# Post ts_114515613065520300

- Post ID: `ts_114515613065520300`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-16T04:26:24.173Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114515613065520300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114515613065520300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114515613065520300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Radical Left SleazeBags, which has no cards remaining in its illegal bag of tricks, is, in a very coordinated manner, PLAYING THE REF with regard to the United States Supreme Court. They lost the Election in a landslide, and with it, have totally lost their confidence and reason. They are stone cold CRAZY! I hope the Supreme Court doesn’t fall for the games they play. The people are with us in bigger numbers than ever before. They want to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.310Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:37:19.702Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_114515613065520300

### Context
Posted 2025-05-16 at 04:26 UTC. Trump was traveling in Saudi Arabia (UTC+3), making local time ~7:26 AM. Given travel/jet lag from the US (EDT, UTC-4), this could reflect a disrupted sleep schedule. The post follows the May 15 Supreme Court oral arguments in *Trump v. CASA* on birthright citizenship.

### Authorship
The post reads as authentic Trump: emotional reactivity, ALL CAPS emphasis ("PLAYING THE REF," "CRAZY," "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN"), stream-of-consciousness sentence construction with multiple embedded clauses, and the characteristic exclamation-heavy closing. The phrase "stone cold CRAZY" and "SleazeBags" are distinctly Trumpian coinages. The early morning timing during international travel further supports authenticity.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is driven by **anticipatory anxiety** about the Supreme Court ruling. The trigger is narcissistic injury via perceived threat — the possibility that courts might rule against him on birthright citizenship. The defense structure is classic:

- **Projection**: Accusing opponents of "playing the ref" (attempting to influence the Court) while simultaneously doing exactly that — publicly pressuring the Court to rule in his favor.
- **Splitting**: Pure black-and-white framing — "Radical Left SleazeBags" vs. "the people are with us."
- **Denial/Distortion**: Characterizing the 2024 election as a "landslide" (he won by ~1.5% in popular vote terms).

The post oscillates between **grandiose** narcissistic state ("bigger numbers than ever before") and **vulnerable/paranoid** state (opponents coordinating against him, hope the Court "doesn't fall for" tricks).

### Rhetorical Techniques
The sports metaphor "PLAYING THE REF" is effective populist rhetoric — it frames legitimate legal advocacy as cheating. "No cards remaining in its illegal bag of tricks" mixes metaphors (cards/bag of tricks) in typical Trumpian fashion. The closing MAGA slogan functions as a parasocial rallying cry.

### Danger Assessment
Low-level dehumanization ("SleazeBags," "stone cold CRAZY") but no eliminationist language or calls to action. Standard baseline rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "They lost the Election in a landslide" | **Mostly False** | Trump won the 2024 election with approximately 312 electoral votes and roughly 50.2% of the popular vote — a solid win but not a 'landslide' by historical standards |
| "The people are with us in bigger numbers than ever before" | **Mostly False** | Trump's approval ratings in May 2025 were historically low for this point in a presidency, generally in the low-to-mid 40s |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Receipts (1)

### major — supreme-court (12 months later)

> "The Supreme Court should not be swayed by Democratic pressure tactics"

**vs.**

> "Trump should pack the Supreme Court in retaliation for rulings against his agenda."

The source explicitly condemns 'playing the ref' — using political pressure tactics to influence Supreme Court rulings. Court-packing as retaliation for adverse rulings is the most extreme form of exactly that pressure tactic. The source warns the Court not to fall for such games when Democrats do it; this candidate advocates deploying an equivalent (or greater) structural coercion when the Court rules against Trump. The underlying norm — that political actors should not pressure the Court through institutional threats — is directly reversed.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116552659719497289)

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on multiple phrases
- Compound 'SleazeBags' neologism
- Stream-of-consciousness syntax with embedded clauses
- Early morning posting during international travel
- Emotional reactivity about pending court case

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Supreme Court case potentially ruling against birthright citizenship order)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Radical Left / legal opponents
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Early morning posting during international travel
- Elevated emotional intensity
- Grandiose claims

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group solidarity ('the people are with us')
- shared identity invocation (MAGA slogan)
- framing opponents as irrational/crazy

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing legal advocacy as illegitimate 'games'
- Characterizing narrow election win as 'landslide'

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> They lost the Election in a landslide

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump won the 2024 election with approximately 312 electoral votes and roughly 50.2% of the popular vote — a solid win but not a 'landslide' by historical standards

Sources: 2024 election results

> The people are with us in bigger numbers than ever before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump's approval ratings in May 2025 were historically low for this point in a presidency, generally in the low-to-mid 40s

Sources: polling aggregates

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Receipts (1)

### major — supreme-court (12 months later)

> The Supreme Court should not be swayed by Democratic pressure tactics

_May 16, 2025_

vs.

> Trump should pack the Supreme Court in retaliation for rulings against his agenda.

_May 10, 2026_

The source explicitly condemns 'playing the ref' — using political pressure tactics to influence Supreme Court rulings. Court-packing as retaliation for adverse rulings is the most extreme form of exactly that pressure tactic. The source warns the Court not to fall for such games when Democrats do it; this candidate advocates deploying an equivalent (or greater) structural coercion when the Court rules against Trump. The underlying norm — that political actors should not pressure the Court through institutional threats — is directly reversed.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116552659719497289)

## Tags

- supreme_court_pressure (80%)
- projection (90%)
- birthright_citizenship (70%)
- opponent_derogation (70%)

## That day

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

**Historic Middle East Trip Hijacked by Supreme Court Rage and Celebrity Grudges**

Trump spent the day in Saudi Arabia on what his team billed as a historic diplomatic tour, but the trip's narrative was repeatedly overtaken by personal grievances. He returned four separate times to attacking the Supreme Court over immigration rulings, escalating from accusation to outright fury by late evening. In between, he took unprompted shots at Taylor Swift and launched a lengthy, blistering takedown of Bruce Springsteen -- the day's most intense burst of anger. The final hours produced a split-screen effect: rage-posting about the Court past midnight local time, then pivoting to self-congratulatory speech clips about the trip's success into 2 AM.

Full digest for 2025-05-16: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 16). The Radical Left SleazeBags, which has no cards... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114515613065520300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Radical Left SleazeBags, which has no cards remaining..." Truth Social, 16 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114515613065520300. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Radical Left SleazeBags, which has no cards remaining...," Truth Social, May 16, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114515613065520300.

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