# Posts from Saturday, August 31, 2024 28 posts on 2024-08-31. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-31/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-10T19:07:51.682Z (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._ **Arlington Cemetery Scandal Triggers Full DARVO Campaign: Seven Gold Star Families Deployed as Political Shields** Trump spent the day in damage-control mode after his campaign staff were caught physically pushing aside a federal official at Arlington National Cemetery. The evening before, he attacked Kamala Harris's CNN interview in a late-night posting session that stretched past 2 AM. By late afternoon, the real operation launched: a rapid-fire series of Gold Star family testimonial videos -- seven posts in under two hours -- designed to reframe the cemetery scandal as a story about honoring the fallen rather than violating federal law. The day's most intense moment was a sprawling attack post calling Harris a liar on seven different topics, driven by the sting of her direct criticism over the Arlington incident. - Posts analyzed: 18 - Dominant state: mixed - Narrative arc: contamination - Aggregate rage level: 0.18 - Max danger level: elevated - Escalation detected - Theme obsession: Arlington National Cemetery controversy and military champion identity defense - Claims: 29 (7 false) - Era: 2024 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest: August 31, 2024 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was in Washington, D.C. on this date, having appeared at the Moms for Liberty National Summit. All analysis uses EDT (UTC-4) as the local timezone. ## I. Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: Mixed The day's psychological profile oscillated between grandiose and vulnerable states, with the dominant mode best classified as **mixed**. The oscillation was not random but structurally organized: grandiose states appeared in self-authored posts (rally recaps, competitive attacks on Harris), while vulnerable states dominated the aide-authored Gold Star family series. This bifurcation suggests that the campaign apparatus managed the vulnerable pole that Trump himself could not comfortably inhabit. ### State Transitions **Phase 1 — Evening Rally Afterglow (8:14–11:50 PM EDT, Aug 30):** The day opens with grandiose maintenance — a Moms for Liberty event promotion (ts_113053746599807712) and a Pennsylvania rally recap (ts_113054596287771892). The "Comrade Kamala Harris" epithet and triadic victory assertions ("we are going to win...") reflect standard post-rally narcissistic supply extension. Interspersed is the TDS post (ts_113054298570677792), a brief mixed-state eruption triggered by Harris's Arlington condemnation and the CNN interview — a thought-terminating cliché deployed as an efficient defensive maneuver. **Phase 2 — Late-Night Reactive Escalation (2:15–2:16 AM EDT):** Two posts fired within 60 seconds (ts_113055167026404494, ts_113055170072030728) — one attacking Harris's CNN performance, one labeling the Arlington controversy a "HOAX." The 2 AM timing, brevity, and ALL CAPS markers indicate authentic, impulsive authorship driven by narcissistic rage that demanded immediate discharge. The state transitions from grandiose (competitive devaluation of Harris's media skills) to vulnerable (persecution framing via "hoax" label) within a single minute, consistent with the rapid oscillation characteristic of acute narcissistic injury. **Phase 3 — Morning Reset (10:05–10:09 AM EDT):** After an approximately 8-hour gap (likely sleep), two aide-assisted posts emerge: a substantive marijuana legalization policy statement (ts_113057012516008786) and a brief Tom Homan acknowledgment (ts_113057028379429550). Both are grandiose-maintenance, low-intensity, and reflect restored executive function following overnight sleep. The policy post is notable for its strategic sophistication — adopting a libertarian position while maintaining law-and-order brand identity through rhetorical framing. **Phase 4 — Afternoon Rage Spike (5:58 PM EDT):** The day's peak intensity arrives in ts_113058875908480255 (rage: 0.72, intensity: 0.84) — a comprehensive attack labeling Harris a liar on seven distinct topics, including Arlington Cemetery. This is a textbook DARVO inversion: the documented federal law violation by Trump's own staff is reframed as Harris "lying about Arlington." The "Comrade" dehumanization label, the catalogue enumeration of alleged lies, and the DJT signature all indicate high-confidence authentic authorship under significant emotional pressure. **Phase 5 — Coordinated Vulnerability Display (6:03–7:41 PM EDT):** Seven consecutive Gold Star family testimonial posts (ts_113058891733345124 through ts_113059278064424606) constitute the day's defining psychological operation. The state shifts to institutional vulnerability management — aide-authored, professionally formatted, identical template structure. Each post deploys a bereaved military family member as a moral shield against the Arlington criticism. The rapid-fire cadence (7 posts in ~100 minutes) reflects the severity of the perceived reputational threat. ## II. Escalation Detection **Escalation detected: Yes** The day exhibits a **spike** escalation pattern rather than a gradual rage spiral: - **Simmering phase** (10:34 PM – 2:16 AM EDT): Rage emerges at moderate levels (0.30–0.35) across three posts responding to Harris's CNN interview and her Arlington condemnation. Posts are reactive but contained. - **Reset** (2:16 AM – 10:05 AM): Sleep gap. Morning posts show no rage. - **Spike** (5:58 PM): Rage intensity jumps to 0.72 in a single post — the comprehensive Harris attack. This represents a disproportionate discharge of accumulated injury, triggered by the full day's media coverage of the Arlington scandal and Harris's sustained criticism. - **Suppression** (6:03–7:41 PM): Rage is strategically suppressed as the campaign pivots to the Gold Star testimonial series. The rage visible in the 5:58 PM post is entirely absent from the subsequent seven posts, suggesting deliberate emotional compartmentalization managed by communications staff. The peak rage (0.72) is disproportionate to any single trigger but proportionate to the cumulative narcissistic injury: a core identity domain (military champion) was publicly undermined by documented misconduct, and the opponent directly articulated the character judgment ("unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself"). ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes 1. **Arlington Cemetery Defense / Gold Star Shield Operation** (12 posts): The day's overwhelming dominant theme. From the initial TDS and "HOAX" posts through the comprehensive Harris attack and the seven-post Gold Star series, the Arlington controversy drove the majority of the day's output. This constitutes **thematic obsession** — abnormal, disproportionate return to a single defensive topic. 2. **Anti-Harris Competitive Devaluation** (5 posts): "Comrade Kamala," "can't handle primetime," "lied about McDonalds," comprehensive liar catalogue. The rhetorical architecture positions Harris not as a policy opponent but as an ideological alien (Communist labeling) and a fundamentally dishonest person (serial liar framing). 3. **Campaign Rally / Event Promotion** (3 posts): Standard grandiose maintenance — Moms for Liberty promotion, Pennsylvania rally recap, Levin interview plug. 4. **Policy** (1 post): Marijuana legalization position — the day's only substantive policy statement, notable for its strategic pragmatism. ### Theme Evolution The day's thematic arc moves from **campaign promotion** (evening) → **reactive defense** (late night) → **policy pivot** (morning) → **full crisis response** (afternoon/evening). The Gold Star series represents a thematic takeover — a single defensive operation consuming nearly 40% of the day's posts in under two hours. ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Major Contradiction **Arlington Cemetery Framing:** - In ts_113058891733345124 (via Christy Shamblin proxy): "There was no political campaigning done at the cemetery." - In ts_113058875908480255 (direct authorship): Attacks Harris for "lying about Arlington" while simultaneously using the visit to attack Biden-Harris Afghanistan policy — which is itself political campaigning using the cemetery visit. - **External reality:** Documented evidence shows campaign staff physically displaced a federal cemetery official, and campaign-produced TikTok content from the visit was published — both constituting political campaigning at a federal cemetery in violation of 38 U.S.C. § 2413. ### Moderate Contradiction **Military Reverence vs. Cemetery Misconduct:** - The seven-post Gold Star series performs maximum military reverence and respect for the fallen. - The underlying triggering event involved Trump's campaign staff physically pushing aside a federal employee whose job was to protect the dignity of those same graves. - The behavioral dissonance — performing reverence while the organization enacted documented disrespect — is clinically notable. ## V. Hypomanic Indicators - **Post count:** 18 posts (above the typical 10–15 post daily baseline; approximately 70th percentile) - **Time span (EDT):** 8:14 PM (Aug 30) to 7:41 PM (Aug 31) — 23.5 hours of posting activity - **Latest post:** 2:16 AM EDT (late but within established range for reactive late-night posting) - **Earliest post (next day):** 10:05 AM EDT - **Sleep gap:** ~8 hours (2:16 AM to 10:05 AM) — adequate for basic sleep - **Burst pattern:** 10 posts in ~100 minutes (6:03–7:41 PM), but this is aide-driven coordinated content, not authentic hypomanic output - **Sleep deprivation:** Unlikely. The 2 AM posts indicate late-night stimulation from the Harris CNN interview but the 8-hour gap suggests sleep occurred. - **Hypomanic episode:** **No.** The elevated post count is primarily attributable to the coordinated Gold Star series (7 aide-authored posts), not to pressured authentic output. Removing the aide-produced series yields 11 posts — within normal range. No evidence of flight of ideas, grandiose expansion beyond baseline, or decreased need for sleep. ## VI. Narrative Arc: Contamination The day follows a classic **contamination** narrative: an initial state of rally-fueled triumph progressively degrades into defensive crisis management. - **Opening:** Post-rally grandiosity, victory assertions, crowd energy extension - **Contaminating event:** The Arlington Cemetery scandal, externally imposed, strikes at a core identity claim - **Defensive descent:** Reactive late-night attacks, "HOAX" framing, TDS deflection - **Morning interlude:** Brief strategic reset with policy post - **Full contamination:** Afternoon rage spike followed by the institutional vulnerability display — the campaign apparatus fully mobilized to manage a wound the subject cannot heal through his typical grandiose mechanisms The narrative significance is that Trump's preferred identity as the military's supreme champion was attacked using his own campaign's documented misconduct — a narcissistic injury in the most defended identity domain, requiring the most elaborate defensive response of the day. ## VII. Event Correlation ### Harris Condemns Trump Arlington Behavior - **Reaction type:** Defensive → Offensive - **Response posts:** ts_113054298570677792 (TDS deflection), ts_113055170072030728 ("HOAX" framing), ts_113058875908480255 (comprehensive counter-attack), ts_113058891733345124 through ts_113059278064424606 (Gold Star shield series) - This single event generated the majority of the day's content. The reaction evolved from dismissive (TDS) to defensive (HOAX) to offensive (Harris liar catalogue) to institutional counter-narrative (Gold Star series) — a full spectrum defensive mobilization. ### Harris-Walz CNN Interview - **Reaction type:** Offensive (competitive devaluation) - **Response posts:** ts_113054298570677792, ts_113055167026404494 - Triggered competitive devaluation responses focused on Harris's media performance — a domain where Trump's self-concept as television performer makes rival visibility particularly threatening. ## VIII. Danger Assessment - **Maximum danger level:** Elevated (ts_113054298570677792, ts_113058875908480255) - **Danger posts:** The TDS post and the comprehensive Harris attack post both reach elevated danger. The latter combines "Comrade" dehumanization with a comprehensive liar framework and DARVO inversion of a documented federal violation. - **Stochastic terrorism pattern:** **No** direct mobilization language or targeted incitement appears. However, the cumulative effect of the "Comrade" labeling, serial "liar" accusations, and epistemic inoculation ("HOAX") contributes to the structural delegitimization environment that enables stochastic violence — a systemic rather