# Posts from Tuesday, May 19, 2026 20 posts on 2026-05-19. ## Day analysis Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2026-05-19/analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-09-16T19:46:42.024Z (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the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ **On Kentucky's primary day, Trump said an old Massie endorsement was outdated, then said Massie was never endorsed** This was primary day in Kentucky, and most of his energy went into trying to beat Congressman Thomas Massie. Late morning he reshared a Laura Loomer interview with Massie's ex-girlfriend, then reposted four of his own earlier attacks, including one telling voters to act "tomorrow, Tuesday" when it was already Tuesday. After Massie put out an old Trump endorsement, Trump fired back twice in the afternoon. The first time he called it old, and the second time he said Massie "wasn't endorsed." The rest of the day was quieter: a late-evening photo of a water test at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an endorsement of Ken Paxton, a push on rail safety, and a string of victory graphics after the polls closed. - Posts analyzed: 13 - Dominant state: grandiose - Narrative arc: mixed - Aggregate rage level: 0.25 - Max danger level: none - Theme obsession: Rep. Thomas Massie and the circulated Trump endorsement - Claims: 21 (9 false) - Era: Second Term ## Location and timing Nothing places him outside Washington. The first post shows a "Small Water Area Test at The Reflecting Pool looking at The Lincoln Memorial," and the day was built around the White House's policy and political operation, so times below are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). The UTC day covers 20 posts: 13 original posts with commentary and 7 reposts. In local time that runs from 9:08 PM on the evening of May 18 to 7:49 PM on May 19. The timeline falls into four clusters: - **Late evening, May 18 (9:08–10:25 PM):** the reflecting-pool photos (ts_116598566704332049), a thank-you to Salena Zito for a Washington Examiner column on his "enduring presence" in the Indiana races (ts_116598739883570394), a White House list of deregulation actions as images (ts_116598864907030187), and two reposts of his own posts at 10:25 PM, one of them the Zito thank-you word for word. - **Overnight gap:** about 10 hours 25 minutes with no posts, from 10:25 PM to 8:49 AM. That is a normal sleep window, so the day shows no sign of lost sleep. - **Late morning to late afternoon (8:49 AM–5:34 PM):** an election-integrity book cover, the Massie repost burst, the Paxton endorsement, two original Massie attacks, and the rail-safety post. - **Evening (7:49 PM):** five victory graphics in about a minute. Twenty posts is under the May average of about 27 a day reported for his record month. The pace was bursty rather than high: five posts in about two minutes at 11:26–11:28 AM and five at 7:49 PM. Nothing here meets a hypomanic threshold. ## The Massie thread Seven of the 20 posts, 35% of the day, target Rep. Thomas Massie. The target is set by the calendar: the reposted text says "Vote him out of office tomorrow, Tuesday," and May 19 was the Kentucky primary. **11:26–11:28 AM, amplification.** He opens with a Laura Loomer repost headlined "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Thomas Massie's Ex-Girlfriend And Former Congressional Staffer … Tells All" (ts_116601940244807949). Within two minutes come four reposts of his own earlier Massie posts (ts_116601943646377360, ts_116601944234027753, ts_116601944483216097, ts_116601945025061918): "Third Rate Congressman … must be thrown out of office," "an obstructionist and a fool," "voted against almost everything that is good," and "an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy." Reposting four of his own posts back to back on voting morning looks like get-out-the-vote work. The Loomer item moves it into personal smear. Nothing in the burst calls for action beyond voting. **3:46 PM, the endorsement problem.** Massie had circulated an old Trump endorsement of himself. Trump's reply (ts_116602960667085780) grants that the document is real and redates its meaning: "an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country." It closes with an all-caps demand: "WITHDRAW YOUR FAKE STATEMENT, MASSIE, RIGHT NOW!" This post carries the day's highest rage and intensity (0.65 and 0.70). The trigger is his own past words being used against his current choice. The defense is to rewrite what the endorsement meant, so that he was always right and only later "found out." **4:56 PM, the second pass.** Seventy minutes later (ts_116603236399876536) he comes back to the same grievance with a different story: "Can you imagine 'Congressman' Thomas Massie putting out a many years ago Endorsement of him, by me, when he knows that he wasn't endorsed, but that I proudly endorsed Ed Gallrein?" The first post says Massie was endorsed and the endorsement is stale. The second says "he wasn't endorsed." Read charitably, he means not endorsed *in this race*, but the words make a flatter claim than the earlier post did. Coming back to the same injury within hours, and giving a less consistent account the second time, fits rumination more than planned messaging. Rage in the second post drops slightly (0.55), and the scare-quoted "Congressman" shifts the attack from insults to denying Massie's standing. After 4:56 PM the Massie thread stops. What looks like escalation is a plateau: rage appears only in the two afternoon posts, which were set off by one specific provocation, and the next post returns to policy. The reaction was