# Posts from Thursday, October 17, 2024 20 posts on 2024-10-17. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2024-10-17/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-28T02:24:13.356Z (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._ **CBS Obsession Spirals Into Authoritarian Demands as Harris Interview Fallout Dominates Day** Trump spent the day fixated on CBS News, turning a minor editing dispute from a Kamala Harris interview into demands that 60 Minutes be pulled off the air and the network lose its broadcast license. A late-night burst of posts celebrating Harris's rough Bret Baier interview gave way to an afternoon rage spiral -- five posts in just over an hour -- that escalated from sharing a link to calling for government action against a news outlet and the forced removal of a political opponent. He also lashed out at Fox News for airing liberal commentators, stumbling over a pundit's name in the process. The day wound down with a lower-key grievance about Harris skipping the Al Smith Dinner, which Trump was preparing to attend in New York. - Posts analyzed: 9 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: contamination - Aggregate rage level: 0.42 - Max danger level: elevated - Escalation detected - Theme obsession: CBS/60 Minutes editing controversy — 5 of 9 posts (56%), same URL posted twice, compulsive return across full posting day - Claims: 28 (7 false) - Era: 2024 Campaign # Daily Psychological Digest: October 17, 2024 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump was in New York City on October 17, 2024, preparing to attend the Al Smith Dinner that evening (referenced directly in ts_113324865687816462). All analysis below uses EDT (UTC−4). **Posting timeline in EDT:** - 10:57 PM Oct 16: ts_113320516684685918 (Harris/Baier reaction) - 12:06 AM Oct 17: ts_113320786425020043 (CBS FCC complaint) - 12:02 PM: ts_113323601576081796 (Fox News attack) - 1:05 PM: ts_113323851305577834 (CBS link, aide) - 1:07 PM: ts_113323856387051404 (CBS "nice way or hard way") - 1:07 PM: ts_113323858833174216 (CBS license revocation demand) - 1:08 PM: ts_113323862296375827 (Urlacher/trans sports) - 5:23 PM: ts_113324865687816462 (Al Smith Dinner) - 5:37 PM: ts_113324918740051902 (CBS link repeat) ## I. Psychological State Tracking **Dominant state: Grandiose** (6 of 9 posts coded grandiose; 2 mixed; 1 vulnerable/aide-authored) The day's psychological trajectory follows a three-phase structure: **Phase 1 — Late-Night Triumphalism (10:57 PM – 12:06 AM EDT):** Two posts in grandiose register, reacting to the October 16 Harris-Baier interview. The first (ts_113320516684685918) is high-intensity authentic Trump (authorship 0.93), exhibiting projection as its dominant defense — the demand that Harris's "inferior Cognitive ability must be tested at once" constitutes near-textbook redirection of Trump's own documented cognitive vulnerability. The second (ts_113320786425020043) is supply-seeking, amplifying external validation of his CBS grievance. **Phase 2 — Midday Escalation Spiral (12:02 PM – 1:08 PM EDT):** Five posts in 66 minutes, representing the day's psychological peak. This phase begins with a mixed-state attack on Fox News (ts_113323601576081796) — notable for the "'something' Wolf" name-recall failure — before pivoting to a rapid CBS/60 Minutes escalation that peaks at 0.94 intensity (ts_113323858833174216). The state during this cluster is predominantly grandiose with narcissistic injury substrate. **Phase 3 — Evening De-escalation (5:23 PM – 5:37 PM EDT):** Two posts at markedly lower intensity. The Al Smith Dinner post (ts_113324865687816462, intensity 0.48) reflects situational affect regulation — the impending high-stakes social event provides an external organizational frame that constrains dysregulation. A final aide-posted CBS link (ts_113324918740051902) closes the day. **Key state transition:** The shift from Phase 1 triumphalism to Phase 2 grievance-rage represents a **contamination arc** — the subject cannot sustain the victory narrative (Harris embarrassed on Baier) and reverts to institutional persecution framing (CBS is rigging the election). ## II. Escalation Detection **Escalation detected: Yes** A rapid-onset escalation spike occurs in the 1:05–1:08 PM EDT cluster: | Time (EDT) | Post ID | Intensity | Rage | Content | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1:05 PM | ts_113323851305577834 | 0.15 | None | Bare URL (aide) | | 1:07 PM | ts_113323856387051404 | 0.87 | 0.80 | "nice way or the hard way" | | 1:07 PM | ts_113323858833174216 | 0.94 | 0.90 | License revocation, opponent removal | | 1:08 PM | ts_113323862296375827 | 0.38 | 0.25 | Culture-war pivot (de-escalation) | The escalation from 0.15 to 0.94 intensity in approximately two minutes is among the most compressed rage spirals observable in this subject's posting behavior. The aide-posted bare URL may have functioned as a primer — exposure to the CBS story re-activated the grievance schema, which then underwent rapid autonomous amplification through two self-authored posts before partial discharge via topic pivot. **Rage proportionality:** Grossly disproportionate. The CBS editing controversy — a defensible but minor journalistic debate about interview answer condensation — is processed as "THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN BROADCAST HISTORY" warranting license revocation and government investigation of a political opponent. The response magnitude indexes the narcissistic injury's depth rather than the stimulus's objective significance. ## III. Theme Analysis **Primary obsession: CBS/60 Minutes editing controversy** — 5 of 