than acute risk. ## IX. Cognitive Concerns - **Word-finding difficulty:** None detected - **Temporal coherence:** Intact across all self-authored posts - **Structural complexity:** The policy post (marijuana) demonstrates structured argumentation with multiple clauses and conditional reasoning — above-baseline complexity, though likely aide-assisted. The 2 AM attack posts are extremely brief (4–6 words), limiting assessment. - **Complexity trend:** Stable. No evidence of declining cognitive function within this day's sample. - **Notable:** The 2 AM posting window (reactive, impulsive) contrasts sharply with the 10 AM policy post (structured, strategic) — suggesting the aide-assisted daytime output masks whatever cognitive state produces the late-night material. ## X. Clinical Summary August 31, 2024 represents a day dominated by a single narcissistic injury — the Arlington Cemetery altercation — and the multi-layered defensive response it triggered. The psychological architecture of the day reveals both the individual pathology (2 AM reactive posts, DARVO inversions, rage spike) and the institutional infrastructure that manages it (coordinated Gold Star testimonial series, professional crisis communications). The day's clinical signature is the instrumentalization of Gold Star family grief as political shields — a pattern consistent with the antisocial features of malignant narcissism operating at campaign-infrastructure scale. The contamination narrative arc — from rally triumph to defensive crisis — illustrates how external accountability mechanisms, when they penetrate the narcissistic defense perimeter, trigger responses far exceeding the proportionate range. ### Narrative The day opens with post-rally grandiosity and triumph, but progressively degrades into defensive crisis management as the Arlington Cemetery scandal — a documented federal law violation by campaign staff — threatens Trump's core identity as military champion. The response escalates from dismissive deflection (TDS) to reactive rage (comprehensive Harris attack) to an unprecedented institutional counter-narrative operation deploying seven consecutive Gold Star family testimonials as moral shields. The trajectory from rally euphoria to full defensive mobilization exemplifies the contamination arc: external accountability penetrating the narcissistic defense perimeter and corrupting the initial triumphant state. ### Dominant themes - Arlington Cemetery defense and Gold Star shield operation (1 post) - Anti-Harris competitive devaluation (1 post) - Campaign rally and event promotion (1 post) - Policy positioning (marijuana legalization) (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_113058891733345124](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058891733345124): No political campaigning done at the cemetery (via Christy Shamblin proxy) vs. [ts_113058875908480255](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058875908480255): Uses the Arlington visit to attack Biden-Harris on Afghanistan policy — which constitutes political use of the cemetery visit - [ts_113059048393217611](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059048393217611): Gold Star testimonial series performs maximum military reverence and sacred respect for fallen soldiers vs. [ts_113058875908480255](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058875908480255): The triggering event involved campaign staff physically displacing a federal cemetery official whose role was to protect the dignity of those same graves ### Cognitive concerns - Late-night reactive posts (2:15-2:16 AM) are extremely brief (4-6 words), limiting cognitive assessment but consistent with impulsive discharge rather than deterioration - Sharp quality differential between aide-assisted daytime output (structured policy reasoning) and authentic late-night material (terse, reactive) raises questions about unassisted cognitive baseline ## Posts ### [ts_113059278064424606](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059278064424606) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T23:41:15.547Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Darin Hoover, Father of Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover… **Video transcript** (5:13), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > My name is Darren Hoover, and I'm the Gold Star Father of the United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover. Kamala, I want you to understand, and I know it will be difficult for you because you lack empathy and basic understanding. The events that happened on August 26, 2024 with President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery were solemn, and in keeping with the reverence and respect that is given to all members of our military that are buried there, we invited President Trump. We are the ones that asked for the video and the pictures to be taken at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This was a very solemn wreath laying in our son's name, along with the Sergeant Nicole G. Family, as well as two of our catastrophically injured military members that were there on that horrific day in the honor of our Abbey Gate 13. We then moved to the gravesite where our children are buried. Again, we asked the Trump team to take the videos, take the pictures of our time there. President Trump then laid a wreath at the grave side of Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Christian Canouse. There he talked to both his mother and father. President Trump then moved to our son's grave where we were surrounde… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059278064424606) 19,651 likes · 6,756 reposts · 1,433 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113059278064424606.