# Posts from Tuesday, August 13, 2024 34 posts on 2024-08-13. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-13/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-11T01:01:56.594Z (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._ **Musk Interview Afterglow Curdles Into Poll Grievance Before Pivoting to Coordinated Harris Assault** Trump spent the day riding the momentum of his lengthy interview with Elon Musk the night before, repeatedly touting its viewership as record-breaking while complaining that media coverage focused on technical glitches instead. A batch of thirteen congressional endorsements for Minnesota and Wisconsin candidates went out overnight, clearly staff-managed. The day's emotional low point came mid-morning when an unfavorable NYT/Siena poll triggered a brief flash of anger and conspiratorial accusations of rigged methodology, but the mood quickly redirected into a sustained, organized attack campaign against Kamala Harris on fracking, healthcare, and policy flip-flops ahead of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. - Posts analyzed: 30 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.12 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 70 (15 false) - Era: 2024 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest: August 13, 2024 ## Location and Timezone Context Based on contextual indicators in the post-level commentary (references to "Bozeman rally day" and "9 AM local in Montana"), Trump was in Montana on this date, placing him in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC-6). All local time references below are MDT. ## Posting Timeline (Local Time) - **10:09–10:14 PM MDT (Aug 12):** 13 congressional endorsement posts (batch-scheduled, authorship scores 0.10–0.72) - **11:21 PM MDT (Aug 12):** YouTube link to Musk interview (authorship 0.15) - **4:43 AM MDT:** Rumble link to interview (authorship 0.10) - **5:07 AM MDT:** Campaign website URL (authorship 0.10) - **6:39 AM MDT:** "All-time record" + FAKE NEWS post (authorship 0.90 — first authentically authored post) - **8:58–9:07 AM MDT:** Mixed cluster: whistleblower content, supply-seeking links, divine plan article - **9:44 AM MDT:** NYT/Siena poll attack (**rage peak 1**, intensity 0.68) - **9:51 AM MDT:** Musk interview media defense (**rage peak 2**, intensity 0.72) - **10:18 AM MDT:** Harris policy flip-flop attack (all caps) - **11:48 AM MDT:** Harris fracking attack - **2:51 PM MDT:** Harris private insurance attack (final post of day) ## Phase 1: Endorsement Infrastructure (10:09–10:14 PM MDT, Aug 12) Thirteen congressional endorsements were deployed in a five-minute batch targeting Minnesota (posts ts_112952749864879004 through ts_112952758716141731) and Wisconsin (ts_112952752891605695 through ts_112952767974346766). Authorship scores range from 0.10 to 0.72, with the overwhelming majority below 0.35, confirming staff-generated content deployed via scheduled queue. The geographic targeting of two Upper Midwest battleground states — Minnesota (which Trump has long believed is winnable) and Wisconsin (a must-win) — reflects strategic campaign infrastructure rather than psychological expression. Psychologically, these posts are maintenance-grade narcissistic supply: each endorsee is described in superlative terms ("tremendous," "fantastic," "phenomenal," "incredible") that function as reflected grandiosity. The formulaic structure and identical rhetorical template across all thirteen posts confirm this is institutional output rather than personal expression. The single notable post in this batch is the Tony Wied endorsement (ts_112952762006094389), which contains a direct attack on "RINO Roger Roth" as a "clone of Paul Ryan" who "should drop out of the Race NOW." This is the only post in the endorsement batch with discernible personal emotional valence (intensity 0.38) and elevated authorship probability (0.45), suggesting Trump may have personally contributed to or approved this specific attack. ## Phase 2: Musk Interview Amplification (11:21 PM – 6:39 AM MDT) The August 12 Trump-Musk X interview (reported 1.3M peak concurrent listeners, 2+ hours, with a 40+ minute delay attributed by Musk to a DDoS attack) generated a multi-post amplification sequence. The first two posts (ts_112953033929795379, ts_112954298337350190) are bare URL shares to YouTube and Rumble — low-authorship aide content distributing the interview across platforms. The psychologically significant post in this phase is ts_112954754390716488 at 6:39 AM MDT: "An all-time record, but the media refuses to write about it because they are FAKE NEWS!" This is the first authentically authored post of the day (authorship 0.90) and establishes the day's psychological baseline. The post deploys what the commentary identifies as a "fused" cognitive unit: achievement-claim and persecution-grievance delivered as a single reflexive package. The "all-time record" claim is factually unsupported — while the interview attracted significant viewership, it did not set verifiable records. The "FAKE NEWS" label functions here as an automatized tic rather than an expression of active rage, suggesting deep behavioral consolidation of this defensive pattern. ## Phase 3: Supply-Seeking and Narrative Construction (8:58–9:07 AM MDT) A nine-minute cluster of posts reveals the campaign's coordinated communications strategy for the day. The sequence interleaves: **Whistleblower amplification** (ts_112955301403081741, ts_112955318450263632): Catherine Herridge's report