# Posts from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 26 posts on 2024-05-14. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2024-05-14/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-11T12:00:41.650Z (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._ **Cohen Testifies, Trump Goes Silent — Lets a 15-Voice Surrogate Chorus Speak Instead** Trump's day revolved entirely around Michael Cohen's star-witness testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial. One explosive early-morning post attacked Judge Merchan with fabricated corruption allegations, but the rest of the day was a carefully managed operation — over 20 surrogate quotes flooding the feed to delegitimize the proceedings. Every quoted voice, from legal scholars to Republican congressmen to a self-identified Democrat, delivered the same message: the trial is baseless and the American people see through it. The contrast between the single raw outburst and the orchestrated wall of borrowed authority reveals someone under acute legal pressure, constrained by a gag order, relying on staff to say what he cannot. - Posts analyzed: 22 - Dominant state: vulnerable - Narrative arc: contamination - Aggregate rage level: 0.34 - Max danger level: high - Theme obsession: Manhattan hush money trial / Cohen testimony - Claims: 59 (30 false) - Era: 2024 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest: May 14, 2024 ## Location & Timezone Trump was in New York City attending the Manhattan criminal trial. All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). The posting window spans 7:03 AM to 2:56 PM EDT — a normal daytime window with no sleep deprivation indicators. --- ## I. Day Structure & Posting Architecture The day's 22 posts divide into three sharply distinct phases: **Phase 1 — Authentic Rage Discharge (7:03 AM EDT)** A single post (ts_112439104824176733) at high intensity (rage 0.88, danger HIGH). ALL-CAPS cascade, signature Trumpian lexicon, triple exclamation marks, and direct naming of Judge Merchan with fabricated financial corruption allegations. This is the only post of the day that is unambiguously authentic Trump authorship (0.93 confidence). It represents the raw, unmediated psychological response to the prospect of Michael Cohen's testimony. **Phase 2 — Morning Cluster (8:02–8:03 AM EDT)** Six posts in rapid succession. One authentic petty grievance against Fox's Eric Shawn (ts_112439337092714240), demanding his replacement by the loyalist Judge Jeanine Pirro — a classic media-loyalty enforcement behavior revealing irritable vulnerability under stress. The remaining five are aide-curated quote reposts from Zakaria, Levin, McCarthy, Turley, and Jarrett — all attacking the trial's legitimacy from different credentialed angles. **Phase 3 — Afternoon Defensive Wall (2:51–2:56 PM EDT)** Fifteen posts in five minutes — all aide-curated surrogate quotes. This is the most clinically significant pattern of the day: a coordinated zone-flooding operation timed to counter Cohen's afternoon testimony. The surrogates span the credibility spectrum: a self-identified Democrat (Dershowitz), the Speaker of the House (Johnson), a former AG (Whitaker), legal commentators (Spilbor, Tolman, Fitton), academics (Hanson), pollsters (McLaughlin), and Republican congressmen (Donalds, Mills). The ideological breadth is manufactured; the message is uniform. --- ## II. Psychological State Analysis ### Dominant State: **Vulnerable** Of 22 posts, 14 are coded vulnerable, 4 mixed, 2 grandiose, and 2 stable/maintenance. The overwhelming vulnerability is diagnostic: this is a subject under acute narcissistic injury who cannot self-soothe through direct action due to legal constraints (gag order, courtroom attendance). ### State Transitions The day opens in **mixed** state — the 7:03 AM post (ts_112439104824176733) combines explosive grandiose rage ("WITCH HUNT," "WINNING CAMPAIGN") with vulnerable persecution framing ("WHY WASN'T THIS HOAX BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS AGO"). By 8:02 AM, the state shifts to predominantly **vulnerable** as the aide apparatus takes over, channeling defensive energy into controlled proxy messaging. A brief **grandiose** register appears in the Zakaria and Zeleny quote posts (ts_112439337837857870, ts_112440949961770820) — adversarial-witness validation that temporarily supports superiority framing. The afternoon cluster is almost uniformly **vulnerable**, with the Charlie Hurt post (ts_112440948507535237) showing the only mixed grandiose-persecutory register (100,000 rally-goers as proof of invincibility + Democrats' "scam" as proof of persecution). The trajectory is notable: **rage → managed vulnerability → institutional defense**. The communications staff effectively modulated Trump's output from dangerous impulsive discharge to controlled surrogate amplification across the day. --- ## III. Escalation Analysis No classic rage spiral is detected. The day's trajectory is actually **de-escalatory** in terms of individual post intensity: peak rage (0.88) occurs in the first post and declines thereafter. However, **volume escalates dramatically** — 1 post at 7 AM, 6 posts at 8 AM, 15 posts in 5 minutes at 2:51 PM. This represents an anxiety-driven volume escalation rather than a rage escalation: the underlying distress intensified as Cohen testified, but its expression was managed through quantity rather than quality of output. The afternoon burst of 15 posts in 5 minutes is consistent with the RAND "Firehose