# Post ts_115068979450739645

- Post ID: `ts_115068979450739645`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-21T21:54:45.069Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115068979450739645.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The crime numbers are way down! I just wanted to thank you—you're doing incredible….

## 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:

> The crime numbers are way down. I'm looking at, you saw some of the stats. They just read them out to me inside. The numbers that we haven't seen here ever, actually ever. And I think it's probably, right now it's, to me, I feel very safe now and I'm hearing people are very safe, but I know within two weeks it's gonna be, Pam, it's gonna be at a level that's even far superior. So I just came, I just wanted to thank you all. You're doing incredible, you're incredible people. You make the country run, frankly. You make the whole place run. We're gonna have the best capital ever. We're gonna have the, it's gonna look better than it ever did.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/068/975/006/262/468/original/f2462b76fc8e5d5b.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 22,113
- Reposts: 4,397
- Replies: 726
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.299Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:45:13.960Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "The crime numbers are way down!" (2025-08-21)

This is a brief, informal post likely recorded or delivered during Trump's visit to federal agents and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. (referenced in a prior post from the same day). The ellipsis and conversational tone ("I just wanted to thank you") suggest this is a caption or transcript snippet accompanying a video clip.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:54 PM ET (Trump was in D.C. per prior posts). Business hours, but the informal, fragmented style with ellipsis trailing off is consistent with authentic Trump speech patterns rather than polished aide copy. The conversational register and self-congratulatory framing are characteristic.

### Psychological State
Grandiose maintenance mode. The post serves as narcissistic supply-seeking through a public display of gratitude that simultaneously credits himself for crime reduction. The thanking is performative — directed at agents but broadcast to followers.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Vague superlative ("way down," "incredible") without specifics
- Parasocial intimacy ("I just wanted to thank you")
- Implied causation (crime down = his doing)

### Context
This falls on a day with significant legal news (NY appeals court voiding fraud penalty) and diplomatic activity (Zelenskyy summit). The focus on crime stats and law enforcement may serve as preferred narrative territory amid complex news cycles.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Crime numbers are way down" | **Unverifiable** | No timeframe, baseline, or specific crime category specified. Too vague to assess. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- conversational trailing ellipsis
- informal register
- business hours posting from DC
- brief unpolished fragment

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (law enforcement visit)

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- performative gratitude
- implied competence

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Crime numbers are way down

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No timeframe, baseline, or specific crime category specified. Too vague to assess.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- law-enforcement (80%)
- self-congratulation (60%)
- 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). The crime numbers are way down! I just wanted to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The crime numbers are way down! I just wanted to thank..." Truth Social, 21 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The crime numbers are way down! I just wanted to thank...," Truth Social, August 21, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115068979450739645.

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