out of proportion to an opponent quoting him accurately, but it stayed inside intra-party primary combat. None of the Massie posts invites harm beyond voting him out. ## Loyalty as the measure The Paxton endorsement at 12:30 PM (ts_116602192066577324) states the day's logic. Paxton is first praised as "someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT." Incumbent John Cornyn gets faint praise, then is marked down as not supportive "when times were tough." The post pads itself with self-reference ("a place I love and WON, BIG, three times"), a warning that Democrats would pack the Court to "21 Justices," and an aside about Iran. Massie is the negative image of the same test: an endorsement given under one loyalty reading and, in the first afternoon post, taken back once Trump "found out." ## Achievement and self-credit The posts outside the Massie thread are about credit. The reflecting-pool post came out as coverage of the project's reported cost overrun was running. It makes a routine engineering check sound ceremonial with capital letters ("Small Water Area Test") and says nothing about the criticism. The deregulation images and the Zito column serve the same purpose. The 5:34 PM rail-safety post (ts_116603387456971704) reads as staff-drafted: it names the committee vehicle precisely, and authorship confidence is 0.25. It still carries his framing, "Sleepy Joe Biden's utterly incompetent response," and a self-portrait as the man who "quickly and strongly stood up for, and visited" East Palestine. It also drifts into immigration and Afghanistan, which have nothing to do with rail safety. Tying an unrelated grievance to an operational post is the day's main cognitive marker, and it is routine for him. The 8:49 AM book cover, a title about "The American War on Election Corruption," was the first post of voting day. It primes a fraud frame without making a specific claim. ## Close of polls At 7:49 PM, five graphics announce congressional and Senate primary wins, each marked as Trump-endorsed and each pairing his stern headshot with a smiling winner. They report his endorsement record the moment results arrive. The digest can't say whether the Massie race had been called by then, and nothing that evening refers to it again. ## What he didn't post about The same day, the government settled his $10 billion IRS lawsuit. The US agreed to permanently drop tax claims against him, his family, and his companies, and issued an apology. None of the 20 posts mentions it. The same is true of the two executive orders on financial-system rules and crypto access to banking, and of the Iran-linked tanker seizure. His attention stayed on the primaries and on credit for his own record. ## Arc and cognition The day starts with self-promotion, becomes a grievance loop over one opponent in the afternoon, and ends with victory graphics. The injury does not spread past Massie, and the last posts are triumphal, so the arc reads as mixed rather than contamination or redemption. There are two coherence lapses. One is the conflict between the two afternoon accounts of the endorsement. The other is reposting "tomorrow, Tuesday" on the Tuesday itself, which shows the reposts were fired without regard to their dates. The written posts keep the same structure and syntax from the Paxton endorsement through the rail-safety post, so complexity is stable. ### Narrative He spent the evening before Kentucky's primary promoting his own projects, went quiet overnight, and on voting day turned to beating Thomas Massie. First he reshared a smear interview and four of his old attacks. Then, after Massie circulated an old Trump endorsement, he answered twice in the afternoon, calling the endorsement stale the first time and denying it the second. After a policy post drafted by staff, the day ended with a burst of graphics celebrating the primary wins of candidates he had endorsed. He said nothing about the IRS settlement in his favor that same day. ### Dominant themes - Defeating Rep. Thomas Massie in the Kentucky primary (1 post) - Endorsements and primary victories as a personal scorecard (1 post) - Self-credit for projects and policy (1 post) - Loyalty as the test of political worth (1 post) - Election integrity framing (1 post) ### Contradictions that day - [ts_116602960667085780](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116602960667085780): Massie put out "an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman" vs. [ts_116603236399876536](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603236399876536): Massie put out the endorsement "when he knows that he wasn't endorsed" - [ts_116601944234027753](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601944234027753): Reposted on Tuesday May 19: "Vote him out of office tomorrow, Tuesday" vs. [ts_116603915048534941](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603915048534941): Same-day graphics announcing Tuesday's primary results ### Cognitive concerns - Two afternoon accounts of the same Massie endorsement conflict: first stale, then nonexistent - Reposted "tomorrow, Tuesday" call to vote on the Tuesday itself - Tangential grievances (Iran, migrants, Afghanistan) attached to an endorsement and a rail-safety post - Returning to one grievance twice within about 70 minutes ## Posts ### [ts_116603918051913311](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603918051913311) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T23:49:49.481Z (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 announcing a Republican primary win, with a blue-to-red gradient background. On the left is a headshot of a man with light