9 posts (56%) reference this single topic. The same Fox News URL is posted twice (ts_113323851305577834 and ts_113324918740051902), and the FCC complaint is referenced in three separate posts. This frequency and repetition constitute clear **theme obsession** — the subject cannot discharge the CBS grievance and returns to it compulsively across the full posting day. **Secondary themes:** - Anti-Harris attacks (4 posts): Consistent campaign-period opposition framing - Media delegitimization (4 posts): CBS and Fox News both targeted - Culture war signaling (1 post): Trans sports, functioning as affect-regulation pivot - Al Smith Dinner entitlement (1 post): Status-parity grievance **Theme evolution:** The day begins with Harris as primary target (Baier interview), shifts to media institutions as primary target (CBS, Fox News) during midday peak, then returns to Harris in the evening (Al Smith Dinner). This arc suggests the CBS obsession *displaced* the Harris focus during peak dysregulation — institutional betrayal activated a deeper narcissistic wound than direct opponent competition. ## IV. Contradiction Detection Three significant internal contradictions identified: **1. Fox News as simultaneous enemy and validator (moderate)** - ts_113323601576081796: Fox News attacked as saboteur featuring "Radical Left Lunatics" - ts_113323851305577834 / ts_113324918740051902: Fox News link shared as authoritative source validating CBS complaint The subject requires Fox News to be both treasonous (airing liberal voices) and trustworthy (when validating his grievances) within the same posting day. **2. Al Smith Dinner video hypocrisy (major)** - ts_113324865687816462: Harris "shouldn't be allowed" to do a video message; should attend like "almost every other Presidential Candidate" - Omitted fact: Trump himself participated via video in 2020, directly undermining the universality claim. The commentary notes this constitutes "constructing victimhood from a nonexistent constraint." **3. Biden reinstatement vs. Biden cognitive unfitness (moderate)** - ts_113323858833174216: Biden should be "allowed to take back his rightful place" based on primary votes - This contradicts Trump's sustained parallel narrative that Biden is cognitively unfit for office — the argument is opportunistic rather than principled, weaponizing democratic legitimacy when tactically useful. ## V. Hypomanic Indicators - **Post count:** 9 posts (moderate-to-high; not extreme for this subject) - **Time span:** 10:57 PM EDT (Oct 16) to 5:37 PM EDT (Oct 17) = ~18.7 hours - **Maximum burst:** 5 posts in 66 minutes (12:02 PM – 1:08 PM) - **Sub-burst:** 3 posts in ~3 minutes (1:05 PM – 1:08 PM) - **Earliest post:** 10:57 PM EDT (Oct 16) — late but not abnormal - **Latest post:** 5:37 PM EDT — well within normal hours - **Gap analysis:** ~12-hour gap between 12:06 AM and 12:02 PM suggests normal sleep occurred - **Sleep deprivation:** **Unlikely.** The midnight post (12:06 AM) is late but not extreme for this subject, and the subsequent 12-hour gap is consistent with normal sleep. No dawn-hours posting detected. - **Hypomanic episode:** **Does not meet threshold.** While the afternoon burst is intense, the overall posting frequency is within established range, sleep appears preserved, and the day's total output (9 posts) does not represent a significant departure from baseline. The rapid-fire CBS cluster (3 posts in 3 minutes) reflects acute emotional activation rather than sustained hypomanic drive. ## VI. Narrative Arc: Contamination The day follows a **contamination** narrative arc. It opens with triumphalism — Harris's Baier interview is framed as a devastating defeat for the opposition, and the CBS complaint provides institutional validation. But the subject cannot sustain the victory register. By midday, the narrative has inverted: despite the opponent's public embarrassment, the system is still rigged. CBS fabricated Harris's answers. Fox News platforms her allies. The Al Smith Dinner lets her cheat. The trajectory moves from "I'm winning" to "They're all conspiring against me" — the classic contamination pattern in which positive events are progressively reinterpreted through a persecutory lens. The contamination is incomplete — the evening Al Smith Dinner post partially recovers a competitive frame ("she will do very poorly with the Catholic Vote") — but the day's dominant emotional throughline is institutional betrayal rather than electoral confidence. ## VII. Event Correlation | Event | Reaction Type | Response Posts | |---|---|---| | Harris-Baier Interview (Oct 16) | Offensive/amplifying | ts_113320516684685918 | | CBS/60 Minutes FCC Complaint | Amplifying → offensive | ts_113320786425020043, ts_113323851305577834, ts_113323856387051404, ts_113323858833174216, ts_113324918740051902 | | Al Smith Dinner (Oct 17 evening) | Defensive | ts_113324865687816462 | **Notable non-response:** No posts addressing Elon Musk's Pennsylvania town hall (a significant pro-Trump event), Israeli strikes on Lebanon/Gaza, or the Boeing strike. The subject's attention was entirely consumed by media grievance and opponent-focused content. The absence of any acknowledgment of the Musk event — a major surrogate action on his behalf — may reflect either strategic delegation or genuine fixation on the CBS narrative to the exclusion of allied support. ## VIII. Danger Assessment **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (5 of 9 posts) **Stochastic terrorism pattern: Approaching threshold but not definitively met.