# Posts from Monday, May 12, 2025 22 posts on 2025-05-12. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-12/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-08T14:29:48.930Z (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._ **Prescription Drug Executive Order Dominates a Carefully Orchestrated Policy Day, Bookended by Grievance** Trump's day was dominated by a coordinated rollout of an executive order on prescription drug pricing, which he promoted relentlessly across nearly half his posts. The morning opened with triumphant news about the release of American hostage Edan Alexander, followed by a midday policy blitz featuring quotes from administration officials. The day's only real flash of anger came in the late afternoon with an aggressive post about immigration and "radical left judges," but the overall tone was one of self-congratulation and policy promotion rather than sustained combativeness. Notably absent was any mention of the major U.S.-China tariff reduction deal announced the same day. - Posts analyzed: 20 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: stable - Aggregate rage level: 0.12 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 23 (8 false) - Era: Second Term # Daily Digest: May 12, 2025 ## Location & Timezone Assessment Trump was almost certainly at the White House in Washington, D.C. on this date, given the executive order signing ceremony on prescription drug pricing featuring Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Bhattacharya. All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). **Local time span:** 8:08 PM EDT May 11 → 6:28 PM EDT May 12 **Sleep window:** 8:42 PM EDT (last post May 11) → 6:21 AM EDT (first post May 12) = ~9.5 hours — entirely consistent with normal sleep. --- ## I. Psychological State Tracking **Dominant state: Grandiose** — All 20 posts register as grandiose, making this a uniformly expansive day. However, the *flavor* of grandiosity shifts meaningfully across the day: - **Aggrieved grandiosity** (evening May 11, 8:08–8:42 PM EDT): Posts ts_114491949696762931 and ts_114492082555622686 are both narcissistic injury responses — one against Martha Raddatz for denying Trump's relevance to the papal election, the other against Democrats questioning the Qatar 747 "gift." Both feature the classic defense chain: source devaluation → projection → demand for institutional punishment. - **Triumphant grandiosity** (early morning, 6:21–6:24 AM EDT): Posts ts_114494359849751984 and ts_114494372667836601 announce the Edan Alexander hostage release and sweeping drug price/inflation claims. The tone is declarative and victorious. - **Orchestrated grandiosity** (midday, 12:21–1:55 PM EDT): A cluster of 7 posts in 90 minutes constitutes a coordinated policy rollout. Authorship scores plummet (0.10–0.30), indicating staff-produced content. Posts feature Kennedy and Bhattacharya quotes, executive order links, and policy talking points. - **Curatorial grandiosity** (mid-afternoon, 3:11–3:12 PM EDT): Four media link shares posted within approximately one minute (ts_114496445775958912 through ts_114496449002706232). The near-simultaneous timing strongly suggests staff or automated queuing. - **Return to aggrieved grandiosity** (late afternoon, 5:23 PM EDT): Post ts_114496961305632019 marks the day's sharpest emotional spike — an immigration post featuring dehumanization, fabricated statistics, and attacks on the judiciary. This is the only post reaching "elevated" danger. - **Transactional grandiosity** (evening, 6:28 PM EDT): The day closes with a political endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey governor (ts_114497218878772156), a low-intensity patronage post. **No formal state transitions occurred** — the underlying grandiose orientation remained constant throughout. The variations are tonal rather than categorical. --- ## II. Escalation Detection **No sustained escalation pattern detected.** Rage appears in isolated bursts rather than a spiral: | Post ID | Time (EDT) | Rage Level | Topic | |---------|-----------|------------|-------| | ts_114491949696762931 | 8:08 PM May 11 | 0.50 | Martha Raddatz / Pope | | ts_114492082555622686 | 8:42 PM May 11 | 0.50 | Air Force One / Democrats | | ts_114496961305632019 | 5:23 PM May 12 | 0.60 | Immigration / Judges | The rage-bearing posts are separated by ~20 hours and target completely different subjects. The immigration post represents the day's peak intensity (0.70) but is a standalone eruption, not the culmination of a building spiral. The intervening 16 posts are rage-free, dominated by policy promotion and link sharing. **Rage proportionality:** The Martha Raddatz response (0.50 rage over a passing comment) and immigration post (0.60 rage) are both disproportionate to their triggers — a journalist's aside and routine judicial oversight, respectively. The Air Force One post (0.50) responds to Democratic criticism with moderate defensiveness. --- ## III. Theme Analysis ### Primary Theme: Prescription Drug Pricing (8/20 posts, 40%) The dominant theme by far. Posts ts_114494372667836601, ts_114495789264464415, ts_114495805003498315, ts_114495819579444373, ts_114495828046526222, ts_114496145482452868, ts_114496851630865496, and ts_114496991835020604 all promote the "Most Favored Nation" drug pricing executive order. The repetition is deliberate — this is a coordinated communications strategy around a policy event, not pathological fixation. Low authorship scores (mostly 0.10–0.30) confirm staff orchestration. ### Secondary Themes: - **Positive media amplification** (4 posts): Link shares from NY Post, The Hill, tippinsights, and Washington Examiner — all favorable coverage. - **Media/opponent criticism** (2 posts): Martha Raddatz and Democratic critics of the 747 deal. - **Hostage release** (2 posts): Edan Alexander announcement and follow-up congratulations. - **Immigration enforcement** (1 post): The day's most emotionally charged content. - **Legislative agenda** (1 post): "One Big Beautiful Bill" encouragement to GOP committee chairs. - **Political endorsement** (1 post): Jack Ciattarelli for NJ governor. ### Notable Absence The U.S.