# Post ts_113035467717923047 - Post ID: `ts_113035467717923047` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-08-27T18:45:58.492Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113035467717923047.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/113031594802170209 Thank you, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard! ## Reposted post Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113031594802170209 (2024-08-27T02:21:02.487Z (UTC)) > - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/031/594/665/229/325/original/ac342f9d695b1f77.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 19,296 - Reposts: 4,680 - Replies: 868 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.337Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T12:16:08.405Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: ts_113035467717923047 — August 27, 2024 ## Overview A minimal, low-affect post consisting of a repost of his own prior content appended with a brief public thank-you to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard. No clinically notable features. Context: both figures had recently defected from the political left/independent sphere to endorse Trump (RFK Jr. on August 23 at the Glendale rally; Gabbard around August 25–26), constituting significant symbolic victories during the DNC week when Harris accepted the Democratic nomination. ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits No strong trait signal. The gratitude is perfunctory. **Extraversion** is mildly present (public acknowledgment, audience performance), but the brevity prevents any meaningful trait assessment. **Agreeableness** is superficially elevated (graciousness), though this is situational rather than dispositional. ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Motive:** Agency/status dominant. Receiving and broadcasting the endorsements of prominent cross-partisan figures serves power and status motives by demonstrating coalition breadth. The "Thank you" functions as a public reward signal — incentivizing future defections from his opponents' orbit. ## Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** The Magnet — the figure so compelling that even former opponents are drawn in. **Narrative sequence:** Redemption/triumph. During the week of Harris's convention, this post positions Trump as gaining ground rather than losing it. The contrasting other is Harris, whose coalition Trump is visibly poaching. ## Authorship Attribution Mid-afternoon EDT timing and clean grammar tilt slightly toward aide composition, but extreme brevity and the malformed URL (text concatenated onto the repost URL, consistent with a hasty manual boost) introduce ambiguity. Rated near midpoint. ## Cognitive Status No markers of concern. Text is too brief for meaningful cognitive assessment. ## Danger Assessment None. Gracious, positive valence, no targeting or dehumanizing language. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "RFK Jr. endorsed Trump" | **True** | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign on August 23, 2024 and endorsed Donald Trump, appearing with him at the Glendale, Arizona rally. | | "Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Trump" | **True** | Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Trump at the National Guard Association event in Detroit, citing opposition to 'warmongers' and political retaliation. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Longitudinal Note Against the backdrop of Trump's 50+ reactive posts during Harris's DNC speech (August 22–23), this post represents a marked tonal shift to controlled, statesmanlike brevity. The contrast is likely deliberate — possibly aide-shaped — to project composure following the hyperreactive DNC period. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 45%) ### Indicators - 18:45 UTC = 14:45 EDT — mid-afternoon business hours favors aide - Grammatically clean, punctuated correctly - Extremely brief acknowledgment is atypical for authentic Trump who tends toward elaboration - However, extreme brevity and direct gratitude are within authentic Trump's repertoire for short celebratory posts - Malformed URL suggests possible platform rendering artifact rather than careful aide composition ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard endorsements) Sentiment: +0.70 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Name-drop of high-status converts to signal expanding coalition and social proof ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._ > RFK Jr. endorsed Trump **TRUE** Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign on August 23, 2024 and endorsed Donald Trump, appearing with him at the Glendale, Arizona rally. Sources: Historian-provided events data > Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Trump **TRUE** Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Trump at the National Guard Association event in Detroit, citing opposition to 'warmongers' and political retaliation. Sources: Historian-provided events data Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - endorsement (90%) - coalition-building (80%) - supply-seeking (60%) - grandiose-state (40%) - low-intensity (90%) - aide-possible (55%) - RFK-Jr (100%) - Tulsi-Gabbard (100%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Jack Smith's Superseding Indictment Triggers Evening Rage Spiral, Capping a Day of Post-DNC Counter-Offensive** Trump spent the day running a two-track operation: morning attacks on Kamala Harris and rehashed 2020 election grievances, followed by a midday stretch of routine campaign business including a debate announcement and trading card promotion. The mood shifted sharply in the late afternoon when news of Jack Smith's superseding January 6th indictment landed, producing a rapid-fire burst of seven posts in about seventy minutes -- the most emotionally intense stretch of the day. The evening cluster escalated from lengthy legal arguments to a compressed, all-caps cry of "PERSECUTION OF A POLITICAL OPPONENT!" before cooling slightly into a policy-based closing argument. Overall, a day defined by sustained grievance maintenance against Harris and the legal system, with no signs of sleep disruption but a clear anger spike driven by the indictment news. Full digest for 2024-08-27: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-27/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, August 27). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 27 Aug. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 27, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047. ## 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_113035467717923047 - Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_113035467717923047 - All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_113035467717923047 - Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-27 - The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113035467717923047.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`._