# Posts from Thursday, August 21, 2025 24 posts on 2025-08-21. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-21/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-08T03:50:00.849Z (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._ **Partial Legal Win Declared "Total Victory" as Trump Threatens Colorado Officials Over Tina Peters** Trump spent the day in a celebratory mood, claiming wins on multiple fronts — from Texas redistricting to a New York appeals court ruling that tossed his fraud penalty, which he declared a "total victory" despite the court upholding the underlying fraud finding. The most alarming moment came in a morning post demanding the release of convicted election tamperer Tina Peters, where he threatened "harsh measures" against Colorado state officials — a striking use of presidential authority against state-level justice. The day bookended with late-night partisan cheerleading and an evening visit to federal agents and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., projecting strength and control. The overall tone was overwhelmingly triumphant, with fabricated statistics and inflated claims peppered throughout posts on voting, polls, and legal outcomes. - Posts analyzed: 21 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: redemption - Aggregate rage level: 0.14 - Max danger level: high - Claims: 35 (15 false) - Era: Second Term # Daily Psychological Digest: August 21, 2025 ## Location & Timezone Context Trump appears to have been in **Washington, D.C.** on this date, based on evening posts referencing a visit to "federal agents and National Guard troops working to Make Washington, D.C. Safe" (ts_115068968882877150, ts_115068979450739645). All analysis below uses **EDT (UTC−4)**. **Converted posting window:** 11:47 PM EDT (Aug 20) → 5:56 PM EDT (Aug 21) --- ## I. Psychological State Tracking ### Dominant State: **Grandiose** Of 21 posts, 20 are coded grandiose and 1 mixed. The day is overwhelmingly characterized by self-aggrandizing victory declarations, with grandiosity serving as both baseline mood and primary defense mechanism. The grandiosity is not reactive — it is the day's resting state, punctuated by two episodes of activated rage. ### State Transitions **Phase 1 — Late-Night Victory Lap (11:47 PM – 12:29 AM EDT):** Six posts in 42 minutes celebrate the Texas special session results, attack mail-in voting, cite approval ratings, deride Gavin Newsom, mock MSNBC, and claim the southern border is "100% Secure." The posting velocity and thematic breadth suggest moderate activation, but the content is characteristically triumphalist rather than pressured. Authorship confidence is generally high (0.70–0.95), suggesting personal engagement rather than staff-drafted content. **Phase 2 — Morning Routine (6:34 – 7:03 AM EDT):** Four posts in 29 minutes, primarily retweets and link shares with low intensity (0.10–0.20) and low authorship confidence (0.25–0.60). This appears to be staff-assisted morning content curation — standard fare with no emotional charge. **Phase 3 — Rage Activation: Tina Peters (8:07 AM EDT):** Post ts_115066670303535454 represents a sharp departure from the morning's low-intensity routine. Rage spikes to 0.80, intensity to 0.85, and danger level to **high**. This is the day's most clinically significant post (analyzed in detail below). **Phase 4 — Legal Victory Celebration (11:57 AM – 12:00 PM EDT):** Three rapid-fire posts (ts_115067573139448361, ts_115067581427069480, ts_115067582190707382) respond to the NY Appeals Court ruling. The final post (ts_115067582190707382) is the day's only **mixed** state classification, with grandiose triumph cycling rapidly with persecutory grievance within a single extended text. Intensity peaks at 0.88 — the day's highest — while rage registers at 0.70. **Phase 5 — Presidential Optics (3:25 – 5:56 PM EDT):** Six posts with uniformly low intensity (0.05–0.30) and low authorship confidence (0.10–0.65). Staff-drafted endorsements, diplomatic references, and the D.C. troop visit. The emotional temperature drops to baseline. This phase functions as image management — the presidential role displacing the aggrieved combatant. --- ## II. Escalation Detection **Sustained rage spiral: Not detected.** The day does not follow a classic escalation pattern. Instead, it features two **isolated rage spikes** against a grandiose baseline: 1. **Tina Peters spike** (8:07 AM EDT): Rage 0.80, emerging from a low-intensity morning routine. This is a reactive spike, likely triggered by morning news consumption or staff briefing about Peters' ongoing imprisonment. 2. **NY Case spike** (12:00 PM EDT): Rage 0.70, triggered by the court ruling. Notably, this rage accompanies a *favorable* ruling — the partial nature of the victory (fraud liability upheld) activates narcissistic injury even within celebration. Neither spike escalates further. The afternoon descends into staff-curated low-intensity content. The rage is episodic rather than progressive. --- ## III. Theme Analysis ### Dominant Themes (ranked by frequency): 1. **Political victories / self-aggrandizement** (8 posts): Texas redistricting, Missouri support, approval ratings, D.C. safety claims, Dustin Burrows endorsement. This is the day's connective tissue. 2. **Legal vindication** (3 posts): The NY Appeals Court ruling dominates the midday window. Trump's framing — "TOTAL VICTORY" — grossly overstates the ruling's scope. 3. **Election integrity / voting grievance** (2 posts): Mail-in voting elimination (ts_115064726295507295) and the Tina Peters demand (ts_115066670303535454). These posts are the day's most consequential despite being numerically minor. 