# Posts from Friday, August 22, 2025 21 posts on 2025-08-22. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-22/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-08T03:49:44.158Z (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._ **Triumphant Day in D.C.: Late-Night Rage Over Legal Ruling Gives Way to a Parade of Appointments and Self-Congratulation** Trump spent the day projecting strength and control, leading with boasts about patrolling Washington, D.C. with police and military and claiming the city is now safe. A New York appeals court vacated a $64 million fraud penalty but upheld the underlying fraud finding -- Trump called it a "Big win" and attacked the attorney general as "a criminal," the day's sharpest moment of anger. The afternoon was a steady stream of official business: judicial nominations, a tariff announcement, an ambassador pick, and a claim of credit for the government's 10% stake in Intel. He closed the evening with a nostalgic look back at his first massive rally in Mobile, Alabama, ten years earlier. - Posts analyzed: 20 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: stable - Aggregate rage level: 0.12 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 33 (6 false) - Era: Second Term # Daily Psychological Digest: August 22, 2025 ## Location & Timezone Based on post content — multiple references to personally patrolling Washington, D.C. with police and military, and AG Bondi's quote about "the President being out there today" — Trump was in Washington, D.C. on this date. All analysis below uses **EDT (UTC−4)**. ## Posting Timeline (EDT) | Local Time | Post ID | Theme | Rage | |---|---|---|---| | 8:45 PM (Aug 21) | ts_115069649774874469 | DC slogan | — | | 10:34 PM (Aug 21) | ts_115070078459684297 | DC crime patrol | — | | 10:36 PM (Aug 21) | ts_115070088108962428 | Bondi praise | — | | **1:38 AM** | **ts_115070802633295008** | **NY legal ruling** | **0.70** | | **1:57 AM** | **ts_115070876988527695** | **DC safety / Bowser threat** | **0.50** | | 9:06 AM | ts_115072565335011054 | "Hottest country" | — | | 9:10 AM | ts_115072579716416093 | MAGA slogan | — | | 1:36 PM | ts_115073624732858033 | FIFA World Cup | — | | 1:39 PM | ts_115073638120839015 | RT of World Cup | — | | 3:51 PM | ts_115074158839984797 | RNC chair | — | | 4:19 PM | ts_115074267817502694 | Furniture tariff | — | | 4:19 PM | ts_115074268844516691 | CBO / tariffs | — | | 4:31 PM | ts_115074312571627108 | Lawfare victimhood | — | | 4:39 PM | ts_115074344428193585 | Ambassador to India | — | | 5:04 PM | ts_115074444617901812 | Intel stake | — | | 6:47 PM | ts_115074849478784264 | Mobile rally nostalgia | — | | 6:48 PM | ts_115074851803012151 | Judicial nom (WD NC) | — | | 6:48 PM | ts_115074852826314245 | Judicial nom (WD NC) | — | | 6:48 PM | ts_115074853922882875 | Judicial nom (MD NC) | — | | 6:49 PM | ts_115074855100531685 | Judicial nom (MD NC) | — | ## 1. Psychological State Tracking **Dominant state: Grandiose (19 of 20 posts)** The day is overwhelmingly grandiose. Trump is operating as president, personally participating in D.C. law enforcement operations, claiming credit for crime reduction, celebrating a legal ruling, announcing tariff policy, personnel appointments, and an Intel equity deal. The grandiosity is pervasive and sustained. **Single vulnerable moment:** Post ts_115074312571627108 (4:31 PM EDT), sharing a Fox News opinion piece framing Trump as "victim, not villain" in the "lawfare war." This is a brief punctuation of self-pity within an otherwise triumphant narrative — notable because it arrives mid-afternoon during a stretch of presidential announcements, suggesting the underlying wound from the fraud ruling was not fully resolved despite the morning's victory framing. **State transitions were minimal:** The most significant shift occurred between the evening's confident law-enforcement theater (8:45–10:36 PM EDT on Aug 21) and the 1:38 AM rage spike over the NY ruling. The rage was not triggered by bad news per se — the ruling was partially favorable — but by the fact that the fraud finding was sustained, constituting an unresolvable narcissistic injury. By morning, the rage had fully dissipated, replaced by broad, sweeping grandiosity ("Hottest Country anywhere in the World"). The afternoon was psychologically stable: a mix of maintenance governance posts and supply-seeking self-congratulation. ## 2. Escalation Detection **Brief rage spike detected, not a sustained spiral.** The day's rage is concentrated in a narrow 19-minute window: - **Start:** ts_115070802633295008 (1:38 AM EDT) — rage intensity 0.70 - **Peak:** Same post — the NY legal ruling response represents the day's emotional apex - **Second pulse:** ts_115070876988527695 (1:57 AM EDT) — rage intensity 0.50, focused on DC/Bowser threat - **Resolution:** Complete by morning. Zero rage in the remaining 15 posts. The trajectory is a **spike**, not a gradual escalation. The rage was disproportionate to the trigger: having just received a favorable ruling (penalty vacated), Trump escalated to calling AG Letitia James "a criminal who should be forced to resign." This pattern — inability to accept a partial win, compulsion to attack even in victory — is clinically consistent with exposure-type narcissistic injury. The fraud label itself, not the financial penalty, is the wound that cannot heal. ## 3. Theme Analysis ### Theme 1: D.C. Crime & Law Enforcement Theater (4 posts) Posts