# Post ts_114439099692439204

- Post ID: `ts_114439099692439204`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-02T16:08:02.710Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114439099692439204
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114439099692439204/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114439099692439204.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Maria Bartiromo: “As President Trump would say, it’s going to be the best economy anybody has ever seen. Look, we've got a market that is reflecting that."

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:47), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> as President Trump would say it's going to be the best economy anybody has ever seen. Look, we've got a market that is reflecting that, and he's just done a huge deal with Ukraine establishing this U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. What are we waiting on? We are waiting on India. We are waiting on South Korea. We are waiting on Japan. We could see trade deals there. And of course, we are waiting on next week with the European Union coming up with its own proposals. No doubt that is going to include a proposal to lower tariffs between the U.S. and Europe. And then we'll see what happens with China. That's the biggie already. They're quietly exempting U.S. goods from tariffs in China. So that's a positive. And that is why we've got this market rally underway.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/439/099/618/071/369/original/98a9d5db1ade1df3.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 2,914
- Reposts: 795
- Replies: 181
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.311Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:15:35.027Z (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 ts_114439099692439204 (2025-05-02)

### Post Content
Trump shares a Maria Bartiromo quote praising the economy, with attached video clip. This is a straightforward supply-seeking post — curating third-party validation from a reliably supportive media figure.

### Authorship
Posted at 16:08 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or Washington; either way this is ~12:08 PM ET — squarely business hours. The post is polished, formatted as a clean quote attribution, no typos or emotional reactivity. Consistent with aide/Scavino curation of favorable media clips.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine narcissistic supply post. Trump (or his team) selects a Fox Business host echoing his own language back ("As President Trump would say..."). The circular validation structure is notable: Bartiromo quotes Trump's own prediction, then endorses it as realized. This creates a closed loop of self-referential validation.

The post arrives during a period of historically low approval ratings (39-42%) and significant market volatility from tariff policies. The selection of this specific clip functions as **denial** — countering negative economic narratives with a curated positive frame.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Appeal to authority** (media figure endorsement)
- **Third-party ventriloquism** (having others speak your superlatives)
- **Hyperbole** ("best economy anybody has ever seen")

### Context
Given 328 lawsuits, lowest approval in 80 years, and tariff-driven market turmoil, this is maintenance-mode counter-programming — routine rather than clinically significant.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Market is reflecting the best economy anybody has ever seen" | **Mostly False** | Markets experienced significant turbulence from Trump's tariff policies. His approval rating at 100 days was the lowest in 80 years (39-42%). He had just signed an anti-tariff stacking EO to address market turmoil from his own policies. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:08 PM ET)
- Clean formatting with proper quote attribution
- Video clip curation typical of social media staff
- No typos or emotional markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Maria Bartiromo / Fox Business)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-party endorsement
- circular validation loop

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> Market is reflecting the best economy anybody has ever seen

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Markets experienced significant turbulence from Trump's tariff policies. His approval rating at 100 days was the lowest in 80 years (39-42%). He had just signed an anti-tariff stacking EO to address market turmoil from his own policies.

Sources: Known events: Trump anti-tariff stacking EO; Known events: lowest 100-day approval in 80 years

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- economy (90%)
- media-amplification (70%)

## 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). Maria Bartiromo: “As President Trump would say,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114439099692439204
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Maria Bartiromo: “As President Trump would say, it’s..." Truth Social, 2 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114439099692439204. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Maria Bartiromo: “As President Trump would say, it’s...," Truth Social, May 2, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114439099692439204.

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