on border agency whistleblowers being targeted. The retruth (ts_112955318450263632) is particularly notable for amplifying a quote claiming a supervisor said the agency's goal is to "bankrupt you, make you quit, die, kill yourselves." This framing — government agencies as actively lethal toward dissenters — parallels Trump's own persecution narrative while maintaining arms-length deniability through delegated voice. Danger level: elevated. The paranoid deep-state framework renders a single alleged supervisory remark as systemic institutional policy, serving dual strategic purposes: anti-Biden/Harris governance framing and base mobilization through shared persecution narrative ahead of the DNC. **Supply-seeking links** (ts_112955327336937775, ts_112955330037629151, ts_112955331285733990, ts_112955332201718888, ts_112955333560575108): A rapid burst of five URL shares — Breitbart on historic popularity, The Hill on Biden cover-up investigation, and three separate articles validating the Vance VP pick. All authorship scores 0.10-0.15, clearly aide-curated. **Divine plan article** (ts_112955334530660438): A Spectator article linking Trump's Butler assassination survival to Reagan's 1981 survival and asserting divine providence. One month post-assassination attempt, this represents the narcissistic system's conversion of extreme vulnerability into ultimate supply — divine chosenness at cosmic scale. Danger level is elevated: while containing no direct incitement, the theological legitimation of Trump's political mission in the post-assassination context can amplify the perception among radicalized followers that protecting the "chosen" figure carries divine sanction. ## Phase 4: The Rage Spike (9:44–9:51 AM MDT) The day's only sustained emotional escalation occurs in a tight seven-minute window across two posts: **Post ts_112955480875522291 (9:44 AM, rage 0.65):** A detailed attack on NYT/Siena polling methodology, alleging deliberate Democrat oversampling to manufacture unfavorable results. This is a classic narcissistic injury response: the trigger (disconfirming electoral data) activates a characteristic defense sequence of source invalidation → reality reconstruction → offensive pivot. The post oscillates between vulnerable register (victimized by rigged poll) and grandiose register (claiming victory despite evidence), suggesting incomplete narcissistic equilibrium under competitive pressure. The 2016 invocation ("just like 2016") serves as a psychic anchor immunizing against disconfirming present data. Authorship: 0.85 (highly authentic). Danger: elevated, due to existential framing of Harris ("DESTROY AMERICA"). **Post ts_112955510502595799 (9:51 AM, rage 0.72 — day's peak):** The day's highest-intensity post defends the Musk interview against morning media coverage that foregrounded the 40+ minute technical delay. Three defense mechanisms operate simultaneously: rationalization (crash = popularity proof), denial (40+ minutes → "a little late"), and distortion (unsupported "all-time record" claim). The capitalized "HATE" is among the more direct affective declarations observed. Rage intensity is disproportionate to the actual trigger — media coverage of a largely successful event — suggesting the underlying injury is not about the interview but about the broader pattern of perceived media hostility. The commentary notes all four principal factual claims in this post range from misleading to false. This spike is classified as a transient spike rather than a sustained escalation. It does not develop into a rage spiral; within 27 minutes, the subject pivots to offensive campaign content. ## Phase 5: Anti-Harris Offensive (10:18 AM – 2:51 PM MDT) The final phase comprises three increasingly focused attacks on Kamala Harris, spaced across four and a half hours: 1. **ts_112955617139205824 (10:18 AM):** All-caps broadside attacking Harris for reversing "LIFELONG POLICIES" on energy, healthcare, crime, and border. While exploiting a genuine political vulnerability (Harris's documented moderation of 2019 primary positions), the maximalist framing ("EXACT OPPOSITE," "LIFELONG") crosses from critique into distortion. No rage present; this is confident, offensive-posture campaign content. 2. **ts_112955971101126930 (11:48 AM):** Targeted fracking attack aimed specifically at Pennsylvania voters. Strategic geographic targeting — Pennsylvania is the most fracking-dependent swing state — suggests campaign infrastructure guiding content toward electoral pressure points. Authorship 0.62 suggests collaborative creation. 3. **ts_112956687869438249 (2:51 PM):** Brief, punchy attack on Harris and private insurance. The commentary identifies this as one node in a coordinated multi-front attack sequence, with the campaign deploying thematic breadth across a single day. The present-tense framing ("backs") deliberately collapses timeline to present a retracted 2019 position as active 2024 policy. ## Psychological State Analysis **Dominant state: Grandiose.