# Post ts_114436165701323476

- Post ID: `ts_114436165701323476`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-02T03:41:53.557Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Betty Schwartz, Fred Marcus, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, Sid Rosenberg, Ariel Abergel, Barbara Feingold, Alex Witkoff, and Robert Garson to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. This Council has the important task of preserving the memories and stories of the loved ones whose lives were robbed in one of the darkest moments in History. NEVER FORGET!

## Engagement

- Likes: 2,184
- Reposts: 526
- Replies: 80
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.311Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:16:27.981Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Holocaust Memorial Council Appointments (2025-05-02)

This is a formal appointment announcement for eight members to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The post is formulaic, polished, and closes with the standard "NEVER FORGET!" exhortation.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written (likely Dan Scavino or staff). The post was published at 03:41 UTC, which is 11:41 PM EDT — borderline timing. However, the content is entirely formulaic: correct grammar, proper listing of full names, no emotional reactivity, no personal commentary, no ALL CAPS beyond the conventional closing phrase. Trump does not typically compose lists of eight appointee names with correct spelling. This reads as a standard White House communications product.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal. This is a routine governance announcement with no personal emotional content. The "NEVER FORGET!" closing is conventional Holocaust remembrance language, not indicative of personal psychological state. The post serves a maintenance/supply function — positioning Trump as a serious statesman honoring historical memory.

### Rhetorical Notes
The phrase "whose lives were robbed" and "one of the darkest moments in History" are standard solemnity markers. The capitalization of "History" is a mild Trumpian touch (or aide mimicry). The post functions as virtue signaling to Jewish constituencies and as routine presidential communication.

### Context
This appears amid a cluster of posts on May 2, including a more characteristically Trumpian post about renaming Victory Days and an attack on Democrats over impeachment — posts that show far more psychological content than this administrative announcement.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Perfect grammar and spelling
- Formulaic structure listing eight full names correctly
- No emotional reactivity or personal commentary
- Standard White House communications template
- Professional tone throughout

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- institutional authority display

## Tags

- appointment_announcement (100%)
- holocaust_remembrance (80%)
- aide_written (90%)

## That day

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

**Grandiose Victory Lap Punctuated by Impeachment Fury and Fabricated Economic Claims**

The day was dominated by self-congratulation — reliving the Alabama commencement speech, sharing flattering media quotes, and announcing executive actions framed as historic achievements. A late-night rant against Democrats over impeachment talk was the angriest moment, with personal insults and calls for expulsion of opposition members. An early-morning claim that gasoline had dropped to $1.98 a gallon — more than a dollar below the actual national average — stood out as one of the most detached economic assertions in recent weeks. A threat to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status continued a pattern of using presidential power as punishment for institutional defiance.

Full digest for 2025-05-02: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 2). It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114436165701323476
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Betty..." Truth Social, 2 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114436165701323476. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Betty...," Truth Social, May 2, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114436165701323476.

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