of Falsehood" model: repetition and volume displace evidentiary reality regardless of individual post persuasiveness. The zone-flooding function is strategic rather than impulsive — further evidence of aide management during the trial's most adverse testimony. --- ## IV. Theme Analysis ### Primary Theme: Trial Delegitimization (21/22 posts) Every post except the Eric Shawn media complaint touches the trial's legitimacy. The messaging is remarkably uniform: no evidence exists, the judge is corrupt, the prosecution is politically motivated, and the American people reject the proceeding. This unanimity across 22 posts — drawing from over 15 different quoted voices — represents the most tightly thematic day in the dataset. ### Secondary Themes: - **Election interference framing** (~8 posts): The prosecution of conduct related to the 2016 election is inverted — the trial itself becomes the election interference. This DARVO structure appears in Johnson (ts_112440953060237838), Mills (ts_112440967337937144), Dershowitz (ts_112440952572229854), and Whitaker (ts_112440961960767041). - **Judicial corruption** (~5 posts): Judge Merchan is named as corrupt across multiple posts, beginning with the fabricated financial allegations in the opening post and continuing through Whitaker and the unattributed diplomatic quote. - **Media loyalty enforcement** (1 post): The Shawn/Pirro post is the only non-trial theme and functions as stress-displacement. ### Obsession Assessment: **Yes** Single-topic fixation on the trial with zero deviation across 22 posts is abnormal even by Trump's standards during legal proceedings. The complete absence of policy, campaign, or attack content against Biden is a significant departure from baseline, suggesting the Cohen testimony consumed all available psychological bandwidth. --- ## V. Contradiction Detection 1. **"No evidence" vs. active testimony**: Multiple posts (Fitton ts_112440959964663098, Jarrett ts_112440343402197330, Spilbor ts_112440963169596682) claim no evidence of any crime has been presented, while Michael Cohen was simultaneously providing sworn testimony about Trump's direct involvement and documentary evidence was already in the trial record. 2. **"Rule of law" invocation vs. judicial attack**: Whitaker (ts_112440961960767041) and the unattributed diplomatic quote (ts_112440956677333233) invoke rule-of-law principles to attack the very judicial proceeding enforcing them — a performative contradiction that deploys institutional language to erode institutional legitimacy. 3. **Internationalist framing vs. established position**: The unattributed post (ts_112440956677333233) deploys "rules-based international order" language and concern about "democratic allies in Europe and Asia" — vocabulary Trump has consistently attacked throughout his political career. This inconsistency reveals the strategic opportunism of the surrogate-selection process. 4. **Gag order mischaracterization**: Tolman (ts_112440964233215410) claims gag orders are "never" applied to defendants, which is false — they are routinely applied to defendants. Simultaneously, Trump's own restricted direct posting contradicts the claim that the order is unprecedented. --- ## VI. Hypomanic Indicators - **Post count**: 22 posts — moderately elevated but largely attributable to aide batch-posting rather than personal hypomanic output - **Time window**: 7:03 AM – 2:56 PM EDT (7 hours 53 minutes) — normal waking hours during trial attendance - **Post clustering**: Two tight clusters (6 posts in 1 minute at 8:02 AM; 15 posts in 5 minutes at 2:51 PM) indicate batch scheduling by communications staff, not manic real-time posting - **Sleep indicators**: First post at 7:03 AM EDT is consistent with normal morning routine; no late-night or pre-dawn posting - **Assessment**: **Not hypomanic.** The elevated volume is an artifact of coordinated staff operations rather than dysregulated personal output. Only 2 of 22 posts show high-confidence authentic authorship. --- ## VII. Narrative Arc: Contamination The day follows a classic **contamination** narrative: it begins with an acute threat (Cohen's testimony) and never recovers. There is no redemptive turn, no victory claim, no pivot to positive messaging. The single authentic morning post is pure defensive rage; every subsequent post is defensive delegation. Even the ostensibly grandiose content (Zeleny's Biden weakness, Hurt's rally attendance) is deployed in service of trial defense rather than independent triumphalism. The contamination arc is deepened by the gag order, which strips Trump of his primary coping mechanism — direct public narrative control — and forces reliance on surrogate voices that cannot deliver the emotional catharsis of first-person assertion. The day's psychological trajectory is: **injury → constrained rage → managed anxiety → institutionalized denial**. --- ## VIII. Event Correlation ### Michael Cohen's Testimony (Primary Trigger) Every post responds directly or indirectly to Cohen's testimony. The prosecution's star witness testified that Trump personally directed the hush money payment and promised reimbursement — constituting a compound narcissistic injury: public exposure, potential legal defeat, and betrayal by a former intimate all converging simultaneously. The response architecture — a single authentic rage discharge followed by escalating waves of surrogate validation — is diagnostic of exposure-type injury management in a constrained environment. ### Untouched Events