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059278064424606/analysis --- ### [ts_113059048393217611](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059048393217611) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:42:51.039Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Coral Doolittle, Mother of Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez… **Video transcript** (1:55), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > My name is Coro O'Dulero. I am Corporal Humberto Sanchez' mother. This is my statement of what happened on August 26, 2024. My son is not very in Arlington. But I really feel like when President Trump wouldn't pay tribute and pay his respect in Arlington for our kids, it was not just the ones buried in there. It was for all of our kids. And it was an invitation that the families actually extend to him. And it's not the first time that he actually meet with us and share time with our families. After three years, until now, Kamala Harris and President Biden didn't even say their 13 names. They called the withdrawal of Afghanistan a success. And for us, it was just sadness and a disgrace. They are the responsible persons of murdering our kids. And until these days, they did not give us a meeting. They did not accept to meet with us and give us an explanation of what happened. I am the commander in chief. He definitely left our kids behind and just to fill the agenda of his prior commitments. I invite Kamala Harris and Joe Biden to accept the meeting with us and meet with us and explain us what was the whole deal behind the withdrawal in Afghanistan. I think that as a parent, we deserv… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059048393217611) 19,228 likes · 6,360 reposts · 888 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113059048393217611.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059048393217611/analysis --- ### [ts_113059033495846466](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059033495846466) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:39:03.726Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Steve Nikoui, Father of Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui… **Video transcript** (1:33), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Vice President Harris, my name is Steve Nakui. I'm the father of Lance Corporal Karim M. Nakui. And your administration killed my son. Deliberately in exchange for political theatrics, so you could have a final day of the evacuation coincide with September 11th. Ignoring the vice of your generals, the Doha Agreement, and countless other veterans and members of Congress. Denying the safety of the Afghans and the servicemen and women. Your choice to play politics in 2021, killed 170 Afghans, 13 US service members, and wounded 45 of our diverse members, as well as countless Afghans. You were not at Dover for the dignified transfer. At no time have you reached out to me to offer your condolences, to offer thank you for Karim's sacrifice and service. Not once have you honored him by saying his name, so I said it for you. You have disparaged all 13 who have lost their lives as well as their families, exhibiting your lack of gratitude by your silence. I agree with you on one thing, that a person like you should never and will never stand behind the seal of presidency. You are a DEI Vice President. And contrary to our kids, the worst that America has to offer. I will pray for you that God… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059033495846466) 18,614 likes · 6,252 reposts · 613 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113059033495846466.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059033495846466/analysis --- ### [ts_113059020430816856](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059020430816856) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:35:44.366Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Mark Schmitz, Father of Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz… **Video transcript** (2:52), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > This is Mark Schmitz, Gold Star Father of Marine Lands Corporal Jared Schmitz. Here we are on a beautiful holiday weekend day. I've got to stop what I'm doing, spending time with what's left of my family, to address a heinous, vile and disgusting post put out by Kamala Harris. Trying to incite those that don't follow the truth that President Trump was in Arlington as a political stunt. Shows you how much you know about the 13 families. We invited him to be there. Groundwork was put into place by Congressman Issa's office to make sure we followed protocol. Why did we want Trump there? It wasn't to help his political campaign. We wanted a leader. That explains why you and Joe didn't get a call. Imagine for a second that your kid is killed. There's a president of the United States willing to take you under his wing and listen to you. That's what we found in President Trump. Certainly not you and certainly not Joe Biden. You have 13 families who have been waiting over three years to so much as get a phone call. To so much as hear our kids' names said aloud in the halls of Congress that a State of the Union, hell anything, the irony behind your post that you give a rat's ass about our m… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059020430816856) 19,602 likes · 6,888 reposts · 835 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113059020430816856.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113059020430816856/analysis --- ### [ts_113058991957855629](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058991957855629) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:28:29.906Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Jim McCollum, Father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum… **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: > Vice President Harris, my name is Jim McCollum. I am the gold star father of the United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Riley McCollum killed in Afghanistan August 26, 2021. Your recent remarks related to Trump's visit to Arlington are filled with nothing but lies in deceit. How do you sleep at night knowing it was you, this administration, you and Biden, you being the last one in the room, are responsible for the death of our 13 kids? You have failed for three years and eight months to acknowledge our kids, to acknowledge me, you don't know me, you've never spoken to me, you've never reached out to me. You have failed in your duties as Vice President. You have been nothing but disrespectful to me and the families of the 13, yet you're claiming that you will always be respectful and show respect for our fallen. You've been absent for three years and eight months. You've proven that you're not capable to do the job that you have, let alone the job that you seek. You know nothing about honor, courage, commitment, respect, but President Trump does. President Trump has been there for us, he's been a rock for us, he's showed compassion for us, and he showed he truly cares for the fam… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058991957855629) 18,704 likes · 6,395 reposts · 605 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058991957855629.