# Post ts_114959044159495165

- Post ID: `ts_114959044159495165`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-02T11:56:45.695Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114959044159495165
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114959044159495165/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114959044159495165.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Great job by American Patriot, Art Del Cueto of the National Border Council, on Fox & Friends this morning. The Border numbers are AMAZING, with Zero people entering illegally for the last 3 months. Under Crooked Joe Biden and "Border Czar" Kamala, a comparable number was hundreds of thousands of people, many from Gangs, Prisons, and Mental Institutions, pouring into our Country. Jack Brewer was likewise Fantastic, such great strength and heart! Thank you both!

## Engagement

- Likes: 25,496
- Reposts: 5,525
- Replies: 1,837
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.300Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:15:14.328Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Post ts_114959044159495165 (2025-08-02)

## Overview
Routine maintenance/supply-seeking post praising Fox & Friends guests who validated Trump's border policy. Follows a well-established template: praise loyal messenger → cite superlative claim → contrast with demonized predecessor → praise another ally → thank.

## Authorship
Posted at 12:56 PM BST (Trump at Turnberry, Scotland). Business-hours timing and moderate polish suggest possible aide involvement, though the personal praise style, ALL CAPS, and nicknames are signature Trump. Scored 0.6 — likely Trump-directed content.

## Personality Framework
**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (devaluation of opponents), high extraversion (assertive praise-giving), low openness (rigid in-group/out-group framing).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power and status maintenance through dispensing praise to allies — a transactional reward system reinforcing loyalty.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist as order-restorer who fixed the border. Biden/Harris cast as agents of chaos. Immigrants framed as dangerous outsiders.

## Key Claims
"Zero people entering illegally for the last 3 months" — almost certainly false or a gross exaggeration. Even under the strictest enforcement, zero illegal crossings over 3 months is implausible. The contrast with "hundreds of thousands" creates a maximally dramatic but misleading comparison.

## Dehumanization Note
Characterizing immigrants as coming from "Gangs, Prisons, and Mental Institutions" is a recurring dehumanization pattern that frames migrants as categorically dangerous and subhuman. This is notable for danger tracking though the overall post intensity is moderate.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Zero people entering illegally for the last 3 months" | **Mostly False** | While border crossings likely decreased under Trump's enforcement policies, zero illegal crossings over a 3-month period is an implausible claim. Even the lowest recorded months show some level of illegal crossing. |
| "Under Biden/Harris, comparable number was hundreds of thousands from gangs, prisons, and mental institutions" | **Mostly False** | Border encounters were high under Biden but the characterization that they were predominantly from gangs, prisons, and mental institutions is a recurring unsubstantiated claim. Most migrants are economic migrants or asylum seekers. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Mixed signals: some authentic Trump features (ALL CAPS emphasis, nicknames like 'Crooked Joe', stream-of-consciousness praise) but also relatively polished structure
- Morning post ~7:56 AM ET (Trump likely at Turnberry, Scotland = 12:56 PM BST) - business hours suggesting possible aide involvement
- However, the personal praise style and specific name-dropping is characteristic Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fox & Friends segment praising border policy)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct praise of named supporters to model loyalty rewards
- Thank you to reinforce parasocial bond with audience

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Dehumanizing language associating immigrants with gangs, prisons, and mental institutions
- Categorical framing of an entire population as dangerous — recurring pattern

### Gaslighting

- Claim of 'Zero people entering illegally for the last 3 months' is almost certainly a distortion of reality designed to establish an alternate factual baseline

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Zero people entering illegally for the last 3 months

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While border crossings likely decreased under Trump's enforcement policies, zero illegal crossings over a 3-month period is an implausible claim. Even the lowest recorded months show some level of illegal crossing.

> Under Biden/Harris, comparable number was hundreds of thousands from gangs, prisons, and mental institutions

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Border encounters were high under Biden but the characterization that they were predominantly from gangs, prisons, and mental institutions is a recurring unsubstantiated claim. Most migrants are economic migrants or asylum seekers.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- border_policy (90%)
- media_ally_praise (70%)
- dehumanization (60%)
- biden_contrast (50%)

## That day

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

**Routine Grandiosity Punctured by Senate Rage Spike Over Schumer Standoff**

A quiet Saturday of self-congratulation — praising border numbers, Republican allies, and his legislative agenda — was interrupted by a sharp flash of anger over Senate Democrats' delay tactics on his nominees. Trump publicly demanded Republicans reject Chuck Schumer's bargaining and told Democrats to "GO TO HELL," then cooled off within minutes by pivoting to praise for congressional leaders. The day was otherwise unremarkable, with a brief detour into the old Russia investigation grievance and no signs of unusual posting behavior.

Full digest for 2025-08-02: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-02/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 2). Great job by American Patriot, Art Del Cueto of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114959044159495165
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great job by American Patriot, Art Del Cueto of the..." Truth Social, 2 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114959044159495165. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great job by American Patriot, Art Del Cueto of the...," Truth Social, August 2, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114959044159495165.

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