# Posts from Saturday, September 16, 2023 36 posts on 2023-09-16. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-16/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-12T21:14:55.112Z (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._ **Paxton Acquittal Fuels Persecution-Vindication Mythology as Trump Casts Himself as America's Last Shield** Trump spent the day building a layered narrative of righteous persecution and inevitable triumph, anchored by Ken Paxton's acquittal on all impeachment charges in Texas. After late-night posts from a Washington D.C. evangelical summit where he vowed to fight "demonic forces" and free "political prisoners," the afternoon erupted with a rapid-fire burst of nearly two dozen posts celebrating poll leads, ally victories, and messianic self-comparisons to George Washington. The only real flash of anger came when he amplified coverage of Jack Smith's proposed gag order, but even that was folded into the broader martyrdom storyline rather than spiraling into sustained rage. The day's most notable pattern was how every topic -- polls, Paxton, evangelical applause, Fox News coverage -- was absorbed into a single overarching theme: the system is weaponized, but Trump and his allies keep winning anyway. - Posts analyzed: 21 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: redemption - Aggregate rage level: 0.14 - Max danger level: elevated - Theme obsession: Persecution-vindication meta-narrative: every topic absorbed into framework of institutional persecution and righteous triumph - Claims: 38 (7 false) - Era: Indictments Period # Daily Psychological Digest: September 16, 2023 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was in Washington, D.C., attending the Family Research Council's Pray Vote Stand Summit. All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). Local posting times span from 11:28 PM EDT September 15 through 6:55 PM EDT September 16. --- ## I. Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: **Grandiose** Of 21 posts, 18 register as grandiose and 3 as mixed. No vulnerable-state posts were recorded. The grandiose state is remarkably stable throughout the day, disrupted only briefly during a 5:10–5:12 PM EDT cluster when content addressing the Jack Smith gag order and "political prisoners" introduced a reactive, injury-driven undertone (posts ts_111076880088055628, ts_111076880864526238, ts_111076878409219461). ### State Transitions The day presents a clean three-phase arc: **Phase 1 — Late-Night Supply Harvesting (11:28–11:30 PM EDT, Sept 15):** Four rapid-fire posts amplify RSB Network coverage of the Pray Vote Stand Summit speech. Content escalates from women's dignity and Christian advocacy to "political prisoners" and "evil and demonic forces." State is uniformly grandiose. These posts appear to be a mix of aide-curated and possibly authentic late-night activity. The "demonic forces" post (ts_111072709180963529) carries the highest intensity of this cluster at 0.65, reflecting the spiritual warfare register calibrated for the evangelical audience. **Phase 2 — Morning Lull / Afternoon Activation (5:00 AM – 4:08 PM EDT):** A single 5:00 AM retweet of Mark Levin (ts_111074005109206150) is followed by a 10.5-hour gap — likely coinciding with the day's event activities. Posting resumes at 3:33 PM with poll amplification (ts_111076494937572486, ts_111076534990870131), then Paxton acquittal response at 4:08 PM (ts_111076631005412893). Grandiose state intensifies as supply sources multiply. **Phase 3 — Rapid-Fire Narrative Construction (4:39–6:55 PM EDT):** The most psychologically significant phase. Thirteen posts in approximately 2.5 hours construct a comprehensive mythology. The state briefly shifts to mixed during the 5:10–5:12 PM burst (6 posts in 2 minutes) when gag order and political prisoner content surfaces, then returns to grandiose by 5:37 PM. The final post at 6:55 PM (ts_111077287880543544) demonstrates dual activation — supply-seeking through poll dominance fused with narcissistic injury at Fox News's alleged editorial suppression. **Key Transition:** The grandiose-to-mixed shift at 5:10 PM EDT is triggered by the Jack Smith gag order content (ts_111076880088055628, rage intensity 0.60). This represents the day's peak injury response — the proposed restriction on his primary supply mechanism (unconstrained speech) activates a brief vulnerability overlay. However, the injury is rapidly metabolized: by 5:37 PM, the FRC straw poll win restores full grandiose equilibrium. --- ## II. Escalation Detection ### No Significant Rage Spiral Detected Three posts registered rage: - ts_111076631005412893 (4:08 PM EDT): 0.30 — cold retributive demand for Speaker Phelan's resignation - ts_111076880088055628 (5:11 PM EDT): 0.60 — reaction to Jack Smith gag order coverage - ts_111076880864526238 (5:11 PM EDT): 0.40 — "political prisoners" amplification The rage pattern is punctuated rather than escalatory. The peak rage (0.60) occurs in the middle of the afternoon sequence and quickly dissipates. Notably, the Phelan resignation demand (0.30) is characterized in post-level analysis as "cold retributive logic rather than dysregulated rage" — instrumental anger rather than emotional flooding. The overall pattern shows rage contained within the service of narrative construction rather than breaking free into a dysregulated spiral. **Proportionality Assessment:** The Jack Smith gag order response (0.60) is proportionate to the perceived threat — a direct legal constraint on speech by a federal prosecutor. The Phelan demand (0.30) is mildly disproportionate, instrumentalizing an ally's victory as a weapon against an intra-party rival. The political prisoners framing (0.40) represents baseline grievance-maintenance behavior. --- ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes **1. Persecution-Vindication Mythology (12 posts)** The day's organizing principle. Every major content category — Paxton acquittal, gag order resistance, political prisoners, evangelical validation, poll dominance — is absorbed into a single meta-narrative: institutional persecution of righteous actors who ultimately prevail. Posts