4. **Opponent attacks** (3 posts): Newsom, MSNBC/Comcast, Biden/Harris. Standard derogation with characteristic nicknames ("Newscum," "Dopey Brian Roberts," "Crooked Joe Biden"). 5. **Presidential imagery / law enforcement** (4 posts): D.C. troop visit, border security claim, diplomatic reference. Image-management content. ### Theme Obsession: **No** While "winning" is the day's throughline, Trump distributes attention across multiple topics without pathological fixation on any single subject. The Tina Peters and NY legal posts are intense but brief. --- ## IV. Contradiction Detection ### Internal Contradictions: 1. **"TOTAL VICTORY" vs. Fraud Liability Upheld** (ts_115067582190707382 / ts_115067581427069480): Both NY case posts declare complete vindication, but the underlying ruling explicitly upheld fraud liability. The court vacated only the $64.6M penalty as excessive. Trump inflates the vacated amount to "$550 Million" — conflating the penalty with the broader original judgment. This is not mere spin; it is pathological distortion of a legal outcome he is celebrating. 2. **"Southern Border is now 100% Secure"** (ts_115064867714909057): This absolute claim contradicts publicly available data on border encounters. While crossings have decreased under current policies, "100% Secure" is a fabrication. 3. **Tina Peters "did nothing wrong"** (ts_115066670303535454) vs. **her criminal conviction**: Peters was convicted by a jury on multiple counts related to unauthorized access to voting equipment. The post inverts the factual record — the convicted perpetrator becomes the victim, and lawful imprisonment becomes "torture." --- ## V. Hypomanic Indicators | Metric | Value | Assessment | |--------|-------|------------| | Total posts | 21 | Within normal range (est. 50th–60th percentile) | | Late-night cluster | 6 posts, 11:47 PM – 12:29 AM EDT | Moderate activation but not unusual for this subject | | Sleep window estimate | 12:29 AM – ~6:00 AM EDT | ~5.5 hours — below average but consistent with known patterns | | Earliest post | 11:47 PM EDT (Aug 20) | Late but not atypical | | Latest post | 5:56 PM EDT | Unremarkable | | Post gaps | 6-hour gap (12:29 AM – 6:34 AM), 1.5 hours (7:03 – 8:07 AM), 3.5 hours (noon – 3:25 PM) | No evidence of uninterrupted posting marathons | **Hypomanic episode threshold: Not met.** Post frequency, content coherence, and temporal distribution are within established baseline parameters. The late-night cluster shows some activation but is consistent with his known patterns of evening social media engagement. The midday NY legal posts show some "pressured" quality (three posts in 3 minutes, high intensity) but this is situationally appropriate given a major legal development. **Sleep deprivation: Unlikely.** The ~5.5 hour sleep window is short but characteristic. Morning posts are coherent and on-topic. No signs of degraded executive function. --- ## VI. Narrative Arc: **Redemption** The day's overarching narrative follows a redemption structure: **Celebration → Grievance → Vindication → Presidential Stature** 1. **Opening act** (late night): Victory celebration over Texas redistricting — "Everything Passed!" 2. **Complication** (morning): The Tina Peters post introduces a persecution narrative — brave patriots are being "tortured" by corrupt Democrats. 3. **Climax** (midday): The NY Appeals Court ruling provides the day's central vindication moment. Despite the ruling's nuances, Trump frames it as "TOTAL VICTORY" — the hero triumphs over the persecutors. 4. **Resolution** (evening): The D.C. troop visit projects calm presidential authority. The combatant becomes the commander-in-chief. This arc is characteristic of Trump's identity construction: the wrongly persecuted leader who prevails and returns to governance magnanimously. The day provides genuine grist for this narrative (a favorable, if partial, court ruling) and Trump maximizes it. --- ## VII. Event Correlation ### 1. NY Appeals Court Voids $64.6M Fraud Penalty - **Response posts:** ts_115067573139448361, ts_115067581427069480, ts_115067582190707382 - **Reaction type:** Amplifying/Defensive hybrid - **Assessment:** Trump amplifies the favorable element (penalty vacated) while defensively obscuring the unfavorable element (fraud liability upheld). The response is rapid (within hours of the ruling) and emotionally charged. The extended post (ts_115067582190707382) reveals that even a partial legal victory fails to resolve underlying narcissistic injury — the post rapidly spirals from celebration into systematic devaluation of four named legal figures. ### 2. Texas Special Legislative Session Results - **Response posts:** ts_115064705209848959, ts_115068606930305176 - **Reaction type:** Amplifying - **Assessment:** Straightforward victory amplification. The Texas redistricting is framed as a personal triumph ("Big WIN") and used to project momentum for midterm gains. ### 3. Tina Peters Imprisonment (Ongoing) - **Response post:** ts_115066670303535454 - **Reaction type:** Offensive - **Assessment:** This is not a new event but an ongoing grievance reactivated, likely by morning news consumption. The post escalates beyond advocacy into direct presidential threat against state officials — crossing from rhetorical to operational danger. --- ## VIII. Danger Assessment ### Maximum Danger Level: **HIGH** Three posts reached elevated or higher danger levels: 1. **ts_115066670303535454 (Tina Peters) — HIGH:** A sitting president publicly demanding the release of a convicted felon and threatening "harsh measures" against state officials who enforce the law. This post names Colorado's governor and implies federal executive action to override a state criminal conviction. The specificity of the threat, combined with the power differential (federal executive vs. state officials), represents the day's peak danger. Defense mechanisms are pathological: DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender), reality inversion (convicted tamperer reframed as whistleblower), and projection (lawful prosecution framed as political persecution). 