# Post ts_115086877071260300

- Post ID: `ts_115086877071260300`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-25T01:46:21.133Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115086877071260300
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115086877071260300/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115086877071260300.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News, I now have the highest poll numbers I've ever had, some in the 60's and even 70's. Thank you. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 28,770
- Reposts: 6,018
- Replies: 1,725
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.298Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:46:01.787Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Poll Numbers Boast (2025-08-25)

**Post:** Trump claims highest poll numbers ever, "some in the 60's and even 70's," while dismissing "Fake News" coverage.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted at 01:46 UTC on Aug 25 = ~9:46 PM ET Aug 24. Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster (summer). This is evening posting — consistent with authentic Trump. The style (stream-of-consciousness, ALL CAPS closing, emotional tone, supply-seeking) is classic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook **narcissistic supply-seeking** post. The opening clause ("Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News") is a preemptive defense — dismissing any contradictory evidence before making the grandiose claim. The "Thank you" functions as parasocial intimacy, implying followers are responsible for his success.

The claim of polls "in the 60's and even 70's" is vague and unverifiable as stated. Presidential approval rarely reaches 70% in modern polling; this likely cherry-picks or distorts specific polls.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial/Distortion**: Dismissing unfavorable polls as "Fake News"
- **Splitting**: Good polls (real) vs. bad polls (fake)

### Rhetorical Devices
Classic hyperbole ("highest...ever had"), in-group/out-group framing, and the signature MAGA slogan as ritual closing.

This is a low-intensity maintenance post — routine grandiosity with no notable escalation or danger indicators.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Highest poll numbers ever, some in the 60s and even 70s" | **Mostly False** | Trump's approval ratings in major aggregators (538, RCP) have rarely exceeded mid-50s. Individual outlier polls from friendly pollsters may show higher numbers but 70% approval is not supported by any credible national poll. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting time (~9:46 PM ET)
- Emotional/supply-seeking tone
- ALL CAPS signature phrase
- Stream-of-consciousness opening clause

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address ('Thank you')
- Shared mission framing (MAGA)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Blanket dismissal of unfavorable media coverage as 'Fake News'
- Implicit demand that followers accept only favorable polling data

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Highest poll numbers ever, some in the 60s and even 70s

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump's approval ratings in major aggregators (538, RCP) have rarely exceeded mid-50s. Individual outlier polls from friendly pollsters may show higher numbers but 70% approval is not supported by any credible national poll.

Sources: FiveThirtyEight approval tracker; RealClearPolitics polling averages

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- supply-seeking (90%)
- media-attack (40%)
- polling-claim (70%)
- MAGA-slogan (30%)

## That day

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

**Evening Rage Spiral Targets Christie, Media Licenses; Day Resets to Presidential Performance Mode**

Trump's day split into two distinct halves. The evening before featured a rapid-fire series of angry posts attacking Chris Christie, a Republican senator, and broadcast networks — including threats to revoke media licenses and reopen a federal investigation as apparent retaliation. A notable calm settled in by morning, with the tone shifting to presidential business: boasting about the Intel deal, commenting on South Korea's political turmoil ahead of a White House summit, and sharing official executive order links. The afternoon was almost entirely staff-managed content. The sharpest moment was calling for journalism to be "terminated," escalating the media grievance into eliminationist language.

Full digest for 2025-08-25: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 25). Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115086877071260300
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News, I..." Truth Social, 25 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115086877071260300. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News, I...," Truth Social, August 25, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115086877071260300.

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