# Post ts_112220401781728697

- Post ID: `ts_112220401781728697`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-04-05T20:03:59.336Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112220401781728697
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112220401781728697/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112220401781728697.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> THANK YOU SID, AND MARIANO RIVERA!

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:33), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> I think we need President Trump to win or it could be very, very ugly. You agree with that or you're going to keep the politics to yourself? I agree with that. You know what I mean? I'm not a politician. I'll tell you that right now. I mean, I'm not going for the right or the left. I always going for whoever's doing the right thing for the country. You know, and I believe President Trump is my friend, you know, I can deny that I will tell that to anyway, before he was the president, he's my friend because he's my friend. I'm going to root for him.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/220/401/659/715/578/original/9abb7a115525b66e.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,565
- Reposts: 2,276
- Replies: 184
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.362Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T06:34:16.090Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: ts_112220401781728697 — April 5, 2024

### Overview

An exceptionally brief post — effectively 6 content words plus punctuation — functioning as public acknowledgment of endorsements received from Sid Rosenberg (probable: conservative WABC radio host, longtime Trump media ally) and Mariano Rivera (celebrated Yankees closer, 2019 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, confirmed Trump supporter). A video attachment (unfetched per tool-use policy) likely contains the source tributes being acknowledged.

### Authorship Attribution

**Confidence: Low** (insufficient content for robust stylometry). Timing (16:03 EDT) falls in business hours, a mild aide indicator. However, ALL CAPS formatting and emotionally direct gratitude are consistent with authentic Trump expression. Most plausibly: aide-produced video, Trump-authored or dictated caption. Score: 0.55.

### Narcissistic Supply Dynamics

This is a textbook **supply acknowledgment** post in a **grandiose state**. No injury trigger is evident; Trump is receiving admiration rather than deflecting criticism. The choice to broadcast Rivera's support is strategically salient — Rivera's Baseball Hall of Fame status and bipartisan popularity makes him among the highest-value endorsers available, extending Trump's apparent appeal beyond his base.

### Narrative Identity (Level 3)

Even in six words, the post reinforces the protagonist role of **the admired leader surrounded by loyal, high-status allies**. The pairing of a media insider (Sid) with an iconic athlete (Rivera) signals breadth of coalition.

### Cognitive Assessment

Insufficient data for any meaningful cognitive inference. The post is too brief to evaluate vocabulary, syntax, or coherence.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Mariano Rivera is referenced as an endorser" | **True** | Rivera has been a documented Trump supporter, attended events, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump in 2019. His participation in pro-Trump content is consistent with established record. |
| "Sid is referenced as an endorser" | **Unverifiable** | Without fetching the video, 'Sid' cannot be confirmed as Sid Rosenberg specifically, though Rosenberg (WABC conservative radio host) is a well-known Trump media ally and the most probable referent. The specific content of the video is unknown. |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Longitudinal Context

Contrasts sharply with same-day posts featuring victimhood framing ("J6 Hostages," persecution narratives). The oscillation between grandiose-supply-seeking posts and vulnerable-persecuted posts within a single day is consistent with the mixed narcissistic pattern documented across prior posts.

### Danger Assessment

**None.** No threatening content, target identification, or eliminationist language present.

### Clinical Significance

**Below threshold for extended summary.** This is a routine supply-acknowledgment post with no clinically distinctive features beyond the standard narcissistic dynamic of publicly amplifying admiration received from high-status figures.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 55%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS consistent with authentic Trump style
- Posted at 16:03 EDT (business hours) — mild aide indicator
- No typos but also no complex content to introduce errors
- Video attachment suggests pre-produced media, implying some aide coordination
- Brevity is consistent with both a quick personal post and a scheduled aide drop

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Mariano Rivera and Sid Rosenberg (probable: WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg))

Sentiment: +0.75

### Clinical

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public acknowledgment of supporter loyalty creates parasocial reward loop for audience members who also support these figures
- Name-dropping Mariano Rivera (universally beloved figure) implicitly transfers his cultural capital to Trump

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._

> Mariano Rivera is referenced as an endorser

**TRUE**

Rivera has been a documented Trump supporter, attended events, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump in 2019. His participation in pro-Trump content is consistent with established record.

Sources: General knowledge — Rivera's Trump support is well-documented

> Sid is referenced as an endorser

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Without fetching the video, 'Sid' cannot be confirmed as Sid Rosenberg specifically, though Rosenberg (WABC conservative radio host) is a well-known Trump media ally and the most probable referent. The specific content of the video is unknown.

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- supply_acknowledgment (90%)
- celebrity_endorsement (80%)
- grandiose_state (60%)
- brevity (70%)
- status_transfer (75%)
- mariano_rivera (80%)

## That day

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

**Ten Days Out: A Validation Fortress Built Around a Gag-Order Workaround**

Trump spent the day building a wall of flattering press clips and endorsements while quietly deploying a coordinated four-post salvo against the judge overseeing his upcoming hush money trial, routing attacks through media allies to skirt a gag order expanded just days earlier. The judicial targeting -- focused on Judge Merchan's daughter and wife via Laura Loomer articles -- stood out as the most charged moment of an otherwise self-congratulatory day filled with airport renamings, poll leads, and praise videos. A lengthy post recasting a January 6th defendant as a persecuted "praying grandma" served mostly as a vehicle for Trump's own victimhood narrative. With the trial ten days away and all delay options exhausted, the overall mood was controlled grandiosity masking visible legal anxiety.

Full digest for 2024-04-05: https://trump.fm/date/2024-04-05/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, April 5). THANK YOU SID, AND MARIANO RIVERA! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112220401781728697
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "THANK YOU SID, AND MARIANO RIVERA!" Truth Social, 5 Apr. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112220401781728697. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "THANK YOU SID, AND MARIANO RIVERA!," Truth Social, April 5, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112220401781728697.

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