Notably absent from the day's posting: the Israel-Rafah offensive, Brazilian flooding, or any non-trial topic. This complete topic exclusion is itself diagnostic — baseline Trump behavior typically includes opportunistic commentary on world events, and its absence signals total psychological absorption by the trial. --- ## IX. Danger Assessment ### Maximum Danger Level: **HIGH** The opening post (ts_112439104824176733) achieves the day's highest danger rating through a combination of: (1) specific naming of Judge Merchan, (2) fabricated allegations of financial corruption, (3) demands for his removal, and (4) broadcast to millions of followers during a period of documented threats against judicial officers in this case. This structure — named target + compelling fabricated grievance + implied necessity of elimination — is consistent with stochastic terrorism modeling. ### Elevated Danger Posts (6 additional) Posts ts_112439338563396262, ts_112440948507535237, ts_112440953060237838, ts_112440957980627472, ts_112440961960767041, and ts_112440966241392160 receive elevated ratings for sustained judicial delegitimization, specific naming of Merchan, or activation of antisemitic conspiracy schemas ("Soros backed D.A." in the Donalds quote). ### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern The day's posting establishes and reinforces a named-target threat architecture around Judge Merchan. While no single surrogate post contains explicit incitement, the cumulative effect — across 22 posts reaching millions — constructs an epistemic environment in which violence against judicial actors becomes rationalized as defensive action against corruption. The morning post's direct fabrication of Merchan's financial misconduct is the acute stochastic terrorism signal; the afternoon chorus provides the sustaining ecosystem. --- ## X. Cognitive Assessment Direct cognitive assessment is severely limited: only 2 of 22 posts are authentically Trump-authored. The primary authentic post (ts_112439104824176733) shows complex sentence construction, strategic rhetorical deployment, and volitional argumentative architecture — the commentary notes "this is volitional rhetoric, not impairment." The Shawn/Pirro post (ts_112439337092714240) is simple but coherent. No word-finding difficulty, syntactic degradation, or tangential thought detected in available authentic content. **Complexity trend: stable**, with the caveat that sample size is inadequate for confident assessment. --- ## XI. Key Clinical Observations 1. **Gag Order Adaptation**: The day represents the most fully developed example of institutional adaptation to speech constraint. Trump's communications apparatus has evolved from impulsive direct posting to a professionalized surrogate-amplification system that circumvents legal restrictions while maintaining narrative control. 2. **Surrogate Diversity as Strategy**: The deliberate inclusion of ideologically heterogeneous voices (Dershowitz as "Democrat," Zakaria from CNN, Zeleny from CNN) alongside expected conservative allies is a sophisticated false-consensus manufacturing technique that would not emerge from impulsive posting behavior. 3. **Cohen as Betrayal Injury**: The complete avoidance of Cohen's name or testimony content across 22 posts suggests the injury is too threatening to engage directly — consistent with a narcissistic subject's response to betrayal by a former intimate who possesses first-hand knowledge. 4. **Pre-Verdict Inoculation**: The Burgum quote (ts_112440965243297634) — "the American People have already acquitted President Trump" — represents reality substitution that pre-conditions followers to reject any conviction as illegitimate. This is the day's most strategically significant single claim, laying epistemic groundwork for post-verdict mobilization. The conviction came 16 days later on all 34 counts. ### Narrative The day begins with acute narcissistic injury from Michael Cohen's star-witness testimony and never recovers. A single authentic rage post gives way to escalating waves of aide-managed surrogate validation, but no redemptive turn or victory narrative emerges. The contamination arc is deepened by the gag order stripping Trump of his primary coping mechanism — direct narrative control — forcing reliance on borrowed voices that cannot deliver emotional catharsis. The trajectory is injury → constrained rage → managed anxiety → institutionalized denial, with the pre-verdict inoculation claim that "the American People have already acquitted" representing the arc's final contamination: reality itself is rejected in favor of a constructed counter-narrative. ### Dominant themes - Trial delegitimization (1 post) - Surrogate proxy defense / borrowed authority (1 post) - Election interference framing (DARVO) (1 post) - Judicial corruption / Merchan targeting (1 post) - Media loyalty enforcement (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_112440959964663098](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440959964663098): The prosecution hasn't presented any evidence of a crime by Trump vs. [ts_112439104824176733](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439104824176733): Implicit acknowledgment of Cohen testimony through rage response — if no evidence existed, the explosive reaction would be disproportionate - [ts_112440961960767041](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440961960767041): We must ensure that Justice remains blind (invoking rule of law