# Posts from Saturday, May 17, 2025 21 posts on 2025-05-17. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-17/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-08T13:49:20.022Z (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._ **Grievance Gives Way to Gulf State Victory Lap as Trump Projects Dealmaker Image Abroad** Trump started the day relitigating the 2020 election through the autopen controversy and picking a public fight with Walmart over tariff-driven price increases. By midday the tone shifted to diplomatic grandstanding, with announcements of a Monday call with Putin and Zelensky about Ukraine. The evening ended quietly with a flurry of paired flag emojis — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE alongside the American flag — likely signaling his ongoing Middle East trip. Overall a moderate day: flashes of anger early, then a pivot to projecting strength on the world stage. - Posts analyzed: 9 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.14 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 9 (5 false) - Era: Second Term # Daily Digest: 2025-05-17 ## Location & Timezone Assessment Trump was almost certainly in the Gulf region on this date, as his May 2025 Middle East tour (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE) was underway. The three paired flag emoji posts (ts_114524964544595396, ts_114524968005625641, ts_114524979790255530) — Saudi Arabia+US, Qatar+US, UAE+US — posted in rapid succession confirm his engagement with Gulf state diplomacy. Converting to Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3): - First post: 3:34 PM AST - Last post: 11:08 PM AST - Active window: ~7.5 hours, afternoon through late evening This is a completely normal posting window with no sleep deprivation indicators. ## Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: Grandiose Six of nine posts register as grandiose, two as mixed, and none as vulnerable. The grandiose state is the clear through-line, particularly in the diplomatic signaling posts. ### State Transitions 1. **Mixed → Grandiose (3:34 PM → 5:27 PM AST):** The day opens with ts_114523195208653918, a mixed-state post oscillating between grandiose claims ("won the Election, by millions") and vulnerable persecution framing ("Radical Left Democrats waged a campaign"). This transitions to a more purely grandiose state with the Walmart post (ts_114523638623110397), where Trump positions himself as the populist protector against corporate greed. 2. **Grandiose sustained (5:27 PM → 6:23 PM AST):** A cluster of four posts in under an hour (ts_114523638623110397 through ts_114523859190770748) maintains grandiose positioning across trade, diplomacy, and monetary policy. The Putin/Zelensky call announcement (ts_114523762104941397) is peak grandiosity — the dealmaker-savior framing of stopping a "BLOODBATH." 3. **Brief mixed dip (7:14 PM AST):** The Supreme Court RT (ts_114524060091132104) introduces vulnerability — "must come to the RESCUE OF AMERICA" implies institutional threat requiring external salvation. 4. **Grandiose close (11:04-11:08 PM AST):** The trio of flag emoji posts close the day on a purely grandiose note — minimal text, maximum symbolic projection of international influence. **Primary trigger for state changes:** The opening mixed state was triggered by the autopen/2020 election wound. The transition to grandiosity was driven by supply-seeking through diplomatic and policy positioning. ## Escalation Detection **No escalation detected.** The rage profile is front-loaded and de-escalating: - ts_114523195208653918: Rage 0.70 - ts_114523638623110397: Rage 0.60 - All subsequent posts: No rage This is the opposite of a rage spiral. The day began with the highest-intensity post and steadily cooled. The Walmart post's rage (0.60) was triggered by narcissistic injury — the corporation's attribution of price increases to tariffs directly undermined Trump's narrative — but was proportionate to the perceived slight in his rhetorical framework. ## Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes 1. **International Diplomacy / Dealmaker Image (4 posts):** The Putin-Zelensky call announcement and three Gulf state flag posts form the day's primary thematic cluster. This reflects supply-seeking behavior — projecting the image of a consequential world leader during an overseas trip. 2. **Economic Policy / Tariffs (2 posts):** The Walmart confrontation and Fed rate criticism both concern Trump's economic stewardship narrative. The Walmart post is notable for its implicit acknowledgment that tariffs affect consumer prices (by demanding they be "eaten"), which contradicts his usual framing. 3. **2020 Election Grievance (1 post):** The autopen post represents the persistent, unresolved narcissistic wound. Clinically significant that this grievance persists at full intensity 4.5 years later and during Trump's second presidential term. 4. **Judicial/Institutional Appeals (1 post):** The Supreme Court RT suggests underlying anxiety about legal challenges. 