** The CBS/60 Minutes cluster creates the most concerning aggregate signal: - **Named institutional target:** CBS, 60 Minutes - **Named individual targets:** Six liberal Fox News commentators in ts_113323601576081796 - **Escalating demands:** FCC complaint → "nice way or the hard way" → license revocation → opponent removal from campaign - **Mobilization language:** "We are going to get the tapes" (collective "we" directed at institution) - **Democracy-inversion framing:** Calls for press suppression and opponent removal framed as protecting democracy (DARVO) The danger pattern is institutional rather than interpersonal — the target is a broadcast network, not an individual person. However, the Fox News post's naming of six specific commentators with dehumanizing labels ("Radical Left Lunatics") to a mass audience 21 days before an election creates meaningful stochastic amplification risk. **Danger post IDs:** ts_113320516684685918, ts_113323601576081796, ts_113323856387051404, ts_113323858833174216, ts_113323862296375827 ## IX. Cognitive Concerns **Primary cognitive flag:** The "'something' Wolf" instance in ts_113323601576081796 — Trump renders his own real-time nominal recall failure directly in published text. This is a mild but documented cognitive marker (proper noun retrieval difficulty) that warrants longitudinal tracking. Its appearance in an authentic post (not aide-cleaned) makes it particularly informative. **Secondary marker:** The projection pattern in ts_113320516684685918 — demanding Harris's cognitive testing — may represent unconscious awareness of own cognitive vulnerability, though this interpretation requires caution. **Linguistic complexity:** Within established baseline across all posts. Sentence structure, vocabulary range, and rhetorical coherence show no deterioration. The 60 Minutes posts maintain complex argumentative threading (FCC mechanism → fraud frame → historical comparison → action demand) without evident production deficits. **Complexity trend: Stable** — no evidence of decline within this day's sample. ## X. Veracity Assessment Approximately 10 notable factual claims identified across the day's posts: **False or significantly misleading claims:** 1. "Best economy ever" — exaggerated; multiple metrics dispute this 2. "Strongest border in history" — not supported by data 3. CBS "CREATED many additional new answers" — false; one answer was edited 4. "BIGGEST SCANDAL IN BROADCAST HISTORY" — hyperbolic to the point of falsehood 5. Fox "rarely" counters liberal voices — demonstrably false 6. "They didn't give me the option" (video at Al Smith) — misleading; Trump did video in 2020 7. Harris "installed" without democratic process — misleading characterization of nomination **Accurate or substantially accurate claims:** - CBS did edit Harris's 60 Minutes answer (confirmed) - FCC complaint was filed (confirmed) - Mondale lost 49-1 (accurate) - Biden received ~14 million primary votes (roughly accurate) **Estimated veracity score: ~0.35** (approximately 65% of notable claims contain significant distortion) ### Narrative The day opens with triumphalism over Harris's rough Baier interview but progressively contaminates into institutional persecution: CBS is fabricating answers, Fox News platforms enemies, the Al Smith Dinner grants Harris unearned exceptions. The subject cannot sustain the victory register and defaults to betrayal framing despite ostensibly favorable conditions. ### Dominant themes - CBS/60 Minutes editing controversy (1 post) - Anti-Kamala Harris attacks (1 post) - Media delegitimization (1 post) - Culture war signaling (trans sports) (1 post) - Al Smith Dinner entitlement (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_113323601576081796](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323601576081796): Fox News is sabotaging Trump by platforming 'Radical Left Lunatics' vs. [ts_113323851305577834](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323851305577834): Fox News is a credible source validating the CBS fraud complaint (shared as authoritative link) - [ts_113324865687816462](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324865687816462): Harris 'shouldn't be allowed' to send video to Al Smith Dinner — candidates must attend in person vs. [ts_113324865687816462](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324865687816462): Trump himself participated via video in the 2020 Al Smith Dinner, directly undermining the universality claim - [ts_113323858833174216](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323858833174216): Biden should be 'allowed to take back his rightful place' based on 14 million primary votes vs. [ts_113323858833174216](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323858833174216): Contradicts Trump's sustained parallel narrative that Biden is cognitively unfit for office ### Cognitive concerns - Nominal recall failure: "'something' Wolf" — real-time proper noun retrieval difficulty rendered in published text (ts_113323601576081796) - Projection of cognitive vulnerability: demand that Harris's 'inferior Cognitive ability must be tested at once' may index unconscious awareness of own documented concerns (ts_113320516684685918) ## Posts ### [ts_113324918740051902](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324918740051902) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T21:37:10.580Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > https://www.foxnews.com/media/cbs-accused-significant-intentional-news-distortion-fcc-complaint-over-60-minutes-edit 16,907 likes · 5,468 reposts · 1,663 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324918740051902/analysis --- ### [ts_113324865687816462](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324865687816462) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T21:23:41.066Z (UTC) > Just found out that Lyin’ Kamala is doing a video message tonight instead of being at the Al Smith Dinner. She shouldn’t be allowed to do a video message. Kamala should be there like almost every other Presidential Candidate in their History, except Walter Mondale, who lost 49-1. They didn’t give me the option of a video message, nor would I have done it. This is very disrespectful to everyone involved. She should be here, or lose the Catholic Vote! 26,208 likes · 7,274 reposts · 3,612 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113324865687816462.