# Post ts_115669821715563033

- Post ID: `ts_115669821715563033`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-06T00:36:50.457Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a disease that is mostly transmitted sexually, or through dirty needles. The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 "jabs," for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in the World, and far more than is necessary. In fact, it is ridiculous! Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this "schedule," as have I! That is why I have just signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to "FAST TRACK" a comprehensive evaluation of Vaccine Schedules from other Countries around the World, and better align the U.S. Vaccine Schedule, so it is finally rooted in the Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE! I am fully confident Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the CDC, will get this done, quickly and correctly, for our Nation's Children. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAHA!

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:30:09.266Z (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 represents Trump using presidential authority to legitimize vaccine schedule skepticism, a core constituency concern. While framed as rational policy ("Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE"), the post contains significant misinformation: the "72 jabs" figure is an inflated anti-vaccine talking point, the claim that the US schedule far exceeds all other nations is misleading, and the characterization of Hepatitis B transmission deliberately omits vertical (mother-to-child) transmission — the very rationale for infant vaccination. The danger level is elevated not due to violence risk but due to potential public health consequences of presidential endorsement of vaccine skepticism. The post validates RFK Jr.'s appointment and signals to the health-freedom movement. Psychologically, this is a grandiose-state maintenance post with moderate narcissistic features: Trump inserts himself as co-discoverer of schedule concerns ("as have I!") and claims credit for an independent CDC committee decision. Defense mechanisms are primarily rationalization (scientific language masking ideological goals) and distortion (selective presentation of facts). The formal structure suggests aide drafting with Trump's editorial embellishments. The "MAHA" closing reinforces tribal identity with the Make America Healthy Again constituency.

## Psychological Analysis: Vaccine Schedule Presidential Memorandum (2025-12-06)

### Authorship
Posted at 00:36 UTC = ~7:36 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or DC). Evening timing is ambiguous. The post is lengthy, policy-focused, and well-structured with formal closing ("Thank you for your attention to this matter"). However, it contains Trump's characteristic ALL CAPS emphasis patterns, exclamation marks, and personal insertions ("as have I!"). This reads as a **hybrid**: aide-drafted policy announcement with Trump's editorial embellishments layered on top.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **supply-seeking/maintenance** post wrapped in policy announcement. Trump positions himself as the rational corrector of an irrational system — the one who saw what "many parents and scientists" saw. The post validates the RFK Jr. appointment and the anti-vaccine-schedule movement that was a key constituency.

**Narcissistic features** are moderate: Trump inserts himself as co-discoverer of vaccine schedule concerns ("as have I!"), claims credit for the CDC committee's independent decision, and frames the presidential memorandum as the decisive action. The grandiose framing ("Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE") conflates his policy preference with objective truth.

**Defense mechanisms**: Rationalization is primary — wrapping ideologically-driven vaccine skepticism in the language of science and international comparison. The "72 jabs" framing is a known anti-vaccine talking point that inflates the number by counting each dose separately.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Heavy use of **appeal to common sense**, **appeal to international comparison** (implying other countries are wiser), **hyperbole** ("ridiculous!"), and **false authority** (claiming scientific backing for what is primarily a political decision). The "MAHA" closing functions as tribal signaling.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 'jabs'" | **Mostly False** | The CDC schedule recommends vaccines against ~15 diseases. The '72 doses' figure counts each individual shot including boosters across childhood, and is a standard anti-vaccine talking point designed to inflate perceived burden. The actual number of distinct vaccines is much lower. |
| "Far more than any other Country in the World" | **Half True** | The US schedule is on the higher end but several developed nations (UK, Australia, Canada) have comparable schedules. The difference is less dramatic than implied. |
| "Hepatitis B is mostly transmitted sexually or through dirty needles" | **Half True** | While sexual contact and needle sharing are major transmission routes, vertical transmission (mother to child during birth) was the primary rationale for infant vaccination. Omitting this is materially misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Formal structure and policy language suggest aide drafting
- ALL CAPS emphasis and exclamation marks are Trump editorial style
- Formal closing 'Thank you for your attention to this matter'
- Evening timing is ambiguous for attribution
- 'as have I!' personal insertion typical of Trump edits on drafted text

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (CDC vaccine committee decision providing validation opportunity)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning as protector of children
- Validating audience's pre-existing skepticism
- MAHA tribal signaling

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Presidential authority used to undermine evidence-based public health policy
- Legitimization of vaccine skepticism from highest office
- Potential downstream harm to childhood vaccination rates

### Gaslighting

- Framing removal of evidence-based vaccine recommendation as 'Gold Standard of Science'
- Omitting medical rationale for infant Hep B vaccination (vertical transmission) to make policy seem obviously correct
- Implying 72 'jabs' are unnecessary when medical consensus supports the schedule

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 'jabs'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The CDC schedule recommends vaccines against ~15 diseases. The '72 doses' figure counts each individual shot including boosters across childhood, and is a standard anti-vaccine talking point designed to inflate perceived burden. The actual number of distinct vaccines is much lower.

Sources: CDC Recommended Immunization Schedule

> Far more than any other Country in the World

**HALF TRUE**

The US schedule is on the higher end but several developed nations (UK, Australia, Canada) have comparable schedules. The difference is less dramatic than implied.

Sources: WHO immunization schedules by country

> Hepatitis B is mostly transmitted sexually or through dirty needles

**HALF TRUE**

While sexual contact and needle sharing are major transmission routes, vertical transmission (mother to child during birth) was the primary rationale for infant vaccination. Omitting this is materially misleading.

Sources: CDC Hepatitis B FAQs; WHO Hepatitis B fact sheet

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- vaccine_policy (100%)
- public_health (90%)
- rfk_jr_validation (70%)
- anti_establishment_health (80%)
- presidential_memorandum (60%)

## That day

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

**A Routine Day of Presidential Brand Management, Punctuated by a Brief Morning Media Rage Spike**

Trump spent most of the day curating and amplifying favorable media coverage — sharing Fox News clips, celebrating a FIFA peace prize, and name-dropping Cristiano Ronaldo. The morning opened with a brief flash of anger, first at Fox & Friends for hosting a critic, then at CNN for asking about White House renovation cost overruns. Both flare-ups faded quickly. The day was bookended by a sustained pressure campaign on Indiana state senators to pass a partisan redistricting map, with Trump naming nine specific legislators and threatening to help primary any who vote no. A late-afternoon post blamed Democrats and immigrants for a stabbing in Charlotte.

Full digest for 2025-12-06: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 6). Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115669821715563033
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision..." Truth Social, 6 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115669821715563033. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision...," Truth Social, December 6, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115669821715563033.

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