** Twenty-eight of thirty posts register as grandiose, with only two posts (ts_112955318450263632, ts_112955480875522291) showing mixed or vulnerable registers. The grandiosity is primarily expressed through superlative language in endorsements, achievement claims about the Musk interview, and confident offensive attacks on Harris. **State transitions:** Two notable transitions occurred: - **Grandiose → Mixed** at 9:44 AM MDT, triggered by the NYT/Siena poll. The narcissistic injury produces a paranoid-defensive register with explicit victimhood framing. - **Mixed → Grandiose** at 10:18 AM MDT, as emotional energy redirects from grievance into Harris attacks. The recovery time (~27 minutes) is notably fast, suggesting either effective self-regulation or campaign staff redirection. ## Contradiction Analysis A moderate contradiction exists between the selective acceptance of partisan polling (Breitbart article claiming historic popularity highs, shared at ts_112955327336937775) and the simultaneous rejection of mainstream polling (NYT/Siena methodology attacked as deliberately rigged at ts_112955480875522291). This reflects a characteristic epistemological double standard: favorable data is accepted uncritically regardless of source quality, while unfavorable data is attacked at the methodological level regardless of source credibility. ## Sleep and Hypomanic Assessment **Sleep window:** Last aide-generated post at 11:21 PM MDT; first authentically authored post at 6:39 AM MDT. This provides a potential sleep window of approximately 7 hours. The 4:43 AM and 5:07 AM posts are both low-authorship (0.10) and almost certainly aide-generated, not indicative of Trump being awake. **Hypomanic indicators:** Not present. While 30 total posts is elevated, 13 are batch-scheduled endorsements and an additional 8-10 are aide-generated URL shares. The authentically authored content (~7-8 posts) falls within normal campaign-day parameters. No evidence of pressured speech patterns, sleep deprivation, or flight of ideas beyond baseline. ## Danger Assessment Four posts reach elevated danger level. The most concerning content is the whistleblower cluster (ts_112955301403081741, ts_112955318450263632), which frames federal agencies as having explicitly lethal intent toward dissenters — contributing to anti-government radicalization potential without constituting direct incitement. The divine plan article (ts_112955334530660438) carries theological legitimation risk in the post-assassination attempt context. The NYT poll post (ts_112955480875522291) deploys existential framing of Harris ("DESTROY AMERICA") that contributes longitudinally to a political violence-risk context. No stochastic terrorism pattern is identified for this day. While multiple targets are named (media, federal agencies, Harris), the targeting is diffuse and institutionally directed rather than focused on specific individuals in a manner that would constitute stochastic mobilization. ## Veracity Assessment Across approximately 18 verifiable claims in the day's posts, roughly 9 are false or significantly misleading. Key false claims include: "all-time record" viewership for the Musk interview (unverified and likely false), "historic high" popularity (unsupported by aggregated data), present-tense attribution of retracted Harris positions, and the characterization of a 40+ minute delay as "a little late." Average veracity score: approximately 0.35. ## Cognitive Assessment No cognitive deterioration indicators are present. Sentence complexity, vocabulary, and argumentative structure are consistent with established baseline. The notable cognitive pattern is the "fused" achievement-persecution unit identified in the early morning post — the automatic coupling of any achievement claim with a media suppression grievance has become so deeply consolidated that the two elements appear to be a single cognitive operation rather than a sequential argument. This represents behavioral consolidation rather than cognitive decline. ## Day-Level Summary August 13, 2024 was a strategically structured campaign day, likely managed by a coordination between Trump's authentic posting impulses and campaign staff infrastructure. The day's architecture reveals the campaign operating in pre-DNC offensive mode: endorsement infrastructure for Upper Midwest battlegrounds, interview amplification for base engagement, and a multi-vector Harris attack for opposition framing. The brief mid-morning rage spike — triggered by an unfavorable poll and unflattering media coverage of the Musk interview — was the day's only emotional deviation, and its rapid containment (27 minutes from injury to offensive pivot) suggests effective emotional redirection, whether self-directed or staff-facilitated. The day's most concerning content was not the rage-driven posts but the quieter institutional posts: the whistleblower amplification framing federal agencies as intentionally lethal, and the divine plan article asserting theological sanction for Trump's political mission. ### Narrative The day follows a three-act structure: triumph (Musk interview afterglow and endorsement infrastructure), injury (NYT poll and media coverage grievance producing a brief rage spike), and redirection (sustained anti-Harris offensive). The contamination arc from victory to victimhood is present but truncated — the subject recovers from the narcissistic injury within minutes and channels the energy into campaign-functional attack content, suggesting the campaign apparatus and pre-DNC strategic imperatives successfully contained what could have become a sustained grievance spiral. ### Dominant themes - Congressional endorsements (Minnesota/Wisconsin battleground) (1 post) - Musk X interview amplification and defense (1 post) - Anti-Harris campaign attacks (1 post) - Media grievance and FAKE NEWS framing (1 post) - Anti-government whistleblower narrative (1 post) - Supply-seeking via partisan media validation (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_112955327336937775](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955327336937775): Shares Breitbart article claiming Trump popularity approaches historic highs, implicitly endorsing partisan polling as valid evidence vs. [ts_112955480875522291](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955480875522291): Attacks NYT/Siena poll methodology as deliberately rigged oversampling, dismissing unfavorable polling as institutionally corrupt ### Cognitive concerns - Reflexive fusion of achievement-claim and persecution-grievance into a single automatic cognitive unit, suggesting deep behavioral consolidation - Self-sealing belief structure: any outcome (coverage or non-coverage) confirms the underlying narrative, rendering claims functionally unfalsifiable - Selective evidence acceptance: partisan-source polling embraced uncritically while mainstream polling attacked as methodologically corrupt - Temporal distortion in Harris attacks: presenting retracted 2019 primary positions as active 2024 policy through deliberate present-tense framing ## Posts ### [ts_112956687869438249](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112956687869438249) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T20:51:13.399Z (UTC) > Kamala Harris backs ABOLISHING PRIVATE INSURANCE! 18,641 likes · 6,918 reposts · 3,146 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112956687869438249.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112956687869438249/analysis --- ### [ts_112955971101126930](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955971101126930) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T17:48:56.386Z (UTC) > Kamala Harris was the leader of BANNING FRACKING IN THE UNITED STATES, and fought especially hard for No Fracking in Pennsylvania. The people of Pennsylvania are smart. She would devastate the Commonwealth, and they know it. They will VOTE FOR TRUMP! 27,677 likes · 8,156 reposts · 2,382 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955971101126930.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955971101126930/analysis --- ### [ts_112955617139205824](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955617139205824) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T16:18:55.355Z (UTC) > KAMALA HARRIS GOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE WAY ON HER LIFELONG POLICIES REGARDING ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, CRIME, AND BORDER. WHAT A JOKE SHE IS!!! 26,979 likes · 7,201 reposts · 2,589 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955617139205824.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955617139205824/analysis --- ### [ts_112955510502595799](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955510502595799) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:51:48.205Z (UTC) > I spent 2 1/2 hours last night talking to Elon, a fantastic guy, getting all-time record Views/hits, and all the Fake News wants to report is that the servers crashed (because of the tremendous volume!), and the show opened a little late. What they should be reporting was the incredible number of people that were listening. I absolutely HATE the Fake News Media. So bad for our Country! 35,734 likes · 9,443 reposts · 3,480 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955510502595799.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955510502595799/analysis --- ### [ts_112955480875522291](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955480875522291) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:44:16.135Z (UTC) > The NYT/Siena Poll has way over sampled Democrat voters, and way under sampled people who voted for me in 2020. The Fake News York Times insisted they do this so that it would look as bad as possible in comparison to their last poll, which was very good for me, way up, and made the very biased Times look “stupid,” just like in 2016. I am actually up on the San Francisco Liberal, despite all of Crooked Media. She would DESTROY AMERICA, just like she destroyed San Francisco! 20,858 likes · 5,412 reposts · 1,378 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955480875522291.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955480875522291/analysis --- ### [ts_112955339675241816](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955339675241816) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:08:21.587Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrumpAn all-time record, but the media refuses to write about it because they are FAKE NEWS! Reposted from @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump), 2024-08-13T12:39:30.852Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112954754390716488) > An all-time record, but the media refuses to write about it because they are FAKE NEWS! - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/954/754/276/863/609/original/2baaf395a2cedb72.