# Posts from Friday, February 20, 2026 16 posts on 2026-02-20. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2026-02-20/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-09-14T08:11:31.305Z (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._ **Supreme Court throws out his emergency tariffs; by evening he signs a 10% tariff on every country and calls it "my Great Honor"** The day was set by a Supreme Court loss. It started with leftovers from a Georgia trip the evening before: a batch of clips and a group photo from an Atlanta diner, plus quick announcements about his White House ballroom, UFO files, a sewage spill in the Potomac and money for East Palestine, Ohio. The next morning, before the ruling came out, he took a swipe at Democrats over a shutdown and at the Fed chair over interest rates. After the Court ruled against his emergency tariffs, he called the decision "ridiculous" but also argued it had made his power clearer, and he posted the same message twice. By early evening he announced from the Oval Office that he had signed a new 10% tariff on all countries, written in a calm, businesslike tone. - Posts analyzed: 15 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: redemption - Aggregate rage level: 0.25 - Max danger level: elevated - Claims: 15 (3 false) - Era: Second Term ## Location and clock The UTC window opens at 00:05 on February 20, which is 7:05 PM Eastern on February 19. The first cluster documents a stop at The Varsity, the Atlanta chili-dog chain, during a Georgia trip. The day's last post says the tariff was signed "from the Oval Office", so he was back in Washington by then. Every post falls in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5). In local terms the sixteen posts run from 7:05 PM on the 19th to 6:39 PM on the 20th. There were sixteen posts in all: fifteen with post-level analysis and one self-repost (ts_116104410806971686). Six were video, two were images, and one repeated earlier text. The overnight gap runs from the UAP post at 8:13 PM (ts_116100300268316472) to the Powell post at 7:50 AM (ts_116103041948622478), about eleven and a half hours. That is ordinary sleep. No post falls between midnight and 7 AM local, and volume is moderate and front-loaded. Nothing in the timing points to sleep loss or a hypomanic pattern. ## Evening in Georgia, posted in a batch Five media posts went up between 00:05 and 00:06 UTC (ts_116100034350137954, ts_116100035035932635, ts_116100035649028113, ts_116100037023571458, ts_116100038165418852), with a sixth at 01:03 (ts_116100261275870241). Posting four videos and a photo within about ninety seconds looks like a staff upload of trip footage, not live posting, and the low authorship scores reflect that. The content is retail-politics material. In the tips clip, a worker of "almost 50 years" hears "She paid tax for all those years on those tips, right? ... But not anymore." Other clips carry photo-line banter ("You're too young for that"; "Everyone thumbs up? Yes!") and a joke about warming staff up on Air Force One. The photo shows him in a purple tie, thumbs up, among about fourteen employees in red polos. The clip transcripts include garbled fragments ("The Lord and the Cairn", "we're gonna eat you"). Those are other people's words or transcription noise, and they are not evidence of anything about his cognition. In the same hour, four written posts made quick claims of accomplishment or blame: - **Ballroom** (ts_116100213217002894): "Received the Commission of Fine Arts approval today for what will soon be the Greatest Ballroom ever built!" The superlative covers a building that does not exist yet. - **Potomac** (ts_116100256660953544): Maryland Governor Wes Moore "must get the Toxic River spill fixed, IMMEDIATELY!" This is framed as Democratic hypocrisy: they "constantly talk about Environmental Pollution" yet allow "hundreds of thousands of gallons a day of sewage." - **East Palestine** (ts_116100280662640693): residents "disgracefully betrayed and forgotten about by Crooked Joe Biden", set against "'TRUMP' has never forgotten about you," with $10 million pledged. He refers to himself in the third person, in quotation marks, as a brand. - **UAP files** (ts_116100300268316472): "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War ... to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life." Public demand is given as the reason for the order. The written posts are polished and formally structured, and the analyses gave them low authorship estimates. Their grandiosity sits in the rhetoric ("Greatest," "never will!") and none of them shows agitation. ## A morning jab written before the ruling At 7:50 AM Eastern, ts_116103041948622478 is the day's most personal post and the one with the most anger: "The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP. That's why they are doing it, in mini form, again. No Shutdowns! Also, LOWER INTEREST RATES. 