-China 90-day tariff reduction agreement — arguably the day's biggest geopolitical development — receives zero mention. This is psychologically significant: the deal involved reducing tariffs Trump himself had escalated to 145%, and acknowledging it would implicitly validate the criticism that the trade war was counterproductive. The silence suggests deliberate avoidance of a narrative that complicates the "winning" frame. --- ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Drug Prices and Inflation Post ts_114494372667836601 declares "NO INFLATION!!!" in all caps, while the entire drug pricing executive order — promoted in 8 subsequent posts — is premised on the need to dramatically reduce prices that are too high. If there is truly no inflation, the urgency of a 59% drug price cut is logically undermined. This is a **minor** internal tension rather than a direct contradiction, as inflation and drug pricing operate on different scales, but the rhetorical juxtaposition is notable. ### Populism vs. Patronage The immigration post (ts_114496961305632019) claims "90% of the people in the U.S.A." support his deportation position, fabricating a mandate. Meanwhile, the endorsement post (ts_114497218878772156) frames political support through elite validation ("most Highly Respected Leaders"). The tension between populist and establishment appeals is a **minor** inconsistency in framing rather than factual contradiction. --- ## V. Hypomanic Indicators | Metric | Value | Assessment | |--------|-------|------------| | Total posts | 20 | Moderate-high; within normal range | | Posts per hour (active) | ~1.8 | Normal | | Earliest post (EDT) | 6:21 AM | Normal wake time | | Latest post (EDT) | 6:28 PM | Normal evening | | Max gap | ~9.5 hrs (sleep) | Healthy | | Rapid clusters | 4 posts in ~1 min (3:11 PM) | Staff/automated | | ALL CAPS posts | 2 (hostage, drug prices) | Moderate | **Sleep deprivation: No.** The 9.5-hour posting gap aligns with normal sleep. **Hypomanic episode: No.** Post volume is elevated but not extreme. The rapid clusters are clearly staff-produced (low authorship scores). There is no evidence of pressured personal output, racing thoughts, or disorganized content. The day is actually unusually *organized* around a policy theme. --- ## VI. Narrative Arc: Stable (with Redemption Elements) The day unfolds as a **stable** narrative with mild redemption undertones: 1. **Evening setup (May 11):** Grievance posts establish the baseline defensive posture 2. **Morning triumph:** Hostage release and drug price announcements provide "wins" 3. **Midday policy showcase:** The executive order signing is the day's centerpiece — a coordinated, staff-driven production 4. **Afternoon amplification:** Favorable media links reinforce the positive narrative 5. **Late disruption:** The immigration post breaks the triumphant tone with a single burst of aggrieved intensity 6. **Evening closure:** Political endorsement returns to business-as-usual The overall arc is one of **managed messaging** — the day was clearly planned around the drug pricing event, with the immigration post as the only significant deviation from script. The narrative does not contaminate (no victory-to-victimhood slide) nor fully redeem (the late immigration post undermines the triumphant arc). --- ## VII. Event Correlation ### Edan Alexander Hostage Release **Reaction type: Amplifying.** Two posts (ts_114494359849751984, ts_114495777170382544) announce and celebrate the release. Trump claims credit implicitly through presidential framing. The typo "sreleased" in the second post (ts_114495777170382544, authorship 0.85) suggests it was personally typed in haste. ### Prescription Drug Executive Order Signing **Reaction type: Amplifying.** The day's dominant event, generating 8+ posts. The response is entirely staff-orchestrated, with Trump's personal contribution limited to the early morning "59%" claim and the late afternoon repetition. ### U.S.-China Tariff Reduction Agreement **Reaction type: Dismissive (via omission).** Complete silence on a major deal that reduced tariffs Trump had escalated. The absence is conspicuous given the deal's significance and suggests strategic avoidance. ### Judicial Constraints on Deportation **Reaction type: Offensive.** Post ts_114496961305632019 responds to ongoing judicial pushback on deportation policies with the day's highest intensity (0.70), dehumanizing language, and delegitimization of judicial oversight. --- ## VIII. Danger Assessment **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (1 post) Post ts_114496961305632019 reaches elevated danger through: - **Dehumanization:** Characterizing all deportees as "murderers and other criminals of every type, size, and shape" - **Fabricated consensus:** "90% of the people" as manufactured mandate - **Institutional delegitimization:** Framing judicial review as existentially threatening ("won't have a Country anymore") - **Implicit pressure on SCOTUS:** "Hopefully, the Supreme Court will SAVE AMERICA" frames compliance as patriotic duty **Stochastic terrorism pattern: No.