blond/gray hair, a stern, frowning expression, orange-toned skin, wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and blue tie — resembling Donald Trump. On the right is a headshot of an older man with gray hair, smiling, wearing a plaid button-up shirt under a dark blazer with a small pin on the lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo framed by stars. Text in the image: "REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR KY-04 ED GALLREIN WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 10,151 likes · 2,431 reposts · 1,132 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603918051913311/analysis --- ### [ts_116603917456845947](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603917456845947) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T23:49:40.400Z (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 outline. Bold white headline text announces a Republican Senate primary win. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos side by side: on the left, a scowling, close-cropped image of Donald Trump with an orange-toned face and swept blond hair, wearing a dark suit and blue tie; on the right, a smiling man with light brown hair, wearing a gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie with a small round pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE" campaign logo framed by stars, with the tagline "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" beneath it. Text in the image: "REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY ANDY BARR WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 7,907 likes · 1,548 reposts · 156 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603917456845947/analysis --- ### [ts_116603916505533012](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603916505533012) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T23:49:25.885Z (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-dark-red gradient background. At top in white bold text it announces a Congressional election win, with "WINS!" in large white text outlined in red, and a red banner beneath stating the win is endorsed by President Trump. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos: on the left, a composite/edited image of Donald Trump with an orange-toned face, blond hair, and a stern/frowning expression, wearing a dark suit with white shirt and blue tie; on the right, a smiling gray-haired man in a dark suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie (identified in the image's own text as Congressman James Comer). At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars, inside a white-bordered box. Text in the image: "CONGRESSMAN (KY-01) JAMES COMER WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★" 7,891 likes · 1,517 reposts · 137 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603916505533012/analysis --- ### [ts_116603915782345370](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603915782345370) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T23:49:14.850Z (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, framed by a thin white border. It shows a composite image of two men from the chest up: on the left, a man with blond/orange hair and a stern, unsmiling expression wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark blue tie; on the right, a balding man with gray hair wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and light blue tie, smiling. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars. Text in the image: "CONGRESSMAN (KY-02) BRETT GUTHRIE WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 7,074 likes · 1,337 reposts · 89 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603915782345370/analysis --- ### [ts_116603915048534941](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603915048534941) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T23:49:03.652Z (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-dark-red gradient background, framed by a white border. Large bold text at top announces a congressional election win. Below the headline is a red banner noting the candidate was endorsed by President Trump. Two head-and-shoulders photos appear side by side: on the left, Donald Trump, looking down with a stern/serious expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie; on the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and a blue patterned tie. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE" campaign logo with stars and the tagline "Make America Great Again!" Text in the image: "CONGRESSMAN (KY-05) HAL ROGERS WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" 3,244 likes · 696 reposts · 68 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603915048534941/analysis --- ### [ts_116603387456971704](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603387456971704) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T21:34:53.214Z (UTC) > I have long said that the horrific tragedy that beset East Palestine in 2023, along with Sleepy Joe Biden’s utterly incompetent response, must NEVER happen again. I quickly and strongly stood up for, and visited, the incredible Patriots of East Palestine, an action that forced Biden and FEMA, who had said they would not be sending Federal Aid to East Palestine, to “move” on sending a team. This was a major catastrophe during Biden’s presidency, which had many disasters, from letting the rest of the World empty out their prisons and mental asylums and flood our Great Country, to SURRENDERING Afghanistan. I am, therefore, strongly urging Congress to include the Railway Safety Act, which I strongly endorsed in 2023, in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. I am asking all Republicans to vote YES when this Bill comes up as an Amendment in the Transportation Committee this week. We must not delay any further on this very important matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP 9,236 likes · 2,487 reposts · 1,091 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116603387456971704.