# Post ts_114938657898917536

- Post ID: `ts_114938657898917536`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-29T21:32:16.006Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114938657898917536/analysis
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## Post text

> Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible for the firing of Stephen Colbert from CBS, Late Night. That is not true! The reason he was fired was a pure lack of TALENT, and the fact that this deficiency was costing CBS $50 Million Dollars a year in losses — And it was only going to get WORSE! Next up will be an even less talented Jimmy Kimmel, and then, a weak, and very insecure, Jimmy Fallon. The only real question is, who will go first? Show Biz and Television is a very simple business. If you get Ratings, you can say or do anything. If you don't, you always become a victim. Colbert became a victim to himself, the other two will follow.

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.301Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:02:08.756Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump celebrates Colbert's reported CBS firing through a characteristic rhetorical structure: attributing his own influence to unnamed others ("everybody is saying"), nominally denying credit, then providing an alternative explanation that still centers his worldview. The devaluation cascade targeting three late-night hosts reveals sadistic pleasure in anticipated professional destruction. Most psychologically revealing is the closing maxim — "If you get Ratings, you can say or do anything" — which articulates Trump's core operating principle: power as the sole legitimizing force. This is not merely entertainment commentary but a projection of his political philosophy. The predictions about Kimmel and Fallon function as implicit warnings to public figures who oppose him. The post exemplifies grandiose narcissistic supply-seeking with mild sadistic features, consistent with baseline patterns.

## Psychological Analysis: Trump on Colbert Firing (2025-07-29)

### Context
Trump is in Scotland at Turnberry during this period. UTC 21:32 = ~4:32 PM BST (local). Business hours posting from a golf resort.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. The grammar is mostly correct and well-structured, suggesting possible aide involvement. However, the content is classic Trump: personal score-settling, entertainment industry commentary, the "everybody is saying" construction, selective capitalization (TALENT, WORSE), and the characteristic pattern of denying credit while clearly claiming it. The rhetorical false modesty ("That is not true!") followed by taking implicit credit is a signature Trump move. The entertainment industry knowledge and personal vendettas against late-night hosts are authentically Trump concerns. Likely Trump-dictated, possibly lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **narcissistic victory lap** disguised as casual commentary. The opening "Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible" is a classic supply-seeking device — introducing the idea that he caused the firing while nominally denying it. The denial functions as a boast.

The post reveals **devaluation** of three targets in descending order: Colbert (fired, talentless), Kimmel ("even less talented"), Fallon ("weak, very insecure"). This hierarchical degradation is characteristic of narcissistic dominance displays.

The closing philosophy — "If you get Ratings, you can say or do anything" — is a revealing self-referential statement. This is Trump's core operating principle projected onto entertainment: power (ratings/votes) as the sole legitimizing force.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial-as-boast**: "That is not true!" while clearly implying the opposite
- **Projection**: Calling Fallon "very insecure" — a trait frequently attributed to Trump
- **Devaluation**: Systematic diminishment of all three hosts

### Rhetorical Devices
The "everybody is saying" opener is a classic argumentum ad populum that simultaneously inflates his influence. The false denial structure plants the desired narrative while maintaining plausible deniability.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Colbert was fired from CBS Late Night" | **Unverifiable** | Based on known events through early 2025, Colbert was still hosting. This may reflect July 2025 developments not in training data. |
| "CBS was losing $50 million a year on Colbert's show" | **Unverifiable** | No independent verification available. Late night shows have faced financial pressures industry-wide, but Trump's specific figure cannot be confirmed. |
| "Trump was solely responsible for Colbert's firing" | **Mostly False** | Trump nominally denies this claim while introducing it. Network decisions involve complex business factors; attributing a firing solely to presidential influence is implausible. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- 'Everybody is saying' construction
- Selective ALL CAPS on TALENT and WORSE
- Entertainment industry score-settling
- False modesty denial pattern
- Business hours in Scotland (~4:32 PM BST)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Colbert firing from CBS)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Expansive grandiosity
- Rapid-fire targeting of multiple individuals
- Confident predictions about future events

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- False modesty to amplify boast
- Positioning as entertainment industry authority
- Framing personal vendettas as objective business analysis

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Introducing unverified claim ('everybody is saying I was responsible') to establish narrative while nominally denying it
- Framing personal vendetta as objective business analysis

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Colbert was fired from CBS Late Night

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Based on known events through early 2025, Colbert was still hosting. This may reflect July 2025 developments not in training data.

> CBS was losing $50 million a year on Colbert's show

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No independent verification available. Late night shows have faced financial pressures industry-wide, but Trump's specific figure cannot be confirmed.

> Trump was solely responsible for Colbert's firing

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump nominally denies this claim while introducing it. Network decisions involve complex business factors; attributing a firing solely to presidential influence is implausible.

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- narcissistic_victory_lap (90%)
- entertainment_industry (80%)
- devaluation_cascade (80%)
- implicit_threat (60%)
- power_legitimacy (70%)

## That day

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

**From Scotland with Swagger: Trump Mixes Diplomatic Victory Lap with Evening Attack Barrage**

Trump spent the day posting from Scotland, where he'd arrived after an EU trade deal, alternating between triumphant self-congratulation and combative jabs. He pushed back on reports that he was seeking a summit with China, responded presidentially to a deadly Manhattan shooting, then pivoted hard into personal attacks by evening — targeting Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, celebrating Stephen Colbert's reported firing, and publicly pressuring Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to eliminate the judicial blue slip tradition. A predawn posting cluster in Scottish time raises sleep-pattern questions. The day closed with escalating intensity, capped by charged dehumanizing rhetoric about immigration enforcement.

Full digest for 2025-07-29: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 29). Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114938657898917536
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible for the..." Truth Social, 29 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114938657898917536. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible for the...," Truth Social, July 29, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114938657898917536.

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