# Posts from Saturday, May 18, 2024 30 posts on 2024-05-18. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2024-05-18/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-11T11:30:40.625Z (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._ **Trial Rage Buried Under Avalanche of Campaign Supply as Trump Flees Courtroom for NRA Stage** Trump's day split cleanly in two: a late Friday night burst of anger about the hush money trial, followed by a Saturday completely consumed by campaign events with zero mention of the courtroom. The evening started with a sharp attack on the judge and prosecutors, plus a recycled claim about the 2020 election being stolen, before quickly pivoting to Minnesota rally highlights and anti-Biden economic messaging. By daytime, he was in Dallas for the NRA annual meeting, posting endorsements of Texas state candidates and thanking police -- the trial had vanished entirely from his feed. - Posts analyzed: 26 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: redemption - Aggregate rage level: 0.11 - Max danger level: high - Claims: 47 (10 false) - Era: 2024 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest — 2024-05-18 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump's day spanned two locations. The late-night posting cluster (01:21–03:37 UTC) originated from New York, where Trump was based for the ongoing Manhattan hush money trial (9:21–11:37 PM EDT, Friday May 17). The daytime cluster (16:49–23:55 UTC) originated from Dallas, Texas for the 153rd Annual NRA Meeting (11:49 AM–6:55 PM CDT, Saturday May 18). This location shift is itself psychologically significant: a literal geographic escape from the courtroom to a guaranteed-supply environment. ## I. Psychological State Tracking **Dominant State: Grandiose** (24 of 26 posts) The day is overwhelmingly grandiose, with only two brief departures. The grandiose state is sustained through narcissistic supply from two large-audience events (Minnesota rally recap, NRA meeting) and a series of Texas endorsements that reinforce Trump's kingmaker self-concept. **State Transitions:** The most clinically significant movement occurs in the late-night cluster: 1. **Grandiose → Mixed** (ts_112459856028667718, 03:00 UTC / 11:00 PM EDT): The trial-response post is the day's psychological centerpiece. It oscillates rapidly between grandiose dismissal ("case SHOULD BE DROPPED") and vulnerable paranoid framing ("HIGHLY CONFLICTED Judge," Biden conspiracy). This intra-post oscillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic modes is characteristic of malignant narcissism under acute stress. 2. **Mixed → Grandiose** (ts_112459925012931629, 03:17 UTC): A congratulatory message to "Charlie & Erika" represents an abrupt register shift — social-maintenance behavior serving as affective reset. 3. **Grandiose → Vulnerable** (ts_112459937119822883, 03:20 UTC): The 2020 election-rigging post operates from a defensive, wounded position — the "we are NOT going to allow" framing positions Trump as a victim requiring collective protection. 4. **Vulnerable → Grandiose** (ts_112459938893995588, 03:21 UTC): Within 60 seconds, Trump pivots to rally-highlight links — pure supply content that restores grandiose equilibrium. From 03:21 UTC onward through the remainder of the day, the state is uniformly grandiose with no further transitions. The trial-related vulnerability is fully compartmentalized. ## II. Escalation Detection **Brief spike detected — not a sustained spiral.** The late-night cluster contains a two-post rage spike: - **Start/Peak:** ts_112459856028667718 (rage 0.75) — trial attack post - **Secondary:** ts_112459937119822883 (rage 0.65) — election rigging - **De-escalation:** Within minutes, pivoting to zero-rage supply content The spike duration is approximately 20 minutes (03:00–03:20 UTC). This is notably *not* a rage spiral — there is no progressive amplification. Instead, it represents two discrete bursts of defensive anger rapidly displaced by grandiose supply-seeking. The rage is disproportionate to the stated trigger (media commentary on case viability) but proportionate to the actual trigger (Cohen's testimony directly implicating Trump in criminal conduct). The entire daytime posting session (13+ hours, 12 posts) contains zero rage, suggesting either effective emotional regulation, tight staff message discipline during the NRA event, or both. ## III. Theme Analysis **Theme Distribution:** | Theme | Posts | Percentage | |-------|-------|-----------| | Campaign events / supply-seeking | 14 | 54% | | Anti-Biden economic attacks | 5 | 19% | | Texas endorsements | 4 | 15% | | Trial defense / legal grievance | 1 | 4% | | Election integrity claims | 1 | 4% | | Personal / social maintenance | 1 | 4% | **Theme Evolution:** The day exhibits a clear three-phase thematic structure: 1. **Phase 1 — Defensive Reaction** (01:21–03:00 UTC): A retweet followed by the day's single trial-related post. This is the only phase where legal anxiety is directly expressed. 2. **Phase 2 — Displacement Cascade** (03:17–03:37 UTC): Rapid-fire pivot to congratulatory message, Biden drug test demand, election rigging claim, Minnesota rally highlights, and economic attack messaging. This 20-minute burst of 12 posts is a textbook displacement sequence — flooding the feed with alternative content to drown the trial signal. 