5. **Iran Nuclear Signaling (1 post):** A link share with extremely low authorship probability (0.15), almost certainly staff-posted. ### Obsession Assessment No single-topic obsession today. Themes are distributed across multiple domains. The 2020 election grievance appears only once — unusual restraint for this topic, though its intensity when it does appear remains maximally high. ## Contradiction Detection ### Internal Contradictions 1. **Tariff cost framing:** In ts_114523638623110397, Trump demands Walmart and China "EAT THE TARIFFS," implicitly acknowledging that tariffs impose costs that would otherwise be passed to consumers. This contradicts his longstanding public position that tariffs are paid by exporting countries and are "costless" to American consumers. The cognitive dissonance is managed through splitting — if prices rise, it's corporate greed, not policy consequence. ### Contextual Contradictions 2. **Timing with China deal:** The U.S.-China 90-day tariff reduction had just been announced (reducing tariffs from 145% to 30%). Trump's simultaneous attack on Walmart for passing along tariff costs sits uneasily next to a deal that implicitly acknowledged tariffs were unsustainably high. ## Hypomanic Indicators - **Post count:** 9 posts in ~7.5 hours - **Post frequency:** Approximately 1 post every 50 minutes — within normal range - **Clustering:** Notable cluster of 4 posts in 56 minutes (14:27-15:23 UTC), then a 4-hour gap, then 3 posts in 4 minutes - **Time gaps:** Longest gap is 3 hours 50 minutes (16:14 to 20:04 UTC) - **Earliest post:** 3:34 PM local (normal) - **Latest post:** 11:08 PM local (slightly late but unremarkable) - **Sleep deprivation:** No evidence - **Hypomanic episode:** Does NOT meet threshold. Post volume and timing are well within normal parameters. The 3+ hour gap in the middle suggests structured activity (likely diplomatic meetings). ## Narrative Arc: Mixed (Contamination → Redemption elements) The day opens with contamination elements — the autopen post revisits the 2020 election wound, a loss that Trump has never psychologically integrated. This is followed by a reactive-aggressive Walmart confrontation. However, the arc then shifts toward redemption framing: Trump announces high-stakes diplomacy (Putin/Zelensky call), critiques the Fed from a position of authority, and closes with symbolic celebrations of international relationships. The overall trajectory is from grievance to grandiose projection, with the Middle East trip providing the environmental scaffolding for the dealmaker self-image. ## Event Correlation | Event | Response Posts | Reaction Type | |-------|---------------|---------------| | U.S.-China 90-Day Tariff Reduction | ts_114523638623110397 (Walmart) | **Defensive** — attacks the messenger (Walmart) to deflect from the implicit admission that tariffs were too high | | Middle East Diplomatic Tour | ts_114524964544595396, ts_114524968005625641, ts_114524979790255530 | **Amplifying** — uses flag emojis to signal successful diplomacy | The Israel-Gaza hospital strike (May 13) received no direct engagement — notable given Trump was in the region. This silence may reflect diplomatic calculation during active Gulf state meetings. ## Danger Assessment - **Maximum danger level:** Elevated (2 posts) - **ts_114523195208653918 (Autopen/2020):** Elevated — continues to delegitimize democratic institutions and election results, with mobilization language ("THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!") - **ts_114523638623110397 (Walmart):** Elevated — executive intimidation of a private corporation for protected commercial speech ("I'll be watching") - **Stochastic terrorism pattern:** Not detected. The Walmart threat is concerning as executive overreach but does not target individuals or incite violence. The 2020 election post uses mobilization framing but is ritualistic rather than acute. ## Cognitive Concerns 1. **Possible malapropism:** "Inoculation and innocence" in ts_114523195208653918 appears to be a word-finding anomaly. "Inoculation" in this context is semantically adjacent but unusual. 2. **All-caps usage:** Multiple posts use full capitalization — 3 of 9 posts are entirely or mostly in caps. This is within Trump's normal range but does suggest elevated arousal state. 3. **Syntactic complexity:** Generally preserved. The Walmart post and Putin announcement are both multi-clause, structurally coherent statements. 4. **Authorship variation:** Two posts have very low authorship scores (ts_114523859190770748 at 0.15, ts_114524968005625641 at 0.55), suggesting staff posting. The Putin/Zelensky announcement (0.60) also appears at least partially staff-drafted. ### Complexity Trend: Stable No evidence of cognitive decline across the day's posts. Sentence construction remains consistent, vocabulary is at baseline, and the one possible malapropism is isolated. ## Staff vs. Personal Posting Pattern The day shows a characteristic pattern: high-emotion personal posts in the morning (autopen grievance, Walmart attack), transitioning to more structured, likely staff-assisted policy announcements (Putin call, Iran link share), closing with ambiguous emoji posts. Approximately 3-4 of 9 posts appear substantially staff-influenced based on authorship scores below 0.70. ### Narrative The day progresses from unresolved grievance (autopen/2020 election) through reactive economic aggression (Walmart), into diplomatic grandiosity (Putin call, Gulf state flag emojis). The early contamination framing — where present-day events reopen old wounds — yields to a redemption-adjacent close as Trump leverages his Middle East trip for dealmaker imagery. The overall arc reflects a characteristic pattern: morning dysphoria metabolized through afternoon power projection. ### Dominant themes - International diplomacy and dealmaker image projection (0.44 posts) - Economic