ts_115069649774874469, ts_115070078459684297, ts_115070088108962428, ts_115070876988527695 The evening began with Trump physically inserting himself into D.C. law enforcement — patrolling streets with police and military. This is the day's most psychologically revealing theme: the president as literal sheriff, seeking the most visceral form of narcissistic supply (physical dominance display → praise from subordinates → credit-claiming → punishment of dissenters). AG Bondi's effusive quote was shared as validation. The theme culminated in a direct threat against Mayor Bowser: "bad things will happen, including a complete and total Federal takeover." ### Theme 2: Personnel & Appointments (6 posts) Posts ts_115074158839984797, ts_115074344428193585, ts_115074851803012151, ts_115074852826314245, ts_115074853922882875, ts_115074855100531685 The day's most frequent theme by count, but the least psychologically revealing. These are largely staff-drafted announcements (authorship scores 0.10–0.30) for an RNC chairman, an ambassador to India, and four judicial nominations to North Carolina district courts. The rapid-fire posting of four judicial nominations within two minutes (6:48–6:49 PM) suggests batch scheduling. These posts serve a maintenance function — demonstrating presidential productivity. ### Theme 3: Economic/Policy Achievements (3 posts) Posts ts_115074267817502694, ts_115074268844516691, ts_115074444617901812 Tariff investigation on furniture, CBO deficit reduction claims, and the Intel equity stake. The Intel post (ts_115074444617901812) is the most substantive, referencing the confirmed $7.9B CHIPS Act deal giving the U.S. a 9.9% stake. Trump's framing — "I negotiated this Deal" and "paid nothing" — claims personal credit for a complex industrial policy arrangement. The CBO tariff claim ($4 trillion deficit reduction) requires scrutiny as a likely distortion of the CBO's actual analysis. ### Theme 4: Legal Victory Framing (2 posts) Posts ts_115070802633295008, ts_115074312571627108 The NY appeals court ruling and the Fox News "victim not villain" article. These bookend the day's legal narrative: morning triumphalism (with rage) and afternoon victimhood (vulnerability). The juxtaposition reveals that neither frame — winner or victim — fully resolves the underlying injury of being found liable for fraud. ### Theme 5: MAGA Nostalgia & Branding (3 posts) Posts ts_115072565335011054, ts_115072579716416093, ts_115074849478784264 The morning sloganeering and the evening nostalgia about the 2015 Mobile, Alabama rally. The Mobile post (ts_115074849478784264) is the day's most personally authored content (authorship 0.70), featuring vivid sensory details and a narrative arc from small hotel ballroom to 43,000-person stadium. This represents genuine emotional engagement — the pre-political origin story as narcissistic supply. **No obsessive fixation detected.** Themes are varied and shift naturally across the day. The D.C. crime theme dominates emotionally but not by frequency. ## 4. Contradiction Detection **Internal contradictions identified:** 1. **Legal ruling framing vs. reality:** In ts_115070802633295008, Trump describes a "Big win" and "5 to 0 Verdict" from the appellate court. The court did unanimously vacate the $64.6M penalty — but it also upheld the underlying fraud liability finding. Trump omits this entirely, creating a narrative that contradicts the actual ruling. The same post attacks the trial court as corrupt while praising the appellate court, despite both being part of the same New York judicial system he elsewhere maligns. 2. **Crime statistics contradiction:** In ts_115070876988527695, Trump claims "there were no murders this week for the first time in memory" while simultaneously accusing Mayor Bowser of providing "false and highly inaccurate crime figures." He is both citing crime statistics (no murders) and claiming crime statistics cannot be trusted — depending on whether they support or undermine his narrative. ## 5. Hypomanic Indicators **Post frequency:** 20 posts across a 22-hour UTC window. This is moderately elevated but not extreme for Trump's baseline. **Time gaps:** - Last post before sleep: 1:57 AM EDT - First post after sleep: 9:06 AM EDT - Implied sleep window: ~2:00 AM – ~8:30 AM EDT (approximately 6.5 hours) - Afternoon burst: 13 posts between 1:36 PM and 6:49 PM EDT (5 hours, 13 minutes) **Sleep deprivation assessment:** The 1:38 AM and 1:57 AM posts are notably late, but Trump has a well-documented pattern of late-night posting. The ~6.5-hour sleep window is adequate if slightly short. The content quality of the late-night posts (complex, aggressive, high-authorship) does not suggest cognitive impairment from fatigue. **Hypomanic episode threshold:** **Not met.