# Post ts_112821646909453607

- Post ID: `ts_112821646909453607`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-07-21T00:28:31.882Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112821646909453607
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112821646909453607/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112821646909453607.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> With your vote, I will cut taxes even further, and that includes NO TAX ON TIPS. If you are a restaurant worker, bartender, hospitality worker, caddy, barber, mover, driver, or anyone else who relies on tip income, your tips will be 100% YOURS! #NoTaxOnTips https://rumble.com/v57pc85-live-president-donald-trump-and-vp-nominee-senator-jd-vance-ingrand-rapids

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/821/646/757/153/230/original/3810c9c2033226fa.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 27,238
- Reposts: 5,410
- Replies: 879
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.344Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:37:17.050Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "No Tax On Tips" Campaign Policy Post (July 20, 2024, 8:28 PM ET)

### Context
This post was made during a rally day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, alongside VP nominee JD Vance. The same Rumble link appears across multiple posts from this evening, indicating a coordinated social media push around the rally. Biden withdrew from the race this same day—a seismic political event notably absent from this post.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Scavino). The post is polished, uses professional formatting, includes a hashtag, lists specific occupations in a structured way, and links to the rally stream. Posted at 8:28 PM ET (during or just after the rally), this is classic campaign communications output. The structured list of worker categories reflects prepared talking points, not spontaneous expression.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **supply-seeking/maintenance** post operating in **grandiose narcissistic mode**—promising largesse to supporters. The parasocial technique is transactional: "With your vote, I will..." frames the relationship as a deal. The specificity of listing occupations (caddies, barbers, movers) is a populist targeting technique designed to make recipients feel individually seen.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post employs direct address ("your tips"), repetition of ownership language ("100% YOURS"), and a concrete policy promise as voter mobilization. The ALL CAPS on "YOURS" creates emphasis on personal benefit. The hashtag #NoTaxOnTips is a pre-packaged slogan for viral spread.

### Notable Absence
Biden's withdrawal—arguably the biggest political event of the cycle—is not addressed here, suggesting disciplined message control (further evidence of aide authorship, as authentic Trump would almost certainly react to such a development impulsively).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Tips are currently taxed as income" | **True** | Tips are indeed taxable income under federal law and must be reported to the IRS. |
| "Trump will eliminate taxes on tips" | **Unverifiable** | Campaign promise; would require Congressional legislation. The proposal was first announced at a Las Vegas rally in June 2024. |

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and complete sentences
- Structured list of occupations (prepared talking points)
- Professional hashtag usage
- Evening rally hours in ET
- No typos or emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Campaign rally momentum and voter mobilization)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Transactional framing (vote for me, I give you X)
- Direct address creating intimacy
- Listing specific occupations to make individuals feel seen

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Tips are currently taxed as income

**TRUE**

Tips are indeed taxable income under federal law and must be reported to the IRS.

Sources: IRS Publication 531

> Trump will eliminate taxes on tips

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Campaign promise; would require Congressional legislation. The proposal was first announced at a Las Vegas rally in June 2024.

Overall Veracity: 75%

## Tags

- campaign_policy (90%)
- aide_authored (85%)
- populist_economics (80%)
- supply_seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Biden's Exit Hands Trump a Victory Lap — Then the Anxiety Creeps In**

Trump spent the day riding a wave of political momentum — fresh off the RNC, surviving an assassination attempt, and now watching Biden drop out of the race. The morning was all campaign highlight reels and slogan riffs from his Michigan rally the night before. When Biden's withdrawal hit in the afternoon, Trump responded with a rapid burst of posts mixing triumphalism with conspiracy theories, including a claim that Biden faked his COVID diagnosis. By evening, the bravado gave way to an undercurrent of unease: a complaint about wasted campaign money and the prospect of facing a new, unknown opponent.

Full digest for 2024-07-21: https://trump.fm/date/2024-07-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, July 21). With your vote, I will cut taxes even further,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112821646909453607
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "With your vote, I will cut taxes even further, and that..." Truth Social, 21 Jul. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112821646909453607. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "With your vote, I will cut taxes even further, and that...," Truth Social, July 21, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112821646909453607.

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