2. **ts_115064726295507295 (Mail-in voting) — ELEVATED:** Continued systematic delegitimization of standard voting methods with fabricated statistics. No direct threat but contributes to the erosion of electoral legitimacy. 3. **ts_115066339632774609 (Transgender school policy) — ELEVATED:** Threat to defund non-compliant school districts. While within the bounds of executive policy rhetoric, the unilateral framing ("will not be funded") bypasses legislative process. ### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern: **Not sustained across the day.** The Tina Peters post contains elements consistent with stochastic terrorism (naming specific officials, framing them as persecutors of an innocent patriot, calling for action), but this is a single post rather than a sustained targeting campaign across multiple posts. The rest of the day's content does not reinforce this targeting. Flagged for longitudinal tracking. --- ## IX. Cognitive Concerns ### Aggregate Assessment: **Stable** - **Syntax and coherence:** Intact across all posts. No word-finding failures, tangential drift, or sentence-level confusion. - **Fabricated statistics:** Present in at least two posts ("100 additional seats," "$550 Million"). These represent motivated distortion rather than cognitive failure — the fabrications serve clear rhetorical purposes. - **Reality distortion:** Moderate to severe in the legal victory posts and Tina Peters post, but this is longstanding and characteristic rather than new. - **Vocabulary and complexity:** Consistent with baseline. The late-night posts show full-sentence construction with characteristic rhetorical devices (tricolon: "your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country"). The midday legal posts are more complex and detailed. - **Authorship variation:** Significant range (0.10–0.95) suggests a typical day with both personal posts and staff-drafted content. The most emotionally charged posts (Tina Peters, MSNBC attack, late-night Texas celebration) have the highest authorship confidence. ### Complexity Trend: **Stable** No evidence of intra-day cognitive decline. Morning and evening posts maintain consistent complexity levels appropriate to their content type (personal posts more complex, staff shares simpler). --- ## X. Summary Metrics | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Total posts | 21 | | Rage posts | 2/21 (9.5%) | | Average intensity | 0.40 | | Peak intensity | 0.88 (ts_115067582190707382) | | Peak rage | 0.80 (ts_115066670303535454) | | Danger posts (elevated+) | 3 | | Max danger level | HIGH | | Estimated sleep | ~5.5 hours | | Verifiable claims | ~10 | | False/misleading claims | ~5 | ### Narrative The day follows a redemption arc: late-night celebrations of Texas redistricting victories give way to a morning grievance eruption over Tina Peters, which is then resolved by the midday NY Appeals Court ruling — framed as total vindication despite its mixed outcome. The evening closes with presidential imagery, visiting troops in D.C. The persecuted hero prevails and returns to governance. ### Dominant themes - Political victories and self-aggrandizement (1 post) - Legal vindication (NY fraud case) (1 post) - Election integrity and voting grievance (1 post) - Opponent attacks and media derision (1 post) - Presidential imagery and law enforcement (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_115067582190707382](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067582190707382): TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General case — amount was $550 Million vs. [ts_115067581427069480](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067581427069480): Court upheld fraud liability and only vacated the $64.6M penalty — not a total victory and not $550M - [ts_115064867714909057](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064867714909057): Southern Border is now 100% Secure vs. [ts_115064705209848959](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064705209848959): Celebrating legislation to gain congressional seats partly through immigration-driven population shifts ### Cognitive concerns - Fabricated statistics deployed for rhetorical effect (100 additional Republican seats, $550M penalty claim) - Systematic reality inversion in Tina Peters post — convicted election tamperer reframed as innocent whistleblower - Partial legal victory inflated to total vindication through selective omission of unfavorable findings - Pattern of absolute claims (100% secure border) inconsistent with verifiable reality ## Posts ### [ts_115068985647592045](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068985647592045) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T21:56:19.626Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > You people are winners, and I just think it's such an honor to be with you—We're going to Make Washington, D.C. Great Again! **Video transcript** (0:41), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > And you people are winners, and I just think it's really -- it's such an honor to be with you. And we're going to make Washington, D.C., great again. We're making our country great again. The country is very close to being great. When they say it's the hottest country in the world, they mean it. And this Capitol is right now, after four days, five days, it's at a level that you haven't seen in a long time. And it's all because of you. So I want to thank you all very much. It's an honor to be with you. And we'll always be with you. We're going to be with you for as long as I'm around. You're going to be treated as nobody more important. And thank you all very much for being here. Thank you. Thank you very much. Doug, would you like to say something? Thank you. Thank you, everybody. 