policy and tariff defense (0.22 posts) - 2020 election grievance and delegitimization (0.11 posts) - Judicial and institutional appeals (0.11 posts) - Iran nuclear posturing (0.11 posts) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_114523638623110397](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523638623110397): Walmart and China should 'eat the tariffs' — implicitly acknowledging tariffs impose consumer costs that need absorbing vs. [ts_114523638623110397](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523638623110397): Trump's longstanding position that tariffs are paid by foreign countries and costless to Americans ### Cognitive concerns - Possible malapropism: 'inoculation and innocence' in autopen post — semantically adjacent but unusual word choice suggesting mild word-finding difficulty - Persistent all-caps usage in 3 of 9 posts indicating elevated baseline arousal - Isolated instance; no pattern of cognitive degradation across the day's posts ## Posts ### [ts_114525531307244034](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114525531307244034) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T22:28:44.486Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 8,339 likes · 1,678 reposts · 472 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114524979790255530](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524979790255530) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T20:08:29.007Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > 🇦🇪🇺🇸 **Video transcript** (1:37), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > You're an amazing country, you're a rich country, you couldn't have your choice, but I know you'll never leave my side, and you know the special relationship that we have in our country has. We have now, I think, substantially over $10 trillion of investment, and now when I add the $1.4 trillion, we easily break that number. We really appreciate your confidence and investment that's your biggest investment that you've ever made, and we really appreciate it, and we're going to treat you very, as you should be, magnificently, and you're a magnificent man, and it's an honor to be with you. Two countries also agreed to create a path for UAE to buy some of the world's most advanced AI semiconductors from American companies, a very big contract. This will generate billions and billions of dollars in business and accelerate the UAE's plans to become a really major player in artificial intelligence, so it's a great tribute to the job you've done here. I'm very proud to be representing the United States of America, and thank you all for being here. 3,098 likes · 859 reposts · 303 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524979790255530/analysis --- ### [ts_114524968005625641](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524968005625641) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T20:05:29.270Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > 🇶🇦🇺🇸 **Video transcript** (1:05), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > It's a true privilege to visit your country, special country, and gather as friends. I'm honored to be the first American president ever to officially visit. To the Amir, to the royal family, and to this entire nation, congratulations on a spectacular job. As president, I'm proud that our growing friendship is blossoming into a full-fledged economic and security partnership. We're setting records on this trip. We're bringing a lot of investment back into the United States of America. We'll be well over ten trillion dollars. I want to thank your Highness for helping with that number. You know you can count on us and you know that it's going to be a great investment for you. So tonight, let us give thanks for the blessings of this friendship. We have a great friendship. I want to wish peace to the Amir and to all Qataris working together. We can help the Qatar region unlock its potential. So I just want to say it's an honor to be with you. 3,183 likes · 850 reposts · 201 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524968005625641/analysis --- ### [ts_114524964544595396](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524964544595396) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T20:04:36.456Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > 🇸🇦🇺🇸 **Video transcript** (1:08), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > We believe in peace through strength, you have to have the strength. I believe it is God's job to sit in judgment, my job to defend America and to promote the fundamental interest of stability, prosperity and peace. We had 52 days of thunder and lightning on the Houthis in Yemen like they've never seen before. This was a swift ferocious decisive and extremely successful use of military force. So we hit them hard, we got what we came for and then we got out. The gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called nation builders neocons or liberal non-profits. The birth of a modern Middle East has been brought by the people of the region themselves. This prosperity and progress ultimately came not from a radical rejection of your heritage but rather from embracing your national traditions and embracing that same heritage that you love so dearly. 