'Two Late' Powell is the WORST!!! President DJT." The triple exclamation, the "Also," tacked on to switch topics, and the initials sign-off explain the high authorship estimate. Two grievances share one post, and the Powell insult has nothing to do with the shutdown claim. The anger comes before the Court decision, so it is part of his usual complaints about the Fed and not a reaction to the ruling. The "two points in GDP" figure is far above published estimates of the shutdown's lasting cost, and it is the day's clearest factual overstatement. ## The ruling, answered as if it were a win In *Learning Resources v. Trump*, the Supreme Court held 6-3 that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs, which voided roughly $175 billion in collections. The response came at 1:37 PM Eastern (ts_116104407604484915): "To show you how ridiculous the opinion is, the Court said that I'm not allowed to charge even $1 DOLLAR to any Country under IEEPA, I assume to protect other Countries, not the United States." The line "I assume to protect other Countries" turns a statutory ruling into a question of the justices' loyalty. According to the post-level analysis, the post calls the decision "ridiculous" and "nonsensical" and also says it left his tariff power "more powerful and crystal clear." It cites Justice Kavanaugh's dissent as if it supported him, and it announces new orders "effective immediately." One minute later he reposted the same text from his own account (ts_116104410806971686). Pushing the rebuttal out twice is the day's one sign of urgency. This is where the day's single elevated danger rating comes from. The concern is institutional: he discredits a Court majority's motives while acting at once under other statutes. The post contains no call to action against the justices and names no individual as a target. It does not fit a stochastic-terrorism pattern. The anger here is milder than in the Powell post, even though the intensity is higher. The loss comes out as argument ("To show you how ridiculous") and not as insult. Measured against the size of the defeat, the reaction is restrained in tone and expansive in what it claims. ## Afternoon quiet, then the signing Two low-content posts follow. At 2:40 PM, ts_116104652577709269 is an architectural rendering of a neoclassical building with "two rows of towering Corinthian columns" and curving staircases. It probably relates to the building projects he promoted the night before, but the image alone does not show that. At 4:48 PM, ts_116105156087953700 is a video whose transcript is only "(upbeat music)", so it counts as activity and nothing more. At 6:39 PM, ts_116105594741987893 closes the day: "It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" The historian records it as a Section 122 proclamation, effective February 24 for 150 days. "Almost immediately" stretches four days, and it softens the earlier "effective immediately." The tone is ceremonial ("Great Honor") and closes with a stock line ("Thank you for your attention to this matter!"). A policy that replaces the struck-down regime is presented as routine paperwork. Read in sequence, the Court's limit on one tariff power is answered within about eight hours by a global tariff under another. The post-level analysis reads this as defiance. The legal record also supports a plainer reading: Section 122 is a separate statute he is entitled to use. The psychological point is how he tells the story, not whether the action is lawful. Nowhere in the day's posts does he admit he lost. ## Shape of the day The arc is a setback retold as a comeback. The evening of the 19th is a victory lap: diner workers, "no tax on tips," ballroom approval, UFO files. On the morning of the 20th come familiar grievances (shutdown, Powell). The midday loss is reframed as clarification, and the evening ends with the global tariff. The grandiose register holds throughout. The state never turns vulnerable, and the three "mixed" labels belong to near-empty video clips. Intensity rises from background levels in the Georgia material to a peak at the ruling response, then falls back for the signing announcement. That is one sharp response to a large trigger. It is not a spiral. Two conflicts stand out. The first is inside ts_116104407604484915, where the ruling is both "ridiculous" and a source of clearer, stronger power. The second runs from that post to ts_116105594741987893, where "effective immediately" becomes "effective almost immediately" for a measure that, per the proclamation, took effect four days later. The day also lacks some things. The historian lists an Iran nuclear-deal deadline of 10 to 15 days, US-brokered Ukraine talks in Geneva, and Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and none of the sixteen posts mentions any of them. His attention went to tariffs and domestic credit-taking. Across the written posts, coherence and structure hold steady. The long policy posts read as drafted by staff, and the personal voice shows mainly in the Powell post. The one reasoning flaw is citing a dissent as if it supported him, which fits motivated reading and does not suggest confusion. Complexity is stable. ### Narrative An evening victory lap from Georgia (diner workers, no tax on tips, a ballroom approval, UFO files) gave way the next morning to routine attacks on Democrats and the Fed chair. Then the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs. He called the ruling ridiculous while insisting it made his power clearer, posted that rebuttal twice, and by evening announced a new 10% global tariff as an honor, so the loss was told as a comeback. ### Dominant