# Post ts_115016246479417087

- Post ID: `ts_115016246479417087`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-12T14:24:03.830Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
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## Post text

> Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs, which has been incredible for our Country, its Stock Market, its General Wealth, and just about everything else. It has been proven, that even at this late stage, Tariffs have not caused Inflation, or any other problems for America, other than massive amounts of CASH pouring into our Treasury's coffers. Also, it has been shown that, for the most part, Consumers aren't even paying these Tariffs, it is mostly Companies and Governments, many of them Foreign, picking up the tabs. But David Solomon and Goldman Sachs refuse to give credit where credit is due. They made a bad prediction a long time ago on both the Market repercussion and the Tariffs themselves, and they were wrong, just like they are wrong about so much else. I think that David should go out and get himself a new Economist or, maybe, he ought to just focus on being a DJ, and not bother running a major Financial Institution.

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:26:12.755Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post reveals Trump's characteristic response to elite economic criticism: wholesale reality distortion followed by personalized devaluation of the critic. Three major factual claims—trillions in tariff revenue, no inflationary impact, consumers not paying tariffs—are mostly false by established economic evidence. The deployment of "it has been proven" and "it has been shown" to authorize false claims represents gaslighting at scale. The attack on David Solomon follows the devaluation template seen in the same-day Powell post, suggesting a pattern of systematically targeting independent economic authorities. The DJ insult reveals ego-syntonic sadism—deriving visible pleasure from reducing a powerful figure to a hobbyist. The pathological distortion is clinically notable: this is not spin or selective emphasis but construction of an alternative economic reality requiring denial of consumer-level experience. The pairing with the Powell attack suggests an organized campaign against economic voices that might undermine the tariff narrative as reciprocal tariffs take effect.

## Psychological Analysis: Tariff Defense & Goldman Sachs Attack (2025-08-12)

### Overview
This post is a defensive economic narrative combined with a personalized attack on Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. It follows Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs taking effect on August 7. The post functions as preemptive reality construction—asserting tariff success before economic data can fully materialize—while punishing a high-status critic.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:24 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster in August). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness style, characteristic capitalization patterns, and the gratuitous DJ insult are distinctly Trump. The economic claims are loosely structured rather than polished talking points—this reads as Trump dictating or typing with minimal editing.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reveals a **narcissistic injury** from Goldman Sachs' negative tariff predictions. Solomon represents an elite financial authority whose skepticism threatens Trump's self-narrative as economic genius. The DJ insult—referencing Solomon's known hobby—is classic **devaluation**: reducing a powerful critic to a frivolous hobbyist.

The economic claims constitute **distortion** at a pathological level. The assertion that "Consumers aren't even paying these Tariffs" contradicts basic trade economics and most empirical evidence. "Trillions of Dollars" in tariff revenue is a significant exaggeration given actual figures. This is not spin—it is wholesale reality replacement.

### Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a three-act structure: (1) assert grandiose success, (2) deny all negative consequences, (3) attack the credibility of critics. The DJ line serves as a humiliation coda—ego-syntonic sadism disguised as humor.

### Longitudinal Note
This post pairs with the Jerome Powell attack from the same day, revealing a pattern of targeting independent economic authorities who resist Trump's preferred narrative. Both posts employ the same devaluation template: rename them mockingly, assert their incompetence, suggest they should be removed or marginalized.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs" | **Mostly False** | US tariff revenue was approximately $80-120 billion annually even with increased tariffs. 'Trillions' is a significant exaggeration by at least an order of magnitude. |
| "Tariffs have not caused Inflation" | **Mostly False** | Multiple studies and Federal Reserve analyses have consistently found tariffs contribute to consumer price increases. The extent is debated but the direction is not. |
| "Consumers aren't even paying these Tariffs, it is mostly Companies and Governments" | **Mostly False** | Economic consensus holds that tariffs are largely passed through to consumers. Studies of 2018-2019 tariffs found near-complete pass-through to US import prices. |
| "David Solomon is a DJ" | **True** | David Solomon is known for DJing as a hobby, performing at venues under the name 'D-Sol'. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Receipts (2)

### moderate — trade (9 months later)

> "Tariffs have caused no problems for America other than revenue"

**vs.**

> "The Supreme Court's tariff ruling requires giving back $159 billion to companies and countries"

The source claim asserts tariffs caused 'no problems for America other than revenue' (i.e., only the positive consequence of cash inflows). A Supreme Court ruling requiring $159 billion in tariff refunds is a direct financial/legal problem stemming from the tariff policy — money that was collected must now be returned. This materially undercuts the 'no problems other than revenue' assertion, even though Trump frames the problem as the SC ruling rather than the tariffs themselves. Note: the SC ruling postdates the source claim (Aug 2025 → Apr 2026), which slightly tempers confidence.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116461251395384536)

