# Post ts_110883044771738420

- Post ID: `ts_110883044771738420`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-08-13T15:36:30.778Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110883044771738420
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110883044771738420/analysis
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## Post text

> Look forward to seeing you at Trump Bedminster, watching the Greatest Players in the World—Cam Smith is leading, with Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, and Charles Howell III following closely behind. Tee off is 1 PM. Just got back from a great and successful trip to Iowa. I will be with you at Bedminster all day!

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,167
- Reposts: 3,315
- Replies: 917
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.402Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T07:09:12.620Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Post Analysis: Trump Bedminster LIV Golf Event Announcement (2023-08-13)

### Authorship Attribution

**Likely aide-written with possible Trump additions.** Posted at **11:36 AM EDT** (business hours at Bedminster, NJ), the post exhibits polished promotional structure, correct grammar, and logistical specificity (tee time, player standings) consistent with staff drafting. Two phrases retain authentic Trump register: "Just got back from a great and successful trip to Iowa" (self-congratulatory Iowa insertion) and "I will be with you at Bedminster all day!" (first-person patronal warmth with exclamation). Most probable scenario: aide-drafted announcement with Trump additions or dictation in a calm moment.

### Psychological State

Maintenance-mode, mildly grandiose. This post serves supply-seeking via status association — hosting "Greatest Players in the World" elevates Trump's identity through elite-event patronage. Trigger is social/reputational rather than injury-reactive. No narcissistic rage, no paranoia, no splitting.

The most clinically notable feature is **intra-day compartmentalization**: on the same calendar date, Trump produced acute paranoid-grandiose posts targeting Fani Willis and demanding "Massive and Conclusive Proof" of election fraud — high-intensity defensive content — yet here pivots seamlessly to calm promotional mode. This functional domain separation reflects practiced performance management rather than integrated affective coherence.

A secondary observation: **complete absence of Maui wildfire acknowledgment** (100+ dead, confirmed national disaster) despite extensive same-day posting activity. This omission is consistent with documented empathic disengagement when catastrophes lack immediate political utility for the author.

### Defense Mechanisms

Minimal in this post. Mild **idealization** via superlative framing ("Greatest Players in the World") elevates self-image through event association.

### Rhetoric

Low-intensity promotional. Hyperbole ("Greatest Players"), name-dropping for status accrual, and parasocial intimacy ("Look forward to seeing you," "I will be with you all day") are the operative devices. No propaganda techniques, fear appeals, dehumanizing language, or violent imagery.

### Danger Assessment: None

### Cognitive Status

Event-announcement format is a low-demand linguistic task offering limited cognitive signal. No markers of concern. Insufficient material for meaningful baseline comparison.

### Contextual Note

LIV Golf was Saudi Public Investment Fund-backed — Trump's hosting of and promotional advocacy for LIV events throughout 2023 represents a documented financial and political entanglement context worth noting for longitudinal record.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Named players (Mickelson, Johnson, Reed, Watson, Howell III) are LIV Golf participants" | **True** | All named players were confirmed LIV Golf roster members by August 2023 |
| "Cam Smith is leading" | **Unverifiable** | Smith was a top LIV player (2022 Open Champion, joined LIV 2022) but specific standings for this tournament day are not independently verifiable from available sources |
| "Just got back from a great and successful trip to Iowa" | **Unverifiable** | Trump conducted Iowa campaign activities during the 2024 primary period; 'successful' is subjective opinion not independently assessable |

Overall Veracity: 67%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (11:36 AM EDT)
- Polished grammar and sentence structure
- Event-logistics format typical of aide-written content
- Player standings and tee time suggest staff coordination
- "Just got back from a great and successful trip to Iowa" carries authentic Trumpian self-referential voice

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (LIV Golf event hosting; post-Iowa political validation)

Sentiment: +0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- "Look forward to seeing you" — personal invitation frame collapses social distance
- "I will be with you at Bedminster all day!" — patronal presence-as-gift language

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Named players (Mickelson, Johnson, Reed, Watson, Howell III) are LIV Golf participants

**TRUE**

All named players were confirmed LIV Golf roster members by August 2023

Sources: General knowledge — LIV Golf 2022-2023 rosters

> Cam Smith is leading

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Smith was a top LIV player (2022 Open Champion, joined LIV 2022) but specific standings for this tournament day are not independently verifiable from available sources

> Just got back from a great and successful trip to Iowa

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Trump conducted Iowa campaign activities during the 2024 primary period; 'successful' is subjective opinion not independently assessable

Overall Veracity: 67%

## Tags

- LIV Golf (80%)
- event-promotion (90%)
- status-signaling (70%)
- aide-written (65%)
- grandiose-maintenance (50%)
- compartmentalization (40%)
- empathic-absence (50%)

## That day

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

**Eve of Indictment: Legal Siege Fractures Campaign Triumphalism as Willis Becomes Target**

Trump spent the day swinging between campaign celebration and legal dread as the Georgia RICO indictment loomed less than 24 hours away. The morning brought a burst of raw emotion — personal attacks on prosecutor Fani Willis, "Rigged Election" grievances, and apocalyptic warnings about the country dying — before the mood shifted to golf hospitality at his Bedminster club. The afternoon featured a rapid-fire dump of over a dozen defensive news links targeting prosecutors, rivals, and the media, almost certainly queued by staff. The day closed with a crowd-size boast aimed at DeSantis. Notably absent from all 28 posts: any mention of the Maui wildfires that had just killed over 100 Americans.

Full digest for 2023-08-13: https://trump.fm/date/2023-08-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, August 13). Look forward to seeing you at Trump Bedminster,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110883044771738420
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Look forward to seeing you at Trump Bedminster, watching..." Truth Social, 13 Aug. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110883044771738420. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Look forward to seeing you at Trump Bedminster, watching...," Truth Social, August 13, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110883044771738420.

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