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112955334530660438](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955334530660438) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:07:03.084Z (UTC) > https://spectator.org/trump-reagan-and-gods-divine-plan/ 12,486 likes · 3,360 reposts · 438 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955334530660438/analysis --- ### [ts_112955333560575108](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955333560575108) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:06:48.286Z (UTC) > https://humanevents.com/2024/07/15/kenny-cody-vance-is-the-best-vp-choice-for-trump 11,792 likes · 2,803 reposts · 382 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955333560575108/analysis --- ### [ts_112955332201718888](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955332201718888) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:06:27.547Z (UTC) > https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/j-d-vance-is-the-ultimate-non-compromise-candidate/ 10,800 likes · 2,673 reposts · 273 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955332201718888/analysis --- ### [ts_112955331285733990](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955331285733990) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:06:13.573Z (UTC) > https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/wayne-root-my-trump-vp-pick-was-jd/ 10,106 likes · 2,465 reposts · 244 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955331285733990/analysis --- ### [ts_112955330037629151](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955330037629151) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:05:54.526Z (UTC) > https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4785184-covering-for-biden-endangered-america-and-must-be-investigated/ 6,578 likes · 1,711 reposts · 113 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955330037629151/analysis --- ### [ts_112955328839829305](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955328839829305) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:05:36.252Z (UTC) · repost > RT @RonnyJacksonTXI am proud to lead this lawsuit with AFPI against the corrupt Biden administration.Once again, they are weaponizing government in order to remain in power and ignoring the needs of American voters.Instead of pursuing policy to help our country, they’re using government institutions to illegally influence the 2024 election.The Democrats crooked tactics know no bounds. They MUST be stopped!!https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/afpi-files-federal-lawsuit-challenging-biden-admin-effort-to-turn-federal-agencies-into-partisan-voter-registration-machines Reposted from @RonnyJacksonTX (Ronny Jackson), 2024-07-12T21:37:22.937Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@RonnyJacksonTX/112775675441133683) > I am proud to lead this lawsuit with AFPI against the corrupt Biden administration. > > Once again, they are weaponizing government in order to remain in power and ignoring the needs of American voters. > > Instead of pursuing policy to help our country, they’re using government institutions to illegally influence the 2024 election. > > The Democrats crooked tactics know no bounds. They MUST be stopped!! > > https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/afpi-files-federal-lawsuit-challenging-biden-admin-effort-to-turn-federal-agencies-into-partisan-voter-registration-machines 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112955327336937775](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955327336937775) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:05:13.316Z (UTC) > https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/08/09/donald-trumps-popularity-approaches-historic-high-3-months-election/ 10,235 likes · 2,779 reposts · 270 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955327336937775/analysis --- ### [ts_112955326089058355](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955326089058355) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:04:54.280Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 11,552 likes · 3,076 reposts · 287 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112955325582987952](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955325582987952) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:04:46.555Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 10,002 likes · 3,205 reposts · 539 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_112955318450263632](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955318450263632) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T15:02:57.720Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/112955301403081741 Catherine Herridge: “This is the one whistleblower exchange you cannot miss! ‘One of the supervisors said, very matter a fact, the agency’s goal is to bankrupt you, make you quit, die, kill yourselves, or basically all of the above,’ according to whistleblower MIchael Taylor.” Reposted [ts_112955301403081741](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955301403081741) (2024-08-13T14:58:37.601Z (UTC)) > 🚨BREAKING🚨Catherine Herridge: “Leaked government memo confirms whistleblowers were targeted by Border Agency after exposing federal DNA Collection law was not followed for immigration violations. Homeland Security whistleblowers claim American deaths ‘were preventable.’” - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/955/301/135/526/719/original/89774b29a03e95e3.mp4 **Video transcript** (1:36), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > This internal government memo confirms that you were retaliated against because you spoke out against officials at Homeland Security who you believed were violating the law. Yes. 100%. Has anyone at Homeland Security been disciplined? Not that we're aware of. No. Demoted? No. No, and to the contrary, promoted. Promoted. Anyone fired for failing to comply with the DNA law? No. The only ones disciplined are sitting right here. I've had my law enforcement credentials and my firearm taken away from me. I've had my law enforcement