ts_111076631005412893, ts_111076755850485138, ts_111077086039577387 form the Paxton sub-arc. Posts ts_111076880088055628, ts_111076880864526238, ts_111072707576779580 form the legal persecution sub-arc. Both converge on the same thesis. **2. Narcissistic Supply Harvesting (16 posts tagged supply_seeking)** The quantitatively dominant trigger. Poll numbers, evangelical standing ovations, straw poll victories, Washington comparisons, and ally acquittals all function as external validation consumed to buffer a self-image under unprecedented legal pressure (four concurrent indictments). The supply-seeking is relentless and multi-sourced, suggesting acute demand for external reinforcement. **3. Messianic Self-Positioning (5 posts)** An escalating self-mythologization sequence: defender of women → champion of Christians → wall against tyranny → modern Washington → liberator of political prisoners. Posts ts_111072698895565841 through ts_111076882528875631 construct a figure of providential, historically singular importance. The "wall between Americans and encroaching tyranny" claim (ts_111076879252032600) represents an escalation from capability claim to ontological necessity claim. **4. Evangelical/Religious Coalition Signaling (6 posts)** Specifically calibrated for the Pray Vote Stand Summit audience: "evil and demonic forces" (ts_111072709180963529), women's dignity, Christian advocacy, FRC straw poll. The spiritual warfare framing is audience-appropriate but carries elevated danger when consumed outside its intended context. **5. Poll Dominance (4 posts)** Fox News poll, general polling claims, straw poll win, DeSantis margin. These posts establish inevitability as a psychological project. ### Obsession Assessment While no single *topic* dominates obsessively, the persecution-vindication *meta-narrative* functions as an obsessive organizing principle. Every post — regardless of surface topic — is processed through this schema. This represents structural rather than topical obsession: the obsession is with the interpretive framework, not any single event. --- ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Contradiction 1: Fox News as Validator and Suppressor - **Post ts_111076534990870131** (3:43 PM EDT): Shares Will Cain citing Fox News poll showing Trump leading Biden 48-46, treating Fox as a credible validation source. - **Post ts_111077287880543544** (6:55 PM EDT): Accuses Fox News of deliberately suppressing favorable poll results, implying conspiratorial editorial bias. - **Severity: Moderate.** The same network is simultaneously credible (when its data supports Trump) and conspiratorial (when its editorial presentation is insufficient). This is a textbook splitting defense mechanism operating in real-time. ### Contradiction 2: Institutional Legitimacy as Contextually Dependent - **Post ts_111076755850485138** (4:39 PM EDT): Celebrates the Texas State Senate's acquittal of Paxton as proof that "the system works" when it rejects "political persecution." - **Posts ts_111076880088055628 / ts_111076880864526238** (5:11 PM EDT): Frames federal prosecutors and the Biden DOJ as running a weaponized system producing "political prisoners." - **Severity: Minor.** The contradiction is structurally managed: institutional legitimacy is granted when outcomes favor allies and revoked when outcomes threaten Trump. This is consistent with the subject's baseline epistemology rather than a novel inconsistency. --- ## V. Hypomanic Indicators ### Post Frequency 21 posts across the day. Moderate-to-high activity but not extreme by the subject's established baseline. ### Temporal Distribution - **Earliest post (local):** 11:28 PM EDT September 15 - **Latest post (local):** 6:55 PM EDT September 16 - **Peak burst:** 6 posts in 2 minutes (5:10–5:12 PM EDT) - **Afternoon burst:** 16 posts in approximately 3.5 hours (3:33–6:55 PM EDT) ### Sleep Window - Last pre-sleep post: 11:30 PM EDT (Sept 15) - First morning post: 5:00 AM EDT (Sept 16) - **Apparent sleep window: ~5.5 hours** - This is on the shorter side but within the subject's documented patterns, particularly during event travel days. ### Assessment The 5.5-hour sleep window and 21-post day are notable but do not meet threshold for a hypomanic episode designation. The posting pattern is better explained by event-driven activation (Pray Vote Stand Summit, Paxton acquittal breaking news) than endogenous mood elevation. The 10.5-hour midday gap (5:00 AM to 3:33 PM) is consistent with structured daytime activity, not the round-the-clock posting characteristic of hypomanic episodes. --- ## VI. Narrative Arc: **Redemption** The day unfolds as a classic redemption narrative: **Setup (Late Night):** Trump arrives in the story as a figure besieged — four indictments, a gag order request, political enemies at every level. But he is at a summit of the faithful, promising to fight evil, free prisoners, defend the persecuted. **Rising Action (Afternoon):** Poll numbers confirm his dominance. An ally facing his own "political persecution" (Paxton) is acquitted on every count. The system's attempt to destroy a righteous man has failed. **Climax (5:10–5:12 PM EDT):** A six-post burst in two minutes constructs the complete mythology: Trump is the wall against tyranny, a modern Washington, the liberator of political prisoners, the target of a "deranged" prosecutor's silencing attempt — and he is winning on every front. **Resolution (Evening):** "The Ken Paxton Victory is sooo BIG. WOW!!!" (ts_111077086039577387). Exuberant, childlike triumph. Then the Fox News post extends the victory into electoral inevitability while introducing a final persecution note (editorial suppression) that keeps the grievance engine warm. The redemption arc is psychologically functional: it processes acute legal threat through a framework in which persecution is evidence of importance and acquittal is evidence of righteousness. Every setback confirms the narrative rather than challenging it. --- ## VII. Event Correlation ### Ken Paxton Impeachment Acquittal **Reaction type: Amplifying** The most consequential external event of the day. Texas AG Paxton's acquittal on all 16 