# Post ts_111225996779357725 - Post ID: `ts_111225996779357725` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-10-13T05:13:43.126Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111225996779357725 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111225996779357725/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111225996779357725.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Sean Hannity and Vivek Ramaswamy, tonight… ## What the media says **Video transcript** (7:44), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > with us. You know, I was a little surprised. I know you were on with Tucker, and I'm open to anybody's opinion, but you kind of, what you're doing here is saying about Nikki Haley, is you're saying that her concern for Israel is driven by financial and a corrupting influence, and your explanation that this disproportionate focus on rape, kidnapping, and murder of the Jewish people in this attack, and that there, and your quote, that there are frankly financial and corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way they do. Sean, that is, Sean, that is a shameful characterization. Wait a minute, stop right now. I'll read the exact, you do this in every single interview. You say stop and then you deny it. You deny your own words. So, you know, why don't you just own what you say and stand by it and stop playing these games? I am owning what I say, Sean. Well, I'm just telling you what you say. I am owning what I say. Well, I'm telling you, you're a smart guy. I want to assume you remember what you say. Anytime they want. Yeah, I absolutely do. And so Sean, maybe we have a debate that we need to have in our party. What's happening in Azerbaijan and Armenia was a separate discussion that I had. And I do believe that it is shameful that Azerbaijan is getting away with what they are because they have a powerful lobby in the US. But it is shameful to extrapolate that to the comments in Israel, where to be honest, I have been crystal clear that what's happened is barbaric. It is medieval. It is wrong. And Israel absolutely said this since day one, say it now has the right to defend itself to the fullest extent. Where I differ from other candidates in this field is that I also believe that this is Israel's decision to make the US should stand with Israel. But we need to be very careful not to enter a broader regional war in the Middle East. I have not heard a single Vivek. I've not heard a single Republican call for that. But I really want an explanation here. Actually, I don't know. I want an explanation to the truth. Can I finish? I want an exact explanation for your exact comments that there are frankly, financial and corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way that they do. Now, why would you say what are the financial corrupting influences that Nikki Haley is taking your position on? We've got pictures of dead babies decapitated, burned babies bodies. We've got the equivalent of what would be population wise in the US over 37,000 dead Americans. So how much more evidence do you, what are you talking about? Sean, what I'm talking about is what's happening in Israel is an atrocity and the US absolutely should stand with Israel. Answer the question which is the corrupting influence on our politicians. Well, the fact of the matter is I think anybody who has been a military contractor, anybody who has made eight million dollars, including on serving on the board of Boeing, collecting stock options while running for US president on corporate boards, has money made money from military contracting through a family business, is disqualified from being the US president in a time of war. I think we cannot see our march to World War III in this country. My top priority from a foreign policy perspective is avoid World War III. Let me be straight. Let me come and let me, because what are you accused her of? Secure the US homeland. Why use your words if you want me to answer the question. No, I've given you plenty of time to answer the question. I'm going to now restate your words. Frankly, financial corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way that they do when they talk about atrocities with Israel. Now you're telling me that if somebody in some capacity, when they talk about atrocities from Israel, Sean, don't mislead your audience. You are saying that there are frankly corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way that they do. Now, if you're saying in with those exact words of yours, you're not denying them again, are you? Those are your exact words. If that's what you're saying, my question is simple to you. You're saying that if somebody works for a defense contractor, that that is a financial corrupting position when, when national security and defense is critical to the cause of freedom and has been throughout human history. I want to, why would you accuse me of being corrupt? I don't believe. Well, I don't believe that somebody should be able to be the next commander in chief if they have monetized their time in government, going from being in debt to making eight million dollars through military contracting businesses, through service on the board of Boeing. Frankly, it is shameful for somebody to be collecting stock options from corporate boards while they're running for US president. We already have one family in the White House, okay, who I believe has sold off our foreign policy to advance their private interests. The Republican party needs to be better than that. Needs to be a party where, if your campaign is principally being run by super PACs, people who can give unlimited amounts of money to your campaign, I don't think that befits the Republican party. I think we need to be better than that. So Sean, you and I may have a different view on that. But my view is, if you're making money off your time in government, then I don't think you're fit to be president of the United States. More importantly though, what's our policy? Stand with our allies while avoiding World War III, and that's where I'm at. A lot of people don't think you're qualified because you weren't even a Republican or voting Republican until what, 2020? Well, Sean, I think it depends on what your objectives with this interview are. I voted libertarian in my first election. I voted Republican in 2020. You're right. I'm not a partisan hack. I come in from the outside. I'm an independent-minded patriot who speaks to truth. It sounds to me like you just want to jump from the private sector yourself where you made a lot of money. By the way, I applaud capitalism. I applaud successful people. Sean, I applaud you for being so transparent about your objectives. I actually think that people working in the defense of our country and the defense industry are playing a vital role for the cause of freedom. So I don't really call it a corrupting influence. It suggests that somehow that's a corrupting influence. I actually like the experience that goes along with working for defense contractors. But I've got to listen. One of the things I loved about that interview with Tucker, one of the things I loved about the interview with Tucker was we were actually able to have a thoughtful conversation and go deep into issues rather than this kind of political gotcha. The point is this, you go on these interviews. Yeah, I have nothing but nice things to