3. **Phase 3 — Supply Acquisition** (16:49–23:55 UTC): NRA event coverage, Texas endorsements, law enforcement gratitude. The trial is completely absent. This phase is operationally grandiose and strategically controlled. **Obsession Assessment:** No single-topic obsession detected. Themes shift naturally across the day's events. The *absence* of trial content in Phase 3 (despite it being the dominant news story) is more notable than any theme's presence. ## IV. Contradiction Detection **Contradiction 1 — Media Rehabilitation (Moderate):** In ts_112459856028667718, Trump cites "MSDNC & Fake News CNN" as validators who believe the case should be dropped. This instrumentalizes the very outlets he consistently characterizes as irredeemably dishonest — a classic splitting defense where enemies are temporarily rehabilitated when their perceived position serves narcissistic need. **Contradiction 2 — Inflation Claim (Major):** In ts_112459978235347393, Trump claims "When I left office, we had NO INFLATION." CPI at the time of his departure (January 2021) was 1.4% and accelerating. While low by subsequent standards, "NO INFLATION" is a measurable factual distortion — motivated revision of an inconvenient data point into an absolute claim. ## V. Hypomanic Indicators **Post Frequency:** 26 posts across a 22.5-hour UTC window. The late-night cluster (14 posts in ~2.25 hours, 9:21–11:37 PM EDT) represents an elevated posting rate of approximately 6.2 posts/hour. However, this coincides with a post-rally period where rapid social media output is behaviorally normative. **Time Gap Analysis:** - Last late-night post: 03:37 UTC (11:37 PM EDT) - First daytime post: 16:49 UTC (11:49 AM CDT) - Gap: ~13 hours **Sleep Assessment:** The 13-hour gap between posting clusters is consistent with adequate sleep, particularly given the New York → Dallas travel that likely occurred Saturday morning. No evidence of sleep deprivation. **Hypomanic Episode:** **No.** While the late-night posting rate is elevated, it is contextually explained (post-rally, trial stress) and followed by a normal rest period. The 26-post total is above Trump's typical baseline but not at hypomanic thresholds. Daytime posts are spaced normally and many are aide-drafted. ## VI. Narrative Arc **Arc Type: Redemption** The day's narrative moves from legal vulnerability to triumphant supply acquisition: - **Setback frame** (late night): Cohen's testimony creates acute narcissistic injury. Trump's single trial-response post (ts_112459856028667718) is the day's most emotionally charged output — a compressed, multi-mechanism defensive response to criminal exposure. - **Transitional displacement** (late night continued): Rapid pivot to rally content and economic attacks buries the trial signal under volume. - **Comeback frame** (daytime): The NRA meeting provides the ideal redemptive setting — massive audience, institutional endorsement, law enforcement validation (ts_112464790995095162). The four Texas endorsements (ts_112464655176732370 through ts_112464665681446118) reinforce kingmaker identity. The trial is literally never mentioned again. The redemption arc is psychologically functional: it converts a day dominated by criminal legal proceedings into one characterized by political power and institutional allegiance. The geographic movement (courtroom → convention stage) physically enacts this narrative transformation. ## VII. Event Correlation **Michael Cohen Testimony — Reaction: Defensive → Dismissive** The trial's most damaging week — Cohen directly implicated Trump in directing hush money payments — triggered the late-night defensive burst. The single trial-response post (ts_112459856028667718) deploys five simultaneous defense mechanisms: denial, distortion, projection, splitting, and DARVO. However, by daytime, the reaction type shifts to total dismissal through omission — the trial simply ceases to exist in Trump's posting. **NRA Annual Meeting — Reaction: Amplifying** The NRA event is enthusiastically amplified across multiple posts: pre-event links (ts_112463117945231845, ts_112463351459274929), live broadcast promotion (ts_112463703249285275), post-event gratitude (ts_112464611723978821), and self-retweets. This is standard supply-seeking behavior at peak functionality. **Israel-Rafah Offensive & Brazil Floods — No Reaction** Neither major world event received any mention, consistent with Trump's pattern of engaging world events primarily when they intersect with domestic political advantage. ## VIII. Danger Assessment **Maximum Danger Level: HIGH** (ts_112459856028667718) The trial-response post names Judge Merchan as conflicted and corrupt, frames the prosecution as a "THREAT TO DEMOCRACY," and links the entire proceeding to a Biden-Soros conspiracy. This language, directed at millions of followers during a period when Judge Merchan and his family were already receiving threats, meets the threshold for high danger. The conspiracy framing provides grievance rationale that can be interpreted as actionable by susceptible followers. **Secondary concern:** ts_112459937119822883 (elevated danger) deploys the