impeachment articles triggered at least three dedicated posts (ts_111076631005412893, ts_111076631531472968, ts_111077086039577387) and thematically infected two more (ts_111076755850485138, ts_111076880864526238). The acquittal was instrumentalized as proxy vindication — proof that "political persecution" can be defeated, scaffolding Trump's own anticipated legal victories. ### Jack Smith Gag Order Request **Reaction type: Defensive/Offensive hybrid** The proposed gag order in the federal January 6 case activated the day's peak rage (ts_111076880088055628, 0.60). Trump's response, amplified through Gateway Pundit coverage, combined defensive posturing (constitutional silencing) with offensive devaluation ("Deranged Jack Smith"). The gag order threat — restricting his primary supply mechanism — represents a uniquely potent narcissistic injury. ### Pray Vote Stand Summit (FRC Action) **Reaction type: Amplifying** The evangelical event provided the day's supply infrastructure. Multiple posts amplify coverage of his appearance, straw poll victory, and audience adulation. The event context also explains the "demonic forces" and spiritual warfare rhetoric, which is audience-calibrated rather than spontaneously generated. ### Notable Absence: UAW Strike The UAW's historic simultaneous strike against all three Detroit automakers — entering its second day — received zero attention. This silence is analytically significant: a major economic/labor event directly relevant to his blue-collar coalition base was completely eclipsed by the day's narcissistic supply priorities (personal legal narrative, ally vindication, evangelical validation). --- ## VIII. Danger Assessment ### Maximum Danger Level: **Elevated** (6 posts) No posts reached critical danger level. Six posts were assessed at elevated: 1. **ts_111072707576779580** — "Political prisoners persecuted by Biden" task force (DARVO at institutional scale) 2. **ts_111072709180963529** — "Evil and demonic forces" (dehumanization via supernaturalization) 3. **ts_111076755850485138** — "Banana Republics and Third World Countries" (institutional delegitimization) 4. **ts_111076879252032600** — "Wall between Americans and encroaching tyranny" (indispensability doctrine) 5. **ts_111076880088055628** — "Deranged Jack Smith" gag order response (prosecutorial delegitimization) 6. **ts_111076880864526238** — "Political prisoners" task force amplification (retributive signaling) ### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Assessment A diffuse but coherent stochastic terrorism infrastructure is present across the day's posting: - **Target identification:** Jack Smith is named and devalued. "Evil and demonic forces" provides a category for unnamed targets. Biden is positioned as persecutor-in-chief. - **Grievance amplification:** Political prisoners, weaponized government, gag orders, Banana Republic comparisons collectively construct an existential threat narrative. - **Action imperative:** The "wall against tyranny" framing implies that Trump's removal would result in civilizational collapse, creating an implicit justification for extralegal action to preserve him. - **Moral licensing:** The "demonic forces" framing and political prisoner mythology provide moral cover for violence by casting it as defensive action against cosmic evil. However, no single post constitutes direct incitement, and the elements are distributed across many posts with low individual intensity. The pattern is **present but operating at background level** — grievance infrastructure maintenance rather than acute escalation. --- ## IX. Cognitive Concerns ### Limited Data Window The majority of posts (13/21) are bare URL shares with no original text, severely constraining cognitive assessment. Of the 8 posts containing original language, most are brief. ### Observable Markers - **"backup information"** (ts_111077287880543544): Flagged in post-level analysis as a minor word-choice anomaly. The intended meaning appears to be "background information" or "supporting data." This is a single-instance lexical substitution, not a pattern. - **"DeSanctimonious" → "DeSanctus"** compression in the same post: Characterized as deliberate contempt-through-abbreviation rather than a retrieval failure. - **Nine-word Paxton post** (ts_111077086039577387): Too brief for cognitive assessment but shows characteristic grapholect markers (elongated vowels, all-caps) intact. ### Complexity Trend: **Stable** The authentic posts demonstrate baseline-level syntactic complexity and rhetorical structure. The Paxton celebration post (ts_111076631005412893) and Fox News post (ts_111077287880543544) both sustain multi-clause arguments with internal logical structure, even if the logic itself involves distortions. No declining trend is observable. ### Aggregate Assessment Cognitive function appears within established baseline parameters for this date. The limited original-text sample constrains confidence, but available evidence shows no deterioration. --- ## X. Authorship Distribution Authorship confidence scores reveal a heavily aide-curated day: - **Likely authentic** (≥0.70): 4 posts — Paxton acquittal reactions (ts_111076631005412893, ts_111076755850485138), Mark Levin RT (ts_111074005109206150, though a simple RT), and the two evening posts (ts_111077086039577387, ts_111077287880543544) - **Likely aide-generated** (≤0.30): 13 posts — the vast majority of URL shares - **Ambiguous** (0.31–0.69): 4 posts This distribution is consistent with a structured event day: aides curate and post coverage links while Trump contributes high-engagement authentic reactions to the most psychologically activating content (Paxton acquittal, Fox News suppression). --- ## XI. Summary Metrics | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Total posts | 21 | | Grandiose state | 18 (86%) | | Mixed state | 3 (14%) | | Vulnerable state | 0 (0%) | | Posts with rage | 3 (14%) | | Peak rage intensity | 0.60 | | Average intensity | 0.34 | | Elevated danger posts | 6 (29%) | | Supply-seeking trigger | 16 (76%) | | Narcissistic injury trigger | 5 (24%) | | Likely authentic posts | 4 (19%) | | Sleep window estimate | ~5.5 