# Post ts_114950348792604159

- Post ID: `ts_114950348792604159`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-31T23:05:24.959Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114950348792604159/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114950348792604159.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Maria Bartiromo: "Everybody that I speak with—money managers, business managers, CEOs—they all say the same thing: America is BACK. America is HOT, and it has everything to do with President Trump's policies."

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:38), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Everybody that I speak with, money managers, business managers, CEOs, they all say the same thing, America is back, and America is hot. And it has everything to do with President Trump's policies and everything to do with the expectations of where things are going. Look, very few people expected a 3% quarter that we just got in the GDP. And now you're seeing hundreds of billions of dollars come back invested in America because President Trump is doing these deals, he's doing tax deals, trade deals, peace deals. And it's working, you're seeing it, people are feeling better about things. And I think even skeptics of President Trump's policies in the past are coming around.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/950/347/703/323/723/original/e2b7edb507b3ec01.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,261
- Reposts: 4,703
- Replies: 948
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.301Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:07:11.580Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Quote-Post of Maria Bartiromo Praise (2025-07-31)

This post is a straightforward narcissistic supply operation: Trump quotes Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo attributing America's economic momentum entirely to his policies. The quote format allows third-party validation to do the self-aggrandizing work, a common technique that provides plausible deniability against accusations of boasting while achieving the same psychological function.

### Authorship
Posted at ~7:05 PM EDT (Trump was in Scotland, so ~12:05 AM BST July 31→Aug 1). Late-night local time in Scotland. The post is a clean quote with video attachment — likely aide-composed given the polished formatting and lack of any personal commentary, though the late hour in local time introduces mild ambiguity. The previous post in the sequence contains the same quote text without the attribution line, suggesting a correction/repost, which is more consistent with aide management.

### Psychological Function
Pure supply-seeking. The quote provides: (1) appeal to authority (Bartiromo as respected financial journalist), (2) appeal to consensus ("everybody," "they all say the same thing"), (3) grandiose framing ("America is BACK," "America is HOT"), and (4) causal attribution exclusively to Trump. This is maintenance-mode narcissistic supply — no injury, no rage, just routine self-feeding.

### Context
Posted during the Scotland/Turnberry trip where the EU trade deal was announced, providing genuine policy wins to celebrate. The post is contextually appropriate as self-promotion following a significant diplomatic achievement.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Everybody Bartiromo speaks with says America is back due to Trump's policies" | **Half True** | Business confidence indicators were positive following EU trade deal, but 'everybody' overstates consensus. Significant economic disagreement existed regarding tariff impacts. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Polished quote formatting
- Video attachment (aide media management)
- No personal commentary or emotional markers
- Duplicate/corrected post suggests content management
- Late night local time in Scotland adds slight ambiguity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Maria Bartiromo / Fox Business)

Sentiment: +0.85

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Third-party testimonial as self-praise
- Appeal to elite consensus

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Everybody Bartiromo speaks with says America is back due to Trump's policies

**HALF TRUE**

Business confidence indicators were positive following EU trade deal, but 'everybody' overstates consensus. Significant economic disagreement existed regarding tariff impacts.

Sources: Known events: US-EU Trade Deal announced

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- third-party-validation (70%)
- economic-boast (60%)

## 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). Maria Bartiromo: "Everybody that I speak... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114950348792604159
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Maria Bartiromo: "Everybody that I speak with—money..." Truth Social, 31 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114950348792604159. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Maria Bartiromo: "Everybody that I speak with—money...," Truth Social, July 31, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114950348792604159.

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