# Posts from Monday, April 20, 2026 15 posts on 2026-04-20. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2026-04-20/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-09-16T12:50:20.274Z (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._ **Trump calls Democrats "TRAITORS ALL" for doubting his Iran war, then reposts his own afternoon posts in one burst** Trump spent the day defending the Iran war two days before the ceasefire ran out. It started quietly, with friendly articles about polls, "victories" and the economy. By midday he was calling polls "rigged" and the press liars. The anger peaked in the early afternoon, when he called Democrats "TRAITORS ALL," said he was winning the war "BY A LOT," and made a garbled claim that Iran was sending oil ships to Texas, Louisiana and Alaska. He ended the day with photos of an elderly Marine wearing the Medal of Honor, and within a minute he had reposted all four of his afternoon posts about Iran. - Posts analyzed: 11 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.45 - Max danger level: elevated - Escalation detected - Theme obsession: Iran war victory and critics of it - Claims: 28 (14 false) - Era: Second Term ## Location and timing Two of the photos were taken in the Oval Office, and a regular Monday White House schedule fits the timestamps. Trump was most likely in Washington, D.C., on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Converted, the 15 posts run from **10:54 PM Sunday (April 19)** to **3:01 PM Monday**. There was no posting between 11 PM and 7:46 AM. Every post on Monday itself went up in daytime or business hours. That rules out overnight posting as a sign of lost sleep. Fifteen posts is an ordinary volume for this period, and nothing about the pacing points to hypomania. The day came in three phases: - **Sunday late evening (10:54 PM):** two Newsmax link-shares in the same minute. - **Monday morning (7:46 AM, 10:16 AM):** one economy link, then his first long post in his own voice. - **Monday afternoon (1:35–3:01 PM):** four long Iran posts in 53 minutes, then three photos and four self-reposts inside about two minutes. ## From borrowed praise to his own grievance The day began with other people's praise. ts_116434773211303526 ("McLaughlin Poll: Voters Back Trump on Iran") and ts_116434776225677515 ("Ruddy: Trump Already Won the War With 9 Victories") are bare title-plus-URL shares from a friendly outlet. Their authorship scores were low (0.20, 0.35), which suggests staff picked them. Their job was to lock in a verdict before events could overturn it: the war "Already Won," with the ceasefire still running and the naval blockade still in place. The morning economy share (ts_116436865777263574, "resilient consumer") is the same kind of post, with the lowest intensity of the day. The first post clearly in Trump's own voice changes the register. ts_116437457191403164 (10:16 AM) opens with a denial nobody in the post had raised: "Israel never talked me into the war with Iran." It moves on to "IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON," then to the media ("90% of what they say are lies and made up stories"), then polling ("the polls are rigged"), and ends on the 2020 election. The post-level analysis rates it the first elevated-danger post and describes it as moving from topic to topic. It rests on denial ("rigged") and splitting (the country's future under "smart new leaders" against the old regime). ## The afternoon cluster: escalation and its peak Anger built gradually through the day, then spiked. Rage scores ran from nothing overnight, to 0.50 at 10:16 AM, 0.40 at 1:35 PM, and a **peak of 0.65 at 1:40 PM**, then eased to 0.55 at 2:11 PM. The last three written posts carried no rage. - **ts_116438239629407600 (1:35 PM)** sets out the redemption story: Obama and Biden's JCPOA was "a guaranteed Road to a Nuclear Weapon," and Trump's deal will be "FAR BETTER." The analysis flags a new, invented detail attached to a story he has told for years: Obama "emptied out all of the Cash from Banks in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland." It also flags the inflated "Hundreds of Billions" figure. A named Washington Post journalist is attacked, so press commentary may have set this post off. - **ts_116438260195246849 (1:40 PM)** is the peak and the one post rated as a reaction to narcissistic injury. It answers reports that he was under pressure with "THIS IS NOT TRUE!" It defends his timeline by listing how long World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam lasted, figures that look staff-supplied, written into his own voice. It calls the opposition party "TRAITORS ALL." Treating domestic critics as traitors during active hostilities erases the line between a foreign enemy and a domestic critic. This is the most serious rhetoric of the day. - **ts_116438381520104888 (2:11 PM)** claims a total victory: "I'm winning a War, BY A LOT." Iran's Navy is "completely wiped out" and its leaders "mostly gone," and "Regime Change" is described as done. The post then attacks the "Failing New York Times," the "absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal," and the "now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post" as outlets that would have readers "think we are losing." It then ties the war coverage to 2020 in so many words: "Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran." Two unrelated fights become one story of persecution. - **ts_116438448094769480 (2:28 PM)** is short and mocking: "The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much!" The anger is gone and the grandiosity is intact. Measured against what set it off, the anger was out of proportion. The trigger was press reporting and polling unfavorable to him. The response was to call a major political party traitors and some of the country's largest newspapers "Anti-America." ## The close: medals and self-reposts At 3:00–3:01 PM three wordless photos went up. Two show an elderly man in Marine Corps dress blues with the Medal of Honor: one at the Resolute Desk with a man holding a medal case, one on a driveway. The third shows a Trump-like figure giving a thumbs-up aboard Air Force One beside an elderly seated man. The descriptions do not name anyone, and this digest does not guess. Within the same minute, Trump reposted all four afternoon Iran posts (ts_116438577360067480, ts_116438577531873145, ts_116438577686057718, ts_116438578505730644). So the calm, ceremonial images did not end the argument. The day ended with the "TRAITORS ALL" and "BY A LOT" posts pushed out a second time, next to images of military honor. ## Internal tensions - **Polls.