3,026 likes · 844 reposts · 162 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524964544595396/analysis --- ### [ts_114524164860568642](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524164860568642) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T16:41:14.165Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (2:10), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > ♪♪♪ ♪ Just a small town girl ♪ ♪ Living in a lonely world ♪ ♪ She took the midnight train going ♪ ♪ In a new world ♪ ♪ Just a sheet of bone ♪ ♪ Born and raised right here in Houston ♪ ♪ She took the midnight train going ♪ ♪ In a new world ♪ ♪ New ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ A singer in a smoky room ♪ ♪ Just for the wine to cheap off you ♪ ♪ For a spike and share the night ♪ ♪ Beneath the morning on and on and on the world ♪ ♪ A stranger waiting ♪ ♪ Looking at the night burning shadows ♪ ♪ Searching in the night ♪ ♪ Streetlights peepers ♪ ♪ Living just above emotion ♪ ♪ Crying somewhere in the night ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Looking hard to get ♪ 1,363 likes · 396 reposts · 215 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114524062589203817](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524062589203817) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T16:15:13.629Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **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: > [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 3,505 likes · 1,002 reposts · 352 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114524060091132104](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524060091132104) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T16:14:35.512Z (UTC) > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/mrddmia/statuses/114523473765901913 The Supreme Court must come to the RESCUE OF AMERICA. 3,626 likes · 1,171 reposts · 451 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114524060091132104.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524060091132104/analysis --- ### [ts_114524058632259612](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524058632259612) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T16:14:13.252Z (UTC) · repost > RT @mrddmiaThe Supreme Court still has an illegal injunction on the President of the United States, preventing him from commanding military operations to expel these foreign terrorists.The President should house these terrorists near the Chevy Chase Country Club, with daytime release.https://x.com/dapper_det/status/1923414949495259576?s=46 Reposted from @mrddmia (🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸), 2025-05-16T16:38:48.847Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@mrddmia/114518493026564814) > The Supreme Court still has an illegal injunction on the President of the United States, preventing him from commanding military operations to expel these foreign terrorists. > > The President should house these terrorists near the Chevy Chase Country Club, with daytime release. > > https://x.com/dapper_det/status/1923414949495259576?s=46 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114524051280468327](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114524051280468327) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T16:12:21.070Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:20), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > (upbeat music) 2,529 likes · 627 reposts · 128 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523982715902606](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523982715902606) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:54:54.859Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:48), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Agree, though, that this is doctored. Is that right? The same protocols that are tied to every... Madam Secretary, I want you to have credibility and I want you to be taken seriously. Is this doctored or is it not doctored? Here I am taken quite seriously because I want you to talk about the importance that the President has given me to do my job. I understand. Is it doctored or not doctored? I think that's important to remember is that every single time a case is built... Madam Secretary, I have a seven-year-old, a six-year-old, and a three-year-old. I have a bullshit detector. I'm just asking you, is this doctored or not doctored? Sir, the protocols in the case built against... Can you answer the question? We're exactly the same. Madam Secretary... I don't have any knowledge as to that photo you're pointing to. Okay. Can you take a... I don't, sir, I... Can you show the photo? Walk with the photo down there. No, that one. Please take a look at this photo. It was tweeted by the President on April 21. It's been hanging out there for about a month. So what is your point? 