# Post ts_115208219886830624

- Post ID: `ts_115208219886830624`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-15T12:05:25.559Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208219886830624
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208219886830624/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115208219886830624.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should no longer be forced to "Report" on a quarterly basis (Quarterly Reporting!), but rather to Report on a "Six (6) Month Basis." This will save money, and allow managers to focus on properly running their companies. Did you ever hear the statement that, "China has a 50 to 100 year view on management of a company, whereas we run our companies on a quarterly basis???" Not good!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 23,518
- Reposts: 4,754
- Replies: 869
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.297Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:05:14.446Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: SEC Quarterly Reporting Post (2025-09-15)

This post proposes changing SEC reporting from quarterly to semi-annual, framing it as pro-business deregulation. It's a relatively policy-focused post by Trump standards, though it contains characteristic rhetorical flourishes.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:05 UTC = ~8:05 AM ET. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or D.C. given the heavy posting day. The post has mixed signals: the policy substance and somewhat structured argument suggest aide input, but the idiosyncratic capitalization ("Report," "Six (6) Month Basis"), excessive quotation marks, rhetorical question format, and "Not good!!!" closing are distinctly Trump. The parenthetical "(Quarterly Reporting!)" is a classic Trump interjection. This reads as Trump dictating or personally posting a policy idea he's been mulling.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **maintenance/supply-seeking** post—Trump positioning himself as the business-savvy disruptor who understands what corporate America needs. The China comparison is notable: he simultaneously invokes China as a model for long-term thinking while being antagonistic toward China in other posts (tariffs). This cognitive flexibility serves narcissistic needs—China is good or bad depending on whether the comparison flatters Trump's position.

### Rhetorical Devices
The China comparison functions as an appeal to authority via common wisdom ("Did you ever hear the statement..."), presenting a well-known business critique as if introducing it. The triple exclamation "Not good!!!" is signature emotional punctuation.

### Cognitive Notes
The post is coherent and follows a logical structure: proposal → justification → supporting analogy → evaluation. No cognitive markers of concern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Changing to semi-annual reporting will save money for companies" | **Half True** | There would be some compliance cost savings but quarterly reporting costs are modest relative to company budgets; the main concern about quarterly reporting is short-termism, not cost |
| "China has a 50 to 100 year view on management" | **Half True** | This is a common business trope with some truth regarding state-directed enterprises and industrial policy, but Chinese private companies face intense short-term pressures and many Chinese firms do report quarterly |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Idiosyncratic capitalization of common words
- Excessive quotation marks around ordinary phrases
- Parenthetical interjection '(Quarterly Reporting!)'
- Triple exclamation 'Not good!!!'
- Rhetorical question format

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical question inviting audience agreement
- folksy conversational framing

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Changing to semi-annual reporting will save money for companies

**HALF TRUE**

There would be some compliance cost savings but quarterly reporting costs are modest relative to company budgets; the main concern about quarterly reporting is short-termism, not cost

> China has a 50 to 100 year view on management

**HALF TRUE**

This is a common business trope with some truth regarding state-directed enterprises and industrial policy, but Chinese private companies face intense short-term pressures and many Chinese firms do report quarterly

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- deregulation (90%)
- SEC (80%)
- business (80%)
- China comparison (50%)

## 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). Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208219886830624
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should..." Truth Social, 15 Sep. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208219886830624. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should...," Truth Social, September 15, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115208219886830624.

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