** At 10:54 PM Sunday he shared a poll as proof that "Voters Back Trump on Iran." At 10:16 AM Monday he wrote "the polls are rigged." Polls count when they agree with him and are fraudulent when they don't. - **Victory and deal.** The Ruddy share says the war is "Already Won" and the 2:11 PM post calls it won "BY A LOT," with regime change done. The 1:35 PM post, though, is about a deal "that we are making," and the 1:40 PM post defends a war that has run past the timeline he promised. Someone who has already won does not usually need to explain why the war is taking so long. - **Pressure.** "THIS IS NOT TRUE!" about being under pressure came as the fourth of four long, defensive Iran posts in under an hour. The volume itself argues against the denial. ## Cognitive markers The clearest concern is the oil-ship post. Texas, Louisiana and Alaska are among the biggest U.S. oil producers, not places Iranian crude would plausibly be delivered. The analysis reads the sentence as a half-understood briefing, or a victory story, garbled into something that doesn't make sense. It notes that posts drafted by aides do not show this kind of error. Taken with the invented bank-cash detail, the day has two separate cases of made-up embellishment. The rest (the tie-back to 2020, the topic-hopping, the erratic capitalization) is his long-standing baseline, not a new decline. Syntactic complexity held steady from morning to afternoon. ## Events The posts line up with the last stretch before the April 22 ceasefire deadline. Negotiators were headed back to Islamabad, and Iran was publicly rejecting that second round and calling U.S. demands "childish." The 1:40 PM and 2:11 PM posts deny pressure and attack Iran war critics, which matches a researched event: long posts insisting he was under no pressure, which his own officials later said were hurting the talks. That reporting counts words from April 21, so this afternoon's cluster may be part of the same run or may have come just before it. The oil-ship post fits the naval blockade and the seizure of the ship Touska without mentioning either one. Every Iran post leaned toward attack rather than reassurance. The press and Democrats were the named targets, and Iran was mocked as defeated. ## Risk Five posts were rated elevated, and none higher. What pushed them up was the "TRAITORS ALL" label for Democrats and calling the press "Anti-America" and "rooting for Iran," during a live military conflict. There were no calls to action, no named people as targets outside the press, and no violent imagery. The rhetoric paints domestic opponents as enemies in wartime, but on this day it did not add up to a pattern of steering followers toward specific targets. ### Narrative The day opened with friendly articles saying the Iran war was already won and voters were on his side. By mid-morning Trump was writing in his own voice that polls were rigged and the press was lying. In the early afternoon he posted four long Iran posts in under an hour: the JCPOA was a disaster, Democrats were "TRAITORS ALL," he was winning "BY A LOT," and Iran was sending oil ships to U.S. oil states. He then posted photos of a Medal of Honor Marine and, in the same minute, reposted all four Iran posts. Two days before the ceasefire deadline, the story he told was total victory while he pushed back against anyone who said otherwise. ### Dominant themes - Iran war victory claims (1 post) - Media and polls as liars / anti-American (1 post) - Iran deal superior to Obama-Biden JCPOA (1 post) - Democrats as traitors / 2020 election linkage (1 post) - Military honor imagery (1 post) - Self-amplification via reposts (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_116434773211303526](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116434773211303526): Shared a poll headline, 'Voters Back Trump on Iran,' as validation vs. [ts_116437457191403164](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116437457191403164): 'the polls are rigged' - [ts_116438381520104888](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438381520104888): 'I'm winning a War, BY A LOT' with 'Regime Change' already accomplished vs. [ts_116438239629407600](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438239629407600): A deal with Iran is still being made and will be 'FAR BETTER than the JCPOA' - [ts_116438260195246849](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438260195246849): Denied being under pressure: 'THIS IS NOT TRUE!' vs. [ts_116438381520104888](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438381520104888): Fourth long defensive Iran post in under an hour, attacking press coverage suggesting the war is going badly ### Cognitive concerns - Oil-ship claim that makes no sense: Iran 'forced hundreds of Ships' to Texas, Louisiana and Alaska, all major U.S. oil-producing states - Invented detail that Obama 'emptied out all of the Cash from Banks in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland,' added to a long-repeated cash-plane story - Returning again to the 2020 election inside unrelated Iran-war posts - Jumping between topics in the 10:16 AM post (Israel, nuclear policy, media, polls, 2020, regime change) ## Posts ### [ts_116438578505730644](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438578505730644) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:48.157Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP Reposted [ts_116438448094769480](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438448094769480) (2026-04-20T18:28:38.242Z (UTC)) > The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116438577686057718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438577686057718) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:35.650Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media “reports,” and yet they realize their Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a “DEAL,” is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run. The Anti-America Fake News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it’s not going to happen, because I’m in charge! Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already is! President DONALD J. TRUMP Reposted [ts_116438381520104888](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438381520104888) (2026-04-20T18:11:42.394Z (UTC)) > I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media “reports,” and yet they realize their Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a “DEAL,” is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run. The Anti-America Fake News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it’s not going to happen, because I’m in charge! Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already is! President DONALD J. TRUMP 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116438577531873145](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438577531873145) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:33.294Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump The Democrats are doing everything possible to hurt the very strong position we are in with respect to Iran. Despite World War I lasting 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days, World War II lasting 6 years and 1 day, the Korean War lasting 3 years, 1 month, and 2 days, the Vietnam War lasting 19 years, 5 months, and 29 days, and Iraq lasting 8 years, 8 months, and 28 days, they like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a Deal that is not as good as it could have been. I read the Fake News saying that I am under “pressure” to make a Deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly! Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran. We’re in it, and it will be done RIGHT, and we won’t let the Weak and Pathetic Democrats, TRAITORS ALL, who for years have been talking about the Dangers of Iran, and that something has to be done, but now, since I’m the one doing it, belittle the accomplishments of our Military and the Trump Administration. This is being perfectly executed, on the scale of Venezuela, just a bigger, more complex operation. The result will be the same. In my First Term, I built the Greatest Military our Country has ever seen, including adding Space Force. In my Second Term, I am properly and judiciously using our Military to solve problems left to us by others of far less understanding or competence. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP Reposted [ts_116438260195246849](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438260195246849) (2026-04-20T17:40:51.123Z (UTC)) > The Democrats are doing everything possible to hurt the very strong position we are in with respect to Iran. Despite World War I lasting 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days, World War II lasting 6 years and 1 day, the Korean War lasting 3 years, 1 month, and 2 days, the Vietnam War lasting 19 years, 5 months, and 29 days, and Iraq lasting 8 years, 8 months, and 28 days, they like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a Deal that is not as good as it could have been. I read the Fake News saying that I am under “pressure” to make a Deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly! Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran. We’re in it, and it will be done RIGHT, and we won’t let the Weak and Pathetic Democrats, TRAITORS ALL, who for years have been talking about the Dangers of Iran, and that something has to be done, but now, since I’m the one doing it, belittle the accomplishments of our Military and the Trump Administration. This is being perfectly executed, on the scale of Venezuela, just a bigger, more complex operation. The result will be the same. In my First Term, I built the Greatest Military our Country has ever seen, including adding Space Force. In my Second Term, I am properly and judiciously using our Military to solve problems left to us by others of far less understanding or competence. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116438577360067480](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438577360067480) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:30.675Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as “The Iran Nuclear Deal,” penned by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, one of the Worst Deals ever made having to do with the Security of our Country. It was a guaranteed Road to a Nuclear Weapon, which will not, and cannot, happen with the Deal we’re working on. They actually gave $1.7 Billion Dollars in “GREEN” Cash, loaded into a Boeing 757, and flown to Iran for Iranian leadership to spend anyway they saw fit. He emptied out all of the Cash from Banks in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Those Bankers said they’ve never seen anything like it before. In addition, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars was paid to Iran. If I did not terminate that “Deal,” Nuclear Weapons would have been used on Israel, and all over the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. Military Bases. The Fake News, like Lightweight Washington Post “Journalist” David Ignatius, loves to talk about the JCPOA, knowing that it was DANGEROUS, and a Complete Embarrassment to our Country. If a Deal happens under “TRUMP,” it will guarantee Peace, Security, and Safety, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but for Europe, America, and everywhere else. It will be something that the entire World will be proud of, instead of the years of Embarrassment and Humiliation that we have been forced to suffer due to incompetent and cowardly leadership! President DONALD J. TRUMP Reposted [ts_116438239629407600](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438239629407600) (2026-04-20T17:35:37.313Z (UTC)) > The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as “The Iran Nuclear Deal,” penned by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, one of the Worst Deals ever made having to do with the Security of our Country. It was a guaranteed Road to a Nuclear Weapon, which will not, and cannot, happen with the Deal