# Posts from Wednesday, March 18, 2026 21 posts on 2026-03-18. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-18/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-09-16T10:23:29.735Z (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._ **He wondered aloud about "finishing off" Iran and leaving the Strait of Hormuz to allies, then reposted it an hour later to fix "Straight"** The day centered on the Iran war. In a burst of morning posts he blamed Democrats for chaos at the airports during the DHS shutdown, then asked what would happen if the U.S. "finished off" Iran and left the Strait of Hormuz to allies he called "non-responsive." About an hour later he posted the same message again with the spelling of "Strait" fixed. Late morning turned to celebrating his endorsed candidates' wins in Illinois, a jab at Powell over interest rates and a correction of how the press names his voting bill. After a long quiet afternoon, the evening brought flattering videos and ended with an all-caps demand to free Tina Peters, the jailed Colorado election clerk. - Posts analyzed: 20 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.33 - Max danger level: high - Escalation detected - Claims: 16 (5 false) - Era: Second Term ## Location and clock Nothing in the record places him outside Washington on March 17–18, and a wartime White House is the working assumption. Daylight time started March 8, so local time is UTC−4. The UTC window of 01:13–23:51 therefore runs from **9:13 PM EDT on March 17 to 7:51 PM EDT on March 18**. Note that the post-level analysis of ts_116249915914904632 gives its time as "6:22 AM ET". Under EDT it was 7:22 AM. The authorship reasoning in that analysis still holds, but the hour is off by one. In local time, the 21 posts fall into four clusters: - **Late evening, March 17:** 9:13 PM (a Joe Kent screenshot) and 10:57 PM ("STATEHOOD!!! President DJT"). - **Early morning:** 5:20 and 5:23 AM, two Just the News link shares. Both score low on authorship (0.30, 0.35). - **Main block, 7:11–8:59 AM:** 14 posts in under two hours, counting the unanalyzed 8:59 AM self-repost with an image. - **Evening, 6:52–7:51 PM:** three videos and the Tina Peters post. The overnight gap runs from 10:57 PM to 5:20 AM, about 6.4 hours. If the two low-authorship link shares were posted by staff, the first post likely in his own voice is the 7:11 AM DHS post, which widens the gap to about 8 hours. Between 8:59 AM and 6:52 PM he posted nothing for almost ten hours. The total is normal for him, and the dense morning block is followed by a long silence. Neither the timing nor the volume supports sleep loss or a hypomanic pattern. ## The Iran post and its reissue Everything else in the day is organized around ts_116249915914904632 (7:22 AM): *"I wonder what would happen if we 'finished off' what's left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible for the so called 'Straight?'"* The context is a war in its third week. Israel had struck South Pars. Iran had hit Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG complex, and Brent crude was at $111. The post makes two moves at once. It floats total destruction ("finished off," "what's left of") as a hypothetical, and it turns that threat into leverage over allies ("That would get some of our non-responsive 'Allies' in gear, and fast!!!"). The scare quotes around "Allies" show his contempt for them. "I wonder what would happen if" lets him float a policy without stating one. The claim built into the aside "we don't" is misleading. The U.S. may take little of its own oil through the Strait, but the global price shock from the closure is what the events record shows moving gasoline prices and easing Russian oil sanctions. At 8:35 AM, 73 minutes later, ts_116250203405172359 repeats the post word for word except that "Straight" becomes "Strait." The first version scored high danger and the second elevated. Since the wording is identical, the lower score reflects lower intensity and the reissue context rather than any softening. Taken as behavior, the correction is the telling detail. He came back to the eliminationist line, left it standing and fixed only the spelling. The homophone error in the original fits a spontaneous, self-typed post, and the correction shows he reviewed what he had written. Two nearby posts frame the same position. At 8:01 AM, ts_116250068528701090 answers critics: *"for all of those absolute 'fools' out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business!"* The "by everyone" consensus and the business metaphor both push back on dissent. Marjorie Taylor Greene's public questioning of his "mental state" over the strikes is a plausible trigger, though the post names no one. At 8:43 AM, ts_116250236426568567 shares a New York Post op-ed saying allies "need to get a grip – step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz." The 9:13 PM screenshot the night before (ts_116247522086271962) came into the day on the same subject: a January 2020 tweet from Joe Kent to him, arguing for action against Iran's ballistic missiles. Five of the 21 posts are about Iran. There is a small tension inside this cluster. The 7:22/8:35 AM post imagines leaving the Strait to "the Countries that use it." The 8:43 AM op-ed asks allies to help the U.S. open it. One version has America walking away and the other has allies joining an American operation. He treats both as the same complaint about burden-sharing. ## The brief morning spike The morning had the day's only escalation, and it was short. It started at 7:11 AM with ts_116249873076369025. That post blames Democrats for a "purposeful DHS SHUTDOWN… causing chaos at the airports," calls them "Lunatics," and says they "must pay a big price… in the Midterm Elections." Rage was 0.70 and intensity 0.72. Eleven minutes later the Iran post reached intensity 0.80. By 8:01 AM the "fools" post had dropped to 0.55. By 8:13 AM he was on "Too Late" Powell (ts_116250115423447200, 0.30), and by 8:20 AM he was correcting reporters on a bill's name: *"it's called THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, not the SAVE ACT. Nobody knows what the Save Act means!!!"