# Post ts_116737999128241599

- Post ID: `ts_116737999128241599`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-06-12T16:08:24.397Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Re-gilding of the massive Arts of War sculptures, located between The Lincoln Memorial and site of The Triumphal Arch, rapidly continues. The sculptures will be fully regilded by July 3rd. The photos below were taken yesterday. The Gilders’ Studio has flown in Gilders from around the Country to perform this work!

## Media

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## Engagement

- Likes: 21,132
- Reposts: 4,577
- Replies: 1,186
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-06-14T14:01:28.465Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-06-12T17:08:29.183Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis

**Content type:** Promotional announcement of a Trump-directed monumental architecture project — regilding of the 'Arts of War' sculptures flanking the Lincoln Memorial Bridge approach, in connection with the planned Triumphal Arch.

**Authorship:** Hybrid. Timing (12:08 PM ET) and grammatical polish point toward staff drafting, but Trump-stylistic capitalization ('Country,' 'Gilders,' 'Studio') and the personal investment in monumental D.C. construction projects suggest the content originated with Trump and was cleaned up for posting. Confidence: medium.

**Psychological dynamics:** The post serves grandiose-archetypal functions. The 'Triumphal Arch' — modeled on Roman imperial monuments commemorating military victory — embeds a King/Emperor archetype. Re-gilding (literally covering in gold) doubles the symbolic freight: restoration of imperial splendor, with gold as the personal signature aesthetic (Mar-a-Lago, Oval Office redecoration). Communion motives are absent; the post is pure agency display via legacy-construction.

**Narrative identity:** Order-restorer protagonist. The implicit story is decay reversed — neglected monuments brought back to glory under his stewardship. Self-positioning is benevolent King restoring proper hierarchy and national grandeur. No contaminating other is named in this post (rare for the surrounding feed, which includes Iran-bashing and voter-fraud claims).

**Rhetoric:** Low-intensity. Superlative-adjacent ('massive,' 'rapidly,' 'from around the Country') but restrained relative to baseline. No dehumanization, no eliminationist content.

**Clinical significance:** Low. Routine grandiosity expressed through legacy-project announcement. No summary warranted.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Arts of War sculptures are located between the Lincoln Memorial and the site of 'The Triumphal Arch'" | **Mostly True** | The Arts of War (and companion Arts of Peace) gilded equestrian sculptures by Leo Friedlander stand at the Lincoln Memorial Circle entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge. Trump has publicly advanced a plan for a 'Triumphal Arch' near this location to mark America's 250th anniversary. The location framing is therefore accurate as of the post's timeframe. |
| "The sculptures will be fully regilded by July 3rd" | **Mostly True** | Multiple independent sources confirm a contractual deadline of July 4, 2026, not July 3rd. According to NOTUS reporting on NPS documents, the National Park Service stated 'the NPS must have this work completed by July 4, 2026, to support DOI's role in the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.' The Hill reports 'work on the Arts of War is set to be done by July 4, with work on the Arts of Peace set to wrap up by Aug. 31.' The Washington Reporter wrote 'The Arts of War sculpture was designed by Leo Friedlander, and will be regilded by the Fourth of July.' The contract was awarded April 21, 2026, to The Gilders' Studio for $4,995,263 (later cited as $5.1M total) on a no-bid basis specifically to meet the deadline. The post's claim of July 3rd is one day earlier than the publicly reported deadline of July 4th — essentially aligned with the official timeline (and plausible since the work is timed to be completed in time for July 4 celebrations). The claim cannot be definitively confirmed since it is forward-looking from June 12, but it is substantively consistent with the publicly reported schedule, differing by only one day. |
| "The Gilders' Studio has flown in gilders from around the country" | **Mostly True** | The Gilders' Studio (gilders.com) is a real Maryland-based firm in Olney, MD, founded in 1985 by Michael Kramer. According to the studio's own 'About' page, it 'is comprised of a core group of highly skilled artisans and professionals with widely divergent backgrounds and training' plus 'additional talented artisans from across the country, many with 25+ years of partnership with the studio.' This describes their standard workforce model — supplementing a core team of ~6 in-house gilders with collaborators nationwide. Founder Michael Kramer served as president of the Society of Gilders (2006-2013), giving the studio established national networking ties for sourcing skilled gilders. Given the project's scale (4 monumental 80,000-pound sculptures, 55 pounds of 23.75-karat gold leaf) and tight timeline (less than four months from contract award), bringing in additional gilders from the studio's national network is operationally consistent with their stated practices. However, no independent news reporting specifically confirms that gilders were 'flown in' for this particular project — The Gilders' Studio declined to comment to NOTUS about the project. The claim aligns with the firm's documented business model but lacks direct independent confirmation. Importantly, an IBTimes profile of the studio noted Kramer 'supervising a team of six artisans,' suggesting that for a project this large, supplementary staffing from outside the core team would be necessary. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business-hours timing (12:08 PM ET) atypical for late-night authentic Trump
- Polished grammar, complete sentences, no typos
- Specific factual precision: dated deadline (July 3rd), proper attribution ('The Gilders' Studio')
- Capitalization of common nouns ('Country,' 'Gilders,' 'Studio,' 'Arts of War') is Trump-stylistic
- Enthusiastic closing exclamation ('to perform this work!') consistent with Trump voice

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 60%
- Agreeableness: 45%
- Conscientiousness: 50%
- Neuroticism: 30%
- Openness: 55%