we’re working on. They actually gave $1.7 Billion Dollars in “GREEN” Cash, loaded into a Boeing 757, and flown to Iran for Iranian leadership to spend anyway they saw fit. He emptied out all of the Cash from Banks in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Those Bankers said they’ve never seen anything like it before. In addition, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars was paid to Iran. If I did not terminate that “Deal,” Nuclear Weapons would have been used on Israel, and all over the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. Military Bases. The Fake News, like Lightweight Washington Post “Journalist” David Ignatius, loves to talk about the JCPOA, knowing that it was DANGEROUS, and a Complete Embarrassment to our Country. If a Deal happens under “TRUMP,” it will guarantee Peace, Security, and Safety, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but for Europe, America, and everywhere else. It will be something that the entire World will be proud of, instead of the years of Embarrassment and Humiliation that we have been forced to suffer due to incompetent and cowardly leadership! President DONALD J. TRUMP 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116438576363006337](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438576363006337) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:15.461Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (photo), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A news photograph showing a man in a navy blue suit with a red tie (resembling Donald Trump) standing on a paved driveway, facing and conversing with an elderly man wearing a dark Marine Corps dress uniform with a white peaked cap, glasses, a Medal of Honor around his neck, and several rows of military ribbons/medals on his chest. The older man is gesturing with both hands raised while speaking. Behind them sits a vintage olive-drab military jeep (WWII-era style, with a small U.S. flag mounted on it and markings including "42-1" partially visible on the front). The setting appears to be a lawn area with trees and manicured grass in the background, consistent with the White House grounds. 14,525 likes · 2,879 reposts · 407 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438576363006337/analysis --- ### [ts_116438575354486441](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438575354486441) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:01:00.073Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (photo), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A photograph taken aboard Air Force One, in the office area with wood-paneled walls and the presidential seal reading "ABOARD" and "AIR FORCE" (partially visible, showing an aircraft silhouette). On the left, a man in a dark navy suit, white shirt, and red tie stands smiling and giving a thumbs-up gesture with his right hand; he resembles Donald Trump. On the right, an elderly man sits in a dark Marine Corps dress uniform, wearing a white peaked cap with gold trim, glasses, and the pale blue ribbon with the Medal of Honor (star-shaped medal) around his neck, along with several rows of additional service ribbons/medals on his chest. He has his hands clasped in front of him. A large brown leather office chair is in the foreground, along with part of a wooden desk and a telephone handset visible at the bottom right. Text in the image: "ABOARD [AIR FORCE ONE seal, aircraft silhouette]" 14,101 likes · 2,704 reposts · 285 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438575354486441/analysis --- ### [ts_116438574503451483](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438574503451483) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T19:00:47.085Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (photo), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A news/official photograph taken in the Oval Office. A man in a dark Marine Corps dress uniform with a white peaked cap, wearing a Medal of Honor around his neck along with several other service ribbons and medals, stands behind and to the left of a large ornately carved wooden desk (the Resolute Desk), holding open a small display case containing a medal/badge. Seated at the desk is an older man with blond/light hair wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, and red tie, smiling broadly at the camera with his hands resting on a document/folder on the desk. On the desk are a document/paper, two dark blue boxes, two black desktop phone/intercom units, and a small wooden block. Behind the desk are framed photographs on a side table, and in the background are gold/yellow curtains, an American flag, and a blue presidential-style flag with a gold eagle emblem. 13,309 likes · 2,544 reposts · 248 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438574503451483/analysis --- ### [ts_116438448094769480](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438448094769480) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T18:28:38.242Z (UTC) > The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP 35,035 likes · 7,481 reposts · 3,126 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116438448094769480.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438448094769480/analysis --- ### [ts_116438381520104888](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438381520104888) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T18:11:42.394Z (UTC) > I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War. The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media “reports,” and yet they realize their Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a “DEAL,” is absolutely destroying Iran. They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run. The Anti-America Fake News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it’s not going to happen, because I’m in charge! Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already is! President DONALD J. TRUMP 49,568 likes · 11,090 reposts · 6,895 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116438381520104888.