election-rigging frame with collective mobilization language ("we are NOT going to allow them"). Post-January 6, this rhetorical pattern carries documented real-world mobilization risk. **Stochastic Terrorism Pattern:** While both danger-flagged posts contain structural elements of stochastic rhetoric (named targets, conspiracy framing, collective mobilization), they represent 2 of 26 posts and are confined to a single 20-minute window. This does not constitute a sustained day-level pattern, though the individual posts remain concerning. ## IX. Cognitive Assessment **Authentic-post complexity:** The trial-response post (ts_112459856028667718) demonstrates intact executive function — complex sentence construction, multi-clause arguments, strategic framing. The late-night Minnesota posts (ts_112459925012931629, ts_112459954635428671, ts_112464611723978821, ts_112464790995095162) show normal-to-baseline cognitive markers for authentic Trump output. **Aide-drafted content:** The majority of posts (estimated 60-70% based on low authorship scores) are aide-prepared, particularly the Texas endorsements and rally highlight links. These cannot be assessed for cognitive markers. **Complexity Trend:** Stable. No declining markers across authentic posts. The most complex output occurs in the late-night trial-response post, which is the day's most emotionally charged and likely most personally authored content. **Cognitive Concerns:** - Motivated factual distortion ("NO INFLATION") — consistent with baseline, not acute cognitive decline - Coherent but unfalsifiable paranoid constellation (Soros-Bragg-Judge-Biden) — organized paranoid ideation, not confused thinking - Rapid register shifts (rage → congratulations → rage → supply) within the late-night cluster suggest preserved but pressured cognitive flexibility ## X. Authorship Distribution The day's posts show a stark authenticity split: - **High authenticity (>0.70):** 8 posts — almost exclusively the late-night emotional content and ALL CAPS gratitude posts - **Low authenticity (<0.30):** 12 posts — event links, endorsement templates, promotional content - **Ambiguous (0.30-0.70):** 6 posts — campaign messaging with mixed markers This distribution is consistent with a staff-managed account where Trump personally intervenes for emotional reactions and brief authentic expressions, while aides handle promotional and endorsement content. ### Narrative The day traces a classic redemption arc: legal vulnerability from Cohen's star-witness testimony triggers a compressed late-night defensive burst, which is rapidly displaced by grandiose rally content and economic attacks. By daytime, the geographic shift to Dallas and the NRA stage completes the narrative transformation — criminal defendant becomes political kingmaker. The trial vanishes entirely from the feed, buried under institutional endorsements, Texas primary endorsements, and law enforcement gratitude. The physical movement from courtroom to convention hall physically enacts the psychological escape from vulnerability to grandiosity. ### Dominant themes - Campaign events and narcissistic supply (1 post) - Anti-Biden economic attacks (1 post) - Texas political endorsements and retribution (1 post) - Trial defense and legal grievance (1 post) - Election integrity and 2020 claims (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_112459856028667718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459856028667718): Even MSDNC and Fake News CNN now feel the case should be dropped vs. [ts_112459856028667718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459856028667718): Consistent characterization of CNN/MSNBC as irredeemably dishonest fake news across baseline posting - [ts_112459978235347393](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459978235347393): When I left office, we had NO INFLATION vs. [ts_112459978235347393](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459978235347393): CPI was 1.4% and accelerating at the time of Trump's departure in January 2021 ### Cognitive concerns - Motivated factual distortion (NO INFLATION claim) consistent with baseline pattern, not acute decline - Coherent but unfalsifiable paranoid ideation (Soros-Bragg-Judge-Biden conspiracy) represents organized paranoid thinking - Rapid affective register shifts within late-night cluster suggest pressured but preserved cognitive flexibility - Majority of posts are aide-drafted, limiting cognitive assessment surface area ## Posts ### [ts_112464790995095162](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464790995095162) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:55:22.815Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT THE INCREDIBLE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT—WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON! **Video transcript** (0:40), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > (machines whirring) 32,686 likes · 6,795 reposts · 1,640 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464790995095162.