retirement taken away from me. And we will tell you this in a law enforcement environment, publicly removing someone's firearm is the ultimate insult and degradation. I was basically iced, left to sit at my desk every day, do nothing but the most menial tasks. My future career options, because I was working in such a limited sphere, all that future potential vanished in a day. I was demoted three levels, like Mr. Taylor. My firearm was taken, my credentials were taken. And it was the final blow to a professional career. And what we did was we came forward. Not in 75 years or so of combined service have one of us even had a written or verbal disciplinary action… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955318450263632) 10,187 likes · 4,782 reposts · 382 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955318450263632.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955318450263632/analysis --- ### [ts_112955301403081741](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955301403081741) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T14:58:37.601Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > 🚨BREAKING🚨Catherine Herridge: “Leaked government memo confirms whistleblowers were targeted by Border Agency after exposing federal DNA Collection law was not followed for immigration violations. Homeland Security whistleblowers claim American deaths ‘were preventable.’” **Video transcript** (10:29), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > "Americans are dead and these deaths were preventable." So this internal government memo confirms that you were retaliated against because you spoke out against officials at Homeland Security who you believed were violating the law. Yes, 100 percent. The agency's goal is to bankrupt you, make you quit, die, kill yourselves, or basically, preferably, all of the above. This law is on the books. Yes. Is Homeland Security enforcing the DNA collection law? Not fully. As a result, are Americans less safe? Yes. No question in your mind. It already is. Our team sat down with three government whistleblowers with seven decades of law enforcement experience. They work at Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, a division of Homeland Security. This internal government memo confirms that you were retaliated against because you spoke out against officials at Homeland Security who you believed were violating the law. Yes, 100 percent. The agency's intentional decade-long failure to implement a law designed to protect public safety. That's its conclusion. Customs and Border Protection is in violation of the federal law and it's done knowingly. Yes. This internal Homeland Security directive marked l… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955301403081741) 9,359 likes · 3,654 reposts · 218 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112955301403081741.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112955301403081741/analysis --- ### [ts_112954754390716488](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954754390716488) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T12:39:30.852Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > An all-time record, but the media refuses to write about it because they are FAKE NEWS! 36,332 likes · 11,991 reposts · 3,446 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112954754390716488.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954754390716488/analysis --- ### [ts_112954393866193015](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954393866193015) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T11:07:49.685Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > https://www.DonaldJTrump.com 21,334 likes · 8,277 reposts · 1,603 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954393866193015/analysis --- ### [ts_112954298337350190](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954298337350190) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T10:43:32.030Z (UTC) > https://rumble.com/v5arhe5-president-trumps-exclusive-interview-with-elon-musk-on-x.html 20,456 likes · 5,823 reposts · 1,031 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112954298337350190/analysis --- ### [ts_112953033929795379](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112953033929795379) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T05:21:58.702Z (UTC) > “President Trump's Interview with Elon Musk on X” https://youtu.be/QzWjFzRMQNA?si=RPHtdIf7Z60u92AH 16,132 likes · 4,464 reposts · 1,178 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112953033929795379.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112953033929795379/analysis --- ### [ts_112952767974346766](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952767974346766) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:14:20.545Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Eric Hovde is running strong for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement, and has, right from the beginning. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE - GO ERIC!!! **Video transcript** (0:43), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > And a man who's doing really good, he's just about even in the polls, I see he's a handsome devil, I just met him backstage, and a beautiful wife, a beautiful family, U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovdey, Eric Hovdey, where's Eric? Eric, good job, man, I tell you. Eric, I met Eric and I've studied Eric and I, because we have to get it right, and running against some very fine people, really, but I've looked it out and they're going to have other opportunities. Eric, I am giving you my complete and total endorsement, so go out and win. Go out and win. Go out and win. 13,197 likes · 3,077 reposts · 358 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952767974346766.