# Post ts_109884025802899867

- Post ID: `ts_109884025802899867`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-18T05:12:51.070Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884025802899867/analysis
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## Post text

> I was the one that brought China to everyone’s attention. Under “Trump,” China was paying us a fortune in taxes and tariffs for the “privilege” of selling their products to the U.S. No other President got 10 cents from a very smart and savvy China. I got Hundreds of $BILLIONS of Dollars, gave $28 Billion Dollars to our great FARMERS. But now China is really going at the good ol’ USA, and we have no one to defend us. Our Country does not have long to live, or even survive. We better WIN in 2024!

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,662
- Reposts: 6,402
- Replies: 1,154
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:01:50.715Z (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: Truth Social Post ts_109884025802899867

### Timestamp & Authorship
Post at 5:12 UTC = **12:12 AM EST** (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago, Florida). Classic late-night posting window strongly suggests authentic composition. Stream-of-consciousness structure, quotation marks around "Trump" (self-referential third person), capitalization patterns ("FARMERS," "$BILLIONS"), and emotional escalation all consistent with personal authorship.

### Content Analysis
The post follows a familiar three-act structure: (1) self-aggrandizement about China policy, (2) catastrophizing about current state, (3) call to action for 2024. The apocalyptic framing—"Our Country does not have long to live, or even survive"—is notable for its extremity.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is driven by **supply-seeking** and **campaign positioning**. The narcissistic grandiosity is prominent: claiming sole credit for awareness of China ("I was the one"), asserting no other president achieved anything ("not 10 cents"), and inflating accomplishments with capitalized dollar amounts. The shift to existential threat ("does not have long to live") serves dual purposes—devaluing the successor while positioning himself as the indispensable savior.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "China was paying us a fortune in taxes and tariffs" | **Mostly False** | Tariffs are paid by US importers, not by China. The cost was largely passed to American consumers and businesses. Multiple economic studies confirmed this. |
| "No other President got 10 cents from China" | **False** | The US has collected tariffs on Chinese goods for decades. Trump escalated tariffs significantly but did not invent them. |
| "Gave $28 Billion Dollars to our great FARMERS" | **Mostly True** | The Market Facilitation Program provided approximately $23-28 billion in aid to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs from the trade war Trump initiated. |
| "Got Hundreds of Billions of Dollars" | **Half True** | Total tariff revenue from China tariffs was substantial but tariffs are paid by US importers. The framing as money 'from China' is misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- 12:12 AM EST posting time
- Self-referential third person in quotes
- ALL CAPS on FARMERS/BILLIONS
- Stream-of-consciousness escalation
- Colloquial phrasing ('good ol USA', 'Just askin')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (2024 campaign positioning, Haley entering race)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- savior positioning
- shared existential threat
- inclusive 'we/us/our' language

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes tariffs paid by American importers as payments from China
- Erases the causal link between his trade war and the farmer bailout, presenting it as pure generosity

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> China was paying us a fortune in taxes and tariffs

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Tariffs are paid by US importers, not by China. The cost was largely passed to American consumers and businesses. Multiple economic studies confirmed this.

Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of New York study; National Bureau of Economic Research

> No other President got 10 cents from China

**FALSE**

The US has collected tariffs on Chinese goods for decades. Trump escalated tariffs significantly but did not invent them.

Sources: US International Trade Commission historical data

> Gave $28 Billion Dollars to our great FARMERS

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Market Facilitation Program provided approximately $23-28 billion in aid to farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs from the trade war Trump initiated.

Sources: USDA Economic Research Service

> Got Hundreds of Billions of Dollars

**HALF TRUE**

Total tariff revenue from China tariffs was substantial but tariffs are paid by US importers. The framing as money 'from China' is misleading.

Sources: US Customs and Border Protection data

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Tags

- china_trade (80%)
- campaign_2024 (70%)
- savior_narrative (60%)
- catastrophizing (50%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Venting Yields to Calculated Self-Promotion as Trump Claims Credit for East Palestine Response**

Trump started the day well after midnight with a burst of combative posts attacking globalists, DeSantis, and Bill Maher before apparently getting a few hours of sleep. The morning and afternoon shifted to calmer self-promotion — touting poll numbers, taking credit for pressuring Biden into sending FEMA to East Palestine, and lamenting inflation. The evening wrapped with a rapid-fire batch of link shares and a gratuitous attack on Chris Cuomo over his disclosed mental health struggles. Overall, a uniformly self-congratulatory day with flashes of cruelty concentrated in the small hours.

Full digest for 2023-02-18: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 18). I was the one that brought China to everyone’s... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884025802899867
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I was the one that brought China to everyone’s attention...." Truth Social, 18 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884025802899867. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I was the one that brought China to everyone’s attention....," Truth Social, February 18, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884025802899867.

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