# Post ts_114995779410398631

- Post ID: `ts_114995779410398631`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-08T23:39:01.180Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114995779410398631/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114995779410398631.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> "President Trump's tariffs are WORKING — $152 BILLION collected since January!"

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:39), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> All the gloom and doom, tariff inflation, tariff recession, tariff catastrophe, none of that has happened, okay? And in fact, as you noted earlier, the tariff revenues are pouring in, okay? He could do as much as $400 billion this year alone in tariff revenues. Imports from China, or let's say Chinese exports to the United States, all right, their lowest point in over 20 years. Our trade deficit through June is at its lowest point in the last two years.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/995/771/982/974/804/original/573a87ef326a104f.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,970
- Reposts: 3,454
- Replies: 592
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.300Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:23:56.241Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Tariff Revenue Boast (2025-08-08)

A brief, polished post celebrating $152 billion in tariff revenue since January, framed in third person ("President Trump's tariffs"). This is a standard aide-crafted promotional post timed to coincide with the reciprocal tariffs taking effect on August 7.

### Authorship
Third-person reference, polished grammar, professional formatting, and video attachment all point to aide authorship. Posted at ~7:39 PM ET — well within business hours. The post reads like a communications team talking point.

### Psychological Framework
The post is a routine supply-maintenance/narcissistic supply post — broadcasting success metrics. It reflects grandiose self-concept but in a formulaic, institutional way. The ALL CAPS on "WORKING" and "$152 BILLION" are standard Trump comms style but could be either aide or principal.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "$152 billion in tariffs collected since January 2025" | **Half True** | The figure may be roughly accurate given sweeping tariffs, but the framing implies foreign countries are paying when tariffs are paid by US importers. Whether tariffs are 'working' is a value judgment omitting consumer costs, supply chain disruption, and retaliatory tariffs. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Third-person 'President Trump'
- Polished grammar
- Video attachment
- Business hours posting (~7:39 PM ET)
- Talking-point style framing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (tariff policy milestone)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victory-sharing with audience

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> $152 billion in tariffs collected since January 2025

**HALF TRUE**

The figure may be roughly accurate given sweeping tariffs, but the framing implies foreign countries are paying when tariffs are paid by US importers. Whether tariffs are 'working' is a value judgment omitting consumer costs, supply chain disruption, and retaliatory tariffs.

Sources: General economic knowledge; Known events: reciprocal tariffs took effect Aug 7

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- tariffs (100%)
- economic_boast (80%)
- aide_authored (85%)

## That day

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

**Epstein Defense at Night, Judicial Threats by Morning, Peace Deals by Afternoon**

The day opened with a cluster of evening posts defending against Epstein-related media coverage, including a link praising Melania and articles about deposition delays. A late-night personal attack on former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan carried a flash of anger, and the morning brought the day's most heated post — a lengthy warning to courts that overturning his tariffs would cause a depression. The afternoon shifted to celebration mode as Trump hosted an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace signing at the White House and announced a summit with Putin in Alaska. The day ended with a run of self-congratulatory quotes and diplomatic victory laps.

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

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 8). "President Trump's tariffs are WORKING — $152... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114995779410398631
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""President Trump's tariffs are WORKING — $152 BILLION..." Truth Social, 8 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114995779410398631. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""President Trump's tariffs are WORKING — $152 BILLION...," Truth Social, August 8, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114995779410398631.

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