# Post ts_110108290845148595

- Post ID: `ts_110108290845148595`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-29T19:46:24.038Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110108290845148595
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110108290845148595/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110108290845148595.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> No, that was an actual photo taken by AP, and knowing AP, they would try to make me look as bad as possible, not better. But the photographer, obviously, did a great job! https://www.westernjournal.com/people-cant-believe-photo-trump-real-accuse-supporters-editing-make-look-heroic/

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,340
- Reposts: 3,730
- Replies: 490
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:53:19.440Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_110108290845148595 (2023-03-29)

### Content Summary
Trump responds to claims that a photo of him (likely from the Waco rally) was edited, asserting it was a real AP photo. He turns the defense into a self-compliment by noting AP would want to make him look bad, yet the photo came out great anyway.

### Authorship
Posted at 19:46 UTC = 3:46 PM EDT (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago post-Waco rally). The conversational "No, that was..." opening and self-aggrandizing pivot are characteristic of authentic Trump, though the business-hours timing and link-sharing format suggest possible aide involvement in formatting. The rhetorical structure (denial → attack on AP → self-compliment) is quintessentially Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a relatively mild, supply-seeking post. The core dynamic is narcissistic gratification — people are so impressed by how he looks that they assume the photo must be fake. He converts a potential attack (accusations of manipulation) into narcissistic supply (he just looks that good). The dig at AP ("they would try to make me look as bad as possible") reveals habitual paranoid framing of media as adversarial, while simultaneously using AP's credibility to validate the photo's authenticity.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: AP's hostility actually proves the photo is real
- **Projection**: Assumes AP's intent is malicious without evidence

### Rhetorical Devices
Classic Trump pivot: acknowledge attack → reframe as compliment. The "knowing AP" aside establishes insider authority while reinforcing media-as-enemy narrative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The photo was taken by AP" | **Unverifiable** | Cannot confirm the specific photo or its provenance without additional context |
| "AP would try to make him look as bad as possible" | **Mostly False** | AP is a wire service with editorial standards; no evidence of systematic effort to make Trump look bad in photos |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Conversational opening 'No, that was...'
- Self-aggrandizing pivot from defense to compliment
- Business hours posting (3:46 PM ET)
- Link sharing with editorial comment

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (viral photo controversy)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- insider knowledge claim ('knowing AP')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The photo was taken by AP

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Cannot confirm the specific photo or its provenance without additional context

> AP would try to make him look as bad as possible

**MOSTLY FALSE**

AP is a wire service with editorial standards; no evidence of systematic effort to make Trump look bad in photos

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- narcissistic_supply (70%)
- media_attack (40%)
- self_image (80%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Indictment Anxiety Fuels Grand Jury Fantasy and Sustained DeSantis Fixation**

Trump spent the day projecting confidence while the Manhattan grand jury moved toward indicting him. He opened with an elaborate claim that the grand jury was refusing to indict because the evidence favored him -- a narrative that proved entirely false days later. Much of the afternoon was consumed by a sustained barrage against Ron DeSantis, attacking him on Social Security, Medicare, ethanol, and sagging poll numbers. Brief flashes of anger surfaced around unfavorable polling and the criminal case, including a two-word all-caps post screaming about "election interference." The day ended on a triumphant note as he celebrated Fox News poll numbers showing DeSantis collapsing.

Full digest for 2023-03-29: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 29). No, that was an actual photo taken by AP, and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110108290845148595
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "No, that was an actual photo taken by AP, and knowing AP,..." Truth Social, 29 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110108290845148595. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "No, that was an actual photo taken by AP, and knowing AP,...," Truth Social, March 29, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110108290845148595.

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