# Post ts_115089582863713336

- Post ID: `ts_115089582863713336`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-25T13:14:28.249Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION DOLLARS. All goes to the USA. Why are "stupid" people unhappy with that? I will make deals like that for our Country all day long. I will also help those companies that make such lucrative deals with the United States States. I love seeing their stock price go up, making the USA RICHER, AND RICHER. More jobs for America!!! Who would not want to make deals like that?

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.298Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:46:11.076Z (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: Intel Deal Post (2025-08-25)

### Context
Trump is responding to criticism of the US government's $8.9B CHIPS Act deal giving the US a 9.9% stake in Intel. He frames it as paying "ZERO" for something worth ~$11B, a classic dealmaker narrative.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:14 UTC = 9:14 AM ET. Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or DC. Business hours timing, but the ALL CAPS opening, rhetorical questions, and stream-of-consciousness quality suggest authentic Trump. The "United States States" typo (likely meant "United States") is a strong authenticity marker.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a supply-seeking post wrapped in grandiose dealmaker identity. The rhetorical question "Why are 'stupid' people unhappy with that?" reveals irritation at criticism — a narcissistic injury trigger. The scare quotes around "stupid" are notable: simultaneously calling critics stupid while maintaining plausible deniability.

The post constructs a simple narrative: Trump makes brilliant deals → country gets richer → only stupid people disagree. This binary framing (smart people agree, stupid people don't) is classic splitting.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL" | **Mostly False** | The US committed $8.9B in CHIPS Act funding for a 9.9% equity stake. While structured as an investment rather than purchase, it was not 'zero' cost. |
| "IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION DOLLARS" | **Unverifiable** | Depends on Intel's market cap at time of posting and whether 9.9% stake valuations align. Plausible but requires specific market data. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS opening sentence
- "United States States" typo
- rhetorical questions
- stream-of-consciousness flow
- scare quotes around 'stupid'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Critics of Intel deal)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose claims about deal-making ability
- elevated self-confidence
- rapid-fire rhetorical questions

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 15%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical questions creating false consensus
- inclusive 'our Country' language
- framing critics as outsiders

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The US committed $8.9B in CHIPS Act funding for a 9.9% equity stake. While structured as an investment rather than purchase, it was not 'zero' cost.

Sources: Known events: US Takes 10% Stake in Intel

> IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION DOLLARS

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Depends on Intel's market cap at time of posting and whether 9.9% stake valuations align. Plausible but requires specific market data.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- dealmaker_identity (90%)
- grandiosity (70%)
- reality_distortion (60%)
- intel_deal (100%)
- critic_dismissal (70%)

## 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). I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115089582863713336
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION..." Truth Social, 25 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115089582863713336. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION...," Truth Social, August 25, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115089582863713336.

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