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603387456971704/analysis --- ### [ts_116603236399876536](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603236399876536) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T20:56:28.266Z (UTC) > Can you imagine “Congressman” Thomas Massie putting out a many years ago Endorsement of him, by me, when he knows that he wasn’t endorsed, but that I proudly endorsed Ed Gallrein? The reason is that Massie has turned out to be the Worst Congressman in the Republican Party. This shows what a totally dishonest and desperate guy Massie is, and I hope the Voters aren’t fooled by his deception! President DONALD J. TRUMP 10,270 likes · 2,942 reposts · 1,268 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116603236399876536.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116603236399876536/analysis --- ### [ts_116602960667085780](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116602960667085780) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T19:46:20.918Z (UTC) > Horrible Congressman Thomas Massie put out an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country. I endorsed Ed Gallrein, a true American Patriot, which Massie knows full well, so the statement that he put out is fraudulent, just like HE is fraudulent. WITHDRAW YOUR FAKE STATEMENT, MASSIE, RIGHT NOW! President DONALD J. TRUMP 12,394 likes · 3,699 reposts · 1,310 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116602960667085780.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116602960667085780/analysis --- ### [ts_116602192066577324](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116602192066577324) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T16:30:52.969Z (UTC) > The Highly Respected Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, an America First Patriot, and someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT, is running for the United States Senate, to represent a place I love and WON, BIG, three times, with 6.4 Million Votes in 2024 (The Most Votes in the History of the State, BY FAR)! > > I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, something which polls at 87%, including Dumocrats, and yet can’t seem to get approved. Perhaps Ken can help move these important elements of Government forward because with the Filibuster, as an example, the Democrats will terminate it on their First Day in Office, giving us two extra States, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and a greatly enlarged Supreme Court of the United States, probably going with their Dream Number of 21 Justices from the 9 that we currently have — And these new Justices will be Radical Left Lunatics! Two years ago, our Country was DEAD — Now we have the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World — And I want to keep it that way. Ken Paxton will help me do that, MAKING AMERICA BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! > > Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate. He will tirelessly fight to continue the Great Growth of our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations (I just delivered the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts in American History!), and Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Champion Texas Oil & Gas, Advocate for our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Promote School Choice, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Incredible Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. > > John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough and, despite having the Most Successful Economy in the History of our Country during my First Term and, with all of the many other things that I accomplished (Secure Border, Military Dominance, Space Force, All Time High Stock Markets and 401(k)s, Record Job and Economic Growth, and so many other things that would be impossible to readily list!), which are considered by many to be legendary, John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself, both of which were Landslide Victories and, more importantly, gave us the Country that we have today — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (and when we finish up with Iran, which will not be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon, you will see numbers that have never been generated by our Country before!), as opposed to the DISASTER of the previous Administration. > > Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN. Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness. We can never allow what happened to the United States of America during the Corrupt Biden Administration, to happen again. In Texas alone, just look at the Border, with the Highest Level Criminals allowed to run through your State, totally unvetted and unchecked, through an Open Border Policy that was a Laughingstock all over the World. I came in, and fixed it, IMMEDIATELY. I will not permit those dark and dangerous days to come back! WE HAVE ALREADY MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, BUT NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE OUR NATION BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. Therefore, Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! > > DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31,595 likes · 9,690 reposts · 4,152 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116602192066577324.