27,362 likes · 5,942 reposts · 1,553 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068985647592045.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068985647592045/analysis --- ### [ts_115068979450739645](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T21:54:45.069Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > The crime numbers are way down! I just wanted to thank you—you're doing incredible…. **Video transcript** (0:39), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > The crime numbers are way down. I'm looking at, you saw some of the stats. They just read them out to me inside. The numbers that we haven't seen here ever, actually ever. And I think it's probably, right now it's, to me, I feel very safe now and I'm hearing people are very safe, but I know within two weeks it's gonna be, Pam, it's gonna be at a level that's even far superior. So I just came, I just wanted to thank you all. You're doing incredible, you're incredible people. You make the country run, frankly. You make the whole place run. We're gonna have the best capital ever. We're gonna have the, it's gonna look better than it ever did. 22,113 likes · 4,397 reposts · 726 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068979450739645.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645/analysis --- ### [ts_115068969989333258](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T21:52:20.703Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115068968882877150 Reposted [ts_115068968882877150](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068968882877150) (2025-08-21T21:52:03.901Z (UTC)) > A Great Honor to visit some of the federal agents and National Guard troops working to Make Washington, D.C. Safe! - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/068/968/555/153/165/original/59e4be2d28c7e486.mp4 **Video transcript** (0:57), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Well, I just want to thank everybody very much for being here. I wanted to do this. We've had some incredible results and results have come out and it's like a different place. It's like a different city. It's the capital. It's going to be the best in the world. We're going to do what you're doing with law enforcement. And very importantly, also, we're going to physically do it. We're going back to Congress for some money and we're going to redo a lot of the pavement, a lot of the medians, a lot of the the graffiti is all coming off real fast. It's going to come down real fast. We're working with Clark Construction there. One of the big ones. They're the biggest here by far, actually. And we're going to be not so much building. It's cleaning and fixing and redoing and putting brand new surfaces down on your roads and streets. And when people come in from the airport all the way to the Capitol or the White House or any place else, they're going to say, boy, this place is spotless. 18,175 likes · 3,788 reposts · 454 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258/analysis --- ### [ts_115068968882877150](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068968882877150) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T21:52:03.901Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > A Great Honor to visit some of the federal agents and National Guard troops working to Make Washington, D.C. Safe! **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: > But I've never received so many phone calls thanking me for what we've done in Washington, D.C., from people that haven't gone to a restaurant literally in four years. And they said, you know what you've done is it's unprecedented because what they -- they said it was just unsafe. We couldn't do it. We'd go out and you'd see the stories. You'd read the stories. You'd see all of the things that are happening. And they said we couldn't stand it, sir. Now I take my wife and my kids to dinner. One of them said he's gone out four nights in a row and he hadn't gone out for four years. So it's a great tribute to you. And when I look at you people, I understand why, because there's no games, right? We're not playing games. We're going to make it safe. 16,660 likes · 3,314 reposts · 339 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068968882877150.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068968882877150/analysis --- ### [ts_115068606930305176](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068606930305176) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T20:20:00.859Z (UTC) > Dustin Burrows is a True Warrior for Republicans, and is doing a fantastic job as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives!  Thanks to Dustin's strong and effective Leadership of the Texas House, the incredible people of Texas will have the opportunity to elect five more Republicans to Congress, thanks to the passage of their much more fair new Map — A BIG WIN for Republicans in Texas, and across the Country! As Speaker, Dustin is fighting tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Lower Taxes, Cut Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE by helping to keep the price of Gasoline, Oil, and all forms of Energy VERY LOW, Continue to Secure our already Secure Border, Champion School Choice, Support our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Dustin Burrows has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election, as Speaker, and to House District 83 — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! 