# Post ts_114947373855664074

- Post ID: `ts_114947373855664074`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-31T10:28:50.995Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again. They were successfully used against the USA for decades and, coupled with really dumb, pathetic, and crooked politicians, we're having a devastating impact on the future, and even the survival, of our country. Now the tide has completely turned, and America has successfully countered this onslaught of Tariffs used against it. ONE YEAR AGO, AMERICA WAS A DEAD COUNTRY, NOW IT IS THE "HOTTEST"COUNTRY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:05:46.041Z (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 Victory Lap Post (2025-07-31)

### Context
Posted at 11:28 AM BST from Scotland (Turnberry golf resort), the morning after announcing the US-EU trade deal. This is a victory lap timed to the news cycle around the EU deal averting 30% tariffs.

### Authorship
Mixed signals. The timing (late morning, business hours in Scotland) suggests possible aide involvement, but the content has strong authentic markers: the grammatical error ("we're" instead of "were"), missing space before "COUNTRY," stream-of-consciousness structure, ALL CAPS escalation, and the emotional crescendo pattern. The typo and stylistic features strongly suggest Trump himself.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic **supply-seeking** post in a **grandiose narcissistic state**, triggered by the EU trade deal success. The post follows a contamination-then-redemption arc: America was being destroyed by "dumb, pathetic, and crooked politicians" (devaluation of predecessors), but Trump has reversed it entirely. The phrase "ONE YEAR AGO, AMERICA WAS A DEAD COUNTRY" is characteristic **distortion** — rewriting the pre-Trump period as catastrophic to amplify the redemptive narrative.

The "CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!" ending is a parasocial intimacy technique — sharing credit with followers to bind them into the victory narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: "America was a DEAD COUNTRY" grossly reshapes reality
- **Splitting**: Previous politicians = "dumb, pathetic, crooked"; current administration = saviors
- **Idealization**: America is now the "HOTTEST COUNTRY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD"

### Rhetorical Techniques
Hyperbole dominates. The superlative framing ("DEAD" → "HOTTEST") creates a maximally dramatic redemption arc. The passive construction about tariffs "used against" America frames the US as victim, justifying aggressive countermeasures.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "One year ago America was a dead country" | **False** | In July 2024 under Biden, the US economy was growing with GDP around 2.8% annualized, unemployment near 4.1%, and markets at record highs. 'Dead country' is hyperbolic distortion. |
| "Tariffs were successfully used against the USA for decades" | **Half True** | Many countries did maintain higher tariffs than the US on certain goods, but the US also benefited enormously from the global trade system it designed. The framing as purely victimizing is one-sided. |
| "America is the hottest country anywhere in the world" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective claim. The EU trade deal was significant, but economic metrics show mixed results from tariff policies including inflation concerns. |

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Grammatical error: 'we're' for 'were'
- Missing space before 'COUNTRY'
- ALL CAPS emotional escalation
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Unpolished quality with typos

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (EU trade deal announcement)

Sentiment: +0.85

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose claims
- Elevated mood
- Rapid escalation to ALL CAPS

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victory framing ('CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL')
- Inclusive pronoun 'our country'

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting recent history: characterizing America one year prior as 'DEAD' despite functioning economy
- Implicit demand to accept distorted framing as condition of group membership

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> One year ago America was a dead country

**FALSE**

In July 2024 under Biden, the US economy was growing with GDP around 2.8% annualized, unemployment near 4.1%, and markets at record highs. 'Dead country' is hyperbolic distortion.

Sources: BEA GDP data; BLS employment data

> Tariffs were successfully used against the USA for decades

**HALF TRUE**

Many countries did maintain higher tariffs than the US on certain goods, but the US also benefited enormously from the global trade system it designed. The framing as purely victimizing is one-sided.

Sources: WTO tariff data

> America is the hottest country anywhere in the world

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective claim. The EU trade deal was significant, but economic metrics show mixed results from tariff policies including inflation concerns.

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Tags

- tariffs (100%)
- victory_lap (90%)
- grandiosity (80%)
- EU_trade_deal (80%)
- predecessor_devaluation (70%)

## That day

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

**Grandiose Confidence From Scotland: Tariff Triumphalism Punctuated by Volcanic Powell Attack**

A day dominated by confident economic boasting, punctuated by sharp attacks on anyone perceived as defying his agenda. Early morning brought dismissive shots at India and a trade threat toward Canada over its recognition of Palestinian statehood. The biggest flare-up came in a blistering all-caps attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a "TOTAL LOSER." The rest of the day settled into self-congratulatory posts about trade deals and policy wins, with a late-night grumble about Democrats blocking his nominees.

Full digest for 2025-07-31: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 31). Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again.... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114947373855664074
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again. They were..." Truth Social, 31 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114947373855664074. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again. They were...," Truth Social, July 31, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114947373855664074.

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