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116602192066577324/analysis --- ### [ts_116601945025061918](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601945025061918) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T15:28:03.410Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who suffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary. This is the first time such a thing has ever happened to a sitting U.S. Senator! That’s what you get by voting to Impeach an innocent man, especially one who made it possible for Cassidy’s Senate win. Very disloyal, but Tom Massie, a major Sleazebag, is even worse! Kentucky, get this LOSER out of politics in Tuesday’s Election. He is nicknamed Rand Paul Jr., another real “beauty,” because of his absolutely terrible voting habits. Vote for Ed Gallrein, a successful Kentucky farmer, and American War Hero, who only ran because he thought that Massie was so disloyal and disrespectful to your President, ME! This is a great man, Central Casting, in fact, who truly deserves to represent the fantastic people of Kentucky, a Commonwealth that I am proud to have won all three times, in record fashion! ED WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP Reposted [ts_116588075000941546](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116588075000941546) (2026-05-17T04:40:43.642Z (UTC)) > Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who suffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary. This is the first time such a thing has ever happened to a sitting U.S. Senator! That’s what you get by voting to Impeach an innocent man, especially one who made it possible for Cassidy’s Senate win. Very disloyal, but Tom Massie, a major Sleazebag, is even worse! Kentucky, get this LOSER out of politics in Tuesday’s Election. He is nicknamed Rand Paul Jr., another real “beauty,” because of his absolutely terrible voting habits. Vote for Ed Gallrein, a successful Kentucky farmer, and American War Hero, who only ran because he thought that Massie was so disloyal and disrespectful to your President, ME! This is a great man, Central Casting, in fact, who truly deserves to represent the fantastic people of Kentucky, a Commonwealth that I am proud to have won all three times, in record fashion! ED WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116601944483216097](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601944483216097) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T15:27:55.145Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Bad Congressman Tom Massie voted against Tax Cuts, the Border Wall, our Military and Law Enforcement. Actually, he voted against almost everything that is good. The Worst Republican Congressman in History. Kentucky, vote the bum out on Tuesday. We can’t live with this troublemaker for another two years. He is a true negative force!!! President DJT Reposted [ts_116589795851243755](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116589795851243755) (2026-05-17T11:58:21.734Z (UTC)) > Bad Congressman Tom Massie voted against Tax Cuts, the Border Wall, our Military and Law Enforcement. Actually, he voted against almost everything that is good. The Worst Republican Congressman in History. Kentucky, vote the bum out on Tuesday. We can’t live with this troublemaker for another two years. He is a true negative force!!! President DJT 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116601944234027753](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601944234027753) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T15:27:51.345Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump The worst Congressman in the long and storied history of the Republican Party, is Thomas Massie. He is an obstructionist and a fool. Vote him out of office tomorrow, Tuesday. It will be a great day for America! President DJT Reposted [ts_116596124197789662](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116596124197789662) (2026-05-18T14:47:44.637Z (UTC)) > The worst Congressman in the long and storied history of the Republican Party, is Thomas Massie. He is an obstructionist and a fool. Vote him out of office tomorrow, Tuesday. It will be a great day for America! President DJT 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116601943646377360](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601943646377360) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T15:27:42.377Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, including all Primaries, must be thrown out of office, ASAP! He is the Worst “Republican” Congressman in History, voting against Tax Cuts, the Wall, Law Enforcement, and in favor of the Transgender Mutilization of our Children, Men playing in Women’s Sports, and so many more horrible things. The incredible people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District gave us a mandate to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person that will help us do that is Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Fifth Generation Kentucky Farmer, Captain Ed Gallrein, a true America First Patriot. > > A Brave Combat Veteran, Ed knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. Additionally, as a very successful Businessman, Ed knows how to Create GREAT Jobs, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Support our Amazing Farmers and American Agriculture, Unleash American Energy Dominance, and Champion our Nation’s Golden Age. In Congress, he will fight tirelessly to Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. > > The Great People of Kentucky are wise to Massie — He only votes against the Republican Party, making life very easy for the Radical Left. Unlike “lightweight” Massie, a totally ineffective LOSER who has failed us so badly, CAPTAIN ED GALLREIN IS A WINNER WHO WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. Election Day is Tuesday, May 19th. VOTE FOR ED GALLREIN — HE HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP > > Find your Voting Location here: https://swampthevoteusa.com/kentucky/ Reposted [ts_116596880033987241](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116596880033987241) (2026-05-18T17:59:57.784Z (UTC)) > Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, including all Primaries, must be thrown out of office, ASAP! He is the Worst “Republican” Congressman in History, voting against Tax Cuts, the Wall, Law Enforcement, and in favor of the Transgender Mutilization of our Children, Men playing in Women’s Sports, and so many more horrible things. The incredible people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District gave us a mandate to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person that will help us do that is Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Fifth Generation Kentucky Farmer, Captain Ed Gallrein, a true America First Patriot. > > A Brave Combat Veteran, Ed knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. Additionally, as a very successful Businessman, Ed knows how to Create GREAT Jobs, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Support our Amazing Farmers and American Agriculture, Unleash American Energy Dominance, and Champion our Nation’s Golden Age. In Congress, he will fight tirelessly to Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. > > The Great People of Kentucky are wise to Massie — He only votes against the Republican Party, making life very easy for the Radical Left. Unlike “lightweight” Massie, a totally ineffective LOSER who has failed us so badly, CAPTAIN ED GALLREIN IS A WINNER WHO WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. Election Day is Tuesday, May 19th. VOTE FOR ED GALLREIN — HE HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP > > Find your Voting Location here: https://swampthevoteusa.com/kentucky/ 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116601940244807949](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601940244807949) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T15:26:50.469Z (UTC) · repost > RT @LauraLoomer EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: > > Thomas Massie's Ex-Girlfriend And Former Congressional Staffer Cynthia West Tells All > > https://rumble.com/v7a1820-exclusive-interview-thomas-massies-ex-girlfriend-and-former-congressional-s.html Reposted from @LauraLoomer (Laura Loomer), 2026-05-18T18:23:46.363Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@LauraLoomer/116596973657544614) > EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: > > Thomas Massie's Ex-Girlfriend And Former Congressional Staffer Cynthia West Tells All > > https://rumble.com/v7a1820-exclusive-interview-thomas-massies-ex-girlfriend-and-former-congressional-s.html 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116601320183465625](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601320183465625) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T12:49:09.153Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment **Image** (document), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > Book cover for "The American War on Election Corruption: The Crusade to Restore Trust in Voting" by Seth Keshel, with a foreword by Newt Gingrich. The cover features a classic 19th-century-style pen-and-ink engraving (in the style of Thomas Nast's political cartoons) of a large, portly man in a suit, vest, and bowler hat, smoking, leaning with one arm on a ballot box labeled "THE BALLOT." Below the ballot box is text reading "IN COUNTING THERE IS STRENGTH," a parody of the Tammany Hall slogan "In counting there is strength," referencing historical election-fraud imagery. The title is rendered in large red and navy blue bold letters against a tan/cream background, with a red-and-blue ribbon graphic flowing from the smoke of the man's pipe/cigar into the lettering. Text in the image: "THE AMERICAN WAR ON ELECTION CORRUPTION THE CRUSADE TO RESTORE TRUST IN VOTING SETH KESHEL THE BALLOT IN COUNTING THERE IS STRENGTH FOREWORD BY NEWT GINGRICH" 11,405 likes · 3,405 reposts · 1,426 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116601320183465625/analysis --- ### [ts_116598868876480995](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598868876480995) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T02:25:45.113Z (UTC) · repost > RT @realDonaldTrump Thank you to Great Patriot Salena Zito for this wonderful article! President DONALD J. TRUMP > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4556928/experts-miss-trumps-enduring-presence-in-american-politics-in-indiana-races/ Reposted [ts_116598739883570394](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598739883570394) (2026-05-19T01:52:56.872Z (UTC)) > Thank you to Great Patriot Salena Zito for this wonderful article! President DONALD J. TRUMP > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4556928/experts-miss-trumps-enduring-presence-in-american-politics-in-indiana-races/ 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116598866352233340](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598866352233340) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T02:25:06.780Z (UTC) · repost · 4 media attachments > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116598864907030187 Reposted [ts_116598864907030187](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598864907030187) (2026-05-19T02:24:44.668Z (UTC)) - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/598/864/553/500/400/original/23561b32c8449550.