3,141 likes · 899 reposts · 379 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523971990457396](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523971990457396) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:52:11.202Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (1:23), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > I don't know if you noticed, but in one weekend, this past weekend, Trump has reshaped the world. While the media was silent, Trump was making history. For starters, he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered an in-person meeting between Ukraine and Russia, then he announced the long-awaited trade agreement between the US and China. He signed an executive order to slash prices on prescription drugs by up to 80%. Trump's envoy confirmed that Hamas agreed to release the last known American hostage in Gaza. He signed an executive order for a self-deportation program to allow illegal immigrants free flights and financial incentives to get out of our country. And finally, he signed another executive order establishing the National Center for Warrior Independence, aiming to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans by 2028. I don't know about you, but this is what I voted for. We voted for the man that is right for this job. During a weekend, three days is what it took for Trump to accomplish seven major things that'll reshape this world. During Biden's whole presidency, he couldn't even accomplish one of these things. I'm blown away. We still have three and a half more years… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523971990457396) 4,257 likes · 1,251 reposts · 447 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523928764309469](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523928764309469) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:41:11.624Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (2:35), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > When I first announced my run for Congress, I had this random white woman, liberal, walk up to me and ask, "Well, what about you isn't Democrat?" To which I responded, "Well, besides my skin color, what about me is Democrat?" And it was at that very moment that she realized that God gave her enough common sense to ask me about my values. Now, don't get me wrong, I was raised to vote Democrat down the ballot, so when I first started I would say things like, "I'm a Republican, but I'm not a conservative." And now I know all too well I am a full-fledged, hardcore conservative, and I'm proud of it. I mean, my favorite saying is, "I was born black, not Democrat." But in all seriousness, whenever I began to think for myself politically, the choice was easy. I mean, why would I want to belong to a party whose mission is to infringe on the Second Amendment as if a criminal would ever participate in something like a mandatory buyback? Why would I want to belong to and endorse a godless party? Because there is no such thing. And I mean, no such thing as a trans child. We have confused children and sick enabling adults. Why would I want to belong to a party that takes pride in shedding innoce… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523928764309469) 5,144 likes · 1,703 reposts · 374 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523919203367940](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523919203367940) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:38:45.734Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:49), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > the United States take a 747 but what here's what's interesting to me what the media isn't telling you what no one's talking to you about is this same 747 has been in negotiations for a year the Biden administration is the one that started these conversations it didn't start it at the Trump administration why because we need a backup for Air Force One because right now the president of the United States is flying around on a 40 year old plane and there is no backup for it they'll back up we had the airframe started having structural issues no one's discussing that part they're just discussing that the deal ended with President Trump maybe the media doesn't know maybe I'll give them a pass maybe you didn't know I'll give you the path I'll give you a pass on that one but the fact is this conversation started with cutter 3,536 likes · 1,136 reposts · 203 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523915772327706](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523915772327706) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:37:53.381Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (1:56), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Remember John F. Kennedy Jr.? He was declared the front-runner for the New York Senate seat back in 1999. Days later, his plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, and his rival, Hillary Clinton, was elected senator. Mary Mahoney was a Clinton White House intern. She knew enough of the inner workings of Bill's sexual advancements to be a star witness during the Clinton impeachment trials. She was brutally executed at a Starbucks she was managing in 1997. In 1993, White House counsel Vince Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park near D.C. He supposedly killed himself, and among a lengthy list of potential foul play, the bullet was never found. Then there's James McDougal, a key witness for White House prosecutors. He was serving his three-year sentence for bank fraud at the Fort Worth Federal Medical Center in Texas. And just before he was to give a testimony before the grand jury, McDougal suffered a heart attack and solitary confinement. In 2015, Walter Scheid, a White House chef hired under Bill Clinton, joined the list. His body was found at the bottom of a river, nearly two miles from the base of the trail he was reportedly hiking. An autopsy determined that Scheid's death was ac… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523915772327706) 5,460 likes · 2,779 reposts · 587 