# Post ts_114599330494282325

- Post ID: `ts_114599330494282325`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-30T23:16:50.715Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114599330494282325
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114599330494282325/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114599330494282325.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It is my great honor to raise the Tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, effective Wednesday, June 4th. Our steel and aluminum industries are coming back like never before. This will be yet another BIG jolt of great news for our wonderful steel and aluminum workers. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

## Engagement

- Likes: 6,705
- Reposts: 1,690
- Replies: 410
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.309Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:45:35.571Z (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: Tariff Increase Announcement (Steel & Aluminum)

### Context
This post announces raising steel/aluminum tariffs from 25% to 50%, posted while Trump was at U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh (per previous post). Notably, this comes just 1-2 days after federal courts struck down his IEEPA tariffs as illegal—making this escalation a direct assertion of power in the face of judicial rebuke.

### Authorship
Posted at ~7:17 PM ET. The polished, formal structure ("It is my great honor"), complete sentences, and lack of typos suggest aide involvement, likely drafted for the Pittsburgh event. However, the ALL CAPS closing and "BIG jolt" phrasing carry Trump's voice—likely a hybrid or Trump-approved draft.

### Psychological Dynamics
The timing relative to the court ruling is the most significant feature. Courts unanimously struck down his tariff authority, and within 48 hours he announces an *escalation* of tariffs on a different product. This is classic counterphobic behavior—responding to a threat to authority by doubling down rather than retreating. The grandiose framing ("great honor," "like never before," "BIG jolt") serves to project strength and control precisely when his tariff authority is under legal siege.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Standard populist economic messaging: direct address to workers, superlatives, MAGA slogan. The phrase "yet another" implies a series of victories, constructing a momentum narrative. "Coming back like never before" is characteristic hyperbole.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Steel and aluminum industries are coming back like never before" | **Mostly False** | While tariffs have provided some protection, U.S. steel production capacity utilization and employment have shown modest gains at best, with downstream industries (manufacturing, construction) facing higher input costs. The claim of unprecedented recovery is not supported by economic data. |
| "Raising tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%" | **True** | Trump had authority under Section 232 to adjust these tariffs and did announce this increase. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Formal opening 'It is my great honor'
- Complete grammatical sentences throughout
- Business hours posting (7:17 PM ET)
- Posted during Pittsburgh U.S. Steel event - likely prepared remarks
- ALL CAPS 'BIG' and MAGA slogan are Trump markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Federal courts striking down IEEPA tariffs)

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to 'wonderful workers'
- Shared triumph framing ('our')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Steel and aluminum industries are coming back like never before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While tariffs have provided some protection, U.S. steel production capacity utilization and employment have shown modest gains at best, with downstream industries (manufacturing, construction) facing higher input costs. The claim of unprecedented recovery is not supported by economic data.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Iron and Steel Institute data

> Raising tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%

**TRUE**

Trump had authority under Section 232 to adjust these tariffs and did announce this increase.

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- tariffs (100%)
- steel-aluminum (90%)
- power-assertion (70%)
- judicial-defiance (60%)
- worker-populism (70%)

## That day

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

**Courts Strike Down Tariffs; Trump Retaliates by Raising Them Higher**

Trump opened the evening with a lengthy, heated reaction to a court ruling that struck down his tariff authority, lashing out at judges, Leonard Leo, and the Federalist Society in unusually personal terms. By morning he had shifted to a confident, self-congratulatory tone, reframing the U.S.-China trade compromise as an act of personal mercy and filling the rest of the day with a steady stream of endorsements, firings, and a farewell press conference for Elon Musk. The day ended defiantly at a U.S. Steel event in Pittsburgh where he announced a doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs -- effectively asserting the very authority courts had just challenged. The overall mood was dominated by grandiosity, with the court ruling the only real crack in the armor.

Full digest for 2025-05-30: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 30). It is my great honor to raise the Tariffs on... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114599330494282325
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It is my great honor to raise the Tariffs on steel and..." Truth Social, 30 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114599330494282325. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It is my great honor to raise the Tariffs on steel and...," Truth Social, May 30, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114599330494282325.

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