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324865687816462/analysis --- ### [ts_113324506705991057](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113324506705991057) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T19:52:23.439Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrump🚨 NORTH CAROLINA! The future of our country is in your hands—early voting has started! Don’t wait for Election Day, vote now and help decide the direction of our nation. http://swampthevoteusa.com Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-17T18:38:09.794Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113324214831880967) > 🚨 NORTH CAROLINA! > > The future of our country is in your hands—early voting has started! > > Don’t wait for Election Day, vote now and help decide the direction of our nation. > > http://swampthevoteusa.com - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/324/214/691/980/986/original/17bac5fca8d371e7.png 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113323862296375827](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323862296375827) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T17:08:30.529Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > My manager, Lili, at Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, and Great Chicago Bears Football All Star, Brian Urlacher, having a picture taken. Lili is an excellent athlete, however, men playing in women’s sports is a DISASTER! 16,575 likes · 3,455 reposts · 1,008 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113323862296375827.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323862296375827/analysis --- ### [ts_113323858833174216](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323858833174216) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T17:07:37.683Z (UTC) > 60 MINUTES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF THE AIR - ELECTION INTERFERENCE. CBS SHOULD LOSE ITS LICENSE. THIS IS THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN BROADCAST HISTORY. Kamala should be investigated and forced off the Campaign, and Joe Biden allowed to take back his rightful place (He got 14 Million Primary Votes, she got none!). THIS WHOLE SORDID AND FRAUDULENT EVENT IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY! https://www.foxnews.com/media/cbs-accused-significant-intentional-news-distortion-fcc-complaint-over-60-minutes-edit 27,707 likes · 8,998 reposts · 2,692 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113323858833174216.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323858833174216/analysis --- ### [ts_113323856387051404](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323856387051404) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T17:07:00.359Z (UTC) > Why won’t 60 Minutes release the fraudulent tapes of Lyin’ Kamala’s Interview with them? Could it be because it was a COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, or that they “CREATED” many additional new answers for her, not just the one where she was so embarrassingly CAUGHT. In normal times, what happened on 60 Minutes, (deceptively “doctoring” her answers), would be THE END OF ANYONE’S CAMPAIGN! Kamala is slow, incoherent, and is in no way qualified to be President of the United States. RELEASE THE TAPES FOR THE GOOD OF AMERICA. We can do it the nice way, or the hard way! 18,085 likes · 5,502 reposts · 1,174 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113323856387051404.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323856387051404/analysis --- ### [ts_113323851305577834](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323851305577834) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T17:05:42.821Z (UTC) > https://www.foxnews.com/media/cbs-accused-significant-intentional-news-distortion-fcc-complaint-over-60-minutes-edit 11,273 likes · 3,074 reposts · 361 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323851305577834/analysis --- ### [ts_113323601576081796](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323601576081796) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T16:02:12.258Z (UTC) > Why does Suzanne Scott of FoxNews keep putting on third rate “talking heads” like Jessica Tarlov, Richard Fowler, Patrick Murphy, “something” Wolf, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and other Radical Left Lunatics that lie, and make up statements, with Fox, rarely having any counter to their storytelling? It is so bad for winning the Most Important Election in the History of our Country. Likewise, not a moment goes by when I’m not looking at negative, false Ads that the other camp stuffs the Fox airwaves with. If I win and, I hope for the Country’s sake that I do, and this Radical Left Moron, Kamala, doesn’t get a chance to run the Country, it is DESPITE Fox, not because of them! 16,431 likes · 4,672 reposts · 2,002 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113323601576081796.