# Post ts_113674607303689132 - Post ID: `ts_113674607303689132` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-12-18T15:47:34.609Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132/analysis ## Post text > https://www.foxnews.com/sports/donald-trump-arrives-army-navy-game-usa-chants-salutes-during-national-anthem ## Engagement - Likes: 10,095 - Reposts: 2,144 - Replies: 116 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.325Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T19:15:06.331Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2024-12-18T15:47Z (ts_113674607303689132) ## Overview This post consists entirely of a single Fox News URL with no accompanying original text. It links to an article about Trump's attendance at the 2024 Army-Navy game (held December 14, 2024 — four days prior to this post). The article headline indicates Trump received "USA" chants from the crowd and saluted during the national anthem. Psychological analysis is substantially constrained by the absence of any original language. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Aide-written (high confidence)** Posted at 10:47 AM EST — squarely within business hours. The post contains zero original text: no commentary, no reaction, no characteristic Trumpian amplification. Every stylometric feature (timing, format, absence of emotional language) is consistent with Scavino or social media staff operation. The Army-Navy game itself occurred on December 14; this post four days later is a curated retrospective image share, further suggesting planned staff posting rather than impulsive authentic expression. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity Despite containing no original text, the post performs narrative identity work through *selection*. Choosing this specific article — from among thousands of possible shares — reveals the self-concept being cultivated: Commander-in-Chief archetype, beloved by the military community, patriotic in gesture (saluting), acclaimed by the crowd (USA chants). The Army-Navy game carries symbolic weight as one of the most tradition-bound, politically unifying military ceremonies in American civic life. Associating oneself with it costs nothing rhetorically and gains maximum legitimacy capital. **Protagonist role:** Beloved military leader, patriot, civilian commander respected by the armed forces. **Contrasting other:** Implicit — this stands in contrast to the legal/political turbulence visible in surrounding posts (Liz Cheney allegations, hush money case, spending bill crisis). The Army-Navy share functions as a palate cleanser, redirecting audience attention toward uncomplicated patriotic imagery. --- ## Psychological State No direct access to Trump's mental state from this text. In context of the day's posting pattern, this sits amid genuinely charged posts (Cheney accusations, Canada annexation rhetoric, legal turbulence) and functions as emotional regulation through image management — presenting a calmer, symbolically elevated self-portrait amid a chaotic news cycle. **Supply type:** Passive (curated media attention rather than active solicitation). --- ## Level 1: Traits No inference possible from bare URL share. --- ## Cognitive Status No original language to assess. Not applicable. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis All rhetorical work is outsourced to the Fox News headline. The headline performs: - **Patriotic identification transfer**: Army-Navy game = sacred military tradition = Trump present and welcomed - **Social proof via crowd behavior**: "USA chants" signal organic popular legitimacy - **Virtue signaling by proxy**: Saluting the national anthem positions Trump as deferential to the flag This is economical propaganda — maximum image benefit at zero rhetorical cost or personal exposure. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** No threatening, eliminationist, or mobilizing content. --- ## Longitudinal Note In context of same-day posts, a pattern emerges: aggressive/accusatory content (Cheney, Canada annexation, legal grievances) alternates with legitimacy-building content (this post, op-ed shares). This suggests a managed posting schedule rather than organic emotional expression — further evidence of aide curation of the feed's emotional texture. --- *Summary omitted: post does not exhibit clinically significant patterns or marked deviation from baseline. Content is minimal and aide-managed.* ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - Posted at 10:47 AM EST (15:47 UTC) — business hours, strongly consistent with aide/Scavino posting - No original text whatsoever — bare URL share only - No typos, emotional language, ALL CAPS, or stream-of-consciousness markers - Polished, minimal format consistent with social media management style ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fox News positive coverage of Army-Navy game appearance) Sentiment: +0.55 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Patriotic identification transfer — associating self with military and national symbols to cultivate emotional bond with veteran/military-adjacent audience ## Tags - aide_written (95%) - military_patriotism (85%) - image_management (90%) - supply_seeking_passive (60%) - army_navy_game (80%) - no_original_content (100%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Architect of Chaos Blames Everyone Else: Trump Torpedoes Spending Deal Then Rewrites the Script** Trump's day swung from late-night confidence — ambassador picks, orders to the Senate, musings about annexing Canada — to a reactive evening dominated by the government funding crisis he and Elon Musk had helped create. A quiet morning of staff-curated article sharing gave way to escalating blame-shifting as a Trump-backed spending alternative failed badly in the House. The mood darkened through the evening, with Trump issuing increasingly heated threats against fellow Republicans and insisting Democrats were solely responsible for the chaos. Throughout it all, he maintained an alternate version of events in which he bore no responsibility for the shutdown crisis he helped engineer. Full digest for 2024-12-18: https://trump.fm/date/2024-12-18/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, December 18). https://www.foxnews.com/sports/donald-trump-arrive... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.foxnews.com/sports/donald-trump-arrives-army-nav..." Truth Social, 18 Dec. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.foxnews.com/sports/donald-trump-arrives-army-nav...," Truth Social, December 18, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132. ## 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_113674607303689132 - Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_113674607303689132 - All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_113674607303689132 - Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2024-12-18 - The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113674607303689132.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`._