# Post ts_115084666474687343

- Post ID: `ts_115084666474687343`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-24T16:24:10.059Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and his son, Kacy. Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers of All Time, winning 354 Games, the Cy Young Award seven times (A Record, by a lot!), and played in six World Series, winning two! He was second to Nolan Ryan in most strike-outs, and he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, NOW! People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it. He was just as great before those erroneous charges were leveled at him. That rumor has gone on for years, and there has been no evidence whatsoever that he was a "druggie." This is going to be like Pete Rose where, after over 4,000 Hits, they wouldn't put him in the Hall of Fame until I spoke to the Commissioner, and he promised to do so, but it was essentially a promise not kept because he only "opened it up" when Pete died and, even then, he said that Pete Rose only got into the mix because of DEATH. We are not going to let that happen in the case of Roger Clemens. 354 Wins — Put him in NOW. He and his great family should not be forced to endure this "stupidity" any longer!

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:46:30.800Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Roger Clemens Hall of Fame Advocacy

### Overview
This is a lengthy, substantive post advocating for Roger Clemens' induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, triggered by a recent golf outing. The post is notable for its personal narrative construction—Trump positions himself as the power broker who can fix institutional injustices, using the Pete Rose precedent as evidence of his influence.

### Authorship
The post timing (12:24 PM ET, likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster given August golf) falls in business hours, but the style is distinctly Trump: stream-of-consciousness, parenthetical asides ("A Record, by a lot!"), capitalization patterns ("NOW," "DEATH"), quotation marks around "druggie" and "stupidity," and the characteristic pivot from describing someone else's achievements to centering himself in the narrative (the Pete Rose digression). This is authentic Trump dictation, possibly transcribed/lightly polished by staff.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reveals Trump's core self-concept as a fixer/kingmaker. The Pete Rose story is telling: he claims credit for speaking to the Commissioner, then expresses narcissistic injury at the "promise not kept." The phrase "We are not going to let that happen" deploys presidential authority for a sports dispute, blurring public/private power boundaries.

The defense of Clemens against drug allegations ("nothing was proven," "totally denies it") mirrors Trump's own defensive patterns regarding his legal troubles—the parallel structure is psychologically significant. "Erroneous charges," lack of positive tests, denial from the beginning—this is projection of his own legal defense template onto Clemens' situation.

### Rhetorical Analysis
- Statistical appeal (354 wins, 7 Cy Youngs) establishes authority through specificity
- The Pete Rose narrative serves as a cautionary tale and self-aggrandizing digression
- "We are not going to let that happen" — imperial we, promise of action
- Emotional framing of family suffering ("his great family should not be forced to endure")

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Roger Clemens won 354 games" | **True** | Career record: 354-184 |
| "Won the Cy Young Award seven times, a record by a lot" | **True** | 7 Cy Youngs is the all-time record; next closest is Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux with 4 |
| "Played in six World Series, winning two" | **True** | Clemens appeared in 6 World Series with Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees |
| "Second to Nolan Ryan in most strikeouts" | **Mostly True** | At retirement Clemens was 3rd (Ryan, then Randy Johnson passed him). He was 2nd briefly. |
| "He never tested positive" | **True** | Clemens never failed a drug test; allegations came from trainer testimony and Mitchell Report |
| "Pete Rose had over 4,000 hits" | **True** | Pete Rose had 4,256 career hits, the all-time record |
| "Trump spoke to MLB Commissioner about Pete Rose" | **Unverifiable** | Trump has publicly claimed this but details are not independently confirmed |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Parenthetical asides ('A Record, by a lot!')
- Characteristic capitalization (NOW, DEATH)
- Scare quotes around 'druggie' and 'stupidity'
- Self-centering narrative pivot to Pete Rose story
- Stream-of-consciousness structure with long run-on sentences

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Golf outing with Clemens; opportunity to display generosity and power)

Sentiment: +0.45

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 15%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- idealization (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as champion of the wronged
- Demonstrating access to famous figures
- Promising to use power on behalf of others

## Fact Checks (7)

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

> Roger Clemens won 354 games

**TRUE**

Career record: 354-184

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Won the Cy Young Award seven times, a record by a lot

**TRUE**

7 Cy Youngs is the all-time record; next closest is Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux with 4

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Played in six World Series, winning two

**TRUE**

Clemens appeared in 6 World Series with Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Second to Nolan Ryan in most strikeouts

**MOSTLY TRUE**

At retirement Clemens was 3rd (Ryan, then Randy Johnson passed him). He was 2nd briefly.

Sources: Baseball Reference

> He never tested positive

**TRUE**

Clemens never failed a drug test; allegations came from trainer testimony and Mitchell Report

Sources: Mitchell Report 2007

> Pete Rose had over 4,000 hits

**TRUE**

Pete Rose had 4,256 career hits, the all-time record

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Trump spoke to MLB Commissioner about Pete Rose

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Trump has publicly claimed this but details are not independently confirmed

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- sports (80%)
- kingmaker_narrative (70%)
- projection (60%)
- supply_seeking (50%)
- hall_of_fame (70%)
- personal_advocacy (50%)

## That day

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

**Leisurely Sunday Split Between Golf Nostalgia and Retaliatory Governance Threats**

A relaxed Sunday divided between leisure and confrontation. Trump bookended the day with golf talk and military appreciation, but the middle was dominated by a lengthy, heated response to Maryland Governor Wes Moore that included threats to withhold federal bridge funding over a perceived slight. After cooling off with article shares and a warm recap of golfing with Roger Clemens, he closed the afternoon by grossly mischaracterizing a New York appeals court ruling as total vindication while threatening Judge Engoron with future lawsuits. The overall mood was self-congratulatory, punctuated by two sharp retaliatory outbursts aimed at anyone seen as challenging his authority.

Full digest for 2025-08-24: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 24). I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115084666474687343
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and..." Truth Social, 24 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115084666474687343. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and...," Truth Social, August 24, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115084666474687343.

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