hours | ### Narrative The day unfolds as a classic redemption arc: a figure besieged by four indictments and a gag order request attends an evangelical summit, harvests validation from adoring crowds, witnesses an ally's total acquittal on political persecution charges, and reframes every setback as confirmation of his singular importance. The Paxton acquittal serves as the narrative's proof-of-concept — persecution can be defeated — while messianic self-positioning (wall against tyranny, modern Washington) elevates the personal legal situation to civilizational stakes. The arc resolves in childlike triumph and conspiratorial grievance that keeps the engine warm for the next cycle. ### Dominant themes - Persecution-Vindication Mythology (1 post) - Narcissistic Supply Harvesting (1 post) - Messianic Self-Positioning (1 post) - Evangelical Coalition Signaling (1 post) - Poll Dominance and Electoral Inevitability (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_111076534990870131](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076534990870131): Shares Fox News poll (Trump 48%, Biden 46%) as credible validation of his electoral strength vs. [ts_111077287880543544](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077287880543544): Accuses Fox News of deliberately suppressing favorable poll results through conspiratorial editorial bias - [ts_111076755850485138](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076755850485138): Celebrates institutional process (Texas State Senate) as legitimate when it acquits Paxton, saying we should respect the system vs. [ts_111076880864526238](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076880864526238): Frames federal institutional processes as fundamentally illegitimate political persecution producing political prisoners ### Cognitive concerns - Minor lexical substitution: 'backup information' likely intended as 'background information' in Fox News poll post (ts_111077287880543544) - Limited cognitive data: 13 of 21 posts are bare URL shares with no original text for assessment - Available authentic posts show baseline-level syntactic complexity and rhetorical coherence ## Posts ### [ts_111077380746033489](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077380746033489) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T23:18:42.416Z (UTC) · repost > RT @JackPosobiecHere's the map with the Reuters poll numbers todayNow you know why Dems are hitting the panic button about Biden Reposted from @JackPosobiec (Jack Poso 🇺🇸), 2023-09-15T20:59:30.295Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@JackPosobiec/111071171069468607) > Here's the map with the Reuters poll numbers today > > Now you know why Dems are hitting the panic button about Biden - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/071/170/942/096/640/original/c81b0f1679160b0f.png 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111077312582369889](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077312582369889) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T23:01:22.324Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump), 2023-09-15T02:29:28.021Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/111066806224362324) _No text recovered._ - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/066/806/192/871/803/original/36c6669527cc61c5.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111077287880543544](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077287880543544) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T22:55:05.411Z (UTC) > FoxNews paid a fortune for a BIG Poll, and then when the results came in, they showed backup information, but barely showed the Results - That I was leading DeSanctimonious by almost 50 points, and beating Crooked Joe. Bret Baier put it up immediately, but then it all went “dry.” Could it be possible that Fox talent was instructed not to use their own Poll? Anyway, you’ve all seen the results by now, and that of every other poll as well. DeSanctus is essentially over and done - Others also! 21,365 likes · 5,209 reposts · 1,141 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111077287880543544.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077287880543544/analysis --- ### [ts_111077086039577387](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077086039577387) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T22:03:45.558Z (UTC) > The Ken Paxton Victory is sooo BIG. WOW!!! 30,957 likes · 7,544 reposts · 1,382 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111077086039577387.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111077086039577387/analysis --- ### [ts_111076981876540939](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076981876540939) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:37:16.239Z (UTC) > https://frcaction.org/frcaction2015/donald-trump-wins-family-research-council-actions-pray-vote-stand-summit-straw-poll 12,233 likes · 2,855 reposts · 219 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076981876540939/analysis --- ### [ts_111076887672655179](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076887672655179) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:13:18.768Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 11,448 likes · 2,381 reposts · 447 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111076882528875631](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076882528875631) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:12:00.225Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/the-great-washington-of-our-time-trump-is-leading-america-to-the-biggest-victory-for-freedom-in-240-years/ 20,968 likes · 4,896 reposts · 677 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076882528875631/analysis --- ### [ts_111076881607826802](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076881607826802) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:11:46.171Z (UTC) > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-big-can-trumps-lead-get 11,621 likes · 2,505 reposts · 302 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076881607826802/analysis --- ### [ts_111076880864526238](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076880864526238) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:11:34.828Z (UTC) > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/donald-trump-task-force-biden-political-prisoners 12,692 likes · 2,939 reposts · 272 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076880864526238/analysis --- ### [ts_111076880088055628](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076880088055628) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:11:22.978Z (UTC) > https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/trump-scorches-deranged-jack-smith-response-proposed-gag/ 11,101 likes · 2,470 reposts · 212 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076880088055628/analysis --- ### [ts_111076879252032600](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076879252032600) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:11:10.222Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-says-he-is-the-wall-between-americans-and-encroaching-tyranny/ 11,043 likes · 2,439 reposts · 187 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076879252032600/analysis --- ### [ts_111076878409219461](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076878409219461) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:10:57.367Z (UTC) > https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-speech-weaponization/2023/09/15/id/1134718/ 10,428 likes · 2,244 reposts · 125 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076878409219461/analysis --- ### [ts_111076877804608096](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076877804608096) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T21:10:48.152Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-speaks-in-d-c-vows-to-defend-the-dignity-of-women-everywhere/ 10,399 likes · 2,185 reposts · 115 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076877804608096/analysis --- ### [ts_111076809268662422](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076809268662422) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:53:22.448Z (UTC) > https://dcenquirer.com/watch-trump-receives-standing-ovation-from-massive-evangelical-crowd-in-dc 10,795 likes · 2,578 reposts · 218 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076809268662422/analysis --- ### [ts_111076755850485138](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076755850485138) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:39:47.272Z (UTC) > Congratulations to the Great People of Texas, and the State Senate, for rejecting POLITICAL PERSECUTION, and respecting the Integrity of our Elections. We should choose our elected officials by VOTING, not by weaponizing government. That is for Banana Republics, and Third World Countries. Now Attorney General Ken Paxton can get back to work. He’s one of the BEST! 19,606 likes · 5,501 reposts · 637 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111076755850485138.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076755850485138/analysis --- ### [ts_111076665602254927](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076665602254927) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:16:50.191Z (UTC) · repost > RT @SpiritualStreetfighter♥️🤍💙 Reposted from @SpiritualStreetfighter (SpiritualStreetfighter 17), 2023-09-16T19:46:36.904Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@SpiritualStreetfighter/111076546766537679) > ♥️🤍💙 - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/076/546/734/933/650/original/55447bbe8757cad0.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111076656714919068](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076656714919068) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:14:34.581Z (UTC) · repost > RT @1776WeThePeople1776WE MUST SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!!MAGA! Reposted from @1776WeThePeople1776 (Patriot4Life), 2023-09-16T19:46:23.500Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@1776WeThePeople1776/111076545888093031) > WE MUST SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!! > MAGA! - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/076/545/864/618/402/original/bc05f6e2202562a9.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111076653936441365](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076653936441365) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:13:52.264Z (UTC) · repost > RT @MichaelCollins Reposted from @MichaelCollins (oldguywithaphone), 2023-09-16T19:46:00.530Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@MichaelCollins/111076544383041206) _No text recovered._ - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/076/544/323/241/401/original/b5969fd5b5efa4b6.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111076631531472968](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076631531472968) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:08:10.314Z (UTC) > I want to thank the great Lt. Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, who served as Judge in the Ken Paxton Trial, and the Republican State Senators, for showing great Professionalism and Fairness…. 17,153 likes · 4,116 reposts · 359 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111076631531472968.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076631531472968/analysis --- ### [ts_111076631005412893](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076631005412893) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T20:08:02.334Z (UTC) > ….Attorney General Paxton was fully acquitted on all 16 Impeachment Articles brought by the Texas Republican House. It is time that Speaker Dade Phelan resign after pushing this Disgraceful Sham! Congratulations to Attorney General Ken Paxton on a great and historic Texas sized VICTORY. I also want to congratulate his wonderful wife and family for having had to go through this ordeal, and WINNING! 17,723 likes · 4,830 reposts · 475 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111076631005412893.