themes - Georgia trip / Varsity visit and 'no tax on tips' retail footage (1 post) - Supreme Court IEEPA ruling and replacement global tariff (1 post) - Blaming Democrats (Moore, Biden, shutdown) (1 post) - Building projects / ballroom (1 post) - Announcements framed as public demand (UAP files) (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_116104407604484915](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915): The Court's opinion is 'ridiculous' and 'nonsensical' vs. [ts_116104407604484915](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915): The same ruling made presidential tariff power 'more powerful and crystal clear' - [ts_116104407604484915](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915): New tariff orders 'effective immediately' vs. [ts_116105594741987893](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116105594741987893): Global 10% tariff 'effective almost immediately' (proclamation effective February 24) ### Cognitive concerns - Cites Kavanaugh's dissent as if it supported him against the majority ruling (motivated reading, not confusion) - Calls the ruling 'ridiculous' while claiming it made his tariff power 'more powerful and crystal clear' - 'Effective immediately' softened to 'effective almost immediately' for a measure effective four days later - Unsupported 'two points in GDP' shutdown-cost figure - Unrelated grievances joined in one post ('Also, LOWER INTEREST RATES') ## Posts ### [ts_116105594741987893](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116105594741987893) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T23:39:39.183Z (UTC) > It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP 28,183 likes · 7,303 reposts · 2,077 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116105594741987893.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116105594741987893/analysis --- ### [ts_116105156087953700](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116105156087953700) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T21:48:05.814Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:22), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > (upbeat music) 16,645 likes · 3,610 reposts · 1,132 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116105156087953700/analysis --- ### [ts_116104652577709269](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104652577709269) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T19:40:02.927Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (other), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A digital architectural rendering of a large neoclassical building with a tall white facade dominated by two rows of towering Corinthian columns supporting a decorated entablature and a balustrade along the roofline. Wide curved staircases sweep down from the columned portico to a green lawn in the foreground. Two small human figures (rendered as simplified 3D models) stand near the entrance doors at the top of the stairs, giving scale to the massive structure. A tree with green foliage stands to the left, and a plain gray boxy building (also a rendering placeholder) is visible to the right. The sky is blue with light clouds. The image has the look of an unfinished architectural visualization/render (e.g., from SketchUp or similar 3D software), not a photograph of an existing building. 15,949 likes · 3,220 reposts · 1,061 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104652577709269/analysis --- ### [ts_116104410806971686](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104410806971686) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T18:38:33.796Z (UTC) · repost > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116104407604484915 The Supreme Court's Ruling on TARIFFS is deeply disappointing! I am ashamed of certain Members of the Court for not having the Courage to do what is right for our Country. I would like to thank and congratulate Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for your Strength, Wisdom, and Love of our Country, which is right now very proud of you. When you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way that anyone can argue against them. Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic, and dancing in the streets — But they won't be dancing for long! The Democrats on the Court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote "NO" against ANYTHING that makes America Strong and Healthy Again. They, also, are a Disgrace to our Nation. Others think they're being "politically correct," which has happened before, far too often, with certain Members of this Court when, in fact, they're just FOOLS and "LAPDOGS" for the RINOS and Radical Left Democrats and, not that this should have anything to do with it, very unpatriotic, and disloyal to the Constitution. It is my opinion that the Court has been swayed by Foreign Interests, and a Political Movement that is far smaller than people would think — But obnoxious, ignorant, and loud! This was an important case to me, more as a symbol of Economic and National Security, than anything else. The Good News is that there are methods, practices, Statutes, and other Authorities, as recognized by the entire Court and Congress, that are even stronger than the IEEPA