17,190 likes · 3,621 reposts · 1,063 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068606930305176.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068606930305176/analysis --- ### [ts_115068391246280549](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068391246280549) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T19:25:09.867Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > United States Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff… **Video transcript** (6:55), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > He has been back and forth and back and forth to Europe and the Middle East. He's the U.S. Special Envoy, Steve Whitkoff. He's spent more time with these leaders in the Middle East, Europe, and Putin himself than any other American. Steve, thank you for being with us. Thank you for the good work you're doing. I would argue that we are on the precipice of a really good peace deal in the Middle East. You have spent a lot of time with Putin. If you had to add up the hours, what would it be? Probably close to 24 or 25 hours, Sean, of personal time with him and with some of his other people, Yuri Ushikov, Sergei Lavrov, approximately 24 or 25 hours. I don't want to get into... I have my own thoughts on Vladimir Putin. They're not very complimentary. It's neither here nor there. Joe Biden called him every name of the book, but he never picked up a phone and called him. Here's the main question. Putting aside what your personal thoughts on him will be, do you believe this piece is attainable and is it because of what Donald Trump did by convincing the EU to buy our oil, by putting tariffs on India, by arming Ukraine and upping the anti-wood NATO? Is that the reason why Putin finally came… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068391246280549) 13,837 likes · 3,337 reposts · 721 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068391246280549.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068391246280549/analysis --- ### [ts_115067762890194941](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067762890194941) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T16:45:21.910Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:13), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > All I do is win, win, win, no matter what Got money on my mind, I can never get enough And every time I step up in the field And everybody hands go up 21,178 likes · 5,279 reposts · 2,142 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_115067582190707382](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067582190707382) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T15:59:24.621Z (UTC) > TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General Letitia James Case! I greatly respect the fact that the Court had the Courage to throw out this unlawful and disgraceful Decision that was hurting Business all throughout New York State. Others were afraid to do business there. The amount, including Interest and Penalties, was over $550 Million Dollars. It was a Political Witch Hunt, in a business sense, the likes of which no one has ever seen before. This was a Case of Election Interference by the City and State trying to show, illegally, that I did things that were wrong when, in fact, everything I did was absolutely CORRECT and, even, PERFECT. Every single Dollar was thrown out, even the penalties imposed on us by the Corrupt Judge, one of the most overturned in History, Arthur Engoron. I wasn't given a Jury and, during the course of the Trial, which lasted a long time, was not given one Ruling in my favor by this Political Hack, but worse than him, if that's possible, was Letitia James, a Corrupt and Incompetent Attorney General who only brought this Case in order to hurt me politically. She is a Trump Deranged Lunatic! They made me bond the outrageous sum, which never happened before, and which cost me Millions of Dollars a month. It should have never been allowed to happen, and everyone knew it! Importantly, the Vote was 5 to 0. I am so honored by Justice David Friedman's great words of wisdom, which should be read by everyone. I would also like to thank the Court for having the Courage to make this Decision, which is already going down as one of the worst business persecutions in the History of our Country. Sadly, there are other Cases against me that are equally disgraceful, including those headed up by Corrupt Judges, like Juan Merchan, whose daughter collected Millions of Dollars in Fees from Crooked Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, while her father shockingly REFUSED TO RECUSE himself from a vicious and corrupt trial, which is also under Appeal, one in which every Legal Pundit in New York said, "THERE WAS NO CASE!" — Even Editorial Boards said, "DO NOT DO THIS!" Judge Merchan gave me an unprecedented Gag Order, not letting me talk about him or his daughter, or the fact that the Appellate Judges thought he should not be doing the Case, but he did it anyway. Many Lawyers said that his daughter and him created the Greatest Conflict of Interest they had ever seen. Judge Lewis Kaplan, the other remaining Case, whose wife, family, and friends attended his two trials, is as mean and nasty as anyone I have ever met. That Case, also on Appeal, should also never have been brought, and he should be admonished for Abuse, and every other thing that can be thrown at a Corrupt Judge. He loved the publicity, and would not let us present the irrefutable evidence that we wanted to present. This Clinton appointed Judge should not be allowed to get away with this SCAM…. 