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058991957855629/analysis --- ### [ts_113058963751397432](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058963751397432) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:21:19.508Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Herman Lopez, Father of Corporal Hunter Lopez… **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: > Good afternoon, my name is Herman Lopez, I'm a Gold Star father. My son, Corpora Hunter Lopez, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on August 26, 2021. This message is intended for Vice President Kamala Harris. Not a person who usually takes to social media, but earlier today, your post regarding the incident at Arlington National Cemetery was brought to my attention. After reading it, it caused a reaction with me. You indicated in your post that you support the military and military families. I for one have not seen that support. It's been three years since my son was killed in action, and myself, my family, and other Gold Star families have not seen any support from you or your administration. You may make hollow promises about the economy or anything else you'd like to make promises about. But one thing that I ask of you, and the reason I'm making this message, is for you to stop making comments about your support for the military. As a Gold Star father, I know that you have not supported us. I know that you have not supported other Gold Star families. Please stop making these types of comments, because that support has not been demonstrated. Your words are hollow and empty. My ot… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058963751397432) 18,122 likes · 6,132 reposts · 571 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058963751397432.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058963751397432/analysis --- ### [ts_113058948987849399](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058948987849399) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:17:34.238Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Christy Shamblin, Mother-In-Law of Sergeant Nicole Gee… **Video transcript** (1:30), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Vice President Harris, my name is Christy Shamblin. My daughter-in-law, Sergeant Nicole Leann Gee, was killed in the Afghanistan exit at Abbey Gate on August 26, 2021. This year for the third year anniversary of her murder, we welcome President Donald J. Trump to Arlington to lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier with our family and to visit Nicole graveside. President Trump and his team were respectful. They listened to our stories and didn't talk much at all. We welcomed them that day and they were comfort to our family. Vice President Harris, I ask you, why won't you return a call and explain to us how you call my daughter-in-law's death a success? Vice President Harris, why will you not express your condolences yourself? Why have we never heard from you? And finally, why would you take a day where we celebrated the death of our loved one and use it to disparage not only them but us. President Trump has called, President Trump shows up, and President Trump takes the time to hear our loved one's stories. Why won't you do the same? 17,944 likes · 6,124 reposts · 589 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058948987849399.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058948987849399/analysis --- ### [ts_113058910231030722](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058910231030722) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:07:42.851Z (UTC) > Mark Levin Interview tonight at 8:00, on FoxNews. Enjoy! 11,660 likes · 2,515 reposts · 455 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058910231030722.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058910231030722/analysis --- ### [ts_113058903857064284](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058903857064284) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:06:05.594Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > "That photo was for me." Gold Star Mother Kelly Barnett… **Video transcript** (4:50), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > So earlier this week, there was a ceremony at Arlington Cemetery for the 13 Americans killed in the Abbey Gate bombing as the United States fled Afghanistan in humiliating fashion. The two people responsible for the carnage did not attend, but Donald Trump did attend that event. And of course, Trump is the only one who's taking heat from the media tonight, desperately trying to keep alive PBS's reporting of an altercation between a Trump staffer and a cemetery official that day. New York Times Maggie Haberman claiming the family of a dead green beret is upset by Trump's team filming near his grave site without their permission. Kelly Barnett was there this week with Trump. She is a gold star mother. Her son, Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover, was killed in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing, and she joins us tonight. And thank you so much, Kelly, for coming on and joining us. It does seem clear to me that the media wants to protect Biden and Kamala politically. They bear the responsibility for the chaotic exit. They bear responsibility for what happened to your son. So this story is what we get after what we saw and a beautiful ceremony that we saw this week. I want to ask just to start, di… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058903857064284) 14,399 likes · 4,552 reposts · 417 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058903857064284.