# Post ts_115208143657180249

- Post ID: `ts_115208143657180249`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-15T11:46:02.388Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208143657180249/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115208143657180249.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 hell. 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

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.297Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:05:03.774Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: NFL Kickoff Rule Complaint (2025-09-15)

This post is a classic Trump sports commentary — opinionated, stream-of-consciousness, and relatively low-stakes compared to his other posts from the same day addressing violent crime, DC governance, and NYC politics. The NFL kickoff rule has been a recurring grievance since its 2024 introduction.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:46 UTC = ~7:46 AM ET. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or DC. This is early morning but within waking hours. The post reads authentically Trump: parenthetical asides ("nearly!"), scare quotes around "Sissy" and "roll back," the golf analogy (personal interest bleeding into commentary), and the characteristic "looks like hell" phrasing. A duplicate post in the previous posts list shows "looks like he'll" — a classic autocorrect artifact suggesting thumb-typing, later corrected in this version.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post. Trump positions himself as arbiter of what "real" football looks like — an authority claim extending beyond politics into culture. The "Sissy football is bad for America" formulation reveals the hypermasculine frame: rule changes that reduce violence are feminizing and therefore nationally harmful. This maps traditional dominance hierarchy values onto sports.

The rhetorical question "Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?" is characteristic contempt for institutional decision-makers — the same anti-expert stance applied to the NFL competition committee as to government bureaucrats.

### Cognitive Notes
Coherent, on-topic, logically structured argument with appropriate analogy (golf ball rollback). No cognitive markers of concern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "New kickoff rule is at least as dangerous as normal kickoff" | **Mostly False** | NFL data from 2024 season showed concussion rates on kickoffs decreased under new rule, though some injury types were debated |
| "College football will remain the same" | **Mostly True** | NCAA had not adopted the NFL dynamic kickoff format as of 2025, though rule discussions were ongoing |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Autocorrect artifact in duplicate post ('he'll' for 'hell')
- Parenthetical asides with exclamation marks ('nearly!')
- Golf analogy reflects personal interest
- Scare quotes on 'Sissy' and 'roll back'
- Stream-of-consciousness rhetorical questions

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NFL kickoff rule (cultural grievance))

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Cultural authority claim
- Shared masculine identity appeal
- Rhetorical questions inviting audience agreement

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> New kickoff rule is at least as dangerous as normal kickoff

**MOSTLY FALSE**

NFL data from 2024 season showed concussion rates on kickoffs decreased under new rule, though some injury types were debated

Sources: NFL competition committee reports 2024-2025

> College football will remain the same

**MOSTLY TRUE**

NCAA had not adopted the NFL dynamic kickoff format as of 2025, though rule discussions were ongoing

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- sports_commentary (100%)
- cultural_authority (70%)
- masculinity_policing (50%)
- tradition_defense (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_115208143657180249
- 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_115208143657180249. 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_115208143657180249.

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