# Post ts_115777270368444049

- Post ID: `ts_115777270368444049`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-25T00:02:26.827Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical  Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women's Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement. What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K's, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and yesterday, a 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected. Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity, and the strongest National Security we have ever had. We are respected again, perhaps like never before. God Bless America!!! President DJT

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:38:21.111Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump's Christmas 2025 post follows his well-established annual pattern of weaponizing holiday greetings. The "Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum" formulation — used in various forms since at least 2017 — reveals a consistent inability to engage in communal rituals without asserting dominance through enemy derogation. Calling political opponents "Scum" on Christmas Day demonstrates the primacy of splitting as a defense mechanism: even moments culturally coded for goodwill trigger in-group/out-group aggression.

The post's body is a rapid-fire enumeration of dubious policy claims ("No Inflation," "Trillions of Dollars" from tariffs, crime at "Lowest...in decades") that function less as factual assertions than as narcissistic supply — creating an overwhelming impression of success that resists point-by-point evaluation. The Gish gallop technique is deliberate.

The closing "President DJT" signature reinforces identity-office fusion characteristic of narcissistic identification with power. The overall pattern — converting Christmas into a campaign rally — is clinically notable for its consistency across years, suggesting a stable characterological pattern rather than situational response. The dehumanizing "Scum" label applied to roughly half the political spectrum on a religious holiday warrants continued monitoring in the context of escalating eliminationist rhetoric patterns.

## Psychological Analysis: Christmas Day 2025 Post

### Overview
This is Trump's signature "Merry Christmas to all, including..." format — a recurring annual tradition dating back to at least 2017. The structure is highly formulaic: backhanded holiday greeting → policy victory lap → closing benediction. Posted just after midnight EST (00:02 UTC = 7:02 PM EST on Christmas Eve), likely from Mar-a-Lago.

### Authorship
The polished structure, complete sentences, correct grammar, and formulaic nature suggest aide involvement (likely Scavino), though Trump certainly dictates the themes. The "Radical Left Scum" insertion feels authentically Trump grafted onto a drafted template. The evening timing on Christmas Eve is consistent with a pre-scheduled post.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post exemplifies **grandiose narcissistic supply-seeking** wrapped in a holiday package. The opening inclusion of "Radical Left Scum" in a Christmas greeting is the defining feature — it converts a communal ritual into a dominance display. The message is: even on Christmas, enemies are named and shamed.

The body is pure **self-aggrandizement through policy claims**, many dubious or misleading. The closing "God Bless America!!! President DJT" functions as a self-coronation — signing as "President DJT" rather than simply posting reinforces identity-as-office fusion.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "4.3 GDP, two points better than expected" | **Half True** | Q3 2025 GDP final estimate was revised upward but 'two points better than expected' is an exaggeration of the surprise factor. Consensus estimates varied. |
| "No Inflation" | **Mostly False** | CPI in late 2025 was still running above 2% annually. Inflation had moderated from peaks but was not zero. |
| "Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity" | **Mostly False** | Tariff revenue was in the hundreds of billions at most. 'Trillions in growth' conflates tariff revenue with GDP and is not supported by economic data. Most economists assessed tariffs as net drag on growth. |
| "Lowest Crime numbers in decades" | **Half True** | Some crime categories declined in 2024-2025 but characterizing all crime as at lowest levels in decades overstates the data. Methodology changes complicate comparisons. |
| "Record Stock Market" | **Mostly True** | Major indices were near or at record highs in late 2025, though attribution to any single policy is debatable. |

Overall Veracity: 44%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Polished grammar and complete sentences suggest aide drafting
- Formulaic annual Christmas message structure
- 7:02 PM EST Christmas Eve — plausible scheduled post
- 'Radical Left Scum' insertion feels authentically Trump
- Signing as 'President DJT' is a Trump affectation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Christmas holiday — high-visibility moment for audience engagement)

**Rage:** Intensity 30% targeting Radical Left
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose self-assessment
- Rapid enumeration of claimed achievements
- Elevated expansive mood combined with hostility

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- idealization (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience ('Merry Christmas to all')
- In-group/out-group framing
- Shared identity through collective achievements ('We no longer have...')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Dehumanizing language ('Scum') applied to broad political category
- Framing opponents as actively trying to 'destroy our Country'
- Pattern of escalating dehumanization across posts

### Gaslighting

- 'No Inflation' contradicts measurable economic data
- Multiple exaggerated claims presented as settled fact
- Reframing tariff costs as 'Trillions of Dollars in Growth'

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (5)

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

> 4.3 GDP, two points better than expected

**HALF TRUE**

Q3 2025 GDP final estimate was revised upward but 'two points better than expected' is an exaggeration of the surprise factor. Consensus estimates varied.

> No Inflation

**MOSTLY FALSE**

CPI in late 2025 was still running above 2% annually. Inflation had moderated from peaks but was not zero.

> Tariffs have given us Trillions of Dollars in Growth and Prosperity

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Tariff revenue was in the hundreds of billions at most. 'Trillions in growth' conflates tariff revenue with GDP and is not supported by economic data. Most economists assessed tariffs as net drag on growth.

> Lowest Crime numbers in decades

**HALF TRUE**

Some crime categories declined in 2024-2025 but characterizing all crime as at lowest levels in decades overstates the data. Methodology changes complicate comparisons.

> Record Stock Market

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Major indices were near or at record highs in late 2025, though attribution to any single policy is debatable.

Overall Veracity: 44%

## Tags

- christmas_message (100%)
- dehumanization (70%)
- economic_claims (80%)
- grandiose_supply_seeking (90%)
- splitting (80%)

## That day

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

**Christmas Day as Combat Theater: Holiday Greetings Weaponized Into Threats, Military Strikes, and Epstein Paranoia**

Trump spent Christmas Day cycling between holiday greetings and attacks on political enemies, calling opponents "Radical Left Scum" and "Sleazebags" in posts framed as seasonal well-wishes. The morning and early afternoon were quiet after a burst of late-night retweets, but the evening brought two notable escalations: an announcement of U.S. military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria — signed off with "MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists" — and a paranoid broadside about Jeffrey Epstein that ended with the ominous line "Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!" The day's mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, with the final hours revealing a sharper, more threatening edge.

Full digest for 2025-12-25: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 25). Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115777270368444049
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum..." Truth Social, 25 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115777270368444049. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum...," Truth Social, December 25, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115777270368444049.

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