** While the afternoon posting is dense (13 posts in ~5 hours), many are formulaic staff-drafted announcements. The emotional range is controlled (rage is contained to a brief spike, not sustained euphoria or pressured output). There is no flight of ideas or dramatically compressed thought. The day reads as a busy presidential schedule, not a hypomanic episode. ## 6. Narrative Arc **Arc: Stable grandiosity with a contamination micro-cycle** The macro-arc is stable: Trump begins the day in a dominant, physically assertive posture (patrolling D.C.), maintains broad grandiosity through the morning, conducts presidential business through the afternoon, and closes with nostalgic self-mythologizing and routine appointments. However, embedded within this stability is a brief contamination sequence: the NY legal ruling should be a victory (penalty vacated), but the sustained fraud finding transforms it into a wound. The morning posts (1:38–1:57 AM) reveal this contamination — what should be celebration curdles into rage against the AG, the judge, and then Mayor Bowser. The Fox News "victim not villain" article shared at 4:31 PM represents the residue of this contamination, surfacing as vulnerability hours after the rage subsided. The day's closing posts — the Mobile rally nostalgia and the four judicial nominations — represent a return to the origin myth and an assertion of power (reshaping the judiciary), suggesting psychological equilibrium was restored by evening. ## 7. Event Correlation | Event | Response Type | Posts | |---|---|---| | NY appeals court ruling (fraud penalty vacated, liability upheld) | **Offensive** — Attacked AG James, framed as total victory | ts_115070802633295008 | | DC crime patrol / law enforcement operation | **Amplifying** — Claimed full credit, escalated to federal takeover threats | ts_115069649774874469, ts_115070078459684297, ts_115070088108962428, ts_115070876988527695 | | US-Intel CHIPS Act equity deal | **Amplifying** — Claimed personal negotiation credit | ts_115074444617901812 | | FBI search of John Bolton's home | **No response** — Conspicuous silence despite direct relevance | (none) | | FIFA World Cup 2026 announcement | **Amplifying** — Brief promotional share | ts_115073624732858033, ts_115073638120839015 | **Notable absence:** Trump made no mention of the FBI's search of John Bolton's home and office, despite this being a significant legal/political event involving a former member of his administration. Given Trump's history of commentary on Bolton and FBI searches generally, the silence may be strategic — avoiding drawing parallels to his own classified documents case, or it may simply not have entered his information flow by end of day. ## 8. Danger Assessment **Maximum danger level: Elevated** (3 posts) The most dangerous content comes from two posts: 1. **ts_115070876988527695** — Direct threat against Mayor Bowser: "bad things will happen, including a complete and total Federal takeover" if she does not submit to Trump's crime narrative. A sitting president threatening to override an elected mayor's authority based on disagreement over crime statistics represents coercive governance. The militarized language ("out in force," "NOT PLAYING GAMES") amplifies the implicit threat. 2. **ts_115070802633295008** — A sitting president publicly labeling a state attorney general as "a criminal who should be forced to resign" carries institutional coercive weight and targets an individual official pursuing legal accountability. 3. **ts_115070078459684297** — Sharing a Hannity article about patrolling D.C. with "police, military" as part of a "crime crackdown" normalizes militarized domestic law enforcement. **Stochastic terrorism pattern: Not detected.** The threats are institutional (federal takeover) and directed at specific officials in their official capacity, not at private citizens. There is no language inviting followers to take action against named individuals, though the "criminal" label for AG James creates a framework that could be instrumentalized by others. ## 9. Cognitive Concerns **Complexity trend: Stable** The personally authored posts (authorship >0.50) show no decline in cognitive complexity: - The NY ruling post (ts_115070802633295008, authorship 0.90) contains multi-clause sentences, legal terminology (correctly used), and sustained argumentative structure - The DC safety post (ts_115070876988527695, authorship 0.92) maintains coherent narrative threads across multiple paragraphs - The Mobile rally post (ts_115074849478784264, authorship 0.70) features episodic memory with vivid detail and chronological narrative **Markers observed:** - Capitalization patterns remain within Trump's established norms (emphasis capitals for key terms) - No word-finding difficulties or neologisms - The late-night posts (1:38–1:57 AM) are actually among the most complex of the day - Afternoon staff-drafted posts are formulaic but that reflects authorship, not cognitive decline **Aggregate cognitive markers:** - Reality distortion present (legal ruling framing) but strategically deployed rather than confused - Projection patterns (calling AG "criminal" while found liable for fraud) are psychologically notable but cognitively intact - No tangential or circumstantial thinking beyond Trump's baseline style ## Summary Statistics | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Total posts | 20 | | Posts with rage | 2 (10%) | | Average intensity | 0.31 | | Peak rage | 0.70 (ts_115070802633295008) | | Elevated+ danger posts | 3 | | Likely sleep window | ~2:00 AM – ~8:30 AM EDT | | Dominant state | Grandiose (95%) | | Staff-drafted posts (authorship <0.30) | 10 (50%) | | Personally authored posts (authorship >0.50) | 6 (30%) | ### Narrative The day follows a stable grandiose arc: Trump begins with a physical dominance display (patrolling D.C. with police/military), spikes briefly into rage over a mixed legal ruling at 1:38 AM, then settles into a long afternoon of presidential business — tariff announcements, personnel appointments, and an Intel equity deal. A single vulnerable moment (sharing a "victim not villain" article) suggests the fraud finding lingered beneath