principles) vs. [ts_112439104824176733](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439104824176733): Judge Merchan is financially corrupt and must be removed (attacking the judicial system) - [ts_112440964233215410](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440964233215410): Gag orders are never applied to defendants themselves vs. [ts_112440964233215410](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440964233215410): Gag orders are routinely applied to defendants in criminal proceedings — the claim is factually false - [ts_112440956677333233](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440956677333233): Democratic allies in Europe and Asia are disturbed by erosion of rules-based order (internationalist framing) vs. [ts_112439104824176733](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439104824176733): Trump has consistently attacked internationalist institutions and frameworks throughout his political career ### Cognitive concerns - Limited authentic sample size — only 2 of 22 posts are confirmed Trump-authored, severely constraining cognitive assessment - Authentic posts show intact complex rhetoric with no word-finding difficulty, syntactic degradation, or tangential thought - Volitional strategic argumentation in the primary authentic post argues against impairment - Aide-managed output volume may mask cognitive state during high-stress legal proceedings ## Posts ### [ts_112441453528288159](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112441453528288159) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T21:00:21.334Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (10:07), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Well, thank you very much. As you know, I'm under a gag order, so I can't really answer those very simple questions that you're asking. I'm under a gag order, nobody's actually seen anything like it. But we talk about subjects we're allowed to talk about. We'd love to not be in the gag order. I'm the Republican nominee for president. I'm leading in every poll, and I have a gag order. So I think it's totally unconstitutional and we'll test that. This will be tested. Because this should never happen to another candidate or another person, what's happening here. And today we had a very, I think, a very good day in court to see what's happening. And you'll have to report it because I can't talk about it too much. But I think it was a very, very good day. The voters are getting it. And John McLaughlin, probably number one poll number with Fabrizio, John McLaughlin, is probably the number one pollster. And voters are getting it. And they don't like the idea that the courts are deciding the presidential election. Well, so far my numbers were leading by a lot, as you know, against Crooked Joe Biden. Charlie Hurt, a great person, great reporter. The problem for Democrats is that the extensi… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112441453528288159) 16,910 likes · 4,610 reposts · 1,684 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112440967337937144](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440967337937144) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:56:42.629Z (UTC) > Rep. Cory Mills: “This is nothing more than ELECTION INTERFERENCE at its finest. The American People see this SHAM INDICTMENT for what it is.” 18,913 likes · 4,567 reposts · 1,098 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440967337937144.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440967337937144/analysis --- ### [ts_112440966241392160](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440966241392160) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:56:25.897Z (UTC) > Rep. Byron Donalds: “This is a travesty of Justice. Look around New York - New York has got plenty of issues. You have all of NYPD's Finest down because of the travesty going on in that Courtroom. Meanwhile, the Citizens of New York are less safe. The District Attorney isn't prosecuting real crime. He's a Soros backed D.A. going after his Chief Political Rival, Donald Trump. 17,065 likes · 4,279 reposts · 661 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440966241392160.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440966241392160/analysis --- ### [ts_112440965243297634](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440965243297634) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:56:10.664Z (UTC) > Governor Doug Burgum: “We know from the Polls that President Trump is leading all over the Country, and the conclusion is that the American People have already acquitted President Trump.” 16,585 likes · 3,950 reposts · 535 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440965243297634.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440965243297634/analysis --- ### [ts_112440964233215410](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440964233215410) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:55:55.252Z (UTC) > Brett Tolman: “Gag Order is a tool utilized to protect defendant, rarely if ever applied to one side - Never seen it applied to defendant themselves. YOU HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM without ability to say anything about own case.” 15,005 likes · 3,785 reposts · 402 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440964233215410.