34,558 likes · 9,397 reposts · 3,359 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115067582190707382.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067582190707382/analysis --- ### [ts_115067581427069480](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067581427069480) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T15:59:12.965Z (UTC) > ….These were all Political Trials in an effort to destroy my viability as a Presidential Candidate before, during, and after the Election. They were strongly coordinated with the Biden/Harris Campaign, and will go down in History as among the most Corrupt Cases ever brought. These two Cases are even more ridiculous than the Corrupt Letitia James Case, and will be found out to be so in the very near future. All of these Judges should be ashamed of themselves for allowing them to happen. They are Political Hacks who did everything possible to hurt me as a Candidate. This was an attack by the Biden/Harris Administration on their Political Opponent, ME. It is such an Honor to have withstood it, thrived, and even become President of the United States despite the horrible things that were done to me. I'd like to thank and congratulate my son Eric Trump, and all of the many people in the Trump Organization, that fought so strongly for Justice. My Legal Team refused to give up against heavy odds. This is a Great Day for New York City and State! 24,821 likes · 6,157 reposts · 1,199 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115067581427069480.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067581427069480/analysis --- ### [ts_115067573139448361](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067573139448361) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T15:57:06.461Z (UTC) > A GREAT WIN FOR AMERICA!!! 21,815 likes · 4,092 reposts · 733 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115067573139448361.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067573139448361/analysis --- ### [ts_115067058287784115](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067058287784115) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T13:46:10.455Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (3:55), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > wants to play the victim, then pass the tin cup for help, in the face of allegations, documentary allegations, that the man supposedly as sophisticated as he is lied on his mortgage application? To what, get more favorable loan terms? Look, this is not just hypocrisy. Could be poetic justice. Here to discuss is Bill Pulte, U.S. Federal Housing Director. Director Pulte, thank you for joining us tonight. Now, reading between the lines of what Schiff and his cronies and friends are saying, is essentially that you wanting to get in Trump's good graces went on a fishing expedition for these mortgage documents, and it's all political retribution, pure and simple. And to that you say? - Well, it's nonsense, I'm a politician. I'm in the business of mortgages and housing, and when I see mortgage fraud, I report it. I mean, that's what I was hired to do. I swore in my testimony well before I even knew about the Schiff situation that I would root out mortgage fraud, and that's exactly what I'm doing. And I'm not gonna be intimidated by the media who is now coming up with these crazy hit pieces or politicians like Adam Schiff and his lawyers who are trying to attack me. I'm a regulator and I'm… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067058287784115) 17,531 likes · 5,039 reposts · 1,625 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_115067056991519965](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067056991519965) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T13:45:50.676Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment 16,822 likes · 3,808 reposts · 1,382 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_115067017601499775](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067017601499775) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T13:35:49.631Z (UTC) > It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It's like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offense. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia. Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND. How did that work out? Regardless, this is a war that would have NEVER happened if I were President - ZERO CHANCE. Interesting times ahead!!! President DJT 20,766 likes · 4,603 reposts · 1,822 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115067017601499775.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115067017601499775/analysis --- ### [ts_115066670303535454](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066670303535454) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T12:07:30.284Z (UTC) > FREE TINA PETERS, a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians, including the big Mail-In Ballot supporting the governor of the State. Let Tina Peters out of jail, RIGHT NOW. She did nothing wrong, except catching the Democrats cheat in the Election. She is an old woman, and very sick. If she is not released, I am going to take harsh measures!!! 50,335 likes · 14,607 reposts · 4,741 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115066670303535454.