# Posts from Sunday, April 12, 2026 11 posts on 2026-04-12. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2026-04-12/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-09-13T21:06:06.076Z (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._ **After the Islamabad talks fail, Trump orders a Hormuz blockade and vows to "finish up the little that is left of Iran"** The day was about one decision: after US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan broke down over Iran's nuclear program, Trump announced that the Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz. His post opened by calling the meeting a success and ended with threats to blow Iran "to hell" and "finish up" what is left of the country. He published it twice and reposted it twice. Just before midnight the night before, he had shared an article presenting a blockade as his trump card, so the move was signaled hours in advance. Within an hour of the second posting he was mocking Bruce Springsteen's looks, and he ended the evening congratulating Rory McIlroy on the Masters and a UFC fighter he had met in Miami. - Posts analyzed: 8 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.4 - Max danger level: critical - Escalation detected - Theme obsession: Iran / Hormuz blockade: the announcement was posted twice and reposted twice - Claims: 17 (3 false) - Era: Second Term ## Location and timing Trump's Paulo Costa post refers to talking with the fighter "outside the ring after his Big Victory last night in Miami," which puts him at the UFC card in Miami on the night of April 11. Whether he stayed in Florida or went back to Washington on the 12th, he was on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). All local times below are EDT. The day had **11 posts**: 8 analyzed, plus 3 reposts of his own material. Activity ran from 12:16 AM to 7:09 PM EDT in four clusters: - **12:16–12:53 AM** (4 posts): the Just the News blockade link (ts_116389798405349626), the "Trump Girl" screenshot (ts_116389926695146999), the Europe video (ts_116389941415211064), and a repost of that video (ts_116389942787694873). - **8:52–8:53 AM** (2 posts): the blockade announcement (ts_116391828823240211) and its repost (ts_116391830634836370). - **11:30 AM–12:23 PM** (3 posts): the blockade text again (ts_116392448970133700), its repost (ts_116392449978703637), and the Springsteen post (ts_116392655867913780). - **7:09 PM** (2 posts): congratulations to McIlroy (ts_116394252667019873) and Costa (ts_116394253351977606). The overnight posts came right after a late UFC event. The next post was about eight hours later, which leaves room for a normal sleep period. Eleven posts is not an unusual volume for him, and the long gaps between clusters argue against pressured posting. The day does not meet a hypomanic threshold. Sleep deprivation is unlikely. ## The blockade telegraphed at midnight The first post of the day, at 12:16 AM, was a bare link: "The Trump card the president holds if Iran won't bend: a naval blockade." At that hour the Islamabad talks were still running; they lasted 21 hours in total. About eight and a half hours later he announced exactly that policy. Sharing the article shows the option was on his mind before the talks formally failed. The framing, with the pun on his name and the phrase "won't bend," casts the blockade as leverage he personally holds, which accounts for the grandiose coding at low intensity. The rest of that cluster was self-flattering material. The screenshot comes from a fan account ("Trump Girl," @MAGA__Patriot) and repeats a circulating claim that Trump "secretly paid off Ed McMahon's foreclosed home in 2008." He posted it without comment, so the one signal is that he chose to amplify a benevolent-patron story about himself. The Europe clip, which he posted and then reposted a minute later, shows him saying "I love the people of Europe" while calling energy and immigration a "double-tailed monster [that] destroys everything in its wake." The clip also dismisses the carbon footprint as a hoax, which the fact-check rated false. The "monster" metaphor is dehumanizing, but it targets a policy category rather than a named population, and the clip contains no call to act. That keeps the post at elevated. ## 8:52 AM: the announcement Vance left Islamabad without a deal. Trump's response (ts_116391828823240211) is the peak of the day: rage 0.90, intensity 0.97, danger critical. The post moves in one arc from a diplomatic summary to threats of annihilation: - It opens with "the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not." - It then escalates to "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait." - It ends on "WORLD EXTORTION," "LOCKED AND LOADED," Iran being "BLOWN TO HELL," and a pledge to "finish up the little that is left of Iran." The post contradicts itself. A meeting that "went well," with "most points" agreed, becomes grounds for a blockade and threats of total destruction within the same paragraph. The positive opening reads as a defense of the negotiating team, and of his own image as a dealmaker, against the failure that follows. The coding of narcissistic injury rests on that sequence: "the only point that really mattered" was lost, and the answer was maximal force. Calling Iran's conduct "WORLD EXTORTION" while announcing a unilateral interdiction of a shipping lane is a clear case of projection. The historian record confirms the real-world effect: the blockade took effect at 10 AM EDT Monday, and oil rose about 8% to above $102. The danger rating