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464790995095162/analysis --- ### [ts_112464665681446118](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464665681446118) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:23:30.652Z (UTC) > Brent Hagenbuch is running for Texas Senate District 30. He is a proud graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a successful businessman, and strong supporter of our Movement to Make America Great Again. My friend, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, needs an America First Conservative in SD-30. Brent Hagenbuch has my Complete and Total Endorsement - TEXAS, EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY! GET OUT AND VOTE FOR BRENT HAGENBUCH IN THE MAY 28TH REPUBLICAN RUNOFF ELECTION! 11,344 likes · 2,755 reposts · 198 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464665681446118.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464665681446118/analysis --- ### [ts_112464661892969590](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464661892969590) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:22:32.845Z (UTC) > Helen Kerwin is running in Texas State House District 58 against RINO DeWayne Burns, who has one of the most liberal voting records of any Republican, including his vote to Impeach Texas’ Great Attorney General, Ken Paxton. As a State Representative, Helen will champion School Choice, fight to secure our Border, grow the Economy, cut Taxes, defend Texas Values, and protect our always under siege Second Amendment. She has a wonderful family, and her daughter, Brooke Rollins, served on my Senior Staff at The White House for three years, and is now doing an incredible job leading the America First Policy Institute. Helen is strongly supported by Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and many other incredible Texas Conservatives. Helen Kerwin is an America First Conservative, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement - TEXAS, EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY! GET OUT AND VOTE FOR HELEN KERWIN IN THE MAY 28TH REPUBLICAN RUNOFF ELECTION! 10,376 likes · 2,600 reposts · 130 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464661892969590.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464661892969590/analysis --- ### [ts_112464659773449413](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464659773449413) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:22:00.505Z (UTC) > Alan Schoolcraft is running in Texas State House District 44 against RINO John Kuempel, who voted to Impeach Texas’ Great Attorney General, Ken Paxton. In the State Legislature, Alan will champion School Choice, fight for Election Integrity, defend Texas Values, secure the Border, and protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Alan is supported by Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and many other strong Texas Conservatives. Alan Schoolcraft has my Complete and Total Endorsement - TEXAS, EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY! GET OUT AND VOTE FOR ALAN SCHOOLCRAFT IN THE MAY 28TH REPUBLICAN RUNOFF ELECTION! 9,770 likes · 2,440 reposts · 118 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464659773449413.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464659773449413/analysis --- ### [ts_112464655176732370](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464655176732370) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:20:50.364Z (UTC) > David Covey is running against Dade Phelan, the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, who led the Fraudulent Impeachment of the recently Re-Elected, in a landslide, Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton. David is an America First Conservative who will secure the Border, restore Election Integrity, protect our Families and Military/Vets, and defend our always under siege Second Amendment. David Covey has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Texas’ 21st State House District. TEXAS, EARLY VOTING STARTS MONDAY! GET OUT AND VOTE FOR DAVID COVEY IN THE MAY 28TH REPUBLICAN RUNOFF ELECTION - HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! 9,935 likes · 2,611 reposts · 130 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464655176732370.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464655176732370/analysis --- ### [ts_112464630777799790](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464630777799790) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:14:38.122Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/112464611723978821 Reposted [ts_112464611723978821](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464611723978821) (2024-05-18T23:09:47.355Z (UTC)) > THANK YOU VERY MUCH! IT WAS A TRUE HONOR TO BE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, TO RECEIVE THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROUD AMERICAN PATRIOTS AT THE NRA! - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/464/611/523/186/911/original/87c09e87cb2c5ca9.mp4 13,625 likes · 2,909 reposts · 305 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464630777799790/analysis --- ### [ts_112464611723978821](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464611723978821) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T23:09:47.355Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > THANK YOU VERY MUCH! IT WAS A TRUE HONOR TO BE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, TO RECEIVE THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROUD AMERICAN PATRIOTS AT THE NRA! **Video transcript** (3:01), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > As the chairman of the NRA, PVF is my honor to announce our endorsement of the 45th and soon to be 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. [MUSIC] >> [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] >> Wow. >> [APPLAUSE] >> Well, thank you very much. And thank you, Randy. It's a true honor to be here today to receive the endorsement of the proud American patriots at the NRA. These are great patriots. These are great people. And we're going to do things like nobody can believe we're going to win this election. 