# Post ts_114471750357100883

- Post ID: `ts_114471750357100883`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-08T10:31:32.314Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114471750357100883/analysis
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## Post text

> “Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and “eggs”) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. — THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF “TOO LATE!” ENJOY!

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,201
- Reposts: 2,112
- Replies: 878
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.311Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:23:40.777Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post represents a characteristic Trump attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, deployed from a position of perceived strength on the morning of the UK trade deal announcement. The grandiose narcissistic state is evident in the rapid stacking of economic claims — most of which distort reality — to construct a narrative of personal vindication. The backhanded compliment ("I like him very much") is a textbook dominance display, signaling that Powell is so beneath Trump's station that magnanimity costs nothing. The post contains multiple reality distortions: inflation was not "virtually" zero, tariffs are paid by domestic importers not foreign governments, and grocery prices remained elevated. The scare quotes around "eggs" mock media coverage that had embarrassed the administration. Psychologically, this is supply-seeking behavior — using the UK deal momentum to demand recognition of economic success from an institutional figure (Powell) who has withheld it. The "ENJOY!" closing functions as both audience engagement and taunt. The post is consistent with Trump's longitudinal pattern of attacking Fed independence when policy doesn't align with his preferred narrative, a pattern that carries institutional risk even when individual posts carry no direct danger indicators.

## Psychological Analysis: "Too Late" Jerome Powell Attack

### Post Context
Posted at 10:31 UTC on May 8, 2025. Trump was in Washington, D.C. (preparing for the UK trade deal press conference at 10 AM). Local time: ~6:31 AM EDT — early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting patterns.

### Authorship
Early morning timing, ALL CAPS passages, nickname usage ("Too Late" Jerome Powell), stream-of-consciousness structure with multiple pivots, sarcastic closing ("ENJOY!"), and the parenthetical quotation marks around "eggs" (a callback to prior public debates about egg prices) all strongly indicate authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's decision-making (likely holding rates steady or signaling caution). The nickname "Too Late" frames Powell as perpetually behind — a recurring grievance. The structure follows a classic pattern: **insult → backhanded compliment → litany of self-credited achievements → triumphant conclusion**.

The backhanded "Other than that, I like him very much!" is a dominance display — it signals Trump can afford to be magnanimous because Powell is beneath him. This is characteristic grandiose narcissistic posturing.

The factual claims are largely distortions. "Virtually NO INFLATION" overstates disinflation. "Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S." misrepresents who pays tariffs (importers/consumers, not foreign governments). The scare quotes around "eggs" mock media coverage of egg price spikes that embarrassed the administration.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post deploys hyperbole, false attribution of causality, and a triumphalist frame timed to coincide with the UK trade deal announcement — leveraging that momentum to attack Powell from a position of perceived strength.

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators. This is routine Fed-bashing.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Virtually NO INFLATION" | **Mostly False** | Inflation had moderated from peaks but was not near zero. CPI remained above the Fed's 2% target in this period. |
| "Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S." | **Half True** | Tariff revenue increased, but tariffs are paid by US importers and largely passed to consumers — not paid by foreign countries as implied. |
| "Oil and Energy way down" | **Mostly True** | Oil prices had declined from earlier highs amid global demand concerns and tariff uncertainty. |
| "Almost all costs (groceries and 'eggs') down" | **Mostly False** | Grocery prices had stabilized but most remained elevated. Egg prices specifically had spiked due to avian flu and were only partially recovering. |

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:31 AM EDT)
- Trademark nickname ('Too Late' Jerome Powell)
- ALL CAPS emphasis throughout
- Sarcastic backhanded compliment pattern
- Stream-of-consciousness with multiple topic pivots

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Jerome Powell / Federal Reserve policy decisions perceived as insufficient recognition of Trump's economic success)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Jerome Powell
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire claim stacking
- Grandiose framing of economic conditions
- Elevated mood with triumphalist closing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)
- idealization (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience via 'ENJOY!'
- Constructing shared grievance against institutional incompetence

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Asserting 'virtually NO INFLATION' contrary to economic data
- Framing tariff costs as foreign payments
- Constructing false narrative of universal price declines

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> Virtually NO INFLATION

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Inflation had moderated from peaks but was not near zero. CPI remained above the Fed's 2% target in this period.

Sources: BLS CPI data

> Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S.

**HALF TRUE**

Tariff revenue increased, but tariffs are paid by US importers and largely passed to consumers — not paid by foreign countries as implied.

Sources: US Customs and Border Protection revenue data

> Oil and Energy way down

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Oil prices had declined from earlier highs amid global demand concerns and tariff uncertainty.

Sources: EIA data

> Almost all costs (groceries and 'eggs') down

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Grocery prices had stabilized but most remained elevated. Egg prices specifically had spiked due to avian flu and were only partially recovering.

Sources: BLS food price index

Overall Veracity: 43%

## Tags

- fed-attack (90%)
- economic-claims (80%)
- grandiosity (70%)
- reality-distortion (70%)
- tariff-defense (60%)

## That day

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

**UK Trade Deal Victory Lap Fuels All-Day Grandiose State With Minimal Rage**

Trump had a genuinely good day by his own standards, anchored by the announcement of a US-UK trade deal from the Oval Office. The mood was celebratory from early morning through the evening, with only one brief flash of anger directed at Fed Chair Jerome Powell. He congratulated the newly elected first American pope, weighed in on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks, and capped the evening with a rapid-fire batch of congressional endorsements and two notable DOJ appointments — including naming Judge Jeanine Pirro as DC's interim US Attorney and creating a "Weaponization Working Group" to investigate the prior administration.

Full digest for 2025-05-08: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 8). “Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114471750357100883
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have..." Truth Social, 8 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114471750357100883. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have...," Truth Social, May 8, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114471750357100883.

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