* (ts_116250143939100110). The Senate was debating that bill the same day with a filibuster failure expected. The complaint is about branding, which suggests he was watching the coverage while expecting the bill to lose. The anger faded within about an hour. It did not build across the day. ## Election wins and supply Between 8:35 and 8:36 AM he posted four campaign graphics (ts_116250204937254737, ts_116250205888594298, ts_116250206644518855, ts_116250207334512491). They pair his photo with winning candidates, including "CONGRESSWOMAN (IL-15)" Mary Miller, and one shows an Illinois outline with a green checkmark. They read as a victory lap after the March 17 Illinois primary. They went up in the same minute as the corrected Iran post, so the war threat and the endorsement scorecard were published together. At 8:59 AM he posted a National Border Patrol Council letter endorsing Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary (ts_116250297283069512) and reposted himself. The 10:57 PM "STATEHOOD!!!" post the night before has no referent in the record, and this digest does not guess at one. The evening opened with supply. At 6:52 PM, ts_116252627848707423 is a parent's story that "the president offered us… his personal plane" and "called almost every day" after a son's brain injury. At 7:23 PM, ts_116252749732465975 is a pundit clip on MAGA approval: "100%… you can't go higher than 100%". Between them, at 7:16 PM, came a music-only clip (ts_116252723144189442). ## The day ends on persecution The last post, ts_116252861649863261 at 7:51 PM, is the only one scored vulnerable: *"FREE TINA PETERS, A 73-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, WITH CANCER, GIVEN A NINE YEAR DEATH SENTENCE… BY A DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR, JARED POLIS, AND A CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE, FOR EXPOSING FRAUD."* The post-level fact-check found two errors. A jury convicted Peters and a judge sentenced her, so the sentence did not come from Polis. And the conviction was for tampering with election equipment, not for "exposing fraud." Calling a prison term a "DEATH SENTENCE" and naming a governor as the person responsible puts a specific official at the center of a false story. As in the morning's SAVE America Act post and the 5:23 AM link on China and voter files, the 2020 election is still the lens. The evening moved from flattery clips to this defense of a jailed ally, a small victim turn. That turn came at the end of a day that had otherwise been grandiose. ## Danger, claims and cognition The high rating rests on one source: a commander-in-chief, during active hostilities, publicly toying with "finishing off" a nation-state and then reissuing the line. The other elevated ratings are the reissue, the "fools" post and the Peters post. None of the posts urges supporters to act against a person. The one named domestic figure is Polis, in a single post, so there is no pattern across the day of pointing followers at targets. About eight checkable factual claims appear in his own words or the links he shared. At least three are false or misleading: that the U.S. doesn't use the Strait, that "everyone" holds a consensus view, and the Peters story, which is really several errors bundled together. The rest are either framings of linked stories or matters of opinion. Cognitive markers are few and minor. There is the "Straight/Strait" homophone, which he corrected himself. "Democrat's" should be plural. And "let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible" drops an aside into the middle of the sentence. Syntax in the morning and evening posts looks about the same, and nothing suggests his writing degraded as the day went on. ### Narrative The day opened late on March 17 with an old Iran-hawk tweet and a one-word "STATEHOOD!!!" post. After two early link shares, a two-hour morning burst peaked when he blamed Democrats for airport chaos, wondered about "finishing off" Iran and leaving the Strait to "non-responsive" allies, and called war critics "fools." He reposted the Iran line with its spelling fixed in the same minute he celebrated his Illinois primary endorsement wins. After nearly ten quiet hours, he came back in the evening with admiring videos and closed on an all-caps demand to free Tina Peters. ### Dominant themes - Iran war, Strait of Hormuz and burden-shifting onto allies (1 post) - Endorsement wins and midterm positioning (1 post) - Election integrity and 2020 grievance (1 post) - Admiration and approval videos (1 post) - Domestic policy grievances (DHS shutdown, Powell, California oil) (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_116249915914904632](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249915914904632): The U.S. could finish off Iran and let 'the Countries that use it, we don't' be responsible for the Strait vs. [ts_116250236426568567](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250236426568567): US allies need to 'step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz' ### Cognitive concerns - Homophone error 'Straight' for 'Strait', corrected in a reissue 73 minutes later - Embedded aside disrupting syntax: 'let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible' - Possessive/plural error 'The Democrat's purposeful DHS SHUTDOWN' ## Posts ### [ts_116252861649863261](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252861649863261) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T23:51:33.824Z (UTC) > FREE TINA PETERS, A 73-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, WITH CANCER, GIVEN A NINE YEAR DEATH SENTENCE IN A COLORADO PRISON BY A DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR, JARED POLIS, AND A CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE, FOR EXPOSING FRAUD BY THE DEMOCRATS DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. AGAIN, FREE TINA! 31,361 likes · 10,468 reposts · 3,237 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:23): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116252861649863261.