the triumphant surface. The evening closes with nostalgic self-mythologizing about the 2015 Mobile, Alabama rally and a batch of judicial nominations, restoring equilibrium. ### Dominant themes - D.C. Crime & Law Enforcement Theater (1 post) - Personnel & Appointments (1 post) - Economic & Trade Policy (1 post) - Legal Victory Framing (1 post) - MAGA Nostalgia & Branding (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_115070802633295008](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070802633295008): The NY appeals court ruling was a 'Big win' with a '5 to 0 Verdict' — framed as a total victory vs. [ts_115074312571627108](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074312571627108): Shared Fox News article framing Trump as 'victim, not villain' of lawfare — implicitly acknowledging ongoing legal injury despite the claimed victory - [ts_115070876988527695](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070876988527695): Cites crime statistics favorably: 'no murders this week for the first time in memory' vs. [ts_115070876988527695](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070876988527695): Accuses Mayor Bowser of providing 'false and highly inaccurate crime figures' — simultaneously trusting and distrusting crime data depending on narrative utility ### Cognitive concerns - Reality distortion in legal ruling framing — omits sustained fraud liability while claiming total victory - Projection pattern — labels AG James 'a criminal' while himself found liable for fraud - Selective trust in data — simultaneously cites and discredits crime statistics based on narrative convenience ## Posts ### [ts_115074855100531685](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074855100531685) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T22:49:00.374Z (UTC) > It is my Great Honor to nominate Lindsey Freeman to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. During my First Term, Lindsey worked tirelessly at the Department of Justice, and is currently serving our Country well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. She is TOUGH and SMART, with degrees from UPenn Law School and Harvard, and knows what is required to protect our Constitutional Rights. Congratulations Lindsey! 22,233 likes · 4,436 reposts · 978 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074855100531685.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074855100531685/analysis --- ### [ts_115074853922882875](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074853922882875) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T22:48:42.405Z (UTC) > It is my Great Honor to announce the nomination of David Bragdon to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. A proud graduate of UVA School of Law and Campbell University, David is currently fighting to protect Law and Order as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He gained incredible experience clerking for United States Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, and I know he will do a TREMENDOUS job in this new position. Our Constitution will be protected, and the Rule of Law will be upheld. Congratulations David! 19,864 likes · 3,938 reposts · 378 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074853922882875.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074853922882875/analysis --- ### [ts_115074852826314245](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074852826314245) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T22:48:25.671Z (UTC) > I am pleased to nominate Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. As a Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, Susan has served the Great People of her State well and, previously, was a renowned lawyer in private practice. She received her JD from the esteemed Antonin Scalia Law School, at George Mason University, in Washington, D.C., and clerked for the Highly Respected Judge Frank Whitney. Susan's vast experience has prepared her for this new role. She will work tirelessly to restore Law and Order, and protect the Constitution. Congratulations Susan! 18,671 likes · 3,659 reposts · 316 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074852826314245.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074852826314245/analysis --- ### [ts_115074851803012151](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074851803012151) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T22:48:10.058Z (UTC) > I am pleased to nominate Matthew Orso to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Matthew is an America First Patriot, who has dedicated his entire career to fighting against Radical Government Overreach. The Great People of North Carolina, a State I love and won BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024, can trust Matthew to strongly uphold the Rule of Law, and protect their Constitutional Rights. Congratulations Matthew! 17,982 likes · 3,509 reposts · 285 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074851803012151.