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113323601576081796/analysis --- ### [ts_113321064824604701](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321064824604701) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:17:04.496Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrumpGreat job by Bret Baier in his Interview with Lyin’ Kamala Harris. She has a massive and irredeemable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME - So bad, in fact, that she is barely able to talk about any subject other than the man who had the best economy ever, the strongest border in history, and who just got the UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF THE U.S. Border Patrol, ME! Their Endorsement was a TREMENDOUS HONOR!!! They said that Comrade Kamala did a terrible job, the absolute worst in memory, and can’t be allowed to do it again. She is also the WORST Vice President in history, but hopefully will soon be GONE. Again, congratulations to Bret Baier on a tough but very fair interview, one that clearly showed how totally incompetent Kamala is. For the good of our Nation, her inferior Cognitive ability must be tested at once! Reposted from @realDonaldTrump (Donald J. Trump), 2024-10-17T02:57:40.551Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113320516684685918) > Great job by Bret Baier in his Interview with Lyin’ Kamala Harris. She has a massive and irredeemable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME - So bad, in fact, that she is barely able to talk about any subject other than the man who had the best economy ever, the strongest border in history, and who just got the UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF THE U.S. Border Patrol, ME! Their Endorsement was a TREMENDOUS HONOR!!! They said that Comrade Kamala did a terrible job, the absolute worst in memory, and can’t be allowed to do it again. She is also the WORST Vice President in history, but hopefully will soon be GONE. Again, congratulations to Bret Baier on a tough but very fair interview, one that clearly showed how totally incompetent Kamala is. For the good of our Nation, her inferior Cognitive ability must be tested at once! 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321063059922511](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321063059922511) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:16:37.570Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpWhen asked how many illegal aliens she's released into our country, Border Czar Kamala Harris HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE. Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:24:04.594Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319440848578944) > When asked how many illegal aliens she's released into our country, Border Czar Kamala Harris HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE. - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/440/717/312/456/original/2fd7b7c19ad728f3.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 2:31), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > How many illegal immigrants would you estimate your administration has released into the country over the last three and a half years? Well, I'm glad you raised the issue of immigration because I agree with you. It is a topic of discussion that people want to rightly have. And you know what I'm going to talk about. Yeah, but you're just a number. Do you think it's one million, three million? Brett, let's just get to the point. Okay. The point is that we have a broken immigration system that needs to be repaired. So your Homeland Security Secretary said that 85% of apprehensions... I'm not finished. We have an immigration system... It's a rough estimate of six million people have been released into the country. And let me just finish. I'll get to the question. I promise you. I was beginning to answer. And when you came into office, your administration immediately reversed a number of Trump border policies. Most significantly, the policy that required illegal immigrants to be detained through deportation either in the U.S. or in Mexico. And you switched that policy. They were released from custody awaiting trial. So instead, included in those were a large number of single men, adult… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321063059922511) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321062680569669](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321062680569669) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:16:31.782Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpKamala is confronted with her refusal to distance herself from Joe Biden, then claims she will be different because she "has not spent the majority" of her career in Washington.There you have it, Kamala will bring San Francisco MARXISM to the White House. Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:25:39.239Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319447051565615) > Kamala is confronted with her refusal to distance herself from Joe Biden, then claims she will be different because she "has not spent the majority" of her career in Washington. > > There you have it, Kamala will bring San Francisco MARXISM to the White House. - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/446/883/434/381/original/d582d71d3a1d0d30.