** The dehumanizing rhetoric in the immigration post is concerning but isolated. There is no sustained pattern across the day of directing hostility toward specific targets or communities. The post targets a category (immigrants) and an institution (judiciary) rather than identifiable individuals. --- ## IX. Cognitive Concerns ### Markers Identified: - **Typo:** "sreleased" in ts_114495777170382544 — likely haste rather than cognitive decline - **Fabricated statistics:** "90%" support claim in ts_114496961305632019 — consistent with longstanding pattern of inventing consensus figures - **Neologism/wordplay:** "Slopadopolus" for Stephanopoulos — intentional mockery, not confusion - **ALL CAPS deployment:** Used strategically in announcements, not indiscriminately ### Complexity Trend: Stable The personally authored posts (higher authorship scores) maintain typical sentence structures and rhetorical patterns. The policy rollout posts are staff-written and professionally structured. No decline in coherence or vocabulary noted across the day. --- ## X. Authorship Analysis A striking feature of this day is the bifurcation between personal and staff content: **Likely personal (authorship > 0.6):** - ts_114491949696762931 (0.92) — Martha Raddatz grievance - ts_114492082555622686 (0.82) — Air Force One defense - ts_114494372667836601 (0.85) — Drug price/inflation claims - ts_114495777170382544 (0.85) — Edan Alexander congratulations (with typo) - ts_114495946485549840 (0.65) — Big Beautiful Bill - ts_114496961305632019 (0.65) — Immigration rage **Likely staff-produced (authorship < 0.3):** - 10 posts including all Kennedy/Bhattacharya quotes, executive order links, media shares, RT, and the Ciattarelli endorsement **Pattern:** Trump personally authored the grievance posts, the initial triumphant announcements, and the immigration attack. Staff handled the policy rollout infrastructure and media amplification. The personally authored material carries all the emotional charge (both positive and negative), while staff content is functional and promotional. ### Narrative A staff-orchestrated policy day centered on the prescription drug pricing executive order, bookended by personally authored grievance posts. The narrative is one of managed messaging — triumphant announcements in the morning, coordinated policy rollout at midday, and favorable media amplification in the afternoon. The only deviation from script is a single late-afternoon immigration outburst. The conspicuous silence on the U.S.-China tariff deal suggests deliberate narrative management around events that complicate the "winning" frame. ### Dominant themes - Prescription drug pricing executive order (1 post) - Positive media amplification (1 post) - Media and opponent criticism (1 post) - Hostage release (Edan Alexander) (1 post) - Immigration enforcement and judicial attacks (1 post) - Legislative agenda (Big Beautiful Bill) (1 post) - Political endorsement (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_114494372667836601](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114494372667836601): NO INFLATION!!! - declares inflation does not exist vs. [ts_114495819579444373](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495819579444373): Executive order needed to slash prescription drug costs because U.S. subsidizes foreign healthcare - implies prices are critically inflated ### Cognitive concerns - Typo 'sreleased' in hostage congratulations post (ts_114495777170382544) — likely haste - Fabricated consensus statistic ('90% of the people') in immigration post (ts_114496961305632019) - Complexity trend stable — no decline in coherence across personally authored posts ## Posts ### [ts_114497218878772156](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114497218878772156) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T22:28:31.161Z (UTC) > Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY! Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100% (PLUS!). He is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected Leaders in New Jersey and, as your next Governor, Jack Ciattarelli will work closely with me and the Trump Administration to advance our America First Agenda. Jack will fight tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Restore our Economic Power, Help Secure our now VERY Secure (Record Setting!) Southern Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, Protect our Great Military/Vets, Advance American Energy DOMINANCE by helping to keep the price of Gasoline, Oil, and all forms of Energy VERY LOW (CHEAP!), and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment, which has not been attacked, amended, or changed while I was President. Also, Jack is the Republican Candidate who is best positioned to STAND TALL against the Radical Left Democrats and, most importantly, ensure a Big Victory in this Very Important Gubernatorial Election, an Election that is being closely watched by the entire World because, we are ending WOKE, and all of the other NONSENSE that goes along with it, AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT COME BACK! Jack Ciattarelli is a WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, ELECT JACK CIATTARELLI! 8,215 likes · 2,103 reposts · 773 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114497218878772156.