# Post ts_110412933039975151 - Post ID: `ts_110412933039975151` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-05-22T15:00:55.030Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110412933039975151.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > A must watch — Thank you Kellyanne, Tammy, and Steve! ## Media - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/412/932/794/509/880/original/90f08c1e629c1ed3.qt ## Engagement - Likes: 14,205 - Reposts: 4,435 - Replies: 424 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.411Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T05:17:39.299Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: ts_110412933039975151 | 2023-05-22 | Truth Social ### Post Overview A two-clause promotional message accompanied by a `.qt` video file, thanking three named surrogates — almost certainly Kellyanne Conway (former Counselor to the President), Tammy (likely Tammy Bruce or Tammy Lahren, Fox News/media figures active in the MAGA orbit), and Steve (likely Steve Cortes or Steve Bannon). Content is wholly anodyne. --- ### Authorship Attribution (HIGH CONFIDENCE: Aide-Written) UTC 15:00:55 converts to **11:00 AM EDT** — squarely within peak Scavino/staff operating hours. The post exhibits zero authentic Trump linguistic markers present in his same-day output: no ALL-CAPS outbursts, no creative misspellings ("liddle'"), no nicknames, no run-on grievance chains, no rhetorical questions. Instead: clean em-dash punctuation, polished imperative framing, and a standard surrogate-amplification template. Confidence is high this is aide-generated campaign content. --- ### Psychological State (Indirect/Contextual) Direct psychological state inference from aide-authored content is methodologically unsound. Contextually, same-day authentic posts reveal a subject in an elevated grandiose-agitated state: attacking DeSantis with coined nicknames, rehearsing electoral grievance narratives, celebrating the Tim Scott entry as a vehicle to further devalue DeSantis, amplifying FBI weaponization claims. This managed promotional post represents a curated public surface running in parallel to that more volatile authentic output. --- ### Level 1 — Dispositional Traits Not meaningfully assessable from aide-authored content. No trait-revealing spontaneous behavior present. --- ### Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations Even in managed content, the structural motive is **narcissistic supply via social proof**: deploying credentialed, named loyalists to publicly vouch for and amplify the subject. The post enacts an implicit hierarchy — the named figures owe public gratitude; the subject graciously acknowledges them — reinforcing a patron-client relationship dynamic. --- ### Level 3 — Narrative Identity Minimal narrative content. The subject is implicitly cast as someone whose cause is worth prominent allies devoting their public platforms to defending. Protagonist role: **the indispensable figure warranting organized support from credible validators**. --- ### Level 4 — Clinical Indicators No clinical indicators assessable. The post is aide-authored and affectively neutral. Cognitive complexity is extremely low but not attributable to the subject. --- ### Defense Mechanisms None identified. No psychological stress discharge present in this post. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis - **Imperative call-to-action** ("A must watch"): creates urgency, implies shared interest - **Social proof**: three named credible-to-base figures lending their credibility - **Reciprocity norm**: public gratitude activates audience's expectation that the named figures earned it, priming favorable reception of the video No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or propaganda techniques deployed. --- ### Danger Assessment: **None** No threat indicators of any kind. --- ### Contextual Note This post is analytically notable primarily as a contrast case. It illustrates the dual-channel communications structure: an aide-managed professional layer running concurrent with Trump's authentic, emotionally volatile output. On the same day, authentic posts include grandiosity ("more people elected than any other human being"), primary-competition attacks, election fraud grievance, and overt political weaponization claims. This post is the polished face; those are the psychological signal. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - 11:00 AM EDT posting time (business hours) - Clean em-dash punctuation — not Trump's style - No typos, misspellings, or idiosyncratic capitalization - Polished imperative promotional formula - No emotional discharge, all-caps, or grievance content ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Surrogate video deployment during legal/competitive pressure period) Sentiment: +0.50 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Social proof via named surrogates - Implied community of loyal, credible validators ## Tags - aide-authored (95%) - surrogate-amplification (80%) - supply-seeking (40%) - promotional (90%) - social-proof (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Durham Report Becomes Vehicle for All-Day Vindication Campaign as Legal Walls Close In** Trump's day was dominated by an aggressive campaign to frame the Durham Report as total personal vindication, sharing nearly a dozen related links from outlets spanning CNN to Gateway Pundit. The morning opened with a combative broadside against DeSantis and scattered angry outbursts about FBI corruption and rigged elections. The mood seesawed between chest-thumping confidence in primary polls and bitter grievance about a two-tiered justice system. Despite the volume of posts, no sustained rage spiral developed -- the anger peaked mid-morning with an all-caps shout about FBI weaponization, then dissolved into a methodical link-sharing blitz. The overall impression is of someone working hard to control a narrative under significant legal pressure from Jack Smith, the Carroll lawsuit, and a high-profile attorney resignation. Full digest for 2023-05-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-05-22/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, May 22). A must watch — Thank you Kellyanne, Tammy, and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A must watch — Thank you Kellyanne, Tammy, and Steve!" Truth Social, 22 May. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A must watch — Thank you Kellyanne, Tammy, and Steve!," Truth Social, May 22, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151. ## 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 post as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/ts_110412933039975151 - Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_110412933039975151 - All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_110412933039975151 - Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2023-05-22 - The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110412933039975151.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. 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