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058903857064284/analysis --- ### [ts_113058891733345124](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058891733345124) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T22:03:00.598Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Gold Star family member Christy Shamblin:"We invited both President Trump and the Biden-Harris administration and we didn't hear back from the White House.""When [President Trump] came to Section 60, it was at our request to spend time with our loved ones. There was no political campaigning done at Section 60 that day.""We support President Trump and he supported us.""I think our media needs to do a better job on focusing on the Afghanistan withdrawal instead of things like this that aren’t really relevant or important." **Video transcript** (5:44), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > President Trump published a statement on Truth Social from five family members, thanking him for making the visit and saying, "We are deeply grateful to the president for taking the time to honor our children and for standing alongside us in our grief, offering his unwavering support during such a difficult time." Joining me now is one of those family members, Kristi Shamblin, mother-in-law of Marine Corps Sergeant Nicole Gee. Gee, aged 23, was deployed to Afghanistan where she served as a female engagement team member to help facilitate evacuation support for Afghan women and children. She was killed in a suicide attack along with 12 other service members that day leaving behind a husband. Kristi, thank you so much for being here. Please tell me about Nicole. Oh, thank you for having me. Nicole was a ray of light. She was an encourager. She believed in having a positive mental attitude, and she was so very proud to be serving on with the FET team in Afghanistan. She was very, very proud to serve there, and they all worked so hard to get the most vulnerable out of that country before, you know, certain death. And we're very proud of her. And we want to continue on her legacy and be… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058891733345124) 15,692 likes · 5,358 reposts · 785 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058891733345124.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058891733345124/analysis --- ### [ts_113058875908480255](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058875908480255) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T21:58:59.134Z (UTC) > Comrade Kamala Harris lied about working at McDonalds. SHE NEVER WORKED THERE, they think she’s “nuts.” Likewise, she lied about Fracking, the Border, Crime, the Economy, and the Democrat’s “Suckers and Losers” HOAX, concerning our great military. She also lied about Arlington Cemetery and Afghanistan. She lies about everything!!! DJT 16,736 likes · 5,353 reposts · 1,473 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113058875908480255.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058875908480255/analysis --- ### [ts_113058371224139475](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058371224139475) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T19:50:38.260Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:29), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> Kelly Barnett invited the former president to Arlington. Her son, Marine Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover died at Abbey Gate. What would you say to people who may be pro-Trump, anti-Trump, whatever their politics might be, who just feel like that's not a place for politicians or for politics? >> I would have to say, are you in my shoes? I invited him. My son was murdered under the Biden-Harris administration. 13,477 likes · 4,440 reposts · 863 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113058368412647692](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113058368412647692) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T19:49:55.358Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Reposted from @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump), 2024-08-28T03:30:19.553Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113037529550199315) _No text recovered._ - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/037/529/484/698/197/original/f255ac8bcef4e15a.jpg 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113057028379429550](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113057028379429550) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T14:09:08.074Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > THANK YOU, TOM HOMAN—MAGA2024! **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: > No, and look, this is so imperative that President Trump wins the next election, because these NGOs won't be getting billions of dollars, and these people will be sitting at an ICE bed, an ICE facility, at about $107 a night, rather than $500 a night, and they'll be deported. So you know, President Trump, look, I worked for six presidents, not with Ronald Reagan. President Trump's success on the board was unprecedented, what he did. It would even more grace than a 45-year low. It would even more grace than down 83% to 90%. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the first administration who came in office and unsecured the most secure border in my lifetime. Trump's going to win in December, we're going to secure that border and protect Americans and save lives. 17,768 likes · 5,580 reposts · 1,381 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113057028379429550.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113057028379429550/analysis --- ### [ts_113057012516008786](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113057012516008786) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T14:05:06.018Z (UTC) > As everyone knows, I was, and will be again, the most respected LAW & ORDER President in U.S. History. We will take our streets back by being tough & smart on violent, & all other types, of Crime. In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly. We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities. At the same time, someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States. We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana. We will make America SAFE again! 21,782 likes · 6,503 reposts · 2,664 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113057012516008786.