---

### moderate — trade (8 months later)

> "Tariffs have caused no problems for America other than revenue"

**vs.**

> "The Supreme Court tariff ruling requires $159 billion in refunds"

Identical analytical basis as Candidate 1: the source says tariffs caused 'no problems' other than revenue, but a legally mandated $159 billion refund of collected tariff revenue is a significant problem directly traceable to the tariff policy. The same caveats apply regarding post-source timing and Trump's SC-blame framing.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116448643198694972)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness economic argumentation
- Characteristic capitalization (CASH, DJ)
- Gratuitous personal insult (DJ reference) showing impulsive cruelty
- Business hours but stylistically authentic
- Loose syntax and run-on structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (David Solomon / Goldman Sachs negative tariff predictions)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting David Solomon / Goldman Sachs
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose economic claims
- Rapid topic shifting from policy defense to personal attack

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 60%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positions audience as beneficiaries of tariff wealth
- Creates shared enemy in elite financial institution
- Frames complex economics as simple winning narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- 'It has been proven' applied to unproven/disproven claims
- 'It has been shown' used to lend false empirical authority
- Wholesale denial of documented economic effects experienced by consumers

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs

**MOSTLY FALSE**

US tariff revenue was approximately $80-120 billion annually even with increased tariffs. 'Trillions' is a significant exaggeration by at least an order of magnitude.

Sources: US Treasury data; Congressional Budget Office estimates

> Tariffs have not caused Inflation

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Multiple studies and Federal Reserve analyses have consistently found tariffs contribute to consumer price increases. The extent is debated but the direction is not.

Sources: Federal Reserve economic research; Peterson Institute for International Economics

> Consumers aren't even paying these Tariffs, it is mostly Companies and Governments

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Economic consensus holds that tariffs are largely passed through to consumers. Studies of 2018-2019 tariffs found near-complete pass-through to US import prices.

Sources: Amiti, Redding & Weinstein (2019); Fajgelbaum et al. (2020)

> David Solomon is a DJ

**TRUE**

David Solomon is known for DJing as a hobby, performing at venues under the name 'D-Sol'.

Sources: Public reporting on Solomon's DJ hobby

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Receipts (2)

### moderate — trade (9 months later)

> Tariffs have caused no problems for America other than revenue

_Aug 12, 2025_

vs.

> The Supreme Court's tariff ruling requires giving back $159 billion to companies and countries

_Apr 24, 2026_

The source claim asserts tariffs caused 'no problems for America other than revenue' (i.e., only the positive consequence of cash inflows). A Supreme Court ruling requiring $159 billion in tariff refunds is a direct financial/legal problem stemming from the tariff policy — money that was collected must now be returned. This materially undercuts the 'no problems other than revenue' assertion, even though Trump frames the problem as the SC ruling rather than the tariffs themselves. Note: the SC ruling postdates the source claim (Aug 2025 → Apr 2026), which slightly tempers confidence.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116461251395384536)

---

### moderate — trade (8 months later)

> Tariffs have caused no problems for America other than revenue

_Aug 12, 2025_

vs.

> The Supreme Court tariff ruling requires $159 billion in refunds

_Apr 22, 2026_

Identical analytical basis as Candidate 1: the source says tariffs caused 'no problems' other than revenue, but a legally mandated $159 billion refund of collected tariff revenue is a significant problem directly traceable to the tariff policy. The same caveats apply regarding post-source timing and Trump's SC-blame framing.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116448643198694972)

## Tags

- tariff-defense (90%)
- elite-devaluation (80%)
- reality-distortion (90%)
- economic-authority-attack (70%)
- ego-syntonic-sadism (60%)

## That day

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

**Routine Governance Day Punctuated by Brief Economic Grievance Salvo Targeting Powell and Goldman Sachs**

A mostly routine day of presidential business — tariff extensions, a DC crime emergency declaration, and five federal judicial nominations — was interrupted by a sharp mid-morning outburst targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon over economic policy. The attacks included a creative misspelling of former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's name and the demonstrably false claim that tariffs have generated "trillions" without causing inflation. The rest of the day was dominated by standard White House messaging delivered in aide-crafted language. Overall mood was self-congratulatory with a brief but notable window of genuine irritation aimed at independent economic voices.

Full digest for 2025-08-12: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 12). Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115016246479417087
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs, which..." Truth Social, 12 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115016246479417087. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Trillions of Dollars are being taken in on Tariffs, which...," Truth Social, August 12, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115016246479417087.

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