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074851803012151/analysis --- ### [ts_115074849478784264](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074849478784264) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T22:47:34.593Z (UTC) > In many ways, it all started in Mobile, Alabama, 10 years ago today, on August 21, 2015. It was hot, we signed with a ballroom at a hotel, and the hotel said, after one day, "We can't handle it, we're being inundated with people, go to the Convention Center." We went to the Convention Center, it holds 10,000 people, and they called us, and said, "We can't handle it, we're being inundated," and then we went to the Stadium, and the place was PACKED. Tens of thousands of people showed up, and we all had lots of fun together. It seems like a long time ago, but it also seems like yesterday. It was a great day, a great State, and here is the Speech I made on that sweltering evening under the hot Alabama sun. I hope you enjoy it as much as you enjoyed it then because, in actuality, it's not really much different. I LOVE YOU ALL, PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP https://youtu.be/muiHF-T-rZM 22,229 likes · 5,542 reposts · 1,180 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074849478784264.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074849478784264/analysis --- ### [ts_115074444617901812](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074444617901812) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T21:04:36.953Z (UTC) > It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future. I negotiated this Deal with Lip-Bu Tan, the Highly Respected Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The United States paid nothing for these Shares, and the Shares are now valued at approximately $11 Billion Dollars. This is a great Deal for America and, also, a great Deal for INTEL. Building leading edge Semiconductors and Chips, which is what INTEL does, is fundamental to the future of our Nation. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Thank you for your attention to this matter. 36,583 likes · 8,018 reposts · 2,485 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074444617901812.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074444617901812/analysis --- ### [ts_115074344428193585](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074344428193585) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T20:39:08.181Z (UTC) > I am pleased to announce that I am promoting Sergio Gor to be our next United States Ambassador to the Republic of India, and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. As Director of Presidential Personnel, Sergio and his team have hired nearly 4,000 America First Patriots across every Department of our Federal Government in RECORD time — Our Departments and Agencies are over 95% filled! Sergio will remain in his current role at the White House until his confirmation. Sergio is a great friend, who has been at my side for many years. He worked on my Historic Presidential Campaigns, published my Best Selling Books, and ran one of the biggest Super PACs, which supported our Movement. Sergio's role as Director of Presidential Personnel has been essential to delivering on the unprecedented Mandate that we received from the American People. For the most populous Region in the World, it is important that I have someone I can fully trust to deliver on my Agenda and help us, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Sergio will make an incredible Ambassador. Congratulations Sergio! 26,184 likes · 5,125 reposts · 905 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074344428193585.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074344428193585/analysis --- ### [ts_115074312571627108](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074312571627108) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T20:31:02.088Z (UTC) > https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-trump-victim-not-villain-lawfare-war-against-him-crumbles 14,101 likes · 3,543 reposts · 629 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074312571627108/analysis --- ### [ts_115074268844516691](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074268844516691) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T20:19:54.864Z (UTC) > I am pleased to announce that the Radical Left Representatives working at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have now admitted how incredible my Tariff strategy has been, saying that, "Trump's Tariffs reduce the deficit by $4 Trillion Dollars." When I began my Tariff policy suggestions, they refused to acknowledge the potential SUCCESS that would be derived. Deficits are DOWN, Taxes are DOWN, Energy is DOWN, Prices generally are DOWN, the only things that are UP are, Take Home Pay, the Stock Market, and our Country, which is the "HOTTEST" anywhere in the World. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 20,808 likes · 5,088 reposts · 1,362 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074268844516691.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074268844516691/analysis --- ### [ts_115074267817502694](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074267817502694) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T20:19:39.198Z (UTC) > I am pleased to announce that we are doing a major Tariff Investigation on Furniture coming into the United States. Within the next 50 days, that Investigation will be completed, and Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States will be Tariffed at a Rate yet to be determined. This will bring the Furniture Business back to North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, and States all across the Union. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 20,483 likes · 4,675 reposts · 795 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074267817502694.