# Post ts_114495789264464415 - Post ID: `ts_114495789264464415` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2025-05-12T16:24:57.008Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114495789264464415.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Secretary Kennedy: "We now have a President who is a man of his word, who has the courage... he can't be bought, unlike most of the politicians in this country — and he is standing here for the American people." ## What the media says **Video transcript** (3:48), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > - Thank you, Mr. President. Um, this is, uh, this is an extraordinary day. This is an issue that, you know, I grew up in the Democratic Party, and every major Democratic leader for 20 years been making this promise to the American people. This was the fulcrum of Bernie Sanders' runs for presidency, that he was gonna eliminate this discrepancy between Europe and the United States. But as it turns out, none of them were doing it, it's one of these promises that politicians make to their constituents, knowing that they'll never have to do it. And the reason they'll never have to do it is 'cause they know that Congress is controlled in so many ways by the pharmaceutical industry. There's at least one pharmaceutical lobbyist for every congressman, every senator in Capitol Hill, and every member of the Supreme Court. Some estimates, three. Pharmaceutical companies, the industry itself spends three times what's the next largest lobbyist spends on lobbying. So this was an issue that people talked about, nobody wanted to do anything because it was radioactive. They knew you couldn't get it by Congress. We now have a president who is a man of his word, who has the courage. President Trump was taking money from the pharmaceutical industry, too. I think they gave you a hundred million dollars. But he can't be bought, unlike most of the politicians in this country. And he is standing here for the American people. I don't know, there's writers like Lord Elizabeth Warren, or Robert Reich, who are saying that President Trump is on this side of the olec arcs. There has never been a president more willing to stand up to the olec arcs than President Donald Trump. And I'm very, very proud of you, Mr. President, for your courage, or I'll say, because I don't want to be crude, your intestinal fortitude, your stiff spine, and your willingness to stand up for the American people. We have 4.2% of the world's population. We, our country represents 75% of the revenues for pharmaceutical companies. We spend, in our country, $1,126 per capita on drugs. In Britain, they spend about 240. They spend 1/5 of what we do. And this is true across Europe. And the drug companies, Europeans, if you ask them, it may no sense what they are saying. America has to pay for this innovation, or it's not gonna happen. President Trump is saying to our European partners, is you gotta raise the amount that you're paying for those drugs, and pay for your share of the innovation. Oh, that the United States is no longer subsidizing that. If the Europeans raise their, the price of their drugs, by just 20%, that is $10 trillion. That can be spent on innovation. And the health of all people all across the globe is gonna increase, because we're gonna have better products. So I am, I'm just so grateful to be here today. I never thought that this would happen in my lifetime. I have a couple of kids who are Democrats, are big Bernie Sanders fans. And when I told them that this was gonna happen, they had tears in their eyes. 'Cause they thought this is never gonna happen in our lifetime, and we finally have a president who's willing to stand up for the American people. Thank you, and Dr. Rupp. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/495/788/232/384/001/original/09d95acfa052e969.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 3,594 - Reposts: 964 - Replies: 247 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.310Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:27:22.649Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: RFK Jr. Testimonial Repost (2025-05-12) ## Authorship Staff-produced content with high confidence. Clean video clip, proper quote attribution, business-hours posting at 12:24 PM ET. Standard comms team amplification of favorable surrogate messaging. ## Psychological Function Pure narcissistic supply post. The selection of this RFK Jr. quote reveals which praise dimensions Trump (or his team) considers most valuable: integrity, courage, incorruptibility, and populist championship. The quote functions as third-party validation, a technique that provides admiration while maintaining plausible distance from direct self-praise. ## Contextual Irony The claim that Trump "can't be bought" is posted on the same day he is defending acceptance of a ~$400M luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar's royal family. The cognitive dissonance between the messaging and the concurrent controversy is notable, though likely reflects compartmentalized communications strategy rather than intentional irony. ## Rhetorical Technique Using RFK Jr. — a former Democrat and Kennedy family member — as the messenger maximizes the testimonial's persuasive power through credibility transfer and coalition signaling. The implicit contrast ("unlike most politicians") frames Trump as uniquely virtuous within a corrupt system. ## Longitudinal Note This post fits the day's pattern of grandiose supply-seeking across multiple posts (drug prices, hostage release, Air Force One defense). The overall pattern suggests a day of active narrative management. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump can't be bought, unlike most politicians" | **Mostly False** | Posted the same day Trump is defending acceptance of a $400M luxury jet from Qatar, raising serious emoluments concerns. The juxtaposition is striking. | Overall Veracity: 20% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - Polished quote formatting - Business hours posting (12:24 PM ET) - Professional video attachment - No typos or emotional outbursts ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (RFK Jr. public praise) Sentiment: +0.70 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 50% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - third-party validation - populist framing ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._ > Trump can't be bought, unlike most politicians **MOSTLY FALSE** Posted the same day Trump is defending acceptance of a $400M luxury jet from Qatar, raising serious emoluments concerns. The juxtaposition is striking. Sources: Known events: Qatar Air Force One Gift Controversy Overall Veracity: 20% ## Tags - supply-seeking (80%) - third-party-testimonial (90%) - aide-written (90%) - populism (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Prescription Drug Executive Order Dominates a Carefully Orchestrated Policy Day, Bookended by Grievance** Trump's day was dominated by a coordinated rollout of an executive order on prescription drug pricing, which he promoted relentlessly across nearly half his posts. The morning opened with triumphant news about the release of American hostage Edan Alexander, followed by a midday policy blitz featuring quotes from administration officials. The day's only real flash of anger came in the late afternoon with an aggressive post about immigration and "radical left judges," but the overall tone was one of self-congratulation and policy promotion rather than sustained combativeness. Notably absent was any mention of the major U.S.-China tariff reduction deal announced the same day. Full digest for 2025-05-12: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 12). Secretary Kennedy: "We now have a President who... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Secretary Kennedy: "We now have a President who is a man of..." Truth Social, 12 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114495789264464415. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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