# Post ts_114151257383811463 - Post ID: `ts_114151257383811463` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2025-03-12T20:05:57.639Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114151257383811463 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114151257383811463/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114151257383811463.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: "One of the things that I do like is that the President is engaged with the business community. The administration is engaged with the business community — and that's a different experience than what we've had over the course of the last four years." ## What the media says **Video transcript** (0:17), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > One of the things that I do like is that the president is engaged with the business community, the administration is engaged with the business community, and that's a different experience than what we've had over the course of the last four years. I'd also observe his sense of optimism in the engagement yesterday at the BRT. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/151/257/218/256/408/original/1cfa728dfae76244.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 2,145 - Reposts: 559 - Replies: 101 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.316Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T23:59:00.837Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Post Analysis: ts_114151257383811463 — Goldman Sachs CEO Quote (2025-03-12) ### Overview This post is a verbatim quote from Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, accompanied by an MP4 video clip, praising the Trump administration's engagement with the business community relative to the prior four years. Trump contributes no original language. The post functions as curated third-party validation — supply-seeking by proxy. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Aide-authored (high confidence)** - **Local time:** UTC 20:05 → 15:05 EST (Washington D.C., where Trump attended the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the Capitol that afternoon). This is firmly within business hours. - **Formatting:** Grammatically flawless, clean block quote, no typos, no ALL CAPS, no stream-of-consciousness intrusion. - **Content type:** Curated video clip with transcribed pull quote — a signature Scavino production workflow. - **Contrast with authentic Trump posts same day:** The "take back what was stolen" post earlier reads authentically (hyperbole, repetition, incomplete clause: "we're going to take back"); this post shares none of those features. --- ### Psychological State & Triggers **Trigger type:** Supply-seeking / maintenance — no narcissistic injury apparent. **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose. The post harvests elite institutional validation (Goldman Sachs, arguably the most symbolically loaded name in American finance) as status signal. This is a sophisticated grandiosity maneuver: rather than self-praising, Trump's apparatus lets a Wall Street titan do it, lending the praise establishment credibility while maintaining deniability of boasting. **Notable tension:** Trump's base-facing persona is anti-establishment Trickster/Warrior. Soliciting and amplifying Goldman Sachs CEO approval creates a latent narrative contradiction — the "drain the swamp" figure showcasing Wall Street approval. This tension is managed by framing Solomon's praise as vindication ("different experience") rather than alignment, preserving the implicit contrast with the prior regime rather than celebrating elite consensus. --- ### Contextual Function This post is the second economic-positive data point posted the same day (alongside Kevin Hassett praising manufacturing jobs and low inflation). Together they form a coordinated counter-narrative to significant economic headwinds present during this period: - China's retaliatory 10–15% tariffs on U.S. agricultural products (effective March 10) - Market anxiety around broad tariff policy - USMCA automotive exemptions signaling tariff instability The Goldman Sachs quote is specifically chosen for its elite source authority — it functions as "establishment endorsement" that neutralizes critics who might argue Trump's policies are damaging business confidence. --- ### Defense Mechanisms - **Projection (immature):** By quoting Solomon's implicit criticism of Biden ("different experience than the last four years"), Trump's apparatus projects policy failure onto the predecessor without direct attribution — clean-hands attack. - **Idealization:** Solomon's voice is instrumentalized as idealized authority. Goldman Sachs functions as a status symbol rather than a substantive economic voice. - **Rationalization (neurotic):** The quote implicitly rationalizes any market turbulence as a transition-period artifact, positioning Trump's "engagement" as the corrective variable. --- ### Multi-Level Personality Framework **Level 1 — Traits (as revealed by curation choice):** High extraversion (status assertion), low agreeableness (implicit devaluation of Biden-era engagement), moderate conscientiousness signaled by strategic framing. **Level 2 — Motives:** Agency-dominant: power and status. The Goldman Sachs imprimatur elevates Trump's status within the elite hierarchy while simultaneously signaling to the base that "real" business leaders approve. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** - **Protagonist role:** Competent dealmaker, welcomed back by serious people. - **Contrasting other:** Biden administration (unnamed but clearly referenced as the "last four years" of disengagement). - **Narrative sequence:** Contamination-reversal. Biden era = contamination (disengagement); Trump era = restoration of proper order. - **Archetypal layer:** King/Order Restorer. Solomon's quote positions Trump as restoring legitimate engagement after a period of executive withdrawal. The Trickster is temporarily subordinated to the King archetype when elite validation is the goal. --- ### Rhetorical Techniques - **Third-party credibility / testimonial:** Goldman Sachs CEO as credibility vessel — highest-prestige available in finance. - **Implicit false dichotomy:** Business-friendly (Trump) vs. disengaged (Biden) — presented as factual observation by a neutral party, not partisan argument. - **Clean-hands attack:** The criticism of "the last four years" is entirely in Solomon's mouth. - **Appeal to authority:** CEO of systemically important financial institution as epistemic anchor. - **Parasocial status signaling:** Followers receive the message that powerful figures privately approve, reinforcing in-group confidence. --- ### Cognitive Markers Inapplicable — this post contains no Trump-authored language. No cognitive assessment is possible from a curated quote. --- ### Danger Assessment **Level: None.** Routine elite validation post. No dehumanization, no eliminationist language, no mobilization signals, no target identification. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon stated the quoted words verbatim" | **Unverifiable** | An MP4 video is attached which would contain the original statement. The quote is plausible given Wall Street's cautious optimism toward Trump's second-term deregulatory signals, but exact attribution cannot be independently confirmed here. | | "The Trump administration's engagement with the business community represents a 'different experience' than the prior four years" | **Half True** | Biden maintained substantial engagement with major financial institutions and business leaders, including direct CEO consultations. Some executives did express preference for Trump's deregulatory orientation. Solomon's characterization reflects one perspective and selective comparison rather than a documented consensus finding. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 8%) ### Indicators - Posted at 15:05 EST (business hours, Washington D.C.) - Grammatically flawless, no typos, no ALL CAPS - Curated video clip with transcribed pull quote — Scavino production pattern - Zero Trump linguistic fingerprints: no hyperbole, no stream-of-consciousness, no incomplete clauses - Same-day authentic posts show markedly different register ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon) Sentiment: +0.72 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) - idealization (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Elite validation relay — followers receive signal that powerful insiders approve - Status by association — Goldman Sachs imprimatur elevates subject's perceived prestige - Implicit in-group/out-group reinforcement via 'last four years' contrast ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._ > Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon stated the quoted words verbatim **UNVERIFIABLE** An MP4 video is attached which would contain the original statement. The quote is plausible given Wall Street's cautious optimism toward Trump's second-term deregulatory signals, but exact attribution cannot be independently confirmed here. > The Trump administration's engagement with the business community represents a 'different experience' than the prior four years **HALF TRUE** Biden maintained substantial engagement with major financial institutions and business leaders, including direct CEO consultations. Some executives did express preference for Trump's deregulatory orientation. Solomon's characterization reflects one perspective and selective comparison rather than a documented consensus finding. Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - supply-seeking (85%) - third-party-validation (90%) - aide-authored (92%) - economic-counter-narrative (80%) - elite-endorsement (88%) - grandiose-state (60%) - clean-hands-attack (75%) - king-archetype (65%) - order-restorer (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Midnight Massie Rage Gives Way to a Choreographed Tariff Victory Lap** Trump opened the day with a sharp midnight attack on Republican Rep. Thomas Massie over a budget vote, calling him a "grandstander" in the day's only flash of real anger. By morning, the mood flipped entirely as he spent the afternoon flooding his feed with endorsement quotes from CEOs, cabinet members, and Fox News hosts championing his tariff and manufacturing agenda. He also defended Elon Musk as a "GREAT PATRIOT" despite widespread public backlash, and hosted the Irish Taoiseach at the White House. The vast majority of the day's posts were staff-curated quote shares rather than personal compositions, making this one of his more managed and message-disciplined days. Full digest for 2025-03-12: https://trump.fm/date/2025-03-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, March 12). Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: "One of the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114151257383811463 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: "One of the things that I..." Truth Social, 12 Mar. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114151257383811463. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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