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/598/864/553/362/706/original/dc5946f5222ef168.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/598/864/553/362/708/original/603dd3a316020947.jpg 13,178 likes · 3,718 reposts · 1,006 replies · unknown views --- ### [ts_116598864907030187](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598864907030187) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T02:24:44.668Z (UTC) · 3 media attachments **Image 1** (document), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A screenshot of a White House-branded document (bearing The White House seal/logo at the top) listing a bulleted summary of Trump administration deregulatory actions by federal agencies (EPA, DOE, DOT, DOI, USDA, USACE) rolling back environmental and climate-related rules — including ending the "Good Neighbor Plan," terminating EPA's environmental justice department, DOE cutting 47 regulations, rescinding memoranda requiring environmental review of infrastructure projects, proposing to narrow Endangered Species Act permitting burdens, a presidential proclamation delaying compliance for coal-fired power plants, rescinding the Public Lands Rule, reforming permitting to favor natural gas/nuclear/coal over wind/solar, and rescinding a "Zero Emissions Building" definition. The page is one part of a longer list (items appear mid-list, cut off at top and bottom). Text in the image: "THE WHITE HOUSE o the 2009 Endangerment Finding and regulations and actions that relied on the Endangerment Finding. o the technology transition rule that forces companies to use certain technologies that increase costs on food at grocery stores and semiconductor manufacturing in the name of environmental safety. o Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards that shut down opportunities for American manufacturing and small businesses due to unattainable clean air standards. o multiple National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for American energy and manufacturing sectors. • EPA is ending the so-called "Good Neighbor Plan," which the Biden-Harris Administration used to expand federal rules to more states and sectors beyond the program's traditional focus and forced states to comply with unrealistic air quality standards. • EPA terminated its environmental justice department. • DOE is slashing 47 burdensome and costly regulations, many driven by environmental and climate concerns, including various permitting requirements, natural gas and pipeline infrastructure approvals, environmental disclosure requirements, greenhouse gas reporting requirements, energy conservation standards for multiple types of appliances, water use standards for household appliances, test procedures and efficiency standards for small electric appliances, gas stove requirements, and more. • DOT rescinded two memoranda issued during the Biden Administration that required environmental considerations for critical infrastructure projects. • The Fish and Wildlife Service within DOI proposed a rule that would significantly alleviate permitting burdens under the Endangered Species Act by re-focusing the act on its original intent of preventing endangered animals from being killed and eliminating the vague and far-reaching regulation that made it a criminal offense to "harm" or "harass" them. • The President signed Proclamation 10914, Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy, which permitted 48 companies operating 68 coal-fired electric generating units to delay compliance with Biden rules that imposed stringent and unrealistic regulatory requirements. • DOI has proposed rescinding the Biden Administration's Public Lands Rule, which had the potential to block access to hundreds of thousands of acres of multiple-use land – preventing energy and mineral production, timber management, grazing and recreation across the West. • DOI, USDA, and USACE reformed permitting to prioritize energy dense power plants like natural gas, nuclear, and coal to ensure power grid reliability while minimizing future damage to the environment from unreliable and environmentally destructive wind and solar projects. • DOE rescinded its National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building. This action lowers costs and promotes freedom of choice in the buildings sector by relieving developers, investors, and" **Image 2** (document), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A screenshot of a White House official document/press release, topped with The White House seal logo and "THE WHITE HOUSE" text. The visible portion is a bulleted list (continuing mid-sentence from a prior page) organized under section headers, listing various federal agency deregulatory actions related to climate and environmental policy, grouped under headings "Finance" and "Electricity" (a third unlabeled section precedes them, covering DOE, USDA, DOT actions). Text in the image: "THE WHITE HOUSE building owners of indirect pressure to account for federal guidelines that never had the force or effect of law. • The White House announced the U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations "that no longer serve American interests," including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). • DOE implemented reforms to ease