# Post ts_108318022471156325

- Post ID: `ts_108318022471156325`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-17T15:37:36.565Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108318022471156325/analysis
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## Post text

> Played golf with Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler, very talented Tony Romo, and some other friends, last week at the beautiful Dallas National, Texas. It is absolutely OK if you ask them how I played. Great guys! Great fun!

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,043
- Reposts: 5,392
- Replies: 735
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.442Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:19:56.463Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Golf Boast Post (2022-05-17)

A light, socially oriented post about a golf outing at Dallas National Golf Club with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and former NFL quarterback Tony Romo. The post is notable for what it avoids — posted the same day as posts about the Durham trial, January 6th, and the Depp/Heard trial, this represents a deliberate shift to leisure-class self-presentation.

### Personality Dynamics
The core move is indirect self-aggrandizement: "It is absolutely OK if you ask them how I played" — an invitation that only works if the subject believes the answer will be flattering. This is classic narcissistic supply-seeking through association with high-status figures (Masters champion, NFL celebrity).

### Authorship
Posted at 11:37 AM ET (Trump was likely in Florida/East Coast timezone given recent Dallas trip described as "last week"). Business hours, polished grammar, no typos, no emotional reactivity. Moderate probability of aide involvement, though the indirect boast voice is characteristically Trump.

### Context
Notably absent from this post: any mention of the Buffalo mass shooting (2 days prior), the Laguna Woods shooting, or any policy matter. The choice to post golf content amid national tragedy is consistent with baseline pattern of avoiding empathic engagement with others' suffering.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Scottie Scheffler was Masters Champion at time of posting" | **True** | Scheffler won the 2022 Masters in April 2022 |
| "Played golf at Dallas National" | **Unverifiable** | Plausible — Dallas National is a real course and Trump was reportedly in Texas around this period |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:37 AM ET)
- Clean grammar and spelling
- But indirect boast style is characteristically Trump
- Casual tone with exclamation marks

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- name-dropping
- indirect boast via third-party validation

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Scottie Scheffler was Masters Champion at time of posting

**TRUE**

Scheffler won the 2022 Masters in April 2022

> Played golf at Dallas National

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Plausible — Dallas National is a real course and Trump was reportedly in Texas around this period

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- name-dropping (60%)
- leisure-class signaling (50%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Primary Night Victory Lap With Selective Amnesia on Cawthorn Loss**

A calm, self-congratulatory day dominated by victory laps over primary night endorsement wins. Trump celebrated a clean sweep in Kentucky and Ted Budd's commanding lead in North Carolina while conspicuously ignoring the loss of his endorsed candidate Madison Cawthorn in the same state. The only flash of anger came over the Sussmann trial, where he branded the proceedings "Rigged!" based on the judge's social connections. The rest of the day was filled with link-sharing, a golf brag, praise for Truth Social, and promotion of the "2000 Mules" documentary.

Full digest for 2022-05-17: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 17). Played golf with Masters Champion Scottie... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108318022471156325
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Played golf with Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler, very..." Truth Social, 17 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108318022471156325. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Played golf with Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler, very...," Truth Social, May 17, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108318022471156325.

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