# Post ts_115068969989333258

- Post ID: `ts_115068969989333258`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-21T21:52:20.703Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258/analysis

## Post text

_A repost of his own earlier post, with nothing added._

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115068968882877150

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068968882877150 (2025-08-21T21:52:03.901Z (UTC))

> A Great Honor to visit some of the federal agents and National Guard troops working to Make Washington, D.C. Safe!

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/068/968/555/153/165/original/59e4be2d28c7e486.mp4

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:57), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Well, I just want to thank everybody very much for being here. I wanted to do this. We've had some incredible results and results have come out and it's like a different place. It's like a different city. It's the capital. It's going to be the best in the world. We're going to do what you're doing with law enforcement. And very importantly, also, we're going to physically do it. We're going back to Congress for some money and we're going to redo a lot of the pavement, a lot of the medians, a lot of the the graffiti is all coming off real fast. It's going to come down real fast. We're working with Clark Construction there. One of the big ones. They're the biggest here by far, actually. And we're going to be not so much building. It's cleaning and fixing and redoing and putting brand new surfaces down on your roads and streets. And when people come in from the airport all the way to the Capitol or the White House or any place else, they're going to say, boy, this place is spotless.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/068/969/584/220/474/original/b997729095725345.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,175
- Reposts: 3,788
- Replies: 454
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.299Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:44:56.354Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Self-Repost of NY Fraud Case Victory Claim (2025-08-21)

## Overview
This post is a simple repost (RT) of Trump's own earlier post declaring "TOTAL VICTORY" in the NY AG fraud case, accompanied by a video attachment (likely a video version of the victory declaration). The repost mechanism amplifies the earlier message without adding new content.

## Authorship
Posted at ~5:52 PM ET (assuming Mar-a-Lago/East Coast). Business hours posting of a simple RT with video attachment is consistent with either aide or Trump himself boosting his own content. The mechanical nature (just "RT:" + link) leans toward aide-assisted amplification.

## Psychological Analysis
The self-repost serves as **narcissistic supply amplification** — ensuring the victory narrative gets maximum exposure. Reposting one's own content is a form of self-reinforcement, ensuring the audience receives the grandiose message multiple times. The video attachment suggests a multimedia campaign around this legal development.

## Context
The NY appeals court actually upheld fraud liability but vacated the $64.6M penalty as excessive. Trump's framing as "TOTAL VICTORY" (in the parent post) represents significant distortion of a mixed ruling. This repost doubles down on that distortion.

## Significance
Minimal standalone clinical significance — this is a mechanical amplification post. The psychological content resides in the parent post being amplified.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Total victory in NY AG case" | **Mostly False** | Appeals court upheld fraud liability but vacated $64.6M penalty as excessive. This is a partial win, not total victory. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~5:52 PM ET)
- Mechanical RT format
- Video attachment suggests coordinated media push
- Simple repost without additional commentary

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (NY appeals court ruling on fraud case)

Sentiment: +0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Self-amplification of victory narrative

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victory narrative reinforcement
- repetition for message saturation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reposting content that frames a mixed court ruling (fraud liability upheld) as 'TOTAL VICTORY'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Total victory in NY AG case

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Appeals court upheld fraud liability but vacated $64.6M penalty as excessive. This is a partial win, not total victory.

Sources: Known events: NY Appeals Court rulings provided in context

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- self-repost (100%)
- legal-victory-claim (80%)
- supply-seeking (70%)

## That day

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

**Partial Legal Win Declared "Total Victory" as Trump Threatens Colorado Officials Over Tina Peters**

Trump spent the day in a celebratory mood, claiming wins on multiple fronts — from Texas redistricting to a New York appeals court ruling that tossed his fraud penalty, which he declared a "total victory" despite the court upholding the underlying fraud finding. The most alarming moment came in a morning post demanding the release of convicted election tamperer Tina Peters, where he threatened "harsh measures" against Colorado state officials — a striking use of presidential authority against state-level justice. The day bookended with late-night partisan cheerleading and an evening visit to federal agents and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., projecting strength and control. The overall tone was overwhelmingly triumphant, with fabricated statistics and inflated claims peppered throughout posts on voting, polls, and legal outcomes.

Full digest for 2025-08-21: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 21). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 21 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 21, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068969989333258.

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