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113057012516008786/analysis --- ### [ts_113056148825025080](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113056148825025080) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T10:25:27.140Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 19,023 likes · 6,575 reposts · 1,701 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113056148126634674](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113056148126634674) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T10:25:16.485Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 16,777 likes · 6,170 reposts · 1,135 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113056147141245947](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113056147141245947) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T10:25:01.449Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 14,997 likes · 5,460 reposts · 812 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113055170072030728](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113055170072030728) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T06:16:32.554Z (UTC) > “THE LEFT CREATES A NEW TRUMP HOAX” https://youtu.be/d8nAE9Q02xE 13,008 likes · 4,126 reposts · 896 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113055170072030728.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113055170072030728/analysis --- ### [ts_113055167026404494](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113055167026404494) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T06:15:46.081Z (UTC) > “KAMALA CAN’T HANDLE PRIMETIME” https://youtu.be/OxRw0Rf_70U 12,268 likes · 3,407 reposts · 559 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113055167026404494.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113055167026404494/analysis --- ### [ts_113054596287771892](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054596287771892) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T03:50:37.301Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > I was thrilled to be back in this beautiful Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with thousands of proud, hardworking American Patriots! 67 days from now, we are going to win Pennsylvania, we are going to defeat Comrade Kamala Harris, and we are going to win the White House! https://trumpforce47.com/ 16,976 likes · 4,235 reposts · 908 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113054596287771892.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054596287771892/analysis --- ### [ts_113054298570677792](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054298570677792) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:34:54.503Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > ⚠️TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME⚠️ **Video transcript** (1:53), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Are you or your loved ones suffering from illnesses such as TDS, also known as Trump Derangement Syndrome? Do you dismiss or deny the current issues facing our country, such as historic inflation, illegal immigration, corporate corruption, World War 3 escalations, and the chronic disease epidemic? Are you willing to elect someone who was the least popular Vice President in modern history, and who offers no policy or vision for America, simply because your brain keeps telling you anyone but Trump? If so, you might be struggling from TDS. Introducing Independence. Independence allows you the freedom to finally think independently once again. Instead of believing everything you hear from the mainstream media, Independence allows for constructive critical thinking. I used to hear people on the news say things like Donald Trump and the movement he has encouraged are a threat to democracy. And I instantly believed it. With independence, I now realize the media is run by the Democrat elite who are a corrupt oligarchy that censors free speech, silences political opponents, supports forever wars, and abandons democracy by anointing its candidates. Independence may not be for everyone. If yo… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054298570677792) 16,829 likes · 5,909 reposts · 1,062 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113054298570677792.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054298570677792/analysis --- ### [ts_113054292347166524](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054292347166524) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:33:19.534Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpTRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME — IT'S TERMINAL!😂🤣 Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-08-31T01:32:19.338Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113054052472481365) > TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME — IT'S TERMINAL! > > 😂🤣 - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/054/052/344/273/896/original/e21874749633707a.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:52), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -Did you ever think about running for office at other times in your lives, and then just some advice, because you come under fire a lot. Our moms are standing for things that often the media attacks them on. We'd love to get some advice from you about running for office. -Yeah, so I would say don't do it. [ Laughter ] -Oh, no. Run for office. We want you to run for office. -I do say this, though. It is nastier to run as a Republican than it is. Now, I'm the ultimate -- You know, I mean, they suffer from a thing called TDS. Do you know what that is? TDS -- It's a horrible, horrible terminal disease. It destroys the mind. It destroys the mind before the body, but the body eventually goes. TDS is Trump Derangement Syndrome. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113054292035212972](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054292035212972) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:33:14.774Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpPRESIDENT TRUMP: "Now everyone's watching and now we see she's defective. We don't need another defective person as President of the United States." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-08-31T01:10:35.563Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113053967028185313) > PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Now everyone's watching and now we see she's defective. We don't need another defective person as President of the United States." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/053/966/869/329/533/original/8576acb5007479e1.