reflects that this is a head of state threatening violence he can order, not rhetoric aimed at mobilizing supporters. The day shows no pattern of stochastic terrorism. The threat runs from government to government and names the instrument (the Navy) and the target (Iran). The analyst flagged a name error: "Khomeini" appears where the context points to the current Supreme Leader, Khamenei. It is a single slip between two similar names, and he has confused them before, so it counts as a cognitive marker only when compared against that baseline. ## Repetition At 11:30 AM he posted the identical blockade text a second time (ts_116392448970133700) and reposted it a minute later (ts_116392449978703637). Across the day, the announcement appears **four times out of eleven posts**. Re-issuing an ultimatum a few hours later fits two readings: making sure it dominated the news cycle as markets and foreign governments reacted, or continued preoccupation with the failed talks. The posts don't settle which. The second copy's rage score (0.85) is barely below the first. There is no new wording, only repetition, so the escalation peaked at 8:52 AM and held flat rather than spiraling. ## Springsteen, then sports Fifty-three minutes after the second blockade posting he wrote "Bruce Springsteen prior to plastic surgery???" (ts_116392655867913780), with an image. The target is a long-standing critic, and appearance-based mockery is well established in his posting history. What stands out is how fast he switched from ordering a naval interdiction to celebrity trolling. The analyst offers three explanations: deliberate flooding of the news cycle, habitual distraction, or disinhibition under stress. Nothing in the text favors one over the others. The evening posts were conventional and upbeat. McIlroy is praised for performing "tremendously under intense pressure" and "becoming more and more a LEGEND!" His win made him the fourth player to take consecutive Masters titles. The authorship score for that post is very low (0.15), and its polished register suggests staff drafting. The Costa post is more personal ("It was great talking to him outside the ring") and ends with the "President DONALD J. TRUMP" signature. Both praise men for dominance under pressure, the same quality the morning post claimed for the Navy. Neither mentions Iran. ## How the day read as a whole The day falls into three phases. First came a late-night grandiose phase of self-flattering content and a preview of the coming policy. Then, triggered by the failed talks, a mixed phase with the day's only rage, repeated once. Last came a return to grandiose but low-intensity supply-seeking posts: mockery, then congratulations. The arc is mixed. The day holds a contamination sequence (a meeting that "went well" turning into a threat to finish off a country), but it does not end in grievance. It ends with sports. All of the rage traces to one event, and the day's two rage-flagged posts are copies of the same text. That makes the day one spike rather than a spreading spiral. Themes did not drift. Iran/Hormuz accounts for five of eleven posts (the link plus four copies of the announcement), and everything else was self-promotion or entertainment. Cognitive markers are limited to the Khomeini/Khamenei slip. The blockade post has a clear structure: a diplomatic summary, then the policy, then the threat. The evening posts are coherent. Complexity was stable across the day. Context the posts leave out: polling aggregates had his approval at a second-term low of about 39%, and 65% of respondents said the US was spending too much on the Iran war. None of the day's posts addresses the polls or the domestic cost of the war. ### Narrative Just after midnight, fresh from a UFC event in Miami, Trump shared an article calling a naval blockade his trump card against Iran, along with a flattering fan post and a video of himself lecturing Europe. That morning the Pakistan talks collapsed over the nuclear issue. He announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in a post that began by saying the meeting went well and ended with threats to blow Iran to hell. He posted it again a few hours later, then mocked Bruce Springsteen's appearance, and closed the day congratulating Rory McIlroy and a UFC fighter. ### Dominant themes - Iran / Strait of Hormuz naval blockade (1 post) - Europe, immigration and energy (self-video) (1 post) - Self-flattering fan content (1 post) - Mockery of a critic (Springsteen) (1 post) - Sports congratulations (Masters, UFC) (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_116391828823240211](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391828823240211): the meeting went well, most points were agreed to vs. [ts_116391828823240211](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391828823240211): Blockade of all ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a threat to 'finish up the little that is left of Iran' - [ts_116389941415211064](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389941415211064): I love Europe. I love the people of Europe vs. [ts_116389941415211064](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389941415211064): Europe is 'destroying your heritage' through a 'double-tailed monster' of energy and immigration policy ### Cognitive concerns - 'Khomeini' used where context indicates the current Supreme Leader, Khamenei (ts_116391828823240211) - Internal contradiction: 'the meeting went well, most points were agreed to' followed by a blockade and a threat to 'finish up the little that is left of Iran' - Abrupt switch from the military announcement to celebrity appearance mockery within an hour ## Posts ### [ts_116394253351977606](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116394253351977606) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T23:09:20.051Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Congratulations to Paulo Costa on a Great UFC Fight last night in Miami. He will absolutely be a future Champion. It was great talking to him outside the ring after his Big Victory last night in Miami! President DONALD J. TRUMP **Video transcript** (0:39), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> [APPLAUSE] 21,648 likes · 4,124 reposts · 923 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116394253351977606.