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252861649863261/analysis --- ### [ts_116252749732465975](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252749732465975) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T23:23:06.103Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:30), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > You know sometimes you look at the polling data, and there are numbers that just jump off the screen at you And this is one of those because just take a look here MAGA GOP view of Trump approve 100% 100% if you are a member of MAGA in the GOP you approve of Donald John Trump 0% say that they disapprove you don't have to be a mathematical genius to know you can't go higher than 100% He is the 1972 Miami Dolphins. 17,193 likes · 5,134 reposts · 1,421 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252749732465975/analysis --- ### [ts_116252723144189442](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252723144189442) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T23:16:20.397Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **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: > (upbeat music) (upbeat music) 20,301 likes · 6,071 reposts · 1,227 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252723144189442/analysis --- ### [ts_116252627848707423](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252627848707423) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T22:52:06.302Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (2:19), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > so my son was a really world-class athlete and January 17th of 2020 which mind you was an election year he had a really serious brain injury woke up 26 hours later he's a different kid we almost lost him the president found out about it he gave me a call immediately and the president offered us in his plane his personal plane this president United States we get there and he called almost every day for two weeks checking on Jim and then he says I'm gonna come seen and now this is the middle of the election this is Bakersfield California really not an area he's got to go campaign and his team came to him twice and said sir we got to go we got to go on the on the third time they came over to him he looked at him he says hey I guarantee you that plane won't leave without me for the next 15 minutes he did nothing but love on my son that that one incident jogged his memory and from then on he started retaining things and Jim attitude went from from this you know we're gonna get through it to this I'm gonna get through it and every week if not most days the president would call and ask how he could help ask what house how's his buddy doing how's Jim doing he didn't do it for publicity he… (full transcript: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252627848707423) 16,580 likes · 4,998 reposts · 1,055 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116252627848707423/analysis --- ### [ts_116250298165333422](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250298165333422) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:59:38.157Z (UTC) · repost · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116250297283069512 Reposted [ts_116250297283069512](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250297283069512) (2026-03-18T12:59:24.696Z (UTC)) - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/250/297/070/939/617/original/bf57e144f6c18981.jpg 18,149 likes · 4,746 reposts · 1,594 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116250297283069512](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250297283069512) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:59:24.696Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (document), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A screenshot of an official letterhead document from the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), addressed to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The letter, signed by Paul A. Perez (National President), announces the NBPC's endorsement of Senator Markwayne Mullin as President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and urges the committee to advance his nomination to the full Senate. Text in the image: "NATIONAL BORDER PATROL COUNCIL PAUL A. PEREZ / President PROTECTING THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR BORDERS March 17, 2026 The Honorable Rand Paul Chairman Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Gary Peters Ranking Member Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Paul and Ranking Member Peters: The men and women of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) are excited to provide our support for President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senator Markwayne Mullin. We have no doubt that Senator Mullin is the right person to lead DHS and continue the Trump Administration's focus on keeping America safe. Thanks to President Trump's vision and leadership, we now have the most secure border in our lifetime and Border Patrol agents are again able to do the job of protecting our great nation. While much has been accomplished, there is still work to be done and Senator Mullin will ensure we never let our guard down. Threats emanating from overseas remain persistent and the cartels operating south of our border continue to try and smuggle narcotics, people and weapons across our borders. The brave men and women of the Border Patrol deter and stop these threats every day and we know Senator Mullin will have our backs as we execute our mission. Senator Mullin has spent valuable time on the ground at the border and met with frontline agents to understand our mission and challenges. We have gotten to know Senator Mullin and his no-nonsense leadership style means Border Patrol will remain focused on public safety and enforcing our nation's laws. In addition to his more than a decade of leadership and public service in Congress, Senator Mullin brings much needed