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:24), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > - It's interesting you said turn the page, Madam Vice President. You were asked on two different shows last week what, if anything, you would do differently than President Biden. Here's what you said. - Would you have done something differently than President Biden during the past four years? - There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of, and I've been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact. - Under a Harris administration, what would the major changes be and what would stay the same? - Sure. Well, I mean, I'm obviously not Joe Biden. - I noticed. - And so that would be one change in terms of, but also I think it's important to say with, you know, 28 days to go, I'm not Donald Trump. - So you're not Joe Biden, you're not Donald Trump, but nothing comes to mind that you would do differently? - Let me be very clear. My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency. And like every new president that comes in to office, I will bring my life experiences, my professional experiences, and fresh and new ideas. I represent a new generation of leadership. I, for example, am someone who has not spent the majority of my career in Washington, DC. I invite… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321062680569669) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321060526013394](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321060526013394) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:58.906Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpBaier: More than 70% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track. If you're turning the page, you've been in office for 3.5 yearsKamala: "And Donald Trump has been running for office."Baier: "But you've been the person holding the office." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:26:26.651Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319450158638413) > Baier: More than 70% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track. If you're turning the page, you've been in office for 3.5 years > > Kamala: "And Donald Trump has been running for office." > > Baier: "But you've been the person holding the office." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/450/056/399/394/original/2571ed09c2ad5007.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:50), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Frankly, exhausted of Brett, more than 70 percent of people tell the country is on the wrong track. They say the country is on the wrong track. If it's on the wrong track, that track follows three and a half years of you being vice president and President Biden being president. That is what they're saying, 79 percent of them. Why are they saying that? If you're turning the page, you've been in office for three and a half years. And Donald Trump has been running for office. So you've been the person holding me off? Come on, come on. You and I both know what I'm talking about. You and I both know what I'm talking about. I actually don't. What are you talking about? What I'm talking about is that over the last decade, people have become. But listen, over the last decade, it is clear to me and certainly the Republicans who are on stage with me. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321060196046695](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321060196046695) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:53.870Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpBAIER: If Trump is as bad as you claim, why is he beating you in the polls?KAMALA: It's not supposed to be a cake walk.BAIER: So are the American people misguided? Are they stupid? What is it?KAMALA: *factory resets* Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:32:15.962Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319473051094357) > BAIER: If Trump is as bad as you claim, why is he beating you in the polls? > > KAMALA: It's not supposed to be a cake walk. > > BAIER: So are the American people misguided? Are they stupid? What is it? > > KAMALA: *factory resets* - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/472/872/282/793/original/a7beb42e1233214d.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:49), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Why, if he's as bad as you say, that half of this country is now supporting this person who could be the 47th president of the United States? Why is that happening? This is an election for president of the United States. It's not supposed to be easy. I know. But it is not supposed to be, it is not supposed to be a cakewalk for anyone. So are they misguided, the 50%? Are they stupid? What is it? Oh God, I would never say that about the American people. And in fact, if you listen to Donald Trump, if you watch any of his rallies, he's the one who tends to demean and belittle and diminish the American people. He's the one who talks about an enemy within, an enemy within, talking about the American people, suggesting he would turn the American military on the American people. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321059739765999](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321059739765999) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:46.909Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrump🚨 Kamala Harris REFUSES to acknowledge Joe Biden's cognitive decline while baselessly attacking President Trump's fitness."Joe Biden, I have watched from the Oval Office to the Situation Room. And he has the judgement and the experience to do what he has done..." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:35:28.554Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319485672476894) > 🚨 Kamala Harris REFUSES to acknowledge Joe Biden's cognitive decline while baselessly attacking President Trump's fitness. > > "Joe Biden, I have watched from the Oval Office to the Situation Room. And he has the judgement and the experience to do what he has done..." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/482/413/404/798/original/a6981b9e706dcd1f.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:22), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > You've called Donald Trump, he's misguided, you say now he's unstable, he's not well, you say he's mentally not stable, let me ask you this, you told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game, that ran around circles on his staff, when did you first notice that President Biden's mental faculties appeared diminished? Joe Biden, I have watched from the Oval Office to the Situation Room and he has the judgment and the experience to do exactly what he has done in making very important decisions on behalf of the American people. Joe Biden is not on the ballot. I understand. And Donald Trump is- Well, you talked about it. And Donald Trump is- After George Clooney said within a few minutes of talking to President Biden at a fundraiser that he thought this was not the same Joe Biden that we saw on the debate stage. Donald Trump is on the ballot. I understand. You met with him at least once a week for three and a half years. You didn't have any concerns? I think the American people have a concern about Donald Trump, which is why the people who know him best, including leaders of our national security community, have all spoken now even people who worked for him in the Oval Office. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321059404182909](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321059404182909) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:41.788Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpWATCH: Bret Baier looks to Kamala's handlers as they throw in the towel and frantically push to end her disastrous interview."They're giving me a hard wrap here." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:36:49.968Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319491008381890) > WATCH: Bret Baier looks to Kamala's handlers as they throw in the towel and frantically push to end her disastrous interview. > > "They're giving me a hard wrap here." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/490/944/202/787/original/780cf7054e8a5d1a.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:07), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Madam vice president and they're giving me a hard wrap. Well, I thank you for the time. I thank you for the time It's good to meet you. Thank you very much. Thank you 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321059056701002](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321059056701002) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:36.485Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpBaier: You said Iran was the biggest threat to America... But you relaxed and failed to enforce sanctions on Iran.Kamala: "Lets go back to Donald Trump."🤡🤡🤡 Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:39:59.891Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319503455175001) > Baier: You said Iran was the biggest threat to America... But you relaxed and failed to enforce sanctions on Iran. > > Kamala: "Lets go back to Donald Trump." > > 🤡🤡🤡 - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/503/316/822/056/original/5abf98331ed3bc98.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 2:31), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > A number of experts thought you would say China, the FBI director had said that, but you said Iran, if that's the case, what do you say to critics who look at the actions of your administration and say you're not acting like Iran is the number one threat? Well, I will tell you most recently, whether it was in April or in October, and then several hours on each occasion that Iran posed a threat to Israel, I was there, most recently in the Situation Room, in the most recent attack, working with the heads of our military in doing what America must always do to defend and to support Israel in its requirement to defend itself and to give American support, to be able to allow Israel to have the resources to defend itself against attack, including from Iran and Iran's terrorist proxies in the region, and that is, and my commitment to that is unyielding and unwavering. Critics just say that you either relaxed or failed to enforce sanctions on Iran allowing all of this money to flow into Iran. Let's go back to Donald Trump, who pulled out of a deal that would have actually put Iran in check and then it was during Donald Trump's administration that Iran, that we had an American military base… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321059056701002) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321058726000269](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321058726000269) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:31.440Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpKamala was directly asked if she owes the families of Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, and Laken Riley an apology for letting their illegal alien killers into the country.She REFUSED and attempted to blame President Trump.This is DISGUSTING. Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T22:51:47.617Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319549836731837) > Kamala was directly asked if she owes the families of Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, and Laken Riley an apology for letting their illegal alien killers into the country. > > She REFUSED and attempted to blame President Trump. > > This is DISGUSTING. - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/549/659/539/649/original/95d7988e50335c57.