TARIFFS, available to me as President of the United States of America and, in actuality, I was very modest in my "ask" of other Countries and Businesses because I wanted to do nothing that could sway the decision that has been rendered by the Court. I have very effectively utilized TARIFFS over the past year to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Our Stock Market has just recently broken the 50,000 mark on the DOW and, simultaneously, 7,000 on the S&P, two numbers that everybody thought, upon our Landslide Election Victory, could not be attained until the very end of my Administration — Four years! TARIFFS have, likewise, been used to end five of the eight Wars that I settled, have given us Great National Security and, together with our Strong Border, reduced Fentanyl coming into our Country by 30%, when I use them as a penalty against Countries illegally sending this poison to us. All of those TARIFFS remain, but other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the Court incorrectly rejected. Reposted [ts_116104407604484915](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915) (2026-02-20T18:37:44.901Z (UTC)) > To show you how ridiculous the opinion is, the Court said that I'm not allowed to charge even $1 DOLLAR to any Country under IEEPA, I assume to protect other Countries, not the United States which they should be interested in protecting — But I am allowed to cut off any and all Trade or Business with that same Country, even imposing a Foreign Country destroying embargo, and do anything else I want to do to them — How nonsensical is that? They are saying that I have the absolute right to license, but not the right to charge a license fee. What license has ever been issued without the right to charge a fee? But now the Court has given me the unquestioned right to ban all sorts of things from coming into our Country, a much more powerful Right than many people thought we had. Our Country is the "HOTTEST" anywhere in the World, but now, I am going in a different direction, which is even stronger than our original choice. As Justice Kavanaugh wrote in his Dissent: "Although I firmly disagree with the Court's holding today, the decision might not substantially constrain a President's ability to order tariffs going forward. That is because numerous other federal statutes authorize the President to impose tariffs and might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs issued in this case...Those statutes include, for example, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232); the Trade Act of 1974 (Sections 122, 201, and 301); and the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 338)." Thank you Justice Kavanaugh! In actuality, while I am sure they did not mean to do so, the Supreme Court's decision today made a President's ability to both regulate Trade, and impose TARIFFS, more powerful and crystal clear, rather than less. There will no longer be any doubt, and the Income coming in, and the protection of our Companies and Country, will actually increase because of this decision. Based on longstanding Law and Hundreds of Victories to the contrary, the Supreme Court did not overrule TARIFFS, they merely overruled a particular use of IEEPA TARIFFS. The ability to block, embargo, restrict, license, or impose any other condition on a Foreign Country's ability to conduct Trade with the United States under IEEPA, has been fully confirmed by this decision. In order to protect our Country, a President can actually charge more TARIFFS than I was charging in the past under the various other TARIFF authorities, which have also been confirmed, and fully allowed. Therefore, effective immediately, all National Security TARIFFS, Section 232 and existing Section 301 TARIFFS, remain in place, and in full force and effect. Today I will sign an Order to impose a 10% GLOBAL TARIFF, under Section 122, over and above our normal TARIFFS already being charged, and we are also initiating several Section 301 and other Investigations to protect our Country from unfair Trading practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP 40,307 likes · 11,699 reposts · 6,906 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116104407604484915](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T18:37:44.901Z (UTC) > To show you how ridiculous the opinion is, the Court said that I'm not allowed to charge even $1 DOLLAR to any Country under IEEPA, I assume to protect other Countries, not the United States which they should be interested in protecting — But I am allowed to cut off any and all Trade or Business with that same Country, even imposing a Foreign Country destroying embargo, and do anything else I want to do to them — How nonsensical is that? They are saying that I have the absolute right to license, but not the right to charge a license fee. What license has ever been issued without the right to charge a fee? But now the Court has given me the unquestioned right to ban all sorts of things from coming into our Country, a much more powerful Right than many people thought we had. Our Country is the "HOTTEST" anywhere in the World, but now, I am going in a different direction, which is even stronger than our original choice. As Justice Kavanaugh wrote in his Dissent: "Although