private sector experience that will allow him to cut through bureaucratic red tape and ensure agents in the field have the resources and equipment we need to secure our borders. The NBPC is proud to endorse Senator Mullin to be the next DHS Secretary, and we urge the Committee to swiftly pass and move his nomination to the full Senate. Sincerely, Paul A. Perez National President" 13,874 likes · 2,922 reposts · 433 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250297283069512/analysis --- ### [ts_116250236426568567](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250236426568567) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:43:56.135Z (UTC) > US allies need to get a grip – step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/us-allies-germany-the-uk-owe-america-their-help-in-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz/ 18,216 likes · 4,760 reposts · 2,748 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:05): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116250236426568567.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250236426568567/analysis --- ### [ts_116250207334512491](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250207334512491) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:36:32.190Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (meme), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A political campaign-style graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background. At the top, bold text announces an election update. Below it is a white silhouette outline of the state of Illinois on the left, and on the right a circular red-framed photo of Donald Trump (serious/scowling expression, wearing a dark suit and blue tie) with a large green checkmark overlapping the bottom-right of the circle. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE" campaign logo box with stars and the slogan "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Text in the image: "MARCH 17TH ELECTION UPDATE: 3 WINS, 0 LOSSES PRESIDENT TRUMP ENDORSEMENTS 100% TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 17,415 likes · 3,679 reposts · 687 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250207334512491/analysis --- ### [ts_116250206644518855](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250206644518855) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:36:21.658Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (other), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background and a thin white border. Large white and red text at top announces an election win. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos side by side: on the left, a man with light-colored hair and an orange-toned complexion, unsmiling with a serious/stern expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie (resembling Donald Trump); on the right, a man with gray hair, smiling, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and a dark red patterned tie, with a small round pin on his lapel (identified in the caption as Darin LaHood). At the bottom center is a campaign logo reading "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" flanked by rows of stars. Text in the image: "CONGRESSMAN (IL-16) DARIN LAHOOD WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 14,182 likes · 2,569 reposts · 201 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250206644518855/analysis --- ### [ts_116250205888594298](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250205888594298) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:36:10.124Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (other), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white frame. It shows a serious/frowning close-up photo of Donald Trump on the left, and a smiling blonde woman in a dark blazer (identified in the text as Congresswoman Mary Miller) on the right. Below them is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" logo with stars. Text in the image: "CONGRESSWOMAN (IL-15) MARY MILLER WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 14,125 likes · 2,548 reposts · 177 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250205888594298/analysis --- ### [ts_116250204937254737](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250204937254737) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:35:55.607Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (other), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white frame. It features two head-and-shoulders photos: on the left, a close-up of a man with light-colored hair and an orange-toned face wearing a dark suit and blue tie, with a stern/serious expression (resembling Donald Trump); on the right, a smiling older man with gray hair and blue eyes wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie, with small flag pins on his lapel. At the bottom is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo framed by stars. Text in the image: "CONGRESSMAN (IL-12) MIKE BOST WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 13,766 likes · 2,469 reposts · 163 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250204937254737/analysis --- ### [ts_116250203405172359](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250203405172359) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:35:32.267Z (UTC) > I wonder what would happen if we "finished off" what's left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible for the so called "Strait?" That would get some of our non-responsive "Allies" in gear, and fast!!! President DJT 21,383 likes · 5,176 reposts · 2,023 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:17): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116250203405172359.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250203405172359/analysis --- ### [ts_116250143939100110](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250143939100110) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:20:24.851Z (UTC) > For all of the Fake News out there, it's called THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, not the SAVE ACT. Nobody knows what the Save Act means!!! 