# Post ts_114519933006186542

- Post ID: `ts_114519933006186542`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-16T22:45:01.269Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114519933006186542/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114519933006186542.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I’ve always considered the Middle East to be a very important region…

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:54), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> - Well, I always considered it to be a very important region. I know all three leaders, as you could see, very well. In all three cases, I knew them long before I ran for politics, which is sort of something. It makes it a little bit more special. They're great people. The three of them, they're great people. And it's a great region, but it was never treated properly. And it was certainly not treated well by Biden, who didn't know he was alive, frankly. So, you know, you can understand that. But he was not, he didn't treat, they didn't treat this group well. And I think they were being, and I guess you know, 'cause you've reported on it, they were being coaxed very strongly by China, 'cause that solves China's fuel problem forever. And it wasn't their preference, but they were on their way, they were going to China, and that was going to be their parent. And that's not happening anymore. - Do you think you've shifted the paradigm on that? - No, I don't think, I know. We are as close, we're closer now to them than ever before. You could see the relationship. You could get a body expert and pay them a lot of money, they could tell you. No, there's just a relationship that I have with all three that's just, you know, very extraordinary. I was even saying, you know, we're like so friendly, not a normal situation where you're okay with a leader or whatever. But this is a very important region. This is the energy capital of the world. They have massive amounts of energy and other things. They've invested wisely, and they're looking to do other things. I guess in Saudi Arabia, they said, in another couple of years, there'll be more than 50% other businesses represent more than 50% of the take. And it's pretty amazing what all of them have done.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/519/932/650/637/722/original/f267b01100fb2430.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 5,645
- Reposts: 1,269
- Replies: 185
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.310Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:35:21.965Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "I've always considered the Middle East to be a very important region…"

### Context
Posted during Trump's Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia on May 16, 2025. The post is a brief teaser statement with an attached video, likely promotional content from the trip. At 6:45 PM ET (Trump was in Riyadh, so ~1:45 AM local Saudi time on May 17), this was likely scheduled/posted by staff to coincide with U.S. evening news cycles.

### Authorship
This is almost certainly aide-written. The ellipsis trailing off, the polished brevity, the attached produced video, and the lack of any emotional reactivity or stylistic Trump markers (no caps, no nicknames, no grievance) all point to a Dan Scavino or comms team production. The post functions as a promotional clip share rather than personal expression.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. The statement "I've always considered" is a mild grandiosity marker—positioning himself as having long-standing strategic vision regarding the Middle East. The framing implies foresight and consistency, a self-narrative of the wise leader who always knew what mattered. But the post is too brief and formulaic to yield significant clinical data.

### Rhetorical Function
This is maintenance content: keeping the audience engaged during a diplomatic trip, projecting presidential gravitas. The ellipsis invites the viewer to watch the video for the rest of the thought—a basic engagement hook.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Polished, minimal text
- No typos or emotional reactivity
- Produced video attachment
- No ALL CAPS or grievance language
- Professional promotional framing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- implied expertise
- teaser engagement

## Tags

- aide-written (90%)
- promotional (90%)
- middle-east-trip (100%)
- low-signal (90%)

## 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). I’ve always considered the Middle East to be a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114519933006186542
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I’ve always considered the Middle East to be a very..." Truth Social, 16 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114519933006186542. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I’ve always considered the Middle East to be a very...," Truth Social, May 16, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114519933006186542.

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