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:33), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -Apparently, you don't have to take any interviews. -That's right. You don't have to do anything. We saw that the other night. And you won't see too many more interviews. And I have a debate coming up with this one. And she didn't want a debate. She didn't want a debate. They were not happy about it, but they got the network that they wanted. This network is the worst of all -- George Slobodopoulos, you know who he is? But they are the worst in terms of that, so they wanted the network. And, you know, it was like with Biden. They came to me. They wanted to do a debate. I said, "Isn't it a little bit early?" Like, you know, "We just started. You want to do it now?" "Yes, so, yes." And they thought that if they said it was going to be Dana Bash, who, last night, was extremely easy. There was no, like, "Why aren't you doing this?" Or, "Why did you say a thousand times that there'll be no fracking in Pennsylvania?" And then all of a sudden say, "Oh, we'll have fracking." -It felt like a multiple-choice clip. She would give her, like, several answers that she could have given. -Oh, yeah. They were feeding it, too. I was surprised, actually. I mean, I was surprised she didn't do a lot of… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054292035212972) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113054291703278914](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054291703278914) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:33:09.710Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpVenezuelan migrant gangs — welcomed with open arms by Kamala Harris — are literally taking over entire apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado.If Kamala wins, this is coming to your city.President Trump will SEND THEM BACK. Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-08-31T01:06:34.965Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113053951260488788) > Venezuelan migrant gangs — welcomed with open arms by Kamala Harris — are literally taking over entire apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. > > If Kamala wins, this is coming to your city. > > President Trump will SEND THEM BACK. - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/053/951/142/036/310/original/37f31b2f3b23894a.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:41), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > And you see what's going on in Colorado. I don't know if anybody got to see Aurora. I mean, they're taking over the city. They're taking over apartment complexes. These are young, very tough people. These are tough. They make our criminals look nice. That's the only thing good about them. Our criminals are like nice people by comparison. And if you saw the Colorado thing, and this is happening all over, just not Colorado, but the Colorado thing caught the imagination because there were many of them with the biggest weapons that you've ever seen. And these came from Venezuela, which is emptying out all of its criminals. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113054291426576104](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054291426576104) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:33:05.489Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpPresident Trump: "21 Million people came into our country. NO country can take that." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-08-31T01:06:06.390Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113053949387608343) > President Trump: "21 Million people came into our country. NO country can take that." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/053/949/207/699/939/original/a28324817953d6bd.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:16), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > No city can take in, when you think that 21 million people came into our country, that's bigger than New York, 21 million people came into our country, no country can take that, nobody can withstand that, it's going to bring us down. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113054291154217797](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113054291154217797) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T02:33:01.332Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpPRESIDENT TRUMP: “We have the dumbest people in history running our country - Our country is being poisoned... veterans sleeping on streets and illegals in luxury hotels.” Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-08-31T01:06:23.403Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113053950502706419) > PRESIDENT TRUMP: “We have the dumbest people in history running our country - Our country is being poisoned... veterans sleeping on streets and illegals in luxury hotels.” - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/053/950/200/863/113/original/342e146a045b4b4e.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:51), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -We have the dumbest people in history running our country. Okay? The dumbest in history. -I agree. -And we have to get -- and we have to get these people. So we brought it back and all. But what's happening to our country -- our country is being poisoned, poisoned. And your schools and your children are suffering greatly because they're going into the classrooms, they're taking the seats, and they don't even speak English. It's crazy. And we have our people that aren't going into a classroom. We have students that were there last year that aren't allowed into the school this year. They're not allowed. It's crazy. We have our veterans sleeping on the streets, and we have illegal immigrants coming into our country living in luxury hotels above where the veterans are. It's so reverse of what it should be. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113053746599807712](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113053746599807712) Truth Social · 2024-08-31T00:14:32.091Z (UTC) > Join me LIVE in Washington, D.C. at the Moms for Liberty National Summit! https://rumble.com/v5chm78-live-president-trump-speaks-at-moms-for-liberty-national-summit-in-d.c.-830.html 11,373 likes · 2,757 reposts · 741 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113053746599807712.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113053746599807712/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/2024-08-31 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2024-08-31 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-31.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. 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