# Post ts_111639345980638765 - Post ID: `ts_111639345980638765` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-12-25T05:13:51.466Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111639345980638765 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111639345980638765/analysis ## Post text > MERRY CHRISTMAS! ## What the media says **Video transcript** (2:19), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > President of the United States, it's my tremendous honor to finally wish America and the world a very Merry Christmas. For Christians, this is a holy season, the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. More than 2,000 years ago, the angel Gabriel appeared to marry. He said, "Do not be afraid. You have found favor with God." The angel told her that she would give birth to a baby boy, Jesus, who would be called the Son of the Most High. Nine months later, Christ was born in the town of Bethlehem. The Son of God came into the world in a humble stable. Whatever our beliefs, we know that the birth of Jesus Christ and the story of this incredible life forever changed the course of human history. There's hardly an aspect of our lives today that his life has not touched, art, music, culture, law, and our respect for the sacred dignity of every person everywhere in the world. At Christmas, we give thanks to God and that God sent his only Son to die for us and to offer everlasting peace to all humanity. We recognize that the real spirit of Christmas is not what we have, it's about who we are. Each one of us is a child of God. That is the true source of joy this time of the year. That is what makes every Christmas merry. Above all, during the sacred season, our souls are full of thanks and praise for Almighty God for sending us Christ, his Son, to redeem the world. Tonight, we ask that God will continue to bless this nation and we pray that he will grant every American family a Christmas season full of joy, hope, and peace. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/639/345/640/534/719/original/a956e4c59fd41006.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 27,300 - Reposts: 8,420 - Replies: 2,545 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.381Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-03T19:57:12.465Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" — December 25, 2023 ## Post-Level Assessment This is a two-word holiday greeting with an attached video, posted at approximately 12:13 AM local time (EST, Mar-a-Lago) on December 25. As a standalone object of analysis, the post carries no extractable psychological, rhetorical, or factual content beyond a rote seasonal greeting delivered in Trump's habitual ALL CAPS register. ## Contextual Significance The post's only analytical interest is positional. It sits within a dense cluster of high-intensity December 24 posts — including ALL CAPS accusations of campaign surveillance, evidence destruction by the January 6 committee, election rigging, and demands for presidential immunity — and is followed on the same day by an attack on Judge Engoron's alleged connection to Michael Cohen. The known-events record confirms this "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" is one of several Christmas Day posts, with others telling adversaries to "ROT IN HELL." The capacity to produce performative holiday warmth in seamless alternation with maximally hostile grievance content — without apparent affective transition or cognitive dissonance — is characteristic of the compartmentalization and shallow affective range documented across this subject's posting history. ## Authorship Attribution Timing (12:13 AM local, Christmas Eve to Christmas overnight) is consistent with authentic late-night Trump posting. The attached video implies pre-produced staff content, though Trump likely posted it personally. No stylometric discrimination is possible from two words. ## Clinical Indicators No clinically significant indicators present in this specific post. Longitudinal pattern (normalcy islands within grievance flooding) is documented but not first observed here. ## Danger Assessment None. No eliminationist language, dehumanization, or mobilization signals. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 60%) ### Indicators - Post timestamp converts to approximately 12:13 AM EST on December 25 at Mar-a-Lago — late-night/early-morning timing consistent with authentic Trump posting - ALL CAPS formatting matches Trump's habitual style - Extreme brevity is ambiguous — could reflect authentic impulsiveness or a minimal aide-drafted holiday post - Attached video (.mp4) implies pre-produced content, likely prepared by staff, though Trump may have personally posted it - No typos or grammatical idiosyncrasies to distinguish authorship in a two-word post ## Psychological Profile ### Traits **Big Five:** - Extraversion: 80% - Agreeableness: 50% - Conscientiousness: 20% - Neuroticism: 30% - Openness: 20% Strongest facet: extraversion — assertive public broadcast even of a minimal greeting **Motives:** - Agency: 30% - Communion: 40% Primary drive: validation ### Narrative - **Role:** unavailable from this post — no narrative content - **Arc:** neutral - **Contrasting:** none explicit in this post **Identity Claims:** - implicitly: person of warmth and goodwill (performative) ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: +0.82 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - direct audience address via collective holiday greeting - positive affect display designed to signal warmth and normalcy to base ## Tags - holiday-greeting (100%) - parasocial-maintenance (70%) - compartmentalization (50%) - all-caps (40%) - media-attached (30%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Christmas Day at Mar-a-Lago: Holiday Greetings Weaponized as Eliminationist Rage Peaks at "ROT IN HELL"** Trump spent Christmas Day at Mar-a-Lago oscillating between warm holiday greetings and some of his most hostile language of the season. The morning started with attacks on Biden, the justice system, and what he called a coordinated conspiracy to interfere in the 2024 election. By mid-afternoon, a "Merry Christmas" post to adversaries escalated into telling them to "rot in hell" -- the day's most intense moment. Brief interludes of levity (polling boasts, a "Home Alone 2" shoutout, a supporter thank-you) punctuated the grievance, but legal anxiety from the Colorado ballot ruling and federal prosecutions dominated the day's emotional texture. Full digest for 2023-12-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-12-25/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, December 25). MERRY CHRISTMAS! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111639345980638765 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Truth Social, 25 Dec. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111639345980638765. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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