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066670303535454/analysis --- ### [ts_115066416735787328](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066416735787328) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T11:03:01.148Z (UTC) > https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/we-cant-talk-about-clinton-foundation-new-memos-show-irs-inquiry-was 15,345 likes · 4,596 reposts · 1,052 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066416735787328/analysis --- ### [ts_115066339632774609](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066339632774609) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T10:43:24.650Z (UTC) > Any California school district that doesn't adhere to our Transgender policies, will not be funded. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 27,079 likes · 6,065 reposts · 1,500 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115066339632774609.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066339632774609/analysis --- ### [ts_115066310107638731](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066310107638731) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T10:35:54.132Z (UTC) > https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/115062493812068251 Reposted from @FDRLST (The Federalist), 2025-08-20T18:25:22.076Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/115062493812068251) > Five Virginia School Districts Are Losing Federal Funding Because They Won’t Stop ‘Trans’ Social Experiments On Children > https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/20/five-virginia-school-districts-are-losing-federal-funding-because-they-wont-stop-trans-social-experiments-on-children/ 16,107 likes · 3,966 reposts · 566 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066310107638731/analysis --- ### [ts_115066304815869662](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066304815869662) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T10:34:33.385Z (UTC) > The Great State of Missouri is now IN. I'm not surprised. It is a great State with fabulous people. I won it, all 3 times, in a landslide. We're going to win the Midterms in Missouri again, bigger and better than ever before! 19,692 likes · 3,864 reposts · 524 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115066304815869662.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115066304815869662/analysis --- ### [ts_115064867714909057](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064867714909057) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T04:29:04.966Z (UTC) > Just like our Southern Border is now 100% Secure, Washington, D.C., is SAFE AGAIN, and we have just begun the process of revival! 25,982 likes · 5,450 reposts · 1,728 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064867714909057.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064867714909057/analysis --- ### [ts_115064840755804065](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T04:22:13.602Z (UTC) > MSNBC IS DOING SO POORLY IN THE RATINGS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THEIR NAME IN ORDER TO GET AWAY FROM THE STENCH OF THEIR FAKE NEWS PRODUCT. SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH THEIR WEAK AND INEFFECTIVE OWNER, "CONCAST," HEADED BY DOPEY BRIAN ROBERTS, HOPELESSLY AND AIMLESSLY FLAILING IN THE WIND IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISASSOCIATE ITSELF FROM THE GARBAGE THAT THEY CREATED! MSNBC IS A FAILURE BY ANY NAME!!! 24,453 likes · 5,537 reposts · 1,558 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064840755804065.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064840755804065/analysis --- ### [ts_115064763272706560](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064763272706560) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T04:02:31.304Z (UTC) > Gavin Newscum is way down in the polls. He is viewed as the man who is destroying the once Great State of California. I will save California!!! President DJT 26,003 likes · 5,663 reposts · 2,317 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064763272706560.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064763272706560/analysis --- ### [ts_115064742870542521](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064742870542521) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T03:57:19.992Z (UTC) > "59% APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, MASSIVE LEAD OVER THE DEMOCRATS." 23,679 likes · 4,721 reposts · 1,243 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064742870542521.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064742870542521/analysis --- ### [ts_115064726295507295](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064726295507295) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T03:53:07.077Z (UTC) > END MAIL-IN VOTING, AND GO TO PAPER BALLOTS. 100 additional seats will go to Republicans!!! 27,225 likes · 6,563 reposts · 1,280 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115064726295507295.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064726295507295/analysis --- ### [ts_115064705209848959](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115064705209848959) Truth Social · 2025-08-21T03:47:45.335Z (UTC) > Big WIN for the Great State of Texas!!! Everything Passed, on our way to FIVE more Congressional seats and saving your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country, itself. Texas never lets us down. Florida, Indiana, and others are looking to do the same thing. More seats equals less Crime, a great Economy, and a STRONG SECOND AMENDMENT. It means Happiness and Peace. But Republicans, there is one thing even better - STOP MAIL-IN VOTING, a total fraud that has no bounds. Also, go to PAPER BALLOTS before it is too late - At one tenth the cost, faster, and more reliable. If we do these TWO things, we will pick up 100 more seats, and the CROOKED game of politics is over. 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