# Post ts_115208055477865026

- Post ID: `ts_115208055477865026`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-15T11:23:36.879Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208055477865026/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115208055477865026.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The NFL has to get rid of that ridiculous looking new Kickoff Rule. How can they make such a big and sweeping change so easily and quickly. It's at least as dangerous as the "normal" kickoff, and looks like he'll. The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about. "Sissy" football is bad for America, and bad for the NFL! Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas? It's like wanting to "roll back" the golf ball so it doesn't go (nearly!) as far. Fortunately, college football will remain the same, hopefully forever!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 1,503
- Reposts: 379
- Replies: 206
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.297Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:05:16.564Z (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: NFL Kickoff Rule Post (2025-09-15)

### Overview
This post is a classic Trump sports commentary — a relatively low-stakes opinion piece about the NFL's kickoff rule change that nonetheless reveals characteristic psychological patterns. The post is notable for its timing: it appears amid a period of significant political events (Charlie Kirk assassination, Memphis deployment, Bolsonaro conviction), yet Trump pivots to sports grievance, suggesting either compartmentalization or deliberate palette-cleansing for his audience.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:23 UTC = 7:23 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House). The typo "he'll" for "hell" is a strong authentic indicator — classic autocorrect artifact. Stream-of-consciousness style, emotional reactivity, parenthetical asides ("nearly!"), and the rhetorical question pattern all point to authentic Trump. The quotation marks around "Sissy" and "roll back" are characteristic Trump scare-quote usage.

### Psychological State
This is a **maintenance/supply-seeking** post operating in **grandiose mode**. Trump positions himself as arbiter of what is and isn't "real" football. The post channels broader anxieties about change and masculinity through a sports metaphor. "Sissy football is bad for America" connects athletic masculinity to national identity — a characteristic conflation.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Displacement**: In a week marked by assassination, terrorism policy, and international crises, emotional energy is redirected to a safe sports topic
- **Splitting**: Old kickoff = good, new kickoff = bad; no nuance about player safety data

### Cognitive Markers
The "he'll" for "hell" is autocorrect, not paraphasia. The golf ball analogy is coherent and apt, showing intact analogical reasoning. Syntax is typical Trump: run-on, exclamatory, but internally coherent.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Rhetorical questions ("Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?")
- Appeal to tradition/nostalgia
- Masculinity framing ("Sissy" football)
- False equivalence (NFL rule change = threat to America)
- Hyperbole throughout

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The new kickoff rule is at least as dangerous as the normal kickoff" | **Mostly False** | The NFL's dynamic kickoff rule was implemented specifically to reduce injuries. NFL data showed concussion rates on kickoffs decreased after implementation, though some metrics were debated. |
| "College football will remain the same" | **Mostly True** | As of 2025, NCAA had not adopted the NFL's dynamic kickoff format, though rule discussions were ongoing. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Typo 'he'll' for 'hell' (autocorrect artifact)
- Stream-of-consciousness with parenthetical asides
- Scare quotes around 'Sissy' and 'roll back'
- 7:23 AM local time — early morning posting window
- Emotional reactivity and ALL CAPS absent but exclamation marks abundant

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NFL kickoff rule (ongoing sports grievance))

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning as fellow fan/everyman
- Shared grievance about institutional changes
- Rhetorical questions inviting audience agreement

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The new kickoff rule is at least as dangerous as the normal kickoff

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The NFL's dynamic kickoff rule was implemented specifically to reduce injuries. NFL data showed concussion rates on kickoffs decreased after implementation, though some metrics were debated.

Sources: NFL injury data reports

> College football will remain the same

**MOSTLY TRUE**

As of 2025, NCAA had not adopted the NFL's dynamic kickoff format, though rule discussions were ongoing.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- sports-commentary (100%)
- tradition-defense (80%)
- masculinity-framing (70%)
- displacement (60%)

## That day

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

**Warrior-King Day: Military Strikes, Federal Power Plays, and Sustained Grandiosity Across Every Domain**

Trump projected federal authority across multiple fronts, threatening to federalize DC police over a policy disagreement with the mayor, announcing a military strike on suspected drug traffickers in international waters, and signing a Memphis deployment order for a city already at a 25-year crime low. The morning scattered between NFL commentary, stock market demands, and veiled threats to withhold funding from New York City based on a local election outcome. The afternoon intensified sharply with escalating military rhetoric and an ultimatum toward Hamas. Throughout the day, every post positioned Trump as the indispensable protector of American safety, with ally Charlie Kirk's assassination five days earlier seemingly fueling an unusually aggressive posture across all domains.

Full digest for 2025-09-15: https://trump.fm/date/2025-09-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, September 15). The NFL has to get rid of that ridiculous looking... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208055477865026
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The NFL has to get rid of that ridiculous looking new..." Truth Social, 15 Sep. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208055477865026. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The NFL has to get rid of that ridiculous looking new...," Truth Social, September 15, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208055477865026.

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