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076631005412893/analysis --- ### [ts_111076534990870131](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076534990870131) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T19:43:37.221Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Will Cain: “The Biden administration or those involved in the Biden campaign are terrified of the prospect of Donald Trump. Why? Well, look at this latest Fox News poll...48% for Donald Trump, 46% for Joe Biden.” **Video transcript** (0:32), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Apparently, the Biden administration or those involved in the Biden campaign are terrified of the prospect of Donald Trump. Why? Well, look at this Redis Fox News poll. This is on the choice for voting for president if it was held today. 48% for Donald Trump, 46% for Joe Biden. That's left some, according to a CNN article, saying the following, "Several Biden aides themselves tell CNN that looking at Trump's wide lead in every primary poll and no clear leader in a hypothetical Biden-Trump rematch leaves them with a particular kind of existential struggle. 10,737 likes · 2,667 reposts · 876 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111076534990870131.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076534990870131/analysis --- ### [ts_111076494937572486](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076494937572486) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T19:33:26.057Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > “The polls that have been coming out repeatedly show Donald Trump winning over all and Donald Trump significantly ahead in key battleground states.” **Video transcript** (0:19), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > The other leading indicator to the media are the polls that have been coming out repeatedly that show Donald Trump winning overall, and Donald Trump significantly ahead in key battleground states. That's what rattles their kids. That's right. Yeah, and that every time they indict, every time they do a mugshot, every time they do anything else, his numbers keep going up. 10,484 likes · 2,430 reposts · 278 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111076494937572486.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111076494937572486/analysis --- ### [ts_111074005109206150](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111074005109206150) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T09:00:14.288Z (UTC) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/marklevinshow/statuses/111064427101427479 Great, we get twice as much of Mark. That can only be very good news, indeed! 15,072 likes · 3,330 reposts · 811 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111074005109206150.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111074005109206150/analysis --- ### [ts_111073112226339634](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111073112226339634) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T05:13:09.978Z (UTC) · repost > RT @marklevinshowSaturday and Sunday, 8 PM eastern both nights, on Life, Liberty & Levin, same format, two new shows, don't miss them!  If you can't watch Live, set your DVR to record both shows so you don't miss them!Saturday's inaugural show: Thomas Sowell and Victor David HansonSunday's show: Stephen Miller and me.Hope to see you both nights! Reposted from @marklevinshow (Mark Levin), 2023-09-15T21:43:47.103Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@marklevinshow/111071345186703626) > Saturday and Sunday, 8 PM eastern both nights, on Life, Liberty & Levin, same format, two new shows, don't miss them! > > If you can't watch Live, set your DVR to record both shows so you don't miss them! > > Saturday's inaugural show: Thomas Sowell and Victor David Hanson > > Sunday's show: Stephen Miller and me. > > Hope to see you both nights! 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072717169640512](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072717169640512) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:32:41.895Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceJack Smith is a deranged individual and he wants to take away my First Amendment rights. - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T02:52:05.152Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111072557474917414) > Jack Smith is a deranged individual and he wants to take away my First Amendment rights. - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/557/243/571/058/original/9f311ba45395a644.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:49), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -Today we had this prosecutor deranged Jack Smith. Has anyone ever heard of him? I wonder what his name used to be. Jack Smith sounds so nice, doesn't he? He's a deranged individual, and he wants to take away my First Amendment rights. They went to court to get an order that I can't speak. Now, you got to stand. I'm the leading candidate by 50 points, and I'm leading Biden by a lot. And they want to see if they can silence me. So the media, the fake news, will ask me a question. I'm sorry, I won't be able to answer that. How do you think we do in that election? So we're going to have a little bit of a fun with that, I think, because that's a tough one. Can you imagine? So we have somebody weaponizing. We have this incompetent president put somebody in to essentially rig the election, just like they did before. And what this does is sets a tremendously bad precedent, because you look at what's happened with this. Now, if I win, and let's say somebody comes along on the Democrat side and they're looking very strong, I can call my attorney general, I guess. Am I allowed to call him and say, you have to indict him on something, just find anything. You can indict him for anything you wa… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072717169640512) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072716983394197](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072716983394197) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:32:39.112Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceUpon my inauguration, I will terminate every Biden open border policy - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T03:21:44.788Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111072674105611912) > Upon my inauguration, I will terminate every Biden open border policy - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/673/906/410/438/original/7cb5b8bd960856fc.