# Post ts_115073638120839015

- Post ID: `ts_115073638120839015`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-22T17:39:30.857Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015/analysis

## Post text

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

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115073624732858033

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073624732858033 (2025-08-22T17:36:06.539Z (UTC))

> 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT!

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/073/621/731/131/054/original/20a2662ce815aafa.mp4

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:58), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> We brought as well this, which is the winner's trophy. It is the trophy that the winner of the FIFA World Cup wins. Only the FIFA presidents, presidents of countries, and then those who win can touch it, because it's for winners only. And since you are a winner, of course, you can as well touch it. It's pretty heavy. It's the winner's trophy. The last one who lifted that is Leo Messi, Leonardo Messi of Argentina. And here it is in the Oval Office in the White House. Can I keep it for you? Well, you can keep it for the World Cup. We're not keeping it. That's serious. It fits very well on the wall right over there. We'll put it right below the angels. It fits well here, I think. That's beautiful, yes. Until we have to give it to the next winner. That's fine. That's a beautiful piece of gold. That's it. That's beautiful. Yeah.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/073/637/028/738/884/original/842f74174a00690d.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,478
- Reposts: 3,508
- Replies: 903
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.299Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:44:42.843Z (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 (2025-08-22)

## Overview
A mechanical self-repost with video attachment, posted during business hours (1:39 PM ET). No original text content beyond the RT label.

## Authorship
Likely aide-managed. Self-retweeting during business hours is a standard social media management practice, consistent with staff amplification of the day's messaging.

## Psychological Context
This post exists within a high-volume posting day driven by the NY appeals court ruling vacating the $64.6M fraud penalty. The self-RT functions as supply amplification — maximizing reach for content already posted. The elevated posting frequency (5+ posts same day) reflects an expansive, grandiose mood state consistent with perceived victory.

## Rhetorical Function
Pure amplification. No independent rhetorical content to analyze.

## Limitations
Without fetching the linked video or original post, the specific content being amplified cannot be confirmed. The video URL suggests original media content (MP4). Given the day's themes (legal victory, FIFA announcement, MAGA), this likely amplifies one of those messages.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:39 PM ET)
- Simple RT/repost format typical of aide amplification
- No original text beyond RT label

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Legal victory in NY fraud case)

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting day (5+ posts)
- Expansive mood across multiple posts

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- content amplification
- self-promotion

## Tags

- self-repost (100%)
- supply-seeking (50%)
- legal-victory (40%)

## That day

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

**Triumphant Day in D.C.: Late-Night Rage Over Legal Ruling Gives Way to a Parade of Appointments and Self-Congratulation**

Trump spent the day projecting strength and control, leading with boasts about patrolling Washington, D.C. with police and military and claiming the city is now safe. A New York appeals court vacated a $64 million fraud penalty but upheld the underlying fraud finding -- Trump called it a "Big win" and attacked the attorney general as "a criminal," the day's sharpest moment of anger. The afternoon was a steady stream of official business: judicial nominations, a tariff announcement, an ambassador pick, and a claim of credit for the government's 10% stake in Intel. He closed the evening with a nostalgic look back at his first massive rally in Mobile, Alabama, ten years earlier.

Full digest for 2025-08-22: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 22). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 22 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, August 22, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115073638120839015.

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