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438381520104888/analysis --- ### [ts_116438260195246849](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438260195246849) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T17:40:51.123Z (UTC) > The Democrats are doing everything possible to hurt the very strong position we are in with respect to Iran. Despite World War I lasting 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days, World War II lasting 6 years and 1 day, the Korean War lasting 3 years, 1 month, and 2 days, the Vietnam War lasting 19 years, 5 months, and 29 days, and Iraq lasting 8 years, 8 months, and 28 days, they like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a Deal that is not as good as it could have been. I read the Fake News saying that I am under “pressure” to make a Deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly! Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran. We’re in it, and it will be done RIGHT, and we won’t let the Weak and Pathetic Democrats, TRAITORS ALL, who for years have been talking about the Dangers of Iran, and that something has to be done, but now, since I’m the one doing it, belittle the accomplishments of our Military and the Trump Administration. This is being perfectly executed, on the scale of Venezuela, just a bigger, more complex operation. The result will be the same. In my First Term, I built the Greatest Military our Country has ever seen, including adding Space Force. In my Second Term, I am properly and judiciously using our Military to solve problems left to us by others of far less understanding or competence. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP 27,600 likes · 7,052 reposts · 2,653 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116438260195246849.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438260195246849/analysis --- ### [ts_116438239629407600](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438239629407600) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T17:35:37.313Z (UTC) > The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as “The Iran Nuclear Deal,” penned by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, one of the Worst Deals ever made having to do with the Security of our Country. It was a guaranteed Road to a Nuclear Weapon, which will not, and cannot, happen with the Deal we’re working on. They actually gave $1.7 Billion Dollars in “GREEN” Cash, loaded into a Boeing 757, and flown to Iran for Iranian leadership to spend anyway they saw fit. He emptied out all of the Cash from Banks in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Those Bankers said they’ve never seen anything like it before. In addition, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars was paid to Iran. If I did not terminate that “Deal,” Nuclear Weapons would have been used on Israel, and all over the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. Military Bases. The Fake News, like Lightweight Washington Post “Journalist” David Ignatius, loves to talk about the JCPOA, knowing that it was DANGEROUS, and a Complete Embarrassment to our Country. If a Deal happens under “TRUMP,” it will guarantee Peace, Security, and Safety, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but for Europe, America, and everywhere else. It will be something that the entire World will be proud of, instead of the years of Embarrassment and Humiliation that we have been forced to suffer due to incompetent and cowardly leadership! President DONALD J. TRUMP 22,000 likes · 5,587 reposts · 1,754 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116438239629407600.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116438239629407600/analysis --- ### [ts_116437457191403164](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116437457191403164) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T14:16:38.257Z (UTC) > Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did. I watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief. 90% of what they say are lies and made up stories, and the polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged. Just like the results in Venezuela, which the media doesn’t like talking about, the results in Iran will be amazing - And if Iran’s new leaders (Regime Change!) are smart, Iran can have a great and prosperous future! President DJT 38,629 likes · 8,856 reposts · 5,543 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116437457191403164.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116437457191403164/analysis --- ### [ts_116436865777263574](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116436865777263574) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T11:46:13.994Z (UTC) > Trump Economy: Retail sales and housing suggest a resilient consumer: https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/everyday-economics-retail-sales-and-housing-suggest-resilient-consumer 13,286 likes · 3,122 reposts · 1,022 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116436865777263574.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116436865777263574/analysis --- ### [ts_116434776225677515](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116434776225677515) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T02:54:49.966Z (UTC) > Ruddy: Trump Already Won the War With 9 Victories: https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-donald-trump-iran/2026/04/16/id/1253115/ 19,430 likes · 4,523 reposts · 1,815 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116434776225677515.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116434776225677515/analysis --- ### [ts_116434773211303526](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116434773211303526) Truth Social · 2026-04-20T02:54:03.972Z (UTC) > McLaughlin Poll: Voters Back Trump on Iran: https://www.newsmax.com/mclaughlin/midterm-republican-voters/2026/04/17/id/1253286/ 19,312 likes · 4,326 reposts · 1,083 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116434773211303526.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116434773211303526/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/2026-04-20 - Day analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/date/2026-04-20 - The posts alone, without the day analysis: https://trump.fm/date/2026-04-20.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. 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