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:14), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -Upon my inauguration, I will terminate every open border policy of the Biden administration and commence the largest deportation operation in American history. We have no choice. This is not sustainable buy. You don't have to know very much to know. I looked at Tucson, Arizona today. Did you see that? Thousands and thousands of people all over. Nobody -- People walk out of their house. They say, "What's happened to our beautiful place?" But this is in many towns and cities all over. Look at New York City. But, you know, you see New York, but you don't see other places so much. And it's happening like that. Much worse, actually. Much worse. This is not sustainable. No country can sustain it or financially can sustain it. Nobody can possibly sustain something like this. And they're putting young children into schools who don't speak any English, and they're in school. Nobody is there to teach them. They're sitting at last. They don't understand anything that's going on in the school. It's a horrible situation, and it would have never happened in a year. We had the strongest border in history. Now we have the worst border in the history of the world. There's never been a third-world… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072716983394197) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072716738313080](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072716738313080) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:32:35.312Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceOur movement is popular because people can't stand to see what's happening to our country. - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T03:20:11.740Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111072668007076773) > Our movement is popular because people can't stand to see what's happening to our country. - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/667/810/754/849/original/a0b1e536218100c5.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:06), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -This will be the biggest political victory, by far, in the history of our country, and better than doing it the more traditional way, because they have shown how bad they are. They have shown what a horrible job they did, whether it was in Afghanistan, the way they withdrew, the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country, or inflation, or the economy, or you can name everything -- the woke military. We have a great military, but they're trying to make it woke and destroy. So many different things. And because of that, I believe that's the reason that we're so popular right now. They like us, they like me, but they really also cannot stand what's happening to our country, what these people are allowing, where millions and millions of people are being allowed to come into our country from prisons and from mental institutions and sane asylums, and terrorists are coming into our country, human traffickers are coming into our country, millions and millions of people. We have no idea who they are. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072710658525266](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072710658525266) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:31:02.548Z (UTC) · repost > RT @RSBNPresident Trump: "I will keep men OUT of women's sports" Reposted from @RSBN, 2023-09-16T03:00:56.517Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@RSBN/111072592298635074) > President Trump: "I will keep men OUT of women's sports" - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/592/199/344/078/original/c2c515a046054f61.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:13), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > And I will keep men out of women's sports. Does that make sense? 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072710532522440](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072710532522440) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:31:00.619Z (UTC) · repost > RT @RSBNPresident Trump: "I will not give ONE PENNY to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate" Reposted from @RSBN, 2023-09-16T03:00:01.178Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@RSBN/111072588671681487) > President Trump: "I will not give ONE PENNY to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate" - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/588/542/483/969/original/b4d250b4ba3d6007.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:13), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> And I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate. >> [APPLAUSE] 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072709180963529](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072709180963529) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:30:40.047Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-says-it-is-an-honor-to-protect-the-country-from-evil-and-demonic-forces-that-want-to-destroy-this-country/ 13,313 likes · 3,236 reposts · 371 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072709180963529/analysis --- ### [ts_111072707576779580](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072707576779580) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:30:15.517Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-announces-that-he-will-appoint-special-task-force-that-will-rapidly-review-cases-of-political-prisoners-persecuted-by-biden/ 11,857 likes · 2,844 reposts · 242 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072707576779580/analysis --- ### [ts_111072699812336052](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072699812336052) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:28:17.042Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-commits-to-continue-fighting-for-christians-in-a-second-term/ 