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116394253351977606/analysis --- ### [ts_116394252667019873](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116394252667019873) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T23:09:09.569Z (UTC) > Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on another Great Championship, The Masters! He performed tremendously under intense pressure, something which few people would be able to even think about doing. With each year, Rory is becoming more and more a LEGEND! I look forward to watching him compete in two weeks at Doral. The quality of Professional Golfers today has become extraordinary, each and every one of them. They should all be proud of the way they played at The Masters this weekend! President DONALD J. TRUMP 19,959 likes · 3,461 reposts · 557 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116394252667019873.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116394252667019873/analysis --- ### [ts_116392655867913780](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392655867913780) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T16:23:04.313Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment > Bruce Springsteen prior to plastic surgery??? 16,269 likes · 4,167 reposts · 6,219 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116392655867913780.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392655867913780/analysis --- ### [ts_116392449978703637](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392449978703637) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T15:30:42.693Z (UTC) · repost > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116392448970133700 Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their "mine droppers," have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what's left of their "Leaders," but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible. The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don't matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran's Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn't matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON! Reposted [ts_116392448970133700](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392448970133700) (2026-04-12T15:30:27.303Z (UTC)) > So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an "ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT" basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, "There may be a mine out there somewhere," that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khamenei, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP 29,253 likes · 7,400 reposts · 5,221 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116392448970133700](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392448970133700) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T15:30:27.303Z (UTC) > So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an "ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT" basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, "There may be a mine out there somewhere," that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khamenei, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP 21,559 likes · 5,282 reposts · 1,784 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116392448970133700.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116392448970133700/analysis --- ### [ts_116391830634836370](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391830634836370) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T12:53:12.256Z (UTC) · repost > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116391828823240211 Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their "mine droppers," have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what's left of their "Leaders," but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible. The meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don't matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran's Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn't matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON! Reposted [ts_116391828823240211](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391828823240211) (2026-04-12T12:52:44.612Z (UTC)) > So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an "ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT" basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, "There may be a mine out there somewhere," that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP 17,622 likes · 4,624 reposts · 3,042 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116391828823240211](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391828823240211) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T12:52:44.612Z (UTC) > So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an "ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT" basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, "There may be a mine out there somewhere," that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their "Leaders," are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP 36,241 likes · 8,047 reposts · 4,063 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116391828823240211.