say, but here's your problem. People still watch it on these shows. People quote your exact words and you deny your own words. And I'm saying if you're going to be a presidential candidate and you're going to spend, I'm going to give you your exact words, either on Sean, you have been sitting here for years talking about the fake news media that you played this all the time. I'm enjoying this. You have been laughing about the fake news media how many times for the last several years and now you're buying the mainstream media narrative when you know how corrupt it is. I am following you. I am quoting your exact words are a problem. Did I not quote your exact words? Did I not quote your exact words? Did I call your exact media? Absolutely. Thank you. I'm not trying to go about a different topic, where people should actually get their own information rather than filter through centralized. I think it's asinine to think somebody that worked in the defense industry should not be qualified to be present. I think people that never held public office like you maybe shoot. They're not qualified to be president. Anyway, we'll come back. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/225/996/703/718/817/original/0f9bea88e75ac0b7.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 6,882 - Reposts: 1,911 - Replies: 886 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.394Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T12:06:20.509Z (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: ts_111225996779357725 — "Sean Hannity and Vivek Ramaswamy, tonight…" ### Overview This post is among the most minimal in analyzable content: a two-name drop, a temporal marker, an ellipsis, and a video attachment. With fewer than ten words and no declarative content, the analytical signal is extremely low. Most frameworks yield thin or inconclusive results. The post functions purely as a broadcast teaser — promoting either a completed media appearance or an upcoming one on Fox News's *Hannity* program. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Local time calculation:** Trump's civil fraud trial (NY AG Letitia James, $50M case) was actively proceeding in Manhattan during this period, placing him almost certainly in New York City on October 13, 2023. New York was on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) in mid-October. The UTC timestamp 05:13:43Z converts to **1:13 AM EDT** — solidly within Trump's documented late-night posting window. **Verdict: Authentic Trump (high confidence)** Supporting indicators: the timing (past midnight), the informal trailing ellipsis (conversational affect, not professional formatting), the brevity and incomplete-sentence structure, and the absence of polished event-announcement language. An aide-written post promoting a TV appearance would more typically include a full sentence ("Tune in tonight as President Trump joins…"). This reads like Trump personally sharing a clip with minimal commentary. --- ### Psychological State and Trigger In the context of the surrounding posts — the ISIS "before and after TRUMP" post, the Israel security warning, the RFK Jr. dismissal, and the New Hampshire rally blaming Biden for Hamas attacks — this post functions as a **supply-seeking interlude**: pivoting from high-intensity geopolitical content toward friendly media reinforcement. **Trigger type: Maintenance / supply-seeking.** The pairing with Vivek Ramaswamy is notable. As of October 2023, Ramaswamy was an active Republican primary challenger. The casual name-drop alongside Hannity (a consistent loyalist) signals an attempt to absorb some of Ramaswamy's insurgent energy into Trump's orbit — or to demonstrate closeness to a rival rather than antagonism, consistent with Trump's pattern of publicly neutralizing competitors through proximity before eventual dismissal or absorption. **Narcissistic state: Mildly grandiose.** The implicit framing is "look who I'm appearing with" — a status cue that positions Trump as the gravitational center that draws other prominent figures into his media ecosystem. --- ### Defense Mechanisms At this level of content, formal defense mechanisms are not discernible. The post is too sparse to reveal defensive structuring. --- ### Rhetorical Techniques - **Name-dropping / social proof**: Associating with two high-visibility figures (one loyalist media figure, one primary rival) implicitly communicates status and reach. - **Teaser / anticipation construction**: The trailing ellipsis generates parasocial anticipation — a low-effort engagement hook. - **Parasocial intimacy**: The informal, fragment-style delivery mimics how someone texts a friend ("Sean Hannity and Vivek Ramaswamy, tonight…"), reinforcing the sense of direct, unmediated communication with followers. --- ### Cognitive Indicators The post is too brief to assess language complexity, word-finding, or coherence. No markers are detectable. No comparison to baseline is possible at this length. --- ### Danger Assessment **None.** No threatening content, dehumanizing language, or mobilizing rhetoric. --- ### Gaslighting / Reality Distortion None present. --- # ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 82%) ### Indicators - Post time converts to 1:13 AM EDT in New York, well within Trump's documented late-night posting window - Informal trailing ellipsis consistent with conversational, unpolished Trump style - Sentence fragment rather than complete promotional announcement - Brevity and absence of event-announcement scaffolding inconsistent with aide-written content ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Media appearance / audience engagement) Sentiment: +0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 5% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Fragment-style informal delivery mimicking direct peer communication - Trailing ellipsis generating anticipatory engagement ## Tags - media_promotion (90%) - supply_seeking (60%) - authentic_timing (85%) - name_dropping (70%) - low_content (95%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Six Days After October 7, Trump Converts a Massacre Into a Campaign Ad** Trump spent the day obsessively channeling the October 7 Hamas attack into self-promotion and Biden-blaming, never once acknowledging the victims by name or expressing genuine grief. The morning brought an all-caps rant linking the massacre to the 2020 "stolen" election, and the evening ended with a rapid-fire burst that included his most dangerous claim of the day: that the same people who attacked Israel are now crossing the U.S. southern border. Throughout, the ongoing New York civil fraud trial lurked in the background, surfacing in attacks on Forbes magazine and a persecution-narrative outburst about "witch hunts." Sleep appeared limited to roughly four and a half hours, and the volume and intensity of posts stayed elevated all day. Full digest for 2023-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2023-10-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, October 13). Sean Hannity and Vivek Ramaswamy, tonight… [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111225996779357725 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Sean Hannity and Vivek Ramaswamy, tonight…" Truth Social, 13 Oct. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111225996779357725. 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