21,804 likes · 5,541 reposts · 1,181 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:08): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116250143939100110.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250143939100110/analysis --- ### [ts_116250115423447200](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250115423447200) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:13:09.735Z (UTC) > When is "Too Late" Powell lowering INTEREST RATES? President DJT 19,042 likes · 4,434 reposts · 1,324 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:06): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116250115423447200.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250115423447200/analysis --- ### [ts_116250068528701090](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250068528701090) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T12:01:14.178Z (UTC) > Remember, for all of those absolute "fools" out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business! 23,370 likes · 5,598 reposts · 1,509 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:16): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116250068528701090.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116250068528701090/analysis --- ### [ts_116249915914904632](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249915914904632) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T11:22:25.476Z (UTC) > I wonder what would happen if we "finished off" what's left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible for the so called "Straight?" That would get some of our non-responsive "Allies" in gear, and fast!!! President DJT 13,363 likes · 2,741 reposts · 2,051 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:16): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116249915914904632.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249915914904632/analysis --- ### [ts_116249873076369025](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249873076369025) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T11:11:31.812Z (UTC) > The Democrat's purposeful DHS SHUTDOWN is causing chaos at the airports. These Lunatics are being totally unreasonable in their Radical Left asks. They are FULLY TO BLAME, and must pay a big price, for the good of our Country, in the Midterm Elections. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 22,555 likes · 5,979 reposts · 1,554 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:20): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116249873076369025.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249873076369025/analysis --- ### [ts_116249447962443816](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249447962443816) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T09:23:25.126Z (UTC) > Britain had meltdown when China hacked voter files, but U.S. intel kept it secret in America: https://justthenews.com/government/security/us-intel-has-known-2020-china-gained-access-us-voter-files-memos-show 14,646 likes · 4,885 reposts · 826 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:07): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116249447962443816.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249447962443816/analysis --- ### [ts_116249435067996399](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249435067996399) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T09:20:08.371Z (UTC) > Trump steamrolls over California's anti-fossil fuel crusade to get oil flowing from offshore rigs: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/trump-steamrolls-over-californias-anti-fossil-fuel-crusade-get-oil-flowing 16,202 likes · 3,991 reposts · 551 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:08): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116249435067996399.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116249435067996399/analysis --- ### [ts_116247928951810982](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116247928951810982) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T02:57:06.825Z (UTC) > STATEHOOD!!! President DJT 18,471 likes · 4,297 reposts · 2,162 replies · unknown views Audio narration (0:03): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116247928951810982.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116247928951810982/analysis --- ### [ts_116247522086271962](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116247522086271962) Truth Social · 2026-03-18T01:13:38.616Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (screenshot), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A screenshot of a tweet/X post from a verified user named "Joe Kent" (@joekent16jan19), shown against a black background in X.com's dark mode styling, with the X.com logo in the top right. The account's profile picture shows a man with curly gray hair. The post is a reply directed at @realDonaldTrump, dated 7:38 AM · 1/8/20, arguing for military action against Iran's ballistic missile capability and withdrawal of troops from Iraq, following the January 2020 Soleimani strike and Iranian missile response. Text in the image: "Joe Kent ✓ @joekent16jan19 @realDonaldTrump We should not sit and wait for the next attack, wipe Iran's ballistic capability out and get our troops out of Iraq - they are only targets now. No US WIA/KIA is a tribute to the professionalism of our military and intel professionals not Iranian restraint. 7:38 AM · 1/8/20 X.com" 18,234 likes · 5,617 reposts · 2,324 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116247522086271962/analysis ## For agents - Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt - API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json - MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth) - This day as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/date/2026-03-18 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2026-03-18 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-18.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._