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440964233215410/analysis --- ### [ts_112440963169596682](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440963169596682) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:55:39.023Z (UTC) > Jonna Spilbor, Attorney, Townhall: “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: The bulk of the legal eagles dissecting the case, myself included, still have not been able to connect the dots between the stated charges and any evidence in support of them…This case is an abuse of discretion, process and authority at a level never seen." 13,190 likes · 3,238 reposts · 275 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440963169596682.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440963169596682/analysis --- ### [ts_112440961960767041](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440961960767041) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:55:20.578Z (UTC) > Matt Whitaker: “As a former acting Attorney General, I'm deeply concerned about the Trial in New York targeting President Trump. This politically motivated prosecution undermines the bedrocks of our Justice System, and erodes Public Trust in the Rule of Law. We must ensure that Justice remains blind and fair for all Americans. That isn't happening in Judge Merchan's Courtroom.” 13,534 likes · 3,551 reposts · 325 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440961960767041.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440961960767041/analysis --- ### [ts_112440959964663098](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440959964663098) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:54:50.119Z (UTC) > Tom Fitton: “I've carefully tracked the @realDonaldTrump trial up in New York. The ‘prosecution’ hasn't presented any evidence of a crime by Trump. Judge Merchan, at the conclusion of the prosecution's case, should follow the law and end the trial with a directed verdict for Trump's acquittal.” 14,054 likes · 3,643 reposts · 359 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440959964663098.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440959964663098/analysis --- ### [ts_112440957980627472](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440957980627472) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:54:19.847Z (UTC) > Victor Davis Hanson: “None of the five civil and criminal cases currently lodged against former President Donald Trump have ever had merit…These criminal and civil trials are merely the continuation of extra-legal efforts of the last eight years to destroy a presidential candidate in lieu of opposing him in transparent elections…Enemies like China and Russia now boast that America’s new political prosecutions are similar to their own systems, or even more egregious, and will welcome us into their own customs of bastardized justice…. 14,285 likes · 3,952 reposts · 295 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440957980627472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440957980627472/analysis --- ### [ts_112440956677333233](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440956677333233) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:53:59.961Z (UTC) > ….Latin-American, African, and Asian dictators are delighted that the U.S. has lost the moral authority to lecture them on the need for a disinterested and independent judiciary and the rule of law. Our democratic allies in Europe and Asia are increasingly disturbed that the instability and unlawfulness apparent in the current lawfare put into question the reliability of the United States and its adherence to a rules-based order—whether at home or aboard. Any president who would sic the justice system on his opponent might be equally vindictive and lawless to his allies abroad.” 10,886 likes · 2,883 reposts · 193 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440956677333233.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440956677333233/analysis --- ### [ts_112440953060237838](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440953060237838) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:53:04.770Z (UTC) > Speaker Mike Johnson: “Just apply common sense. Everyone can see. It is painfully obvious. We are now 6 MONTHS out from Election Day. That's the reason they brought these charges here and across the country...The American people are not going to let this stand. Election day cannot get here soon enough, and we will continue to shine a light on all of this in Congress because we have that constitutional responsibility.” 11,205 likes · 2,871 reposts · 459 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440953060237838.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440953060237838/analysis --- ### [ts_112440952572229854](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440952572229854) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:52:57.320Z (UTC) > Alan Dershowitz: “This is Election Interference at its most obvious, and every American, no matter whether you're for Trump or against him ... whatever your Political Affiliation is … I'm a Democrat … you should be equally concerned about how this Legal System is being weaponized and abused for partisan purposes.” 11,281 likes · 2,938 reposts · 235 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440952572229854.