# Post ts_114556558074574515

- Post ID: `ts_114556558074574515`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-23T09:59:15.385Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114556558074574515
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114556558074574515/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114556558074574515.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out well for all. I strongly recommend to them, however, that in order to get their Energy Costs down, they stop with the costly and unsightly windmills, and incentivize modernized drilling in the North Sea, where large amounts of oil lay waiting to be taken. A century of drilling left, with Aberdeen as the hub. The old fashioned tax system disincentivizes drilling, rather than the opposite. U.K.’s Energy Costs would go WAY DOWN, and fast!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:42:08.929Z (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: UK Energy Policy Post (2025-05-23)

This post offers unsolicited energy policy advice to the United Kingdom, recommending they abandon wind energy and resume North Sea oil drilling. It follows a pattern of Trump positioning himself as a global policy advisor—dispensing wisdom to allied nations from a posture of authority.

### Authorship
Posted at ~6:00 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or DC area). The polished sentence structure, policy-specific detail ("Aberdeen as the hub," "century of drilling"), and absence of typos or ALL CAPS emotional outbursts suggest aide involvement or at minimum heavy editing. The final exclamatory sentence ("WAY DOWN, and fast!") carries authentic Trump cadence. Likely a hybrid—aide-drafted with Trump's verbal input or final flourish.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post opens by referencing "our negotiated deal"—claiming credit and establishing authority before dispensing advice. The framing is paternalistic: "I strongly recommend to them." This is classic grandiose supply-seeking through demonstration of geopolitical influence and expertise.

The dismissal of windmills as "costly and unsightly" reflects a longstanding aesthetic-moral objection Trump has maintained for over a decade (dating to his Scottish golf course disputes). The word "unsightly" is notably personal—policy objections rarely invoke aesthetics.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "A century of drilling left in the North Sea" | **Mostly False** | Most energy analysts estimate 20-30 years of economically viable North Sea extraction remaining. The UK's North Sea Transition Authority projects production declining significantly through the 2030s-2040s. |
| "The old fashioned tax system disincentivizes drilling" | **Half True** | The UK's Energy Profits Levy (windfall tax) introduced in 2022 and extended has been criticized by industry as discouraging investment, but the broader tax regime includes investment allowances designed to incentivize exploration. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Polished sentence structure with policy specifics
- Business hours posting (~6 AM ET)
- Correct grammar throughout (except lay/lie)
- Final exclamatory sentence has authentic Trump cadence
- Long-standing personal vendetta against windmills is authentic content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (UK trade deal context)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- paternalistic authority display
- economic promise

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> A century of drilling left in the North Sea

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Most energy analysts estimate 20-30 years of economically viable North Sea extraction remaining. The UK's North Sea Transition Authority projects production declining significantly through the 2030s-2040s.

Sources: North Sea Transition Authority projections; UK Climate Change Committee reports

> The old fashioned tax system disincentivizes drilling

**HALF TRUE**

The UK's Energy Profits Levy (windfall tax) introduced in 2022 and extended has been criticized by industry as discouraging investment, but the broader tax regime includes investment allowances designed to incentivize exploration.

Sources: UK Energy Profits Levy legislation

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- energy_policy (90%)
- UK_relations (80%)
- anti_renewable (70%)
- paternalistic_advice (60%)
- windmill_fixation (50%)

## That day

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

**Economic Strongman Day: Tariff Threats Span Three Continents Before Afternoon Victory Laps**

Trump spent the morning issuing economic ultimatums to Apple, the EU, and the UK on energy policy, building from a calm diplomatic post about a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap to a heated threat of 50% tariffs on the EU. The afternoon shifted to celebration mode with a US Steel headquarters announcement and plans for a military parade honoring the Army's 250th birthday. Notably absent was any mention of two federal court rulings that same day blocking his grant conditions, or the recently completed US-China tariff deal — suggesting rapid attention migration to new targets and avoidance of legal setbacks.

Full digest for 2025-05-23: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 23). Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114556558074574515
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out..." Truth Social, 23 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114556558074574515. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our negotiated deal with the United Kingdom is working out...," Truth Social, May 23, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114556558074574515.

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