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114497218878772156/analysis --- ### [ts_114496991835020604](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496991835020604) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T21:30:46.701Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/114496851630865496 Reposted [ts_114496851630865496](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496851630865496) (2025-05-12T20:55:07.437Z (UTC)) > We are going to slash the cost of prescription drugs, and we will bring fairness to America. Drug prices will come down—We're gonna cut out the middlemen and facilitate the direct sale of drugs at the most favored nation price directly to the American citizen! - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/496/850/806/344/977/original/5d2f16c1760d366b.mp4 10,678 likes · 2,773 reposts · 648 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496991835020604/analysis --- ### [ts_114496961305632019](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496961305632019) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T21:23:00.858Z (UTC) > If we’re not allowed to send the murderers and other criminals of every type, size, and shape, IMMEDIATELY out of our Country, we aren’t going to have a Country anymore. Radical Left Judges and politicians don’t care, but 90% of the people in the U.S.A. do. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will agree with this and, SAVE AMERICA! 14,633 likes · 3,895 reposts · 1,116 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114496961305632019.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496961305632019/analysis --- ### [ts_114496851630865496](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496851630865496) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T20:55:07.437Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > We are going to slash the cost of prescription drugs, and we will bring fairness to America. Drug prices will come down—We're gonna cut out the middlemen and facilitate the direct sale of drugs at the most favored nation price directly to the American citizen! **Video transcript** (1:02), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries and will no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging. For the first time in many years, we'll slash the costs of prescription drugs and we will bring fairness to America. Drug prices will come down, we're going to cut out the middlemen and facilitate the direct sale of drugs at the most favored nation price directly to the American citizen. I'm just so grateful to be here today. I never thought that this would happen in my lifetime. This is the most powerful executive order on pharmacy pricing and health care ever in the history of our nation. By getting our allies to pay a bit more, we'll course correct a problem that's gotten out of hand. We're standing up for the American consumer who's been paying far too high prices for far too long. We didn't take an oath to heal patients and then watch their life get ruined financially. We're going to do everything we can at the FDA to support this executive order. It's transformative. Thank you, Mr. President. [END] 11,193 likes · 2,610 reposts · 656 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114496851630865496.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496851630865496/analysis --- ### [ts_114496454410752473](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496454410752473) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:14:06.332Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:47), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god, Idan! Idan! They just released a photo of you, you look unbelievable. Wow. You look beautiful. I love you so much. I love you, and I'm gonna see you, like, soon. Very soon. 7,703 likes · 1,809 reposts · 506 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114496449002706232](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496449002706232) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:12:43.782Z (UTC) > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3386539/american-manufacturer-tyler-merritt-trump-tariffs/ 4,606 likes · 1,134 reposts · 147 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496449002706232/analysis --- ### [ts_114496448069576993](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496448069576993) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:12:29.541Z (UTC) > https://tippinsights.com/trump-doth-bid-the-mills-to-rise-again/ 4,059 likes · 977 reposts · 85 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496448069576993/analysis --- ### [ts_114496447245540506](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496447245540506) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:12:16.971Z (UTC) > https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5275213-the-biggest-utility-player-rep-brian-jack-sees-star-rise-in-trumps-washington/ 2,420 likes · 608 reposts · 47 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496447245540506/analysis --- ### [ts_114496445775958912](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496445775958912) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:11:54.545Z (UTC) > https://nypost.com/2025/04/23/us-news/pennsylvania-governor-josh-shapiro-reveals-trump-called-him-to-discuss-arson-attack-very-gracious/ 3,556 likes · 850 reposts · 110 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496445775958912/analysis --- ### [ts_114496444396876094](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496444396876094) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T19:11:33.640Z (UTC) · 4 media attachments 3,823 likes · 1,033 reposts · 121 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114496145482452868](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496145482452868) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T17:55:32.464Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing-to-american-patients/ 8,467 likes · 2,255 reposts · 535 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114496145482452868/analysis --- ### [ts_114495946485549840](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495946485549840) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T17:04:55.982Z (UTC) > This week the Republicans are meeting in the Tax, Energy, and Agriculture Committees on major pieces of “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.” Republicans need to UNIFY behind their Highly Respected Chairmen, Jason Smith, Brett Guthrie, and Glenn “GT” Thompson. Remember, these are men that truly strive to do what is RIGHT for America. The Democrats, on the other hand, want to DESTROY our Country. You must oppose these Democrat Amendments which, in all fairness to them, were made prior to my News Conference this morning announcing that Drug Prices, under our Most Favored Nations Policy, will be going down from 50% to 90%, affecting EVERYTHING that is done in a very positive way. When I return from the Middle East, where great things will happen for America, we will work together on any and all outstanding issues, but there shouldn’t be many — The Bill is GREAT. We have no alternative, WE MUST WIN! But now, with the tremendous Drug and Pharmaceutical Cuts, plus massive incoming Tariff Money, our “GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” just got much BIGGER and BETTER. The Golden Age of America will soon be upon us. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 11,347 likes · 2,984 reposts · 801 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495946485549840.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495946485549840/analysis --- ### [ts_114495828046526222](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495828046526222) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T16:34:48.782Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > For the first time in many years, we'll slash the cost of prescription drugs, and we will bring fairness to America! EXECUTIVE ORDER: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing-to-american-patients/ **Video transcript** (1:12), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > But for the first time in many years, we'll slash the cost of prescription drugs, and we will bring fairness to America. Drug prices will come down by much more, really, if you think, '59. If you think of a drug that is sometimes 10 times more expensive, it's much more than the 59 percent. You know, it depends on the way you want to analyze it, but in one way you could analyze it that way. But between '59 and '80, and I guess even 90 percent. So when I worked so hard in the first term, and if I got prices down -- remember, I was the only one to ever get prices down for a full year, but I'd get them down like 2 percent, and I thought it was like a big deal. Well, we're getting them down 60, 70, 80, 90 percent, but actually more than that if you think about it in a way mathematically. And Farmer has to say we're sorry, but we'll not be able to do this any longer to these countries that have been so tough. They've been very tough. Nasty. It's trade. It's trade. And Farmer is also very powerful, and the Democrats have protected Farmer. 2,472 likes · 597 reposts · 232 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495828046526222.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495828046526222/analysis --- ### [ts_114495819579444373](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495819579444373) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T16:32:39.575Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the healthcare of foreign countries—and we'll no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging from Big Pharma. EXECUTIVE ORDER: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing-to-american-patients/ **Video transcript** (1:11), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > But starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries, which is what we were doing. We're subsidizing others' health care, countries where they paid a small fraction of what -- for the same drug that what we pay many, many times more for, and will no longer tolerate profiteering and price gouging from Big Pharma. But again, it was really the countries that forced Big Pharma to do things that, frankly, I'm not sure they really felt comfortable doing, but they've gotten away with it. These countries' European Union has been brutal, brutal. And the drug companies actually told me, "Sir, it was just brutal how they forced them." And European Union is suing all our companies -- Apple, Google, Meta -- they're suing all our companies. They end up -- they have judges that are European Union-centric, and they get rewarded 15 billion, 17 billion, 20 billion, and they use that to run their operation. It's not going to happen any longer, that I can tell you. 2,909 likes · 745 reposts · 211 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495819579444373.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495819579444373/analysis --- ### [ts_114495805003498315](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495805003498315) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T16:28:57.164Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: "What President Trump has done is a historic measure that should have been done a long time ago. What we're going to do is make sure that those prices become much closer to equal like a competitive market you would expect." **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: > So I teach economics at Stanford as well as health policy and one thing that's really really simple in economics Is that when you have a persistent price difference for the same product between two countries? There is something deeply wrong and what President Trump has done is a historic measure that should have been done a long time ago What we're going to do is is make sure that those prices Become