Strongest facet: achievement striving / status display

**Motives:**
- Agency: 80%
- Communion: 15%

Primary drive: status

### Narrative

- **Role:** King/restorer of national grandeur
- **Arc:** redemption
- **Contrasting:** implicit predecessors who allowed monuments to fade

**Identity Claims:**
- steward of national monuments
- builder/restorer
- patron of craftsmanship

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (audience-facing legacy promotion)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 55%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- insider visual access (photos taken 'yesterday')
- first-person stewardship voice positioning followers as witnesses to greatness

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-06-12._

> The Arts of War sculptures are located between the Lincoln Memorial and the site of 'The Triumphal Arch'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Arts of War (and companion Arts of Peace) gilded equestrian sculptures by Leo Friedlander stand at the Lincoln Memorial Circle entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge. Trump has publicly advanced a plan for a 'Triumphal Arch' near this location to mark America's 250th anniversary. The location framing is therefore accurate as of the post's timeframe.

> The sculptures will be fully regilded by July 3rd

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple independent sources confirm a contractual deadline of July 4, 2026, not July 3rd. According to NOTUS reporting on NPS documents, the National Park Service stated 'the NPS must have this work completed by July 4, 2026, to support DOI's role in the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.' The Hill reports 'work on the Arts of War is set to be done by July 4, with work on the Arts of Peace set to wrap up by Aug. 31.' The Washington Reporter wrote 'The Arts of War sculpture was designed by Leo Friedlander, and will be regilded by the Fourth of July.' The contract was awarded April 21, 2026, to The Gilders' Studio for $4,995,263 (later cited as $5.1M total) on a no-bid basis specifically to meet the deadline. The post's claim of July 3rd is one day earlier than the publicly reported deadline of July 4th — essentially aligned with the official timeline (and plausible since the work is timed to be completed in time for July 4 celebrations). The claim cannot be definitively confirmed since it is forward-looking from June 12, but it is substantively consistent with the publicly reported schedule, differing by only one day.

Sources: https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/national-park-service-dc-beautification-contracts-horse-statues; https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5910153-trump-administration-lincoln-memorial-horse-statue-renovations/; https://washingtonreporter.news/exclusive-secretary-doug-burgum-rolls-out-gilded-age-projects-to-restore-d-c-monuments/; https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/dcs-arts-of-war-arts-of-peace-statues-to-be-restored-for-america-250/; https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/trump-bronze-horses-gold-lincoln-memorial-statues-contract-gilders-studio

> The Gilders' Studio has flown in gilders from around the country

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Gilders' Studio (gilders.com) is a real Maryland-based firm in Olney, MD, founded in 1985 by Michael Kramer. According to the studio's own 'About' page, it 'is comprised of a core group of highly skilled artisans and professionals with widely divergent backgrounds and training' plus 'additional talented artisans from across the country, many with 25+ years of partnership with the studio.' This describes their standard workforce model — supplementing a core team of ~6 in-house gilders with collaborators nationwide. Founder Michael Kramer served as president of the Society of Gilders (2006-2013), giving the studio established national networking ties for sourcing skilled gilders. Given the project's scale (4 monumental 80,000-pound sculptures, 55 pounds of 23.75-karat gold leaf) and tight timeline (less than four months from contract award), bringing in additional gilders from the studio's national network is operationally consistent with their stated practices. However, no independent news reporting specifically confirms that gilders were 'flown in' for this particular project — The Gilders' Studio declined to comment to NOTUS about the project. The claim aligns with the firm's documented business model but lacks direct independent confirmation. Importantly, an IBTimes profile of the studio noted Kramer 'supervising a team of six artisans,' suggesting that for a project this large, supplementary staffing from outside the core team would be necessary.

Sources: https://gilders.com/about-the-gilders-studio/; https://www.ibtimes.com/navigating-40-years-gilding-excellence-gilders-studio-3776244; https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/national-park-service-dc-beautification-contracts-horse-statues; https://societyofgilders.org/about/; https://gilders.com/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwkramer/

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- monumentalism (90%)
- triumphal_arch (90%)
- gilding (80%)
- legacy_construction (85%)
- grandiose_state (60%)
- aide_polished (60%)
- king_archetype (70%)
- low_intensity (70%)

## That day

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

**Called Iranian negotiators dishonorable at breakfast, reposted their foreign minister saying a deal was close by lunch**

Most of the day's feed read like staff work: two campaign endorsements, a batch of partisan news links pushed out in a single minute, a Flag Day proclamation, and photos of workers re-gilding war sculptures on the National Mall. The exception came mid-morning, when Trump himself blew up at Iran over leaked negotiation terms, calling them "weak and pathetic" and "very dishonorable people to deal with." Two hours later the same account posted a screenshot of Iran's foreign minister saying a deal had "never been closer" — no comment, no nod to the outburst. The anger didn't spread; by afternoon he was back to gold leaf and a promo for a military recruiting ad debuting during the UFC fight on the White House lawn. He posted nothing about the surveillance law that expired at midnight, or the intelligence nomination hearing he had just canceled over it.

Full digest for 2026-06-12: https://trump.fm/date/2026-06-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, June 12). Re-gilding of the massive Arts of War sculptures,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_116737999128241599
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Re-gilding of the massive Arts of War sculptures, located..." Truth Social, 12 Jun. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116737999128241599. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Re-gilding of the massive Arts of War sculptures, located...," Truth Social, June 12, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_116737999128241599.

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