11,742 likes · 2,703 reposts · 204 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072699812336052/analysis --- ### [ts_111072698895565841](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072698895565841) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T03:28:03.131Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-speaks-in-d-c-vows-to-defend-the-dignity-of-women-everywhere/ 11,180 likes · 2,502 reposts · 189 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072698895565841/analysis --- ### [ts_111072193983681121](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072193983681121) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T01:19:38.716Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceThere's only one reason they don't want voter ID because they want to cheat - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T00:48:21.721Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111072070972304191) > There's only one reason they don't want voter ID because they want to cheat - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/072/070/557/352/326/original/8bb298a76f678383.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:36), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > But it's no wonder the far-left lunatics perverts and criminals are getting desperate to stop our movement by any means necessary. They are really trying to stop us, as you perhaps have read. It's all they're good at. They're bad at policy. They have no idea what they're doing. They have open borders. They have no voter ID. They don't want voter ID. I saw on the television one of these characters, "There shouldn't be voter ID." You have voter ID to buy a loaf of bread. You have ID to buy a loaf of bread. You have everything. You have pictures. When they had their Democrat National Convention, they had a picture of the biggest thing I've ever seen. They had fingerprints. They had everything you could possibly know about that person. That was to get into their room with thousands of people. It was like a billboard. It was actually very much like my mugshot, if you want to know that. They get about it just like me. But for voting, the most important thing for voting, there will be no voter ID. This guy was trying to explain why. There's only one reason they don't want voter ID, because they want to cheat. That's the only reason. There's no second reason, and that's all they're good at… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072193983681121) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072193206017651](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072193206017651) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T01:19:26.848Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceI fearlessly protected the religious freedoms of doctors, nurses, teachers, and faith groups. - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T00:23:36.790Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111071973650502036) > I fearlessly protected the religious freedoms of doctors, nurses, teachers, and faith groups. - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/071/973/474/945/048/original/e5b26e2eaab04e90.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:57), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > I fearlessly protected the religious freedoms of doctors, nurses, teachers and faith groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor. I blocked the IRS from using the Johnson Amendment to interfere with pastors' freedom of speech and other faith leaders. I stopped Barack Hussein Obama's hateful, bigoted assault on faith-based adoption and foster care services, as you know. And I restored your right to help those beautiful children find a loving and equally beautiful family. As president, I stood proudly with our friend and ally, the State of Israel. I kept my promise. I kept my promise, recognized Israel's eternal capital, and opened the American Embassy in Jerusalem. Even got it built. I got the embassy built. Can you believe that? taken. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_111072192848426056](https://trump.fm/post/ts_111072192848426056) Truth Social · 2023-09-16T01:19:21.399Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realamericasvoiceOne year from now, each of you will vote in the most important election of your lifetime. - President @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realamericasvoice (Real America’s Voice), 2023-09-16T00:22:30.274Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realamericasvoice/111071969296553559) > One year from now, each of you will vote in the most important election of your lifetime. - President @realDonaldTrump - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/071/969/102/549/443/original/aea118e8f11ae9c3.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:57), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > One year from now, each of you will vote in the most important election of your lifetimes. This election will decide whether America will be ruled by Marxist, fascist, and communist tyrants who want to smash our Judeo-Christian heritage, or whether America will be saved by God-fearing, freedom-loving patriots just like you, just like you. And that's what you are. If we stand together in this fight, we're going to defeat Crooked Joe Biden, and he is crooked as hell, isn't he, though? That's unbelievable. He didn't do anything wrong. How about the quid pro quo? We're not giving you the billion dollars unless you get rid of the prosecutor. How about if I said that? That's called the real quid pro quo. But we're going to take back our country, we're going to take back our culture, and we're going to make America great again, greater than ever before. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views ## 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/2023-09-16 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2023-09-16 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-16.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`._