# Post ts_116256214426681641

- Post ID: `ts_116256214426681641`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-03-19T14:04:13.140Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116256214426681641
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_116256214426681641/analysis
- Audio narration (0:21): https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_116256214426681641.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> From Douglas MacKinnon: "This is a photo from yesterday on the drive from LA to Palm Springs. Hundreds and Hundreds of these pieces of junk windmills. No surprise to The President, but ONLY ten percent of them working as we drove past!!! Eagle and bird killers which suck the taxpayers dry!! My best to The President!"

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/256/209/449/686/547/original/a8d18cb19d443a4c.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,371
- Reposts: 4,190
- Replies: 975
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-03-20T22:00:57.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T08:02:38.071Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Repost of Douglas MacKinnon Anti-Wind Energy Commentary

### Overview
Trump shares a quote from conservative commentator Douglas MacKinnon describing a drive from LA to Palm Springs past wind turbines, claiming only 10% were operational. This is a routine repost amplifying a supporter's message that aligns with Trump's long-standing anti-wind energy position.

### Authorship
Posted at 14:04 UTC = ~10:04 AM ET. Trump is likely at the White House given the week's diplomatic activity. The polished formatting with proper attribution ("From Douglas MacKinnon:") and clean quotation suggests aide involvement, though the content aligns perfectly with Trump's known obsessions. The wind turbine fixation is deeply personal to Trump (dating to his Scottish golf course battles), making this a plausible aide-curated share of content they knew would please him.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a maintenance/supply post — sharing supportive content that validates a long-held grievance. The "My best to The President!" closing provides narcissistic supply through deference. Trump's anti-wind fixation is one of his most persistent perseverations, spanning over a decade.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Hyperbole: "Hundreds and Hundreds" of "junk" windmills
- Selective observation presented as data: "ONLY ten percent working"
- Emotional framing: "Eagle and bird killers," "suck the taxpayers dry"
- Appeal to authority through personal observation

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Only 10% of wind turbines along LA-Palm Springs route were operating" | **Mostly False** | Wind turbines are routinely curtailed for grid management, low wind, or scheduled maintenance. Non-spinning turbines are not necessarily broken. The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm has typical capacity factors of 25-30%, and turbine operation varies by time of day and conditions. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (10 AM ET)
- Clean formatting with proper attribution
- Professional quotation structure
- But content matches Trump's deep personal fixation on wind turbines

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Douglas MacKinnon's deferential message)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing supporter praise to model desired follower behavior
- third-person presidential reference reinforcing authority

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Only 10% of wind turbines along LA-Palm Springs route were operating

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Wind turbines are routinely curtailed for grid management, low wind, or scheduled maintenance. Non-spinning turbines are not necessarily broken. The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm has typical capacity factors of 25-30%, and turbine operation varies by time of day and conditions.

Sources: EIA wind energy data; CAISO grid operations

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- wind-energy (100%)
- supporter-amplification (80%)
- perseveration (60%)

## That day

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

**Trump disowns Israel's strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, then threatens to destroy the whole field himself**

The day's most serious post went up on the evening before. Trump said Israel had hit part of Iran's huge South Pars gas field without America's knowledge, and warned that he would destroy the entire field if certain lines were crossed, while insisting he didn't want to. After that the feed turned into a long run of shared headlines, most of them in one burst mid-morning: columns urging him to finish the job in Iran, one saying he had prevented another Holocaust, pieces on election security, and praise for a North Carolina Senate candidate. The afternoon brought more of the same, including an article that puts distance between him and Epstein and one declaring he is "still standing." There was no anger anywhere, and nothing suggests lost sleep. The one real concern is a public military threat made on social media in the middle of a shooting war.

Full digest for 2026-03-19: https://trump.fm/date/2026-03-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, March 19). From Douglas MacKinnon: "This is a photo from... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116256214426681641
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "From Douglas MacKinnon: "This is a photo from yesterday on..." Truth Social, 19 Mar. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116256214426681641. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "From Douglas MacKinnon: "This is a photo from yesterday on...," Truth Social, March 19, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116256214426681641.

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