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116391828823240211/analysis --- ### [ts_116389942787694873](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389942787694873) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T04:53:05.994Z (UTC) · repost · 1 media attachment > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116389941415211064 Reposted [ts_116389941415211064](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389941415211064) (2026-04-12T04:52:45.052Z (UTC)) - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/389/937/870/347/464/original/e717181bec68659c.mp4 **Video transcript** (reposted clip, 0:50), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > I'm the president of the United States, but I worry about Europe. I love Europe. I love the people of Europe, and I hate to see it being devastated by energy and immigration. This double-tailed monster destroys everything in its wake, and they cannot let that happen any longer. You're doing it because you want to be nice. You want to be politically correct, and you're destroying your heritage. You must take control strongly and immediately of the unmitigated immigration disaster and the fake energy catastrophe before it's too late. The carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction. 22,905 likes · 6,002 reposts · 2,098 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116389941415211064](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389941415211064) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T04:52:45.052Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Video transcript** (0:50), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > I'm the president of the United States, but I worry about Europe. I love Europe. I love the people of Europe, and I hate to see it being devastated by energy and immigration. This double-tailed monster destroys everything in its wake, and they cannot let that happen any longer. You're doing it because you want to be nice. You want to be politically correct, and you're destroying your heritage. You must take control strongly and immediately of the unmitigated immigration disaster and the fake energy catastrophe before it's too late. The carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction. 16,515 likes · 3,629 reposts · 828 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389941415211064/analysis --- ### [ts_116389926695146999](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116389926695146999) Truth Social · 2026-04-12T04:49:00.442Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (screenshot), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > Screenshot of a social media post (X/Twitter-style) from an account named "Trump Girl" (@MAGA__Patriot), which displays a blue verification checkmark and three flag emojis in its bio line. The post has a long caption claiming Trump secretly paid off Ed McMahon's foreclosed home in 2008, and is illustrated with a 2x2 grid of four separate photos, each watermarked "Garvit @TRUMP": (1) a woman in a gray blazer next to an older man in an orange sweater and blazer; (2) Donald Trump in a suit gesturing while speaking, standing near a woman in black; (3) a close-up of Donald Trump with blond hair, wearing a dark suit and red tie, looking down/sideways; (4) an elderly man in a navy suit and striped tie raising his hand while smiling. None of the four photos actually show Trump and Ed McMahon together. The post shows "9:47 PM · Apr 11, 2026 · 14.6K Views" at the bottom. Text in the image: "🚨 BREAKING | USA... news channels never told you this. And today I am ashamed of every single one of them. Because they kept this truth about Trump hidden from you. Deliberately. And once you find out what they never showed you... you will question everything they ever said about this man. 2008. Ed McMahon. Johnny Carson's legendary sidekick. 30 years of making America laugh. 86 years old. And facing the most humiliating ending imaginable. Losing his home to foreclosure. The whole world knew. Every news channel covered it. And every single one of them watched. And reported. And moved on. And nobody helped. Nobody stepped up. Nobody did anything. Except Trump. Who picked up the phone. Quietly. Without any camera invited. Without any press release. Without any announcement. He personally bought Ed McMahon's property. And let him stay in his own home. For the rest of his life. No bill. No conditions. No expectation of anything back. Just a man who decided that an American legend should not spend his final years losing everything he worked for. And the news channels never told you this. Not once. Because this story does not fit the Trump they wanted you to see. Today... I am telling you. Because you deserve to know the real Trump. Not the one they built for you. The real one. Who showed up for an 86 year old legend. When the whole world looked away. 😭🙏🇺🇸 Drop a ❤️ right now if you never knew this story. Type "THIS IS THE REAL TRUMP" below. 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