# Post ts_114922194000687458

- Post ID: `ts_114922194000687458`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-26T23:45:16.856Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114922194000687458/analysis
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## Post text

> I’m looking at the large amount  of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election, and the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for “expenses,” to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV “anchor,” Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING! These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 3,066
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.301Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:05:09.842Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This late-night post from Scotland reveals persistent narcissistic injury from the 2024 campaign's celebrity endorsements of Kamala Harris. Despite winning the election seven months prior, Trump remains preoccupied with the endorsements, enumerating specific dollar amounts in a prosecutorial frame that demands criminal charges against named individuals. The most psychologically significant element is the "books and records" language — the exact legal framework used in his own New York criminal conviction — projected onto opponents in a textbook role-reversal. The post contains multiple reality distortions: the claim that Beyoncé's rally audience was "booing" contradicts video evidence, and the assertion that paying for endorsements is "TOTALLY ILLEGAL" misrepresents FEC disclosure requirements as categorical prohibition. The demand that named private citizens and political opponents "should all be prosecuted" from the presidential platform represents an elevated concern — not for imminent violence, but for the normalization of using state power for personal grievance resolution. The inability to release grudges months after victory, combined with the late-night timing and emotional intensity, is consistent with the rumination and disproportionate rage characteristic of narcissistic personality organization.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_114922194000687458

### Timing & Authorship
Post at 23:45 UTC; Trump was in Scotland (BST, UTC+1), making local time ~12:45 AM on July 27. Classic late-night posting window. The post exhibits authentic Trump markers: stream-of-consciousness structure, parenthetical asides with personal attacks ("a total lightweight!"), ALL CAPS for emphasis, characteristic punctuation patterns, and the sardonic sign-off "Thank you for your attention to this matter." High confidence authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is driven by **narcissistic injury** from the 2024 campaign — specifically the high-profile celebrity endorsements Kamala Harris received. The grudge-bearing over endorsements months after winning the election is consistent with paranoid features (bearing grudges, preoccupation with perceived slights) and reveals that the endorsements were experienced as wounding despite his victory. The demand for prosecution represents the characteristic transformation of narcissistic injury into retaliatory action.

The post oscillates between **grandiose** framing (he won, they lost, they're desperate) and **vulnerable** undertones (the endorsements clearly stung). The lengthy enumeration of specific dollar amounts and recipients suggests rumination — he has been reviewing or was shown FEC filings and the content activated stored grievance.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accusing Democrats of "paying for endorsements" while Trump himself has historically sought and showcased endorsements as transactional validation
- **Rationalization**: Framing personal grievance as legal concern ("YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT")
- **Acting out**: Public demand for prosecution of political opponents

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses prosecutorial framing to legitimize revenge fantasy. Specific dollar figures create an impression of documented wrongdoing. The rhetorical question ("Can you imagine what would happen...") is a classic appeal-to-consequences argument. Devaluation of targets via parenthetical diminishment (Sharpton as "total lightweight," "very low rated").

### Cognitive Observations
The post is coherent and detailed, showing intact executive function in constructing a multi-point argument. Minor encoding artifacts (â instead of apostrophes) are platform/copy-paste issues. The phrase "incorrectly stated in the books and records" mirrors the exact legal language used against Trump in his own New York criminal case — a notable reversal/projection.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement" | **Mostly False** | Conservative media reported FEC filings showing payments to Beyoncé's production company, but these were for event production/performance costs at a Houston rally, not a direct endorsement payment. The framing as 'paying for an endorsement' is misleading. |
| "Beyoncé never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience" | **False** | Beyoncé appeared at a Houston rally and delivered remarks endorsing Harris. While she did not perform a full concert set, the crowd was enthusiastic, not booing. Video evidence contradicts the 'booing' claim. |
| "Oprah received $3 million for expenses" | **Half True** | FEC filings showed payments to Oprah's production company for event production costs. Whether these constitute 'endorsement payments' vs legitimate production expenses is disputed. |
| "It is TOTALLY ILLEGAL to pay for an endorsement" | **Mostly False** | FEC regulations require disclosure of paid endorsements as campaign expenditures, but payment for endorsements is not categorically illegal. The legal issue would be failure to properly disclose, not the payment itself. |

Overall Veracity: 22%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- 12:45 AM local time in Scotland
- Parenthetical personal attacks
- ALL CAPS emphasis passages
- Stream-of-consciousness enumeration
- Sardonic closing line

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Celebrity endorsements of Kamala Harris during 2024 campaign)

**Rage:** Intensity 65% targeting Democrats, Beyoncé, Oprah, Al Sharpton, Kamala Harris
- Proportionality: 25%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting with high energy and detailed enumeration
- Grandiose prosecutorial stance
- Pressured quality to the writing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 75%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 35%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- acting out (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share outrage via rhetorical question
- Formal closing creates pseudo-legal authority
- Enumeration of dollar amounts creates shared investigative frame

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Explicit call for criminal prosecution of political opponents and private citizens
- Naming specific individuals as law-breakers who 'should all be prosecuted'
- Pattern of using presidential platform to target individuals for legal/social consequences

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting rally reception as 'booing and angry audience' when footage shows enthusiastic crowd
- Misrepresenting campaign production payments as illegal endorsement bribes
- Asserting categorical illegality where nuanced disclosure rules actually apply

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Conservative media reported FEC filings showing payments to Beyoncé's production company, but these were for event production/performance costs at a Houston rally, not a direct endorsement payment. The framing as 'paying for an endorsement' is misleading.

Sources: FEC filings; Campaign finance reports

> Beyoncé never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience

**FALSE**

Beyoncé appeared at a Houston rally and delivered remarks endorsing Harris. While she did not perform a full concert set, the crowd was enthusiastic, not booing. Video evidence contradicts the 'booing' claim.

Sources: Rally footage October 2024

> Oprah received $3 million for expenses

**HALF TRUE**

FEC filings showed payments to Oprah's production company for event production costs. Whether these constitute 'endorsement payments' vs legitimate production expenses is disputed.

Sources: FEC filings

> It is TOTALLY ILLEGAL to pay for an endorsement

**MOSTLY FALSE**

FEC regulations require disclosure of paid endorsements as campaign expenditures, but payment for endorsements is not categorically illegal. The legal issue would be failure to properly disclose, not the payment itself.

Sources: FEC regulations; 52 U.S.C. § 30104

Overall Veracity: 22%

## Tags

- revenge-seeking (90%)
- projection (85%)
- celebrity-grievance (80%)
- prosecutorial-framing (80%)
- reality-distortion (70%)

## That day

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

**Ceasefire Diplomat by Day, Midnight Prosecutor by Night**

Trump spent the afternoon in Scotland playing international peacemaker, narrating in real time his phone calls brokering a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand. The mood stayed upbeat and self-congratulatory through the evening, with a brief push on the Republican legislative agenda and a glowing Gary Player quote praising his Turnberry golf course. The day took a sharp turn well after midnight local time, when a lengthy, angry post resurfaced grievances about Beyoncé and other celebrities endorsing Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign — seven months after he won. He demanded criminal prosecution of named individuals, borrowing the exact "books and records" language from his own New York case. The gulf between the calm diplomacy and the late-night venom was the day's most striking feature.

Full digest for 2025-07-26: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 26). I’m looking at the large amount of money owed... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114922194000687458
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the..." Truth Social, 26 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114922194000687458. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I’m looking at the large amount of money owed by the...," Truth Social, July 26, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114922194000687458.

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