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 1:48), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Jocelyn Ngari, Rachel Morin, Lake and Riley, they are young women who were brutally assaulted and killed by some of the men who were released at the beginning of the administration well before a negotiated bipartisan bill. Former President Clinton actually referred to Lake and Riley Sunday campaigning for you in Georgia saying if those men had been properly vetted, Lake and Riley probably would not have been killed. So if it wouldn't have happened, this is well before any negotiation. This is well before Donald Trump got involved in the politics. This is a specific policy decision by your administration to release these men into the country. So what I'm saying to you, do you owe those families an apology? Let me just say, first of all, those are tragic cases. There's no question about that. There is no question about that. And I can't imagine the pain that the families of those victims have experienced. Or a loss that should not have occurred. So that is true. It is also true that if a board of security had actually been passed nine months ago, it would be nine months that we would have had more border agents at the border, more support for the folks who are working around the cloc… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321058726000269) 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113321057596410495](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113321057596410495) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T05:15:14.203Z (UTC) · repost > RT @TeamTrumpBret Baier EXPOSES the Kamala campaign for pulling last minute shenanigans to try to shorten the interview and delay its release."We were supposed to start at 5 P.M. and this was the time they gave us. Originally we were going to do 25 or 30 minutes... they came in and said maybe 20. The Vice President came in around 5:15. We were pushing the envelope..." Reposted from @TeamTrump (Team Trump), 2024-10-16T23:04:54.764Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@TeamTrump/113319601423186825) > Bret Baier EXPOSES the Kamala campaign for pulling last minute shenanigans to try to shorten the interview and delay its release. > > "We were supposed to start at 5 P.M. and this was the time they gave us. Originally we were going to do 25 or 30 minutes... they came in and said maybe 20. The Vice President came in around 5:15. We were pushing the envelope..." - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/319/601/125/197/882/original/62f160004476e61a.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:55), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > You know, when the kicker in football, they call a timeout right before he's going to kick the field goal. They're icing the kicker. So we were supposed to start at 5 p.m. This was the time they gave us. Originally, we were going to do 25 or 30 minutes. They came in and said, well, maybe 20. So it was already getting whittled down. And then the vice president showed up about 5.15. We were pushing the envelope to be able to turn it around for the top of the six o'clock. So that's how it started. And I could tell when we started talking that she was going to be tough to redirect without me trying to interrupt. I did this with President Obama. At one point, I just said, Mr. President, I know you like the filibuster. I just didn't even have the chance to sometimes redirect in those ways. I had a lot of other questions. 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_113320786425020043](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113320786425020043) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T04:06:16.458Z (UTC) > This is so great. There is NO WAY THEY CAN EXPLAIN AWAY THIS FRAUD! https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/watchdog-files-fcc-complaint-against-cbs-over-60-minutes-edit 12,821 likes · 4,354 reposts · 645 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113320786425020043.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113320786425020043/analysis --- ### [ts_113320516684685918](https://trump.fm/post/ts_113320516684685918) Truth Social · 2024-10-17T02:57:40.551Z (UTC) > Great job by Bret Baier in his Interview with Lyin’ Kamala Harris. She has a massive and irredeemable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME - So bad, in fact, that she is barely able to talk about any subject other than the man who had the best economy ever, the strongest border in history, and who just got the UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF THE U.S. Border Patrol, ME! Their Endorsement was a TREMENDOUS HONOR!!! They said that Comrade Kamala did a terrible job, the absolute worst in memory, and can’t be allowed to do it again. She is also the WORST Vice President in history, but hopefully will soon be GONE. Again, congratulations to Bret Baier on a tough but very fair interview, one that clearly showed how totally incompetent Kamala is. For the good of our Nation, her inferior Cognitive ability must be tested at once! 36,025 likes · 10,056 reposts · 4,715 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113320516684685918.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113320516684685918/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/2024-10-17 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2024-10-17 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2024-10-17.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._