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440952572229854/analysis --- ### [ts_112440951149871431](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440951149871431) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:52:35.617Z (UTC) > Byron York: “For months, Democrats had hoped that the specter of Trump on trial would cut into the former president’s support. Now, we are in the fifth week of the trial, with wall-to-wall media coverage, and it appears to have not affected Trump’s support at all…As RealClearPolitics analyst Sean Trende wrote recently, ‘The political science literature is pretty consistent that this is the time when the electorate’s views about the election start to harden, particularly with respect to the economy.’” 10,116 likes · 2,508 reposts · 138 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440951149871431.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440951149871431/analysis --- ### [ts_112440949961770820](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440949961770820) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:52:17.488Z (UTC) > Jeff Zeleny, CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent: “As I talk to voters across the country in these Battleground States…many of them aren’t paying attention at all and are disgusted and sort of tired with this…The reason that President Biden is having problems, it’s because of young Voters, Voters of color, Inflation.” 9,519 likes · 2,306 reposts · 148 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440949961770820.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440949961770820/analysis --- ### [ts_112440948507535237](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440948507535237) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:51:55.297Z (UTC) > Charlie Hurt: “The problem for Democrats is that extensive polling now shows that voters see through their scam and don’t like what is going on…Watching 100,000 enthusiastic people gather along the boardwalk of a New Jersey beach to support former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening gives you some idea of how terrified Democrats are of Mr. Trump. Whatever happens, they cannot face him in a fair and honest election. Because they will lose and they know it.” 10,314 likes · 2,658 reposts · 194 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440948507535237.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440948507535237/analysis --- ### [ts_112440947215716175](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440947215716175) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T18:51:35.586Z (UTC) > John McLaughlin: “The Voters are getting it…They don’t like the idea that the Courts are deciding the Presidential Election.” 10,220 likes · 2,621 reposts · 186 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112440947215716175.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440947215716175/analysis --- ### [ts_112440306388604073](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112440306388604073) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T16:08:37.370Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 14,569 likes · 3,897 reposts · 882 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112439729808679897](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439729808679897) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T13:41:59.458Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (8:49), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > I do have a lot of surrogates, and they are speaking very beautifully. And they come all from all over Washington, and they're highly respected, and they think this is the greatest scam they've ever seen. And some are Democrats. They're very embarrassed by what's going on. I just want to start by saying that, on the electric vehicles, that Biden is pushing down everybody's throat, even though people don't want them. He wants to put a big tariff on China, which is a suggestion that -- I said, "Where have you been for three and a half years?" They should have done it a long time ago. But they've also got to do it on other vehicles, and they have to do it on a lot of other products, because China is eating our lunch right now. And they went away from what I was doing. They're eating our lunch, so they have to do it on much more than electric vehicles. And they have to get going fast, but it should have been done three and a half years ago. I did it. I started. And then they started playing games, and it was very bad -- very bad for the auto industry. In Michigan, the auto industry is doing very poorly, because jobs are starting to lead. We're losing. You know, with the electric vehicl… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439729808679897) 13,138 likes · 3,844 reposts · 1,330 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112439346321161427](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439346321161427) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:04:27.903Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrumpVirtually every Legal Analyst and Scholar said yesterday, at the end of the day, THAT THERE IS NO CASE, AND THAT THIS WITCH HUNT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BROUGHT, AND SHOULD BE THROWN OUT NOW!!! WHY WASN’T THIS HOAX BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS AGO, INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINNING CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT — ELECTION INTERFERENCE. The problem is that this Judge, Merchan, is TOTALLY COMPROMISED, CONFLICTED, AND CORRUPT, MAKING BIG MONEY OFF OF THIS SCAM AND ITS OUTCOME. He can’t render a fair decision, too much is at stake for him and the Democrats. The Appellate Division should remove him immediately! Reposted from @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump), 2024-05-14T11:03:02.887Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112439104824176733) > Virtually every Legal Analyst and Scholar said yesterday, at the end of the day, THAT THERE IS NO CASE, AND THAT THIS WITCH HUNT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BROUGHT, AND SHOULD BE THROWN OUT NOW!!! WHY WASN’T THIS HOAX BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS AGO, INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINNING CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT — ELECTION INTERFERENCE. The problem is that this Judge, Merchan, is TOTALLY COMPROMISED, CONFLICTED, AND CORRUPT, MAKING BIG MONEY OFF OF THIS SCAM AND ITS OUTCOME. He can’t render a fair decision, too much is at stake for him and the Democrats. The Appellate Division should remove him immediately! 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112439343402197330](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439343402197330) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:03:43.336Z (UTC) > Gregg Jarrett: “We’re entering the Fourth Week, and there’s still NO EVIDENCE connecting Trump with any criminal wrongdoing…A crime that’s not charged, and a crime in which prosecutors won’t even tell the defendants what it is, it’s a mystery crime. That is such an egregious violation of the Sixth Amendment. This Judge is so biased…This case should take about five minutes for an acquittal.” 13,903 likes · 3,839 reposts · 594 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439343402197330.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439343402197330/analysis --- ### [ts_112439339594622745](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439339594622745) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:02:45.238Z (UTC) > Jonathan Turley: “After Bragg closes the prosecution’s case, the defense will make a standard motion for dismissal. Merchan should grant that motion. There has been no showing of an actual crime…Merchan has failed to protect the rights of the defendant from a baseless, politically motivated prosecution.” 12,800 likes · 3,397 reposts · 385 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439339594622745.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439339594622745/analysis --- ### [ts_112439339245823379](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439339245823379) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:02:39.914Z (UTC) > Andrew C. McCarthy: “TRUMP SHOULD BE ACQUITTED IN MANHATTAN: Wholly independent of the plethora of Constitutional infirmities in the prosecution, it should be thrown out for the most basic of reasons: Bragg can’t prove his case.” 12,014 likes · 3,019 reposts · 243 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439339245823379.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439339245823379/analysis --- ### [ts_112439338563396262](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439338563396262) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:02:29.504Z (UTC) > Mark Levin: “Our Judicial System has blown up!” 11,223 likes · 2,645 reposts · 288 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439338563396262.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439338563396262/analysis --- ### [ts_112439337837857870](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439337837857870) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:02:18.433Z (UTC) > Fareed Zakaria, CNN: “I doubt the New York Indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump.” 11,294 likes · 2,783 reposts · 237 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439337837857870.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439337837857870/analysis --- ### [ts_112439337092714240](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439337092714240) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T12:02:07.062Z (UTC) > Fox News should let Judge Jeanine cover the Trial, not Eric Shawn, who has no clue what’s going on - Just another RINO. 11,594 likes · 2,856 reposts · 428 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439337092714240.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439337092714240/analysis --- ### [ts_112439104824176733](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439104824176733) Truth Social · 2024-05-14T11:03:02.887Z (UTC) > Virtually every Legal Analyst and Scholar said yesterday, at the end of the day, THAT THERE IS NO CASE, AND THAT THIS WITCH HUNT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BROUGHT, AND SHOULD BE THROWN OUT NOW!!! WHY WASN’T THIS HOAX BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS AGO, INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINNING CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT — ELECTION INTERFERENCE. The problem is that this Judge, Merchan, is TOTALLY COMPROMISED, CONFLICTED, AND CORRUPT, MAKING BIG MONEY OFF OF THIS SCAM AND ITS OUTCOME. He can’t render a fair decision, too much is at stake for him and the Democrats. The Appellate Division should remove him immediately! 19,899 likes · 5,879 reposts · 2,030 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112439104824176733.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112439104824176733/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/2024-05-14 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2024-05-14 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2024-05-14.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`._