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523872131740092](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523872131740092) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:26:47.479Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:28), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > [Music] 5,103 likes · 1,377 reposts · 331 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_114523859190770748](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523859190770748) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:23:30.014Z (UTC) > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iran-enriched-uranium-nuclear-deal-trump-rcna206833 2,926 likes · 876 reposts · 199 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523859190770748/analysis --- ### [ts_114523811882470999](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523811882470999) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T15:11:28.147Z (UTC) > THE CONSENSUS OF ALMOST EVERYBODY IS THAT, “THE FED SHOULD CUT RATES SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER.” Too Late Powell, a man legendary for being Too Late, will probably blow it again - But who knows??? 6,489 likes · 1,670 reposts · 575 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114523811882470999.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523811882470999/analysis --- ### [ts_114523762104941397](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523762104941397) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T14:58:48.603Z (UTC) > I WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M. THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE “BLOODBATH” THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE. I WILL THEN BE SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY OF UKRAINE AND THEN, WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF NATO. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END. GOD BLESS US ALL!!! 8,482 likes · 2,194 reposts · 720 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114523762104941397.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523762104941397/analysis --- ### [ts_114523638623110397](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523638623110397) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T14:27:24.420Z (UTC) > Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, “EAT THE TARIFFS,” and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!! 12,411 likes · 3,616 reposts · 1,519 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114523638623110397.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523638623110397/analysis --- ### [ts_114523195208653918](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T12:34:38.450Z (UTC) > Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is looking to be a bigger and bigger scandal by the moment. It is a major part of the real crime, THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020 WAS RIGGED AND STOLEN! Millions and millions of people knew that, but the Radical Left Democrats waged a campaign of inoculation and innocence like none that had ever been waged before. THIS IS WHY THE UNSELECT COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL THUGS, WHO WERE GIVEN A FULL AND COMPLETE PARDON BY THE PERSON WHO WIELDED THE NOW ILLEGALLY USED AUTOPEN, DELETED AND DESTROYED ALL EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION FROM THEIR CORRUPT AND VICIOUS WITCH HUNT AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE, WHOSE LIVES WERE COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DESTROYED BY THIS HISTORICALLY CRIMINAL EVENT. Remember, it all began with DIRTY COP James Comey, Obama, a hapless and cognitively impaired Sleepy Joe Biden, and my now very famous ACCUSATION that,“THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!” Whoever had control of the Autopen is just the beginning. The biggest crime of all is that THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED! I (MAGA!) WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. GOD BLESS AMERICA, FOR THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!! 4,214 likes · 1,527 reposts · 757 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114523195208653918.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918/analysis --- ### [ts_114520307594338802](https://trump.fm/post/ts_114520307594338802) Truth Social · 2025-05-17T00:20:17.034Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (1:37), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > You're an amazing country, you're a rich country, you couldn't have your choice, but I know you'll never leave my side, and you know the special relationship that we have in our country has. We have now, I think, substantially over $10 trillion of investment, and now when I add the $1.4 trillion, we easily break that number. We really appreciate your confidence and an investment that's your biggest investment that you've ever made, and we really appreciate it, and we're going to treat you very as you should be magnificently, and you're a magnificent man, and it's an honor to be with you. Two countries also agreed to create a path for UAE to buy some of the world's most advanced AI semiconductors from American companies, a very big contract. This will generate billions and billions of dollars in business and accelerate the UAE's plans to become a really major player in artificial intelligence, so it's a great tribute to the job you've done here. 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