14,607 likes · 3,220 reposts · 595 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112464611723978821.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464611723978821/analysis --- ### [ts_112464316598537999](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464316598537999) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T21:54:44.127Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/112463703249285275 Reposted [ts_112463703249285275](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463703249285275) (2024-05-18T19:18:45.171Z (UTC)) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/NRA/statuses/112378877777134331 Join me live in Dallas, Texas at the 153rd Annual @NRA Meeting—at 4:15pm Eastern. Will be on @RSBN, @NewsMax, @realAmericasVoice, and @OAN, among others. See you soon! https://rumble.com/v4tjgh3-live-president-trump-headlines-the-153rd-annual-nra-meeting-51824.html - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/463/703/129/208/416/original/195302f6e04c127c.mp4 **Video transcript** (0:11), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > My honor to announce our endorsement of the 45th and soon-to-be 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. 13,316 likes · 3,097 reposts · 521 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112464316598537999/analysis --- ### [ts_112463703249285275](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463703249285275) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T19:18:45.171Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/NRA/statuses/112378877777134331 Join me live in Dallas, Texas at the 153rd Annual @NRA Meeting—at 4:15pm Eastern. Will be on @RSBN, @NewsMax, @realAmericasVoice, and @OAN, among others. See you soon! https://rumble.com/v4tjgh3-live-president-trump-headlines-the-153rd-annual-nra-meeting-51824.html **Video transcript** (0:36), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! President Trump is thrilled to be back with the hardworking, God-fearing, true American patriots of the NRA right from the beginning. Now I stand before you with a very simple promise. Your Second Amendment will always be safe with me as your President. USA! USA! USA! USA! 8,288 likes · 2,045 reposts · 444 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112463703249285275.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463703249285275/analysis --- ### [ts_112463358274096275](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463358274096275) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T17:51:01.230Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 8,385 likes · 1,917 reposts · 501 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112463351459274929](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463351459274929) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T17:49:17.243Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > https://rumble.com/v4vyuf8-president-trump-to-deliver-kenote-at-the-nra-annual-meeting-and-exhibits.html 7,099 likes · 1,575 reposts · 163 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463351459274929/analysis --- ### [ts_112463130525373603](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463130525373603) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T16:53:06.034Z (UTC) > Join me in the South Bronx on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00pmE! Tickets: https://event.donaldjtrump.com/events/president-donald-j-trump-to-visit-the-south-bronx 10,220 likes · 2,879 reposts · 487 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112463130525373603.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463130525373603/analysis --- ### [ts_112463117945231845](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463117945231845) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T16:49:54.075Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/video/live-president-trump-headlines-the-153rd-annual-nra-meeting-5-18-24/ 7,321 likes · 1,812 reposts · 172 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112463117945231845/analysis --- ### [ts_112460000316179490](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:37:02.860Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually AFFORD his brutal inflation tax—he declared that families QUOTE “have the money to spend,” and then Biden blamed his economic disaster on companies shrinking the size of their Snickers bars. But Americans are not struggling to make ends meet because they’re buying TOO MANY SNICKERS BARS—they’re struggling because we have the worst, most incompetent, most corrupt president in the history of our country! Despite what Biden says, the American People CANNOT afford his inflation nightmare—and we DEFINITELY cannot afford four more years of Crooked Joe Biden! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 19,628 likes · 5,650 reposts · 1,683 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112460000316179490.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490/analysis --- ### [ts_112459989461673753](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459989461673753) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:34:17.232Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > One of the most vicious effects of the Biden Inflation Tax is how Crooked Joe has made it impossible for millions of Americans, especially YOUNG Americans, to buy a home, a car, or even make rent. High inflation means high prices, high interest rates, high mortgage rates, and death for the American Dream. Under Biden, the 30-year mortgage rate is almost 8%--by contrast, the month I left office, it was 2.6%. That means a typical Minnesota home mortgage that used to cost you $2,000 dollars a month now costs nearly $3,100 dollars a month. And because of the Biden Price Hikes, it is harder than ever to save for a downpayment! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 14,972 likes · 4,270 reposts · 725 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459989461673753.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459989461673753/analysis --- ### [ts_112459978235347393](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459978235347393) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:31:25.934Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > When I left office, we had NO INFLATION. Yet in the past 3 years, the Biden Inflation Tax has cost the average Minnesota family a staggering $28,000 dollars—and the Biden Price Hikes are continuing to drain $1,165 dollars from the typical Minnesota family budget every single month! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 12,808 likes · 3,397 reposts · 483 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459978235347393.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459978235347393/analysis --- ### [ts_112459970957339710](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459970957339710) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:29:34.876Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Crooked Joe’s inflation catastrophe is, in effect, a colossal TAX on American families—we call it the BIDEN INFLATION TAX! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 11,228 likes · 2,779 reposts · 259 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459970957339710.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459970957339710/analysis --- ### [ts_112459967131307880](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459967131307880) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:28:36.526Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > I am here tonight to declare that we are officially expanding the Electoral Map—and this year, we are going to WIN Minnesota for the Republican Party for the first time in 52 years, since 1972! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 13,765 likes · 3,331 reposts · 408 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459967131307880.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459967131307880/analysis --- ### [ts_112459954635428671](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459954635428671) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:25:25.826Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > GOD BLESS YOU, MINNESOTA! **Video transcript** (1:25), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > And together we will make America powerful again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America strong again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. We will make America free again. And we will make America great again. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you, Minnesota. God bless you, everybody. God bless you. God bless you, man. Thank you. Thank you, baby, Jesus. We don't need nothing like the land when the day comes. And if you don't know that I'm in a bubble, I'm gonna pass you through the road. God bless America. God bless America. 11,550 likes · 2,664 reposts · 194 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459954635428671.