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952767974346766/analysis --- ### [ts_112952762006094389](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952762006094389) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:12:49.475Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > After selling his highly successful Oil and Gas Business, Tony Wied decided to run for Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Tony is running against RINO Roger Roth, who is a “clone” of Paul Ryan, and no friend to MAGA - He should drop out of the Race NOW. As your next Congressman, Tony will work hard to Unleash American Energy, Stop Inflation, Secure our Border, Support our Military/Vets, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE. Tony Wied has my Complete and Total Endorsement - He will not let you down! 14,044 likes · 3,446 reposts · 349 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952762006094389.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952762006094389/analysis --- ### [ts_112952758716141731](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952758716141731) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:11:59.277Z (UTC) > Joe Teirab is a terrific America First Candidate running to represent the Great People of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District! A Marine Corps Veteran and Former Federal Prosecutor, Joe will be a tireless fighter in Congress who will work hard to Grow the Economy, Stop Inflation, Uphold the Rule of Law, Secure the Border, Promote American Energy, Stand with our Great Military/Vets, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. He is also supported by my friend, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and many other Highly Respected Leaders in Minnesota. MINNESOTA, GET OUT AND VOTE. Joe Teirab has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN! 10,943 likes · 2,552 reposts · 177 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952758716141731.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952758716141731/analysis --- ### [ts_112952757795235317](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952757795235317) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:11:45.224Z (UTC) > Janel Brandtjen is a Proven Fighter for Wisconsin! She has consistently defended Constitutional Freedoms, and fought for Free and Transparent Elections in Wisconsin. Janel has proven her integrity and dogged determination to keep Wisconsin FREE. Wisconsin needs Leaders who will empower Constituents to Hold their Elected Officials Accountable. No one does that better than Janel Brandtjen. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE. Janel Brandtjen has my Complete and Total Endorsement - She will NEVER LET YOU DOWN! 10,290 likes · 2,416 reposts · 113 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952757795235317.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952757795235317/analysis --- ### [ts_112952756959608721](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952756959608721) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:11:32.473Z (UTC) > Congressman Tom Tiffany is a tremendous representative for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District! Tom is a Patriot working to Grow the Economy, Secure the Border, Uphold the Rule of Law, Support our Veterans, Strengthen our Military, Defend our always under siege Second Amendment, and Champion our incredible Farmers. I am proud to have endorsed Tom for his landslide Special Election Victory in 2020, and I am proud to continue to support him. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE. Tom Tiffany has my Complete and Total Endorsement - He WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! 9,963 likes · 2,329 reposts · 112 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952756959608721.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952756959608721/analysis --- ### [ts_112952756350347354](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952756350347354) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:11:23.174Z (UTC) > Congressman Glenn Grothman is a phenomenal Representative for the fantastic people of Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District! An America First Patriot, Glenn strongly advocates for our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, Supports our Brave Military and Veterans, Promotes our Energy, and Defends our always under siege Second Amendment. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE - Glenn Grothman has my Complete and Total Endorsement! 9,564 likes · 2,220 reposts · 118 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952756350347354.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952756350347354/analysis --- ### [ts_112952755345088962](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952755345088962) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:11:07.834Z (UTC) > Congressman Scott Fitzgerald is doing an incredible job representing Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District! A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, Scott is working hard to Support our Veterans, Strengthen our Military, Uphold the Rule of Law, Protect Life, Defend the Second Amendment, and Deliver High-Quality, Affordable Health Care. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE - Scott Fitzgerald has my Complete and Total Endorsement! 9,340 likes · 2,163 reposts · 97 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952755345088962.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952755345088962/analysis --- ### [ts_112952754604918590](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952754604918590) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:10:56.540Z (UTC) > Congressman Derrick Van Orden is a tremendous champion for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. A retired Navy SEAL, Derrick bravely served our Country in combat, and brings that same Fighting Spirit to Congress. Derrick strongly advocates for our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, supports our incredible Military/Veterans, and Defends our always under siege Second Amendment. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE - Derrick Van Orden has my Complete and Total Endorsement! 9,266 likes · 2,163 reposts · 102 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952754604918590.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952754604918590/analysis --- ### [ts_112952752891605695](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952752891605695) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:10:30.398Z (UTC) > Congressman Bryan Steil is a tremendous champion for the incredible people of Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District! As the Chair of the House Administration Committee, Bryan is an America First Fighter for Election Integrity. He is working hard to Secure the Border, Support our Veterans, Strengthen the Military, Defend the Second Amendment, and Promote American Agriculture and our Incredible Farmers. WISCONSIN, GET OUT AND VOTE - Bryan Steil has my Complete and Total Endorsement! 9,059 likes · 2,133 reposts · 92 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952752891605695.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952752891605695/analysis --- ### [ts_112952751884244371](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952751884244371) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:10:15.027Z (UTC) > Congressman Pete Stauber is a tremendous Representative of Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District! A Former Police Officer and Professional Hockey Player, Pete is working hard to Secure the Border, Support our Brave Law Enforcement and First Responders, Defend our always under siege Second Amendment, and Empower our Great American Workers to Restore Energy and Mineral Dominance. I first campaigned with Pete in 2018, and am proud to once again support him as we fight for the incredibly hardworking men and women of Northeastern Minnesota. Pete Stauber has my Complete and Total Endorsement. MINNESOTA, GET OUT AND VOTE! 8,976 likes · 2,123 reposts · 97 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952751884244371.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952751884244371/analysis --- ### [ts_112952751211795382](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952751211795382) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:10:04.768Z (UTC) > Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is a proven America First Patriot for the Great People of Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. Michelle has done a fantastic job fighting to Secure our Borders, Support our Farmers, Defend our Military/Veterans, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Michelle Fischbach has my Complete and Total Endorsement - She will never let you down. MINNESOTA, GET OUT AND VOTE! 8,811 likes · 2,096 reposts · 96 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952751211795382.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952751211795382/analysis --- ### [ts_112952750572013942](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952750572013942) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:09:55.003Z (UTC) > Tom Emmer is a fantastic Representative of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, and is doing an incredible job as the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tom has worked with us really well over the past 6 months, because he understands we can win Minnesota for the first time since 1972 - although I think we did really well last time! Tom is fighting hard to Secure our Borders, Stop Illegal Immigration, Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes, and Protect and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Tom Emmer has my Complete and Total Endorsement. MINNESOTA, GET OUT AND VOTE! 8,697 likes · 2,072 reposts · 111 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112952750572013942.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952750572013942/analysis --- ### [ts_112952749864879004](https://trump.fm/post/ts_112952749864879004) Truth Social · 2024-08-13T04:09:44.216Z (UTC) > Congressman Brad Finstad is a Great Representative for the people of Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. Brad fights hard to Empower our Farmers, Protect our Military/Veterans, Secure our Border, and Defend our under siege Second Amendment. Brad Finstad has my Complete and Total Endorsement - He will always Stand Up for Southern Minnesota, and Put America First. 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