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074267817502694/analysis --- ### [ts_115074158839984797](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074158839984797) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T19:51:56.283Z (UTC) > Congratulations to MAGA Warrior Joe Gruters, who I very strongly Endorsed, on his unanimous Election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, succeeding the incredible Michael Whatley, who recently launched his Campaign for the United States Senate from the Great State of North Carolina, with my Complete and Total Endorsement. VOTE FOR MICHAEL WHATLEY TO, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! As State Senator and Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, Joe helped us deliver Massive and Historic Victories across the State, including my 6 BIG WINS, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and has helped us turn Florida, RED AS RED CAN BE! Joe has been with me from the very beginning, helping us, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and I look forward to continue working closely with him in this new role to protect and expand our Republican Majorities in 2026, and beyond. Congratulations Joe! 15,094 likes · 3,346 reposts · 382 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115074158839984797.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115074158839984797/analysis --- ### [ts_115073638120839015](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T17:39:30.857Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115073624732858033 Reposted [ts_115073624732858033](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073624732858033) (2025-08-22T17:36:06.539Z (UTC)) > 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT! - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/073/621/731/131/054/original/20a2662ce815aafa.mp4 **Video transcript** (0:58), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > We brought as well this, which is the winner's trophy. It is the trophy that the winner of the FIFA World Cup wins. Only the FIFA presidents, presidents of countries, and then those who win can touch it, because it's for winners only. And since you are a winner, of course, you can as well touch it. It's pretty heavy. It's the winner's trophy. The last one who lifted that is Leo Messi, Leonardo Messi of Argentina. And here it is in the Oval Office in the White House. Can I keep it for you? Well, you can keep it for the World Cup. We're not keeping it. That's serious. It fits very well on the wall right over there. We'll put it right below the angels. It fits well here, I think. That's beautiful, yes. Until we have to give it to the next winner. That's fine. That's a beautiful piece of gold. That's it. That's beautiful. Yeah. 14,478 likes · 3,508 reposts · 903 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015/analysis --- ### [ts_115073624732858033](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073624732858033) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T17:36:06.539Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT! **Video transcript** (1:33), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > The World Cup draw will set up the group stage of competition. 48 teams will play in 104 games across 16 North American cities from Seattle to Vancouver to Atlanta to Miami. It's going to be so exciting for our country. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be one of the largest and most complex events. This will be one of the greatest events, one of the largest. In a way, it's like Johnny said it better. It's like having many Super Bowls in a short period of time. Because each one of these games, essentially, is a Super Bowl. Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually. But essentially, each one of these games is like a Super Bowl. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest, most complex set of events in sports history. And the Kennedy Center will give it a phenomenal kickoff and will be involved. And they'll be working over there for quite a bit of time. We have it all set that they can stay there for the big events, the big press conferences and everything else. And they'll be in a very safe capital. That will be nice. You don't have to worry about walking down the street, Johnny, OK? Thank you. But you could handle yourself. I could. Already, FIFA is projecting 6 million loyal f… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073624732858033) 12,258 likes · 2,720 reposts · 359 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115073624732858033.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073624732858033/analysis --- ### [ts_115072579716416093](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115072579716416093) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T13:10:20.770Z (UTC) > MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 27,528 likes · 5,780 reposts · 3,047 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115072579716416093.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115072579716416093/analysis --- ### [ts_115072565335011054](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115072565335011054) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T13:06:41.327Z (UTC) > The United States is the "Hottest" Country anywhere in the World. There is no other Country that is even close…And just think, one year ago, we were a "DEAD" Country, with no hope of ever seeing GREATNESS AGAIN! But that all changed on Election Day, November 5th, 2024. LANDSLIDE!!! 