europe’s energy hostage. Who’s laughing now? Trump warned the world about Chinese aggression, and they laughed at him. Who’s laughing now? Reposted from @WesleyHuntTX (Wesley Hunt), 2023-02-15T18:59:03.858Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@WesleyHuntTX/109870287674466726) > What’s best for America has nothing to do with, “feelings.” > > WATCH 📽️ > > @realDonaldTrump started Space Force, and the left laughed at him. > > Now unidentified objects are flying over our airspace. Who’s laughing now? > > Trump warned Germany not to become dependent on Russian oil. They laughed at him. Then Putin invaded the Ukraine and held Europe’s energy hostage. Who’s laughing now? > > Trump warned the world about Chinese aggression, and they laughed at him. Who’s laughing now? - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/870/287/101/167/876/original/cdd8ea89268477bd.qt **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:28), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > or how you might feel about the messengers. See, this word "feel" has overtaken what it means to be a pragmatic thinker and doing what's in the best interest of the country. The only reason, if it were Obama, if he did Space Force, it would have been the greatest thing since "Pockets." - Oh, they'd love it, that'd be it. Of course, yeah, there'd be a documentary on CNN. - It'd be on HBO and everything, and it'd be awesome about Space Force. But because Trump did it, now all of a sudden it's just stupid. He doesn't know what he's doing, and he has made tweets. And then now, at some point, someone has to look around and they have to say, "Thank you." - Right. - "I don't care how you feel, it's not about your feelings." Thank you, that was a good move. Hey, what you doing on the border? Hey, thank you. That was actually a pretty good move. - That's it. - What you did for us in taxes. Hey, thank you, that was actually a good move. Unleashing American energy and having our energy independence. Thank you, that was a good move. And let me tell you something. I'm running out of fingers, bro. We can go on and on and on. We're finding out. - There's a lot. - He was right about a lot of stuff… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109875237442924247) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_109874815327289938](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109874815327289938) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T14:10:30.447Z (UTC) > Everybody has to step up and support the National Rifle Association (NRA) against the “Racist In Reverse” New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, who is fighting with every ounce of her strength, which shouldn’t be much, to destroy the NRA, and the Republican Party along with it. Her “Office” is consumed with the NRA (and me), with massive amounts of time, money, and effort devoted to this as opposed to stopping the record setting VIOLENT and other crimes in New York State!!! 14,702 likes · 4,888 reposts · 789 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109874815327289938.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109874815327289938/analysis --- ### [ts_109871473342010364](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109871473342010364) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T00:00:35.709Z (UTC) > Janel Brandtjen of Wisconsin is a true Patriot and fighter for America First principles and MAGA. She has been the most courageous member of the Assembly and provided the platform for the investigation into the Rigged and Stolen 2020 Presidential Election, where she has doggedly pursued the truth when so many RINOS and the Fake News Media have tried to cover up this massive corruption…. 21,515 likes · 5,117 reposts · 636 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109871473342010364.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109871473342010364/analysis --- ### [ts_109871472618080269](https://trump.fm/post/ts_109871472618080269) Truth Social · 2023-02-16T00:00:24.663Z (UTC) > ….Janel is a true Patriot who will Make Wisconsin Great Again! Her RINO opponents don’t care about the State. They are led by Liz Cheney, who lost her race in Wyoming by the biggest margin in History, Cryin’ Adam Kinzinger, and RINO Robin Vos, who barely won re-election against an opponent that no one ever heard of. Janel Brandtjen is a fantastic person who has my Complete and Total Endorsement for State Senate! 17,539 likes · 4,139 reposts · 219 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109871472618080269.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109871472618080269/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/2023-02-16 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2023-02-16 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-16.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`._