# Post ts_112460000316179490

- Post ID: `ts_112460000316179490`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-05-18T03:37:02.860Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112460000316179490.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and proclaimed in an interview that Americans can actually AFFORD his brutal inflation tax—he declared that families QUOTE “have the money to spend,” and then Biden blamed his economic disaster on companies shrinking the size of their Snickers bars. But Americans are not struggling to make ends meet because they’re buying TOO MANY SNICKERS BARS—they’re struggling because we have the worst, most incompetent, most corrupt president in the history of our country! Despite what Biden says, the American People CANNOT afford his inflation nightmare—and we DEFINITELY cannot afford four more years of Crooked Joe Biden! https://www.DonaldJTrump.com

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/460/000/234/775/050/original/9ca9f39bc386511a.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 19,628
- Reposts: 5,650
- Replies: 1,683
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.356Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:11:07.189Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Campaign Rally Rhetoric on Biden Inflation (2024-05-18)

This post is one in a series from what appears to be Trump's Minnesota rally on May 17-18, 2024. The content follows a structured campaign speech pattern attacking Biden on inflation, specifically referencing a Biden interview about consumer spending and "shrinkflation" (Snickers bars).

### Authorship
Posted at 11:37 PM ET (Trump was in Minnesota for a rally). The timing is consistent with either a late rally or post-rally posting. However, the polished structure, complete sentences, rhetorical parallelism, and fundraising link strongly suggest aide composition—likely transcribed/adapted from rally remarks by staff.

### Psychological Patterns
Standard campaign-mode devaluation of opponent. The Snickers bar mockery is a classic rhetorical move—reduce opponent's argument to its most absurd element then attack the straw man. The post follows a contamination narrative: Biden took a good economy and destroyed it.

### Rhetorical Structure
Well-constructed three-part argument: (1) Biden said something out of touch, (2) mock the claim with reductio ad absurdum, (3) pivot to superlative condemnation. The ALL CAPS emphasis on key phrases (AFFORD, QUOTE, TOO MANY SNICKERS BARS, CANNOT, DEFINITELY) mimics Trump's vocal emphasis patterns from rally delivery.

### Context
This posting burst conspicuously avoids any mention of the ongoing Michael Cohen testimony in the hush money trial—a classic displacement pattern, flooding the zone with campaign content during legally threatening periods.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden said families 'have the money to spend'" | **Mostly True** | Biden made comments in May 2024 defending consumer spending capacity, though the exact quote may be paraphrased |
| "Biden blamed shrinkflation on companies shrinking product sizes" | **True** | Biden raised shrinkflation as a consumer issue multiple times in 2024, including Super Bowl ad and subsequent interviews |
| "Biden is the 'worst, most incompetent, most corrupt president in the history of our country'" | **False** | Subjective superlative claim with no factual basis for historical ranking as worst/most corrupt |
| "When Trump left office there was 'NO INFLATION'" | **Mostly True** | CPI inflation was about 1.4% in January 2021—very low but not literally zero |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Polished parallel sentence structure
- Complete grammatical sentences throughout
- Fundraising URL appended
- Part of structured rally content series
- Professional rhetorical construction

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Michael Cohen testimony / Biden interview on inflation)

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing ('Americans are struggling')
- Us-vs-him construction
- Direct fundraising appeal

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._

> Biden said families 'have the money to spend'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Biden made comments in May 2024 defending consumer spending capacity, though the exact quote may be paraphrased

> Biden blamed shrinkflation on companies shrinking product sizes

**TRUE**

Biden raised shrinkflation as a consumer issue multiple times in 2024, including Super Bowl ad and subsequent interviews

> Biden is the 'worst, most incompetent, most corrupt president in the history of our country'

**FALSE**

Subjective superlative claim with no factual basis for historical ranking as worst/most corrupt

> When Trump left office there was 'NO INFLATION'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

CPI inflation was about 1.4% in January 2021—very low but not literally zero

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- campaign_rally (90%)
- economic_attack (80%)
- biden_devaluation (80%)
- displacement_from_trial (60%)
- aide_written (75%)

## That day

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

**Trial Rage Buried Under Avalanche of Campaign Supply as Trump Flees Courtroom for NRA Stage**

Trump's day split cleanly in two: a late Friday night burst of anger about the hush money trial, followed by a Saturday completely consumed by campaign events with zero mention of the courtroom. The evening started with a sharp attack on the judge and prosecutors, plus a recycled claim about the 2020 election being stolen, before quickly pivoting to Minnesota rally highlights and anti-Biden economic messaging. By daytime, he was in Dallas for the NRA annual meeting, posting endorsements of Texas state candidates and thanking police -- the trial had vanished entirely from his feed.

Full digest for 2024-05-18: https://trump.fm/date/2024-05-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, May 18). Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and..." Truth Social, 18 May. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Unbelievably, Crooked Joe went on television last week and...," Truth Social, May 18, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112460000316179490.

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