burdensome permitting rules and regulations for construction projects at its 17 National Labs to accelerate critical infrastructure improvement projects while saving hundreds of millions of dollars for the American taxpayer. • USDA is simplifying the administrative process for grazing on federal lands favoring ranchers over environmental concerns, which will promote consistency with federal livestock permitting policies across all agencies. • DOT is in the process of rescinding overburdensome requirements regarding the Forest Highway Program, has rescinded guidance related to addressing resilience to climate change and extreme weather, and has adopted numerous categorical exclusions in order to streamline permitting. • DOT overturned a greenhouse gas emission rule, which would have required state transportation departments to measure and establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions on federally supported highways. Finance • The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced they were withdrawing as members of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) noting participation in the network extends well beyond the OCC, FDIC, and FRB statutory responsibilities and does not align with their regulatory mandate. • FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC withdrew interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. • CFTC dismantled their Climate Risk Unit, disavowed the Market Risk Advisory Committee's (MRAC) 2020 Climate Risk Report and eliminated MRAC's climate-related market risk subcommittee, withdrew a Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk, and withdrew CFTC Guidance regarding listing voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts. Electricity • The Trump Administration withdrew from a memorandum of understanding that provided for breaching of the Snake River dams for environmental reasons. The withdrawal provided over 3,400 MW of affordable, efficient hydroelectric power to millions of Americans. • NEDC saved over 17,000 MW of power generation (enough to power almost all of New England) from being forced offline due to ESG pressure." **Image 3** (document), described automatically; these are a machine's words about the picture, not the poster's: > A screenshot of a White House press release/fact-sheet document page, with "THE WHITE HOUSE" logo (an icon of the White House building with a small flag) centered at the top. The body text is a bulleted list detailing energy and land-management policy actions, split into an unlabeled section continuing from a prior page and a section headed "Alaska." It describes DOE halting a Biden-era hydroelectric policy in the Columbia River Basin, and DOI actions in Alaska including reopening ANWR's Coastal Plain, the Ambler Road right-of-way, the King Cove–Cold Bay Road land exchange, an updated Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve, and a new record of decision reopening acreage in the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing with specific acreage figures. Text in the image: "THE WHITE HOUSE • DOE halted the Biden Administration's radical anti-hydroelectricity policy in the Columbia River Basin, which could have led to the shutdown of more than 3,000 MW of affordable, reliable and secure hydroelectric power – enough generation to power about 2.5 million homes. Alaska • DOI announced a sweeping package of actions to boost energy development, modernize land and resource management across Alaska, and improve public health and safety for Alaskans. These steps include the following, previously prohibited by environmental activists: o reopening the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing; o completing right-of-way permits for the Ambler Road; o and moving forward with the King Cove–Cold Bay Road corridor through a land exchange. • DOI approved an updated Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that reopens nearly 82 percent of the 23-million-acre reserve to oil and gas leasing. The decision aligns management with the 2020 plan and restores the Reserve's core purpose as a strategic domestic energy supply. • DOI issued a new record of decision reopening 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, where the previous record of decision had closed it for environmental reasons. This action: o Opened 1,163,500 additional acres for oil and gas leasing. o Opened 126,400 additional acres to directional drilling. o Reverted 84,300 acres to leasing without controlled surface use restrictions. o Reduced 23,600 acres identified as riparian areas and wetlands." 10,859 likes · 2,697 reposts · 375 replies · unknown views Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598864907030187/analysis --- ### [ts_116598739883570394](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598739883570394) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T01:52:56.872Z (UTC) > Thank you to Great Patriot Salena Zito for this wonderful article! President DONALD J. TRUMP > https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4556928/experts-miss-trumps-enduring-presence-in-american-politics-in-indiana-races/ 15,644 likes · 3,864 reposts · 1,402 replies · unknown views Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116598739883570394.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598739883570394/analysis --- ### [ts_116598566704332049](https://trump.fm/post/ts_116598566704332049) Truth Social · 2026-05-19T01:08:54.426Z (UTC) · 2 media attachments > Small Water Area Test at The Reflecting Pool looking at The Lincoln Memorial! President DONALD J. 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