# Post ts_112083394173264923 - Post ID: `ts_112083394173264923` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-03-12T15:21:09.133Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923/analysis ## Post text > https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/mma/donald-trump-makes-crowd-go-gaga-at-ufc-299-usa-chants-engulf-arena-watch-article-108361594 ## Engagement - Likes: 4,834 - Reposts: 1,146 - Replies: 70 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.366Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T05:04:43.063Z (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_112083394173264923 **Platform:** Truth Social | **Date:** 2024-03-12 | **Local Time (ET):** 10:21 AM --- ## Overview This post consists entirely of a bare URL linking to a Times Now News (India) article about Trump's reception at UFC 299 on March 9, 2024. No original text is present. The post is clinically low-significance in isolation but reveals a clear behavioral pattern when read in same-day context. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Aide-written (high confidence)** Posting at 10:21 AM Eastern Time places this squarely within business hours at Mar-a-Lago. The complete absence of original text, zero emotional markers, and systematic pairing with a prior NY Post UFC article (same day) all indicate coordinated media curation by staff rather than authentic impulsive posting. This is consistent with Scavino-style media monitoring operations. --- ## Psychological State **Grandiose register; trigger: narcissistic supply-seeking** The post outsources grandiosity entirely to the article headline: *"makes crowd go gaga"* and *"USA chants engulf arena"* perform the self-aggrandizement without requiring any original expression. The selection of an Indian outlet (Times Now News) rather than domestic press subtly signals international reach and importance — supply-seeking at global scale. --- ## Same-Day Cluster Pattern The most analytically significant feature is the intraday oscillation: - **Posts 1–3:** Fani Willis persecution narrative (victim/wounded state) - **Post 4:** "Trump the Dissident President" (martyrdom/victim state) - **Posts 5–6:** UFC crowd adulation (grandiose/celebrated state) This grandiose/vulnerable cycling within a single posting session is a well-documented narcissistic pattern. The subject moves from wounded dissident to beloved national champion within hours, with each narrative serving distinct psychological supply functions. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **Amplification by proxy:** Third-party headline performs superlative framing - **Patriotic identity fusion:** "USA chants" = Trump synonymous with national identity - **Social proof:** Arena-scale crowd enthusiasm as democratic legitimacy claim --- ## Cognitive Assessment **Not assessable** — no original text. Zero cognitive markers can be extracted from a bare URL post. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** Post contains no threatening content, dehumanizing language, or mobilization signals. --- ## Context Note On this same date (March 12, 2024), Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination. The UFC crowd-celebration narrative serves a dual function: supply-seeking *and* implicit nomination-victory framing — the beloved champion of arenas becomes the presumptive candidate. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump attended UFC 299" | **True** | Corroborated by same-day NY Post article in prior posts and known events context. UFC 299 took place March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami; Trump attended with Ivanka Trump and Dana White. | | "Crowd chanted 'USA' at Trump's presence" | **Mostly True** | Consistent with multiple contemporaneous reports of the event; the crowd response at UFC events for Trump has been documented across multiple appearances. Specific chant details are plausible but sourced from a single outlet (Times Now News, an Indian publication). | Overall Veracity: 90% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 20%) ### Indicators - Post made at 10:21 AM Eastern Time (UTC-5, Mar-a-Lago / Florida timezone) — squarely within business hours, consistent with aide-managed posting - Post contains zero original text; it is a bare URL reshare with no emotional commentary, typos, or stream-of-consciousness markers - Polished, passive distribution of flattering press rather than reactive emotional expression - Mirrors adjacent post from same day (NY Post UFC 299 article) — suggests systematic media monitoring and curation by staff, not impulsive self-sharing ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (UFC 299 crowd reception) Sentiment: +0.65 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Vicarious crowd participation — follower is invited to witness and share in the adulation - Patriotic framing via 'USA chants' positions Trump as embodiment of national identity ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._ > Trump attended UFC 299 **TRUE** Corroborated by same-day NY Post article in prior posts and known events context. UFC 299 took place March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami; Trump attended with Ivanka Trump and Dana White. Sources: NY Post prior post; Known events historian tier > Crowd chanted 'USA' at Trump's presence **MOSTLY TRUE** Consistent with multiple contemporaneous reports of the event; the crowd response at UFC events for Trump has been documented across multiple appearances. Specific chant details are plausible but sourced from a single outlet (Times Now News, an Indian publication). Sources: Times Now News article (unverified by fetch); NY Post corroborating coverage Overall Veracity: 90% ## Tags - supply_seeking (90%) - aide_written (85%) - crowd_adulation (80%) - patriotic_identity_fusion (70%) - grandiose_state (60%) - url_only_post (100%) - media_curation (75%) - ufc299 (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Nomination Day Drowned in Grievance: Trump Clinches the Prize but Can't Stop Relitigating the Prosecution** Trump officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination on March 12, but his feed barely acknowledged the milestone. Instead, the day was dominated by a torrent of shared articles attacking Biden over classified documents, targeting Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis with sexualized humiliation pieces, and replaying UFC crowd footage as proof of mass adoration. He posted at 1:26 AM and again at 4:36 AM before launching two extraordinary rapid-fire bursts -- 14 posts in 19 minutes late morning, and another 14 in 9 minutes mid-afternoon -- suggesting a highly coordinated campaign operation running on little sleep. The single most revealing moment came in his first post of the day, where he coined the nickname "Honest Don" for himself, a striking act of self-branding from a figure facing 91 felony charges. Full digest for 2024-03-12: https://trump.fm/date/2024-03-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, March 12). https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/mma/donald-tru... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/mma/donald-trump-makes-c..." Truth Social, 12 Mar. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/mma/donald-trump-makes-c...," Truth Social, March 12, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923. ## 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_112083394173264923 - Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_112083394173264923 - All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_112083394173264923 - Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2024-03-12 - The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112083394173264923.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._