much closer to equal like that like a competitive market you'd expect right now What's happening is the American people are subsidizing at in large large fraction Thought the research and development efforts for drug companies around the world by the higher prices that we pay with this new order Europe will share the burden of that and in fact if you may think of it as like it as somehow It's like it's it's going after drug companies Actually, it's helping drug companies because what we're also going to do with this order what President Trump has done with this order is He's said to European governments Look if you are taking advantage of the drug companies by forcing them to charge the very very low prices We're going to defend American drug companies in Europe at the same time We're… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495805003498315) 2,493 likes · 603 reposts · 133 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495805003498315.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495805003498315/analysis --- ### [ts_114495789264464415](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T16:24:57.008Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Secretary Kennedy: "We now have a President who is a man of his word, who has the courage... he can't be bought, unlike most of the politicians in this country — and he is standing here for the American people." **Video transcript** (3:48), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > - Thank you, Mr. President. Um, this is, uh, this is an extraordinary day. This is an issue that, you know, I grew up in the Democratic Party, and every major Democratic leader for 20 years been making this promise to the American people. This was the fulcrum of Bernie Sanders' runs for presidency, that he was gonna eliminate this discrepancy between Europe and the United States. But as it turns out, none of them were doing it, it's one of these promises that politicians make to their constituents, knowing that they'll never have to do it. And the reason they'll never have to do it is 'cause they know that Congress is controlled in so many ways by the pharmaceutical industry. There's at least one pharmaceutical lobbyist for every congressman, every senator in Capitol Hill, and every member of the Supreme Court. Some estimates, three. Pharmaceutical companies, the industry itself spends three times what's the next largest lobbyist spends on lobbying. So this was an issue that people talked about, nobody wanted to do anything because it was radioactive. They knew you couldn't get it by Congress. We now have a president who is a man of his word, who has the courage. President Trump wa… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415) 3,594 likes · 964 reposts · 247 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495789264464415.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415/analysis --- ### [ts_114495777170382544](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495777170382544) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T16:21:52.436Z (UTC) > Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage, is being sreleased. Congratulations to his wonderful parents, family, and friends! 3,313 likes · 648 reposts · 162 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495777170382544.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495777170382544/analysis --- ### [ts_114495594775258953](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495594775258953) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T15:35:29.310Z (UTC) > https://www.youtube.com/live/u2Ftw_VuedA?si=bbqV_sjFQgzgkH5O 4,296 likes · 1,066 reposts · 400 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495594775258953/analysis --- ### [ts_114494372667836601](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114494372667836601) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T10:24:41.426Z (UTC) > DRUG PRICES TO BE CUT BY 59%, PLUS! Gasoline, Energy, Groceries, and all other costs, DOWN. NO INFLATION!!! LOVE, DJT 15,837 likes · 3,507 reposts · 1,487 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114494372667836601.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114494372667836601/analysis --- ### [ts_114494359849751984](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114494359849751984) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T10:21:25.836Z (UTC) > EDAN ALEXANDER, AMERICAN HOSTAGE THOUGHT DEAD, TO BE RELEASED BY HAMAS. GREAT NEWS! 12,627 likes · 2,260 reposts · 359 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114494359849751984.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114494359849751984/analysis --- ### [ts_114492082555622686](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114492082555622686) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T00:42:17.091Z (UTC) > So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA 7,116 likes · 1,566 reposts · 693 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114492082555622686.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114492082555622686/analysis --- ### [ts_114491949696762931](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114491949696762931) Truth Social · 2025-05-12T00:08:29.824Z (UTC) > So funny to watch old timer Martha Raditz on ABC Fake News (the Slopadopolus show!) this morning, blurt out that, effectively, Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump. It came out of nowhere, but it was on her Trump Deranged Mind. Remember, I did WIN the Catholic Vote, by a lot! Bob Iger should do something about the losers and haters he’s got on his low rated shows. It’s time for change. 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