27,038 likes · 5,525 reposts · 2,052 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115072565335011054.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115072565335011054/analysis --- ### [ts_115070876988527695](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070876988527695) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T05:57:19.207Z (UTC) > Washington, D.C. is SAFE AGAIN! The crowds are coming back, the spirit is high, and our D.C. National Guard and Police are doing a fantastic job. They are out in force, and are NOT PLAYING GAMES!!! As bad as it sounds to say, there were no murders this week for the first time in memory. Mayor Muriel Bowser must immediately stop giving false and highly inaccurate crime figures, or bad things will happen, including a complete and total Federal takeover of the City! Washington D.C. will soon be great again!!! 46,895 likes · 9,948 reposts · 3,609 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115070876988527695.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070876988527695/analysis --- ### [ts_115070802633295008](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070802633295008) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T05:38:24.634Z (UTC) > Big win today against the totally corrupt and incompetent New York State Attorney General, Leticia James, and her equally incompetent, hand picked, New York State Judge. The 5 to 0 Verdict from the Appellate Division helps greatly to save the status and reputation of the New York Judicial System. Leticia James is a criminal who should be forced to resign! 30,586 likes · 6,625 reposts · 1,601 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115070802633295008.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070802633295008/analysis --- ### [ts_115070088108962428](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070088108962428) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T02:36:41.851Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi: "There has not been a homicide in a week because of the presence of law enforcement. The President being out there today was an incredible inspiration to all of those men and women… they were so happy to see the President!" **Video transcript** (0:44), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Yeah, Sean, and last night we seized ten guns. There were 77 arrests, but you're right, homicide's not been a homicide in a week because of the presence of law enforcement. President Trump being out there today was an incredible inspiration to all of those men and women, state, local, and federal, working hand in hand. It was remarkable. They were so happy to see the president. They are working so hard. I know so many of them now on a first name basis, because I've been out there almost every night with them. The president was giving them burgers and pizzas, and they loved it, thanking them because no one in this country will love our law enforcement more than Donald Trump. And they see that, they respect it, they appreciate it. 27,668 likes · 6,263 reposts · 1,520 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115070088108962428.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070088108962428/analysis --- ### [ts_115070078459684297](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070078459684297) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T02:34:14.614Z (UTC) > https://hannity.com/media-room/out-here-in-these-streets-trump-to-patrol-d-c-with-police-military-as-part-of-crime-crackdown-report/ 17,028 likes · 3,492 reposts · 568 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070078459684297/analysis --- ### [ts_115070076696918942](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070076696918942) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T02:33:47.717Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (13:14), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > There's a new episode of Cops airing tonight and President Trump makes an appearance. Well, not exactly. 47 saw Vance, Hegseth, and Miller out with the men and women in uniform yesterday and wanted to get in on the action. So he swung by a base and gave a pep talk to the boys in blue. We kind of wish he had went on patrol and made some arrests. Maybe next term. He didn't bring a billy club. He brought pizza. Pies from wise guys as high as an elephant's eye. We're going to have some fun. We'll eat and I'll eat with you and we're going to have a little fun. We're going to celebrate, but then we're going to get back to work and we're going to take care of these criminals. Just in case the guys wanted red meat, he brought burgers and they're not the only ones eating good. Trump says if you live in D.C., it's family night. 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. They said we just 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. It's Restaurant Week in D.C. and… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115070076696918942) 17,449 likes · 3,860 reposts · 469 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_115069649774874469](https://trump.fm/post/ts_115069649774874469) Truth Social · 2025-08-22T00:45:13.403Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > MAKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 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