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459954635428671/analysis --- ### [ts_112459944238382657](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459944238382657) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:22:47.157Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-receives-incredibly-warm-welcome-from-minnesotans-on-friday-night/ 10,051 likes · 2,245 reposts · 123 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459944238382657/analysis --- ### [ts_112459941010487680](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459941010487680) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:21:57.904Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-keeps-the-audience-in-stitches-during-historic-speech-in-north-star-state/ 9,139 likes · 2,088 reposts · 117 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459941010487680/analysis --- ### [ts_112459938893995588](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459938893995588) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:21:25.609Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/crowd-goes-wild-as-trump-hilariously-roasts-joe-biden/ 8,960 likes · 2,114 reposts · 110 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459938893995588/analysis --- ### [ts_112459937119822883](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459937119822883) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:20:58.573Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > The Radical Left Democrats rigged the presidential election in 2020, and we are NOT going to allow them to rig the presidential election in 2024! **Video transcript** (0:34), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> The radical left Democrats rigged the presidential election in 2020, and we are not going to allow them to rig the presidential election in 2024. >> [APPLAUSE] 10,755 likes · 2,808 reposts · 356 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459937119822883.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459937119822883/analysis --- ### [ts_112459932340811260](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459932340811260) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:19:45.617Z (UTC) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-says-he-will-demand-a-drug-test-for-joe-biden-before-presidential-debate/ 9,002 likes · 2,239 reposts · 298 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459932340811260/analysis --- ### [ts_112459925012931629](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459925012931629) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:17:53.801Z (UTC) > Charlie & Erika—Congratulations! I am sure the baby will be a warrior and winner, just like the both of you. Best Wishes! DJT 8,046 likes · 1,614 reposts · 75 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459925012931629.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459925012931629/analysis --- ### [ts_112459856028667718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459856028667718) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T03:00:21.184Z (UTC) > Wow! Even MSDNC & Fake News CNN, home of the First Presidential Debate in June, now feel the Soros backed D.A., Alvin Bragg, “Case” against me SHOULD BE DROPPED IN THAT IT IS NOT WINNABLE, AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! The only thing they have going for them is a HIGHLY CONFLICTED JUDGE who has done everything within his power to help Crooked Joe Biden win a Presidential Election that he has, based on performance, no right to win. He is systematically destroying America, and is a true THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!!! 11,580 likes · 3,533 reposts · 449 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112459856028667718.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459856028667718/analysis --- ### [ts_112459847233540981](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459847233540981) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T02:58:07.013Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 7,945 likes · 1,954 reposts · 163 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112459846552650850](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459846552650850) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T02:57:56.622Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 6,917 likes · 1,584 reposts · 122 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112459845070855405](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459845070855405) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T02:57:34.052Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 6,455 likes · 1,480 reposts · 85 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112459466805305554](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459466805305554) Truth Social · 2024-05-18T01:21:22.172Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/112458604384687568 Reposted [ts_112458604384687568](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112458604384687568) (2024-05-17T21:42:02.614Z (UTC)) > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/video/live-president-trump-keynotes-minnesota-gop-annual-dinner-5-17-24/ **Video transcript** (0:40), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Don't forget the men who died, who gave that fight to me And I have this land up next to you And they've met her still today Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA From the lakes of Minnesota To the hills of Tennessee Across... 7,822 likes · 1,931 reposts · 354 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112459466805305554/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/2024-05-18 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2024-05-18 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2024-05-18.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. 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