I firmly disagree with the Court's holding today, the decision might not substantially constrain a President's ability to order tariffs going forward. That is because numerous other federal statutes authorize the President to impose tariffs and might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs issued in this case...Those statutes include, for example, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232); the Trade Act of 1974 (Sections 122, 201, and 301); and the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 338)." Thank you Justice Kavanaugh! In actuality, while I am sure they did not mean to do so, the Supreme Court's decision today made a President's ability to both regulate Trade, and impose TARIFFS, more powerful and crystal clear, rather than less. There will no longer be any doubt, and the Income coming in, and the protection of our Companies and Country, will actually increase because of this decision. Based on longstanding Law and Hundreds of Victories to the contrary, the Supreme Court did not overrule TARIFFS, they merely overruled a particular use of IEEPA TARIFFS. The ability to block, embargo, restrict, license, or impose any other condition on a Foreign Country's ability to conduct Trade with the United States under IEEPA, has been fully confirmed by this decision. In order to protect our Country, a President can actually charge more TARIFFS than I was charging in the past under the various other TARIFF authorities, which have also been confirmed, and fully allowed. Therefore, effective immediately, all National Security TARIFFS, Section 232 and existing Section 301 TARIFFS, remain in place, and in full force and effect. Today I will sign an Order to impose a 10% GLOBAL TARIFF, under Section 122, over and above our normal TARIFFS already being charged, and we are also initiating several Section 301 and other Investigations to protect our Country from unfair Trading practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP 30,186 likes · 8,474 reposts · 2,823 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116104407604484915.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116104407604484915/analysis --- ### [ts_116103041948622478](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116103041948622478) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T12:50:26.608Z (UTC) > The Democrat Shutdown cost the U.S.A. at least two points in GDP. That's why they are doing it, in mini form, again. No Shutdowns! Also, LOWER INTEREST RATES. "Two Late" Powell is the WORST!!! President DJT 28,038 likes · 7,150 reposts · 3,497 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116103041948622478.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116103041948622478/analysis --- ### [ts_116100300268316472](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T01:13:11.891Z (UTC) > Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA! 37,155 likes · 9,810 reposts · 4,676 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116100300268316472.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100300268316472/analysis --- ### [ts_116100280662640693](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100280662640693) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T01:08:12.732Z (UTC) > To the Great People of East Palestine, Ohio, who were disgracefully betrayed and forgotten about by Crooked Joe Biden — "TRUMP" has never forgotten about you, and never will! In addition to our Administration's Longterm Health Study for the benefit of the residents, we are providing $10 Million Dollars through the Economic Development Administration to help the Community continue its Economic Recovery from the disastrous train derailment. We want to see East Palestine grow, flourish, and be able to take advantage of our now BOOMING Economy. It was horrible what was allowed to happen there, and we are with you for the LONG HAUL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 27,812 likes · 6,687 reposts · 1,254 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116100280662640693.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100280662640693/analysis --- ### [ts_116100261275870241](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100261275870241) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T01:03:16.910Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:26), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > 45 years! Yes, 25 years! Come on, wait, I'll get a picture. Come on, come on. Come on, come on. Come on, the cash register. Okay, everyone, in a 3, 2, 1. Everyone thumbs up? Yes! 18,479 likes · 4,056 reposts · 605 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100261275870241/analysis --- ### [ts_116100256660953544](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100256660953544) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T01:02:06.495Z (UTC) > Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland, must get the Toxic River spill fixed, IMMEDIATELY! The Democrats constantly talk about Environmental Pollution and Protection, and yet, they think it's OK to have hundreds of thousands of gallons a day of sewage pouring into our Beautiful Potomac River, because they failed to maintain and monitor their own Public Systems. The Governors of Virginia and Maryland must get moving, quickly. If they can't do the job, all they have to do is call, be polite and respectful, and the Federal Government will handle it, and bill them for services rendered, at a later date. Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of Washington, D.C., has politely asked that I get involved, so the Federal Government will do that from the D.C. standpoint. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 20,407 likes · 5,076 reposts · 924 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116100256660953544.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100256660953544/analysis --- ### [ts_116100213217002894](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100213217002894) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:51:03.590Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Received the Commission of Fine Arts approval today for what will soon be the Greatest Ballroom ever built! 19,141 likes · 4,039 reposts · 801 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116100213217002894.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100213217002894/analysis --- ### [ts_116100038165418852](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100038165418852) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:06:32.515Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (photo), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A news-style photograph taken behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant (the branding on straw cups, napkins, and food trays reads "Varsity" and "Chili Dog," consistent with The Varsity, an Atlanta chain). A man resembling Donald Trump stands centrally in a dark suit, white shirt, and purple tie, giving a thumbs-up. He is surrounded by roughly 14 restaurant staff in red polo shirts, white aprons, and red "Chili Dog" branded caps, along with a few men in business casual attire, many of whom are also giving thumbs-up or waving. Overhead are three illuminated menu boards listing combo meals, hot dogs, burgers, sides, chicken, desserts, and beverages with prices (e.g., "1 Chili Dog $12.49," "2 Hot Dogs $10.23," "Chili Cheeseburger," "Fries/Onion Rings," etc.). The stainless steel counter in front holds cups of straws, and stacks of red-and-white branded food trays/wrappers reading "Varsity" and small pink food bags. Text in the image: "COMBOS INCLUDES REG. SOFT DRINK & FRY OR RINGS 1 Chili Dog $12.49 1 Chili Burgers $13.27 2 Hot Dogs $10.23 2 Slaw Dogs $11.57 Chili Cheese Dog & Chili Cheeseburger $14.24 3 Slaw Dogs $14.57 Triple Bacon Chili Cheeseburger $11.55 Kids Combo with Small Drink $8.70 or $7.64 STRAWS STRAWS Varsity Varsity" 19,236 likes · 3,869 reposts · 707 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100038165418852/analysis --- ### [ts_116100037023571458](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100037023571458) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:06:15.095Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:21), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> Mr. Joe Bailey has been here for 50 years. >> 50 years, yeah? >> I met him when I was 16, I started when I was 16, I met Joe Bailey. 13,732 likes · 2,881 reposts · 221 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100037023571458/analysis --- ### [ts_116100035649028113](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100035649028113) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:05:54.118Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:23), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > to you a long time on that, right? - Yes. - You get treated good? - Oh, yes. - Because I've been talking to boss. - Ah, no. (laughing) - I'm gonna ask my guys, I'm totally serious. Get some hamburgers, I gotta make a speech. Come back, and we're gonna eat you, and we'll have a warm-up. Air Force One is nice warming you up. (laughing) We can warm it, right? We can do anything on Air Force One. 13,250 likes · 2,741 reposts · 192 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100035649028113/analysis --- ### [ts_116100035035932635](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100035035932635) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:05:44.763Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:15), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > (applause) - 45 years. - Yes, 24 years. - You're too young for that. Come on, wait. (laughter) That's got a good one. - That's my president right there. - Come on. - The Lord and the Cairn. (laughter) 11,812 likes · 2,375 reposts · 142 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100035035932635/analysis --- ### [ts_116100034350137954](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116100034350137954) Truth Social · 2026-02-20T00:05:34.298Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:23), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, did that matter? >> Yes. >> She's worked here for almost 50 years. >> Yes. >> She paid tax for all those years on those tips, right? >> Yeah, I appreciate it. >> But not anymore. No more tax on people. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, everyone. Thank you. 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