# Post ts_115124163211780188

- Post ID: `ts_115124163211780188`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-31T15:48:42.437Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I hope that Major League Baseball is getting ready to put Roger Clemens in the Hall of Fame, a place where he has belonged for many years! 354 Wins, second in Total Strike Outs, Low Earned Run Average, played in 6 World Series, 7 Cy Young Awards (A Record, by 3!), and was, during much of his career, unhittable. Never took drugs, there is no proof that he took drugs, has steadfastly refused that he took drugs. Frankly, I think he has a major lawsuit against Baseball. If it were me, I'd sue them. PUT ROGER CLEMENS IN THE HALL OF FAME, NOW — NOT LIKE YOU DID WITH PETE ROSE, WHEN YOU WAITED UNTIL HE WAS DEAD! That wasn't the deal I made with the Commissioner, Rob Manfred, many months before he died. The deal was that he was going to be put up, immediately, but they waited and waited and waited, and then, put him up because of "death." It shouldn't have been because of death, it should have been because of TALENT! This is not going to happen with Roger Clemens.

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:00:02.409Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post reveals Trump's characteristic pattern of **projective identification** with accused public figures who deny wrongdoing. The defense of Clemens — "never took drugs, no proof" despite extensive Mitchell Report testimony — mirrors Trump's own rhetorical template for denying allegations. The suggestion to "sue them" reflects Trump's default conflict schema. Most psychologically revealing is the pivot to Pete Rose, where Trump inserts himself as protagonist: "the deal I made with the Commissioner." The narcissistic injury is clear — MLB failed to honor his brokered agreement, undermining his self-concept as master deal-maker. The contamination narrative (good deal → betrayal through inaction) is a recurring Trump template. The ALL CAPS imperative "PUT ROGER CLEMENS IN THE HALL OF FAME, NOW" reflects grandiose expectation that presidential authority extends to private organizations. Several factual claims are inaccurate (strikeout ranking, Cy Young margin, "no proof" of drug use), consistent with baseline carelessness rather than cognitive decline. The post contains mild gaslighting elements in asserting "no proof" exists when substantial documented evidence does.

## Psychological Analysis: Roger Clemens Hall of Fame Post

### Overview
Trump advocates for Roger Clemens' induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, citing statistics, denying drug allegations, and expressing anger over the handling of Pete Rose's posthumous recognition. The post reveals characteristic patterns of identification with accused figures, self-insertion into narratives, and escalating emotional intensity.

### Authorship
Posted at 15:48 UTC on August 31, 2025. Trump likely at Camp David or White House (Sunday, late summer). That's ~11:48 AM ET — business hours. However, the post has strong authentic markers: stream-of-consciousness structure, escalating ALL CAPS, personal anecdotes, legal threats ("I'd sue them"), and the characteristic emotional arc from factual recitation to rage. The content is too idiosyncratic and self-referential for an aide.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is striking for Trump's identification with Clemens — a powerful figure accused of wrongdoing who "never took drugs" despite extensive evidence. The parallel to Trump's own legal battles (denial of wrongdoing, claims of no proof, suggestion of lawsuits against accusers) represents **projective identification**. Trump sees himself in Clemens.

The pivot to Pete Rose reveals **narcissistic injury**: Trump claims he brokered a deal with Commissioner Manfred that was not honored. The grievance is personal — his deal-making authority was undermined. "The deal I made" centers Trump as the protagonist in someone else's story.

The triple repetition "waited and waited and waited" and the ALL CAPS command "PUT ROGER CLEMENS IN THE HALL OF FAME, NOW" show escalating **grandiosity** — the President commanding a private organization as though issuing executive orders.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "354 Wins" | **True** | Clemens had 354 career wins |
| "Second in Total Strike Outs" | **Mostly False** | Clemens is 3rd all-time in strikeouts (4,672), behind Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Randy Johnson (4,875) |
| "7 Cy Young Awards (A Record, by 3!)" | **Half True** | 7 Cy Youngs is correct and a record, but the next highest is Randy Johnson with 5 — a margin of 2, not 3 |
| "Never took drugs, there is no proof that he took drugs" | **Mostly False** | While Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges in 2012, the Mitchell Report documented extensive testimony from trainer Brian McNamee about administering PEDs. Acquittal in criminal court does not mean 'no proof' |
| "Trump made a deal with Commissioner Rob Manfred about Pete Rose" | **Unverifiable** | Trump has claimed involvement in Rose's case; Manfred has not publicly confirmed specific deal terms |

Overall Veracity: 48%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Escalating ALL CAPS passages
- Self-insertion ('the deal I made')
- Legal threat suggestion ('I'd sue them')
- Triple repetition ('waited and waited and waited')

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (MLB's failure to honor Trump's claimed Pete Rose deal; broader identification with accused figures)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting MLB / Commissioner Rob Manfred's legacy
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose commands to private institution
- Rapid topic shifting within single post
- Elevated emotional intensity

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- acting out (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning himself as champion of wronged sports heroes
- Demonstrating insider access ('the deal I made with the Commissioner')

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Asserting 'no proof' of Clemens' drug use despite documented evidence in the Mitchell Report
- Reframing acquittal as proof of innocence

## Fact Checks (5)

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

> 354 Wins

**TRUE**

Clemens had 354 career wins

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Second in Total Strike Outs

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Clemens is 3rd all-time in strikeouts (4,672), behind Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Randy Johnson (4,875)

Sources: Baseball Reference

> 7 Cy Young Awards (A Record, by 3!)

**HALF TRUE**

7 Cy Youngs is correct and a record, but the next highest is Randy Johnson with 5 — a margin of 2, not 3

Sources: Baseball Reference

> Never took drugs, there is no proof that he took drugs

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While Clemens was acquitted of perjury charges in 2012, the Mitchell Report documented extensive testimony from trainer Brian McNamee about administering PEDs. Acquittal in criminal court does not mean 'no proof'

Sources: Mitchell Report 2007; US v. Clemens 2012

> Trump made a deal with Commissioner Rob Manfred about Pete Rose

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Trump has claimed involvement in Rose's case; Manfred has not publicly confirmed specific deal terms

Overall Veracity: 48%

## Tags

- sports (70%)
- projective_identification (80%)
- deal_maker_narrative (70%)
- factual_inaccuracy (50%)

## That day

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

**Holiday Weekend on Autopilot: Grandiose Maintenance Masking Judicial Defeats**

A low-key Labor Day weekend Sunday spent mostly sharing supportive media clips and praising political allies. The day's main tension point was the federal appeals court ruling against his tariffs, which he reframed as a near-victory by spotlighting the single dissenting judge. He recycled the Russia Hoax grievance, reannounced a voter ID executive order previously struck down by courts, and ended the evening by declaring DC a "crime free zone" — then immediately posted a police report documenting 76 arrests and five firearms seized. The mood was mostly self-congratulatory, with institutional defiance quietly simmering underneath.

Full digest for 2025-08-31: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 31). I hope that Major League Baseball is getting... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115124163211780188
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I hope that Major League Baseball is getting ready to put..." Truth Social, 31 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115124163211780188. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I hope that Major League Baseball is getting ready to put...," Truth Social, August 31, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115124163211780188.

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