# Post ts_117441005010525427

- Post ID: `ts_117441005010525427`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2026-10-14T19:52:02.742Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_117441005010525427.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I’m watching Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) from Air Force One. They do a magnificent job of covering the Rallies, including the Interviews of people in lines that stretch for miles. So fascinating to see — So exciting! I love the Interviews they do of the people that are in line. Great Americans — They built this Country! There is Great Love and Respect in the air. Landing in Arizona now, then Montana. See you soon! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-10-14T20:19:54.124Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Watching his own crowds from the plane

The post reports a viewing act: "I'm watching Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) from Air Force One." What he is watching is coverage of his own rallies, and specifically the "Interviews of people in lines that stretch for miles." Admiration reaches him second-hand here. Supporters praise him on camera, a friendly outlet broadcasts it, he watches it at altitude, and then he posts about watching it. The trigger reads as supply-seeking in a low-stakes form. Nothing in the text responds to criticism or defeat, and the affect stays warm the whole way through: "So fascinating to see — So exciting!", "There is Great Love and Respect in the air."

The interview point comes up twice in nine short sentences ("including the Interviews of people in lines" and then "I love the Interviews they do of the people that are in line"). This reads as enthusiasm circling back to the part he enjoys most. It looks like ordinary spoken-style redundancy rather than perseveration, and the post otherwise moves in order: what he is watching, why he likes it, who the people are, where he is going next. That sequence matches his conversational baseline. At 80 and in the middle of a multi-state swing (the Wasilla rally the night before, the Alaska LNG event, Arizona, then Montana), the post shows no sign of fatigue-related disorganization.

## Who wrote it

At 19:52 UTC on a plane "landing in Arizona now," local time is about 12:52 PM MST. By clock alone that is business hours, but the other markers outweigh it. The voice is first-person and situational ("from Air Force One," "Landing in Arizona now"). It reacts in real time to a named outlet. Capitalization is idiosyncratic ("Rallies," "Interviews," "Great Love and Respect," "Country"), and the clauses are spliced with dashes, the way he talks. It closes with the "President DONALD J. TRUMP" sign-off that has marked his personally composed or dictated posts this term. Earlier posts the same day were link shares and structured investment announcements ("Under my direction, JAPAN WILL PROVIDE THE CAPITAL"), which have the precision and dollar figures typical of staff drafting. This post has neither. Dictation to an aide on board is plausible, but the wording is his.

## What the crowd is for

The supporters are idealized in a single line: "Great Americans — They built this Country!" Here the crowd is evidence of his standing. Lines that "stretch for miles" are a bandwagon cue, and the post assigns the line-standers the status of the nation's founders and builders. The defense at work is idealization, of the outlet ("They do a magnificent job") and of the followers. No contrasting other is named. The absence of a "fake news" foil matters because praising RSBN usually comes paired with an attack on the networks that don't carry rallies in full. Here the reward to a loyal outlet stands alone, as patronage rather than retaliation.

Narratively he casts himself as the beloved leader moving among his people, a King-among-subjects posture with none of the Warrior's enemies. "See you soon!" closes the post with a parasocial address that turns a broadcast audience into expected guests. Rhetorically the post runs on superlative and hyperbole ("magnificent," "miles"), glittering generalities ("Great Love and Respect"), and in-group flattery. The post names no target, so the Warrior and Victim registers that run through much of the campaign-season feed are absent, and nothing in it points toward mobilization against anyone.

## Claims

RSBN's practice of interviewing supporters waiting in line before rallies is a long-running, well-documented format, so that description is accurate. "Lines that stretch for miles" is a stock phrase he uses across many rallies, and the post gives no venue or measurement to check it against. The itinerary (Arizona, then Montana) fits the 32-day midterm tour but is not on the pre-researched calendar for this date.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "RSBN covers his rallies, including interviews with people waiting in line" | **True** | Right Side Broadcasting Network has livestreamed Trump rallies since 2016, and pre-rally interviews with supporters in line are a standard part of its broadcasts. |
| "Rally lines "stretch for miles"" | **Mostly False** | The lines were real. A measured length of anything near "miles" was not found, and every local account that gives a size describes a line of blocks or of hundreds of people. The post names no rally. Trump is watching RSBN coverage, which on the post date was the Bullhead City, Arizona, airport rally (RSBN listed its coverage from 12 pm EDT on Oct 14). Reports from that tour:

- Bullhead City, AZ (Oct 14): The only line descriptions come from partisan outlets. The Gateway Pundit called it "a massive line of supporters" and embedded an X post saying "Huge line for President Trump's event in Arizona." It also relayed Real America's Voice reporter Ben Bergquam's claim that people had waited overnight. None of these gives a length. Mainstream and local coverage (AZFamily, Fox 10, 12News, PBS/AP, NBC, ABC/AP, the Havasu News live blog) reports no line length or crowd size.
- Clarksville, TN (Oct 10): This was the longest line documented on the tour. Clarksville Now said that at its peak it stretched up College Street to Fourth Street and doubled back half a block. Its reporters watched the last attendees enter around 2 p.m., and the arena was about 80% full at 2:35 p.m. That afternoon Trump claimed "1,000 people outside waiting to get in," which the outlet said did not match what its reporters saw.
- Grand Island, NE (Oct 5): Lines "extended around the outside of the building," with a conservative estimate of 1,500 to 2,000 attendees in total.
- Wasilla, AK (Oct 13): Alaska Public Media reported "hundreds" in line near a shuttle pickup, some there since 4 a.m., with no measurement.
- Youngstown, OH (Oct 12): Trump had posted that crowds were "already waiting in line." Newsweek and Atlanta Black Star reported visible empty sections and black-curtained areas at the Covelli Centre, which holds about 7,000.

At the Kalispell, MT, stop the sheriff's office said it would turn away anyone arriving before noon, so no long early line could form there. In any case that rally came after the post. Venues on the tour held roughly 2,000 to 7,000 people, so a line of miles would need far more people than any report describes. Supporters did line up for hours at several stops, which is why this is rated "mostly false" rather than "false." The "for miles" figure is hyperbole with no support in any found report, and documented lines were blocks long. |
| "Landing in Arizona now, then Montana" | **True** | Multiple independent sources confirm the itinerary and the timing.

Arizona: Air Force One landed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas just before midnight on Tuesday, Oct 13, according to a pool report cited by News 3 Las Vegas. Trump stayed overnight at the Trump International Hotel. The White House said he would fly from Las Vegas to Bullhead City for a Republican campaign event at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, with remarks at 1 p.m. local time. Fox 5 Vegas reported that the FAA flight restriction had Air Force One leaving Las Vegas before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fox 10 put Trump's expected speaking time around 12:45 p.m. The post went out at 19:52 UTC, which is 12:52 p.m. in Arizona (MST, UTC-7). That fits a short flight from Las Vegas landing just before the speech. AP (via ABC and PBS), NBC's live blog ("Trump lands in Arizona for rally before heading to Montana"), KTAR, 12News and AZFamily all confirm the Oct 14 Bullhead City rally for gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs.

Montana: The same AP and NBC reports say Trump went on to Kalispell, Montana, later that day to campaign for congressional candidate Aaron Flint. The RNC advisory and local outlets (Daily Inter Lake, KPAX, NBC Montana, Flathead Beacon, KBZK) list the Kalispell rally at Majestic Valley Arena on Oct 14. Doors opened at 2:45 p.m., and Trump was due to speak at about 6:15 p.m. Mountain time. The FAA set a flight restriction over Kalispell from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wikipedia's list of 2025–present Trump rallies shows both stops on Oct 14, after Youngstown (Oct 12) and Wasilla (Oct 13). The Hill's preview gave a different date for Montana, but every same-day and local source confirms Oct 14. RSBN's own "How to watch President Trump's midterm rallies in Arizona and Montana" page also lists both. |

Overall Veracity: 73%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- First-person situational report: "I'm watching ... from Air Force One", "Landing in Arizona now"
- Real-time reaction to a named outlet (RSBN) and a specific segment type (line interviews)
- Idiosyncratic capitalization: "Rallies", "Interviews", "Great Love and Respect", "Country"
- Dash-spliced exclamations: "So fascinating to see — So exciting!"
- Redundant return to the interview point within a short post

## Psychological Profile

### Traits

**Big Five:**
- Extraversion: 85%
- Agreeableness: 55%
- Conscientiousness: 40%
- Neuroticism: 15%
- Openness: 30%

Strongest facet: Extraversion: positive affect and excitement-seeking

**Motives:**
- Agency: 70%
- Communion: 45%

Primary drive: validation

### Narrative

- **Role:** Beloved leader among his people
- **Arc:** neutral
- **Contrasting:** None named; mainstream networks are the implied foil to RSBN but go unmentioned

**Identity Claims:**
- Leader who draws crowds in lines stretching for miles
- Recipient of "Great Love and Respect"
- Champion of the "Great Americans" who "built this Country"

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (RSBN live coverage of his rally crowds and line interviews)

Sentiment: +0.85

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Exclamatory stacking: "So fascinating to see — So exciting!"
- Elevated, expansive affect during a dense multi-state travel day

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- "See you soon!" addressed to the broadcast audience as expected guests
- Sharing a private viewing moment aboard Air Force One to create intimacy
- Flattering followers as founders: "They built this Country!"

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-10-14._

> RSBN covers his rallies, including interviews with people waiting in line

**TRUE**

Right Side Broadcasting Network has livestreamed Trump rallies since 2016, and pre-rally interviews with supporters in line are a standard part of its broadcasts.

> Rally lines "stretch for miles"

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The lines were real. A measured length of anything near "miles" was not found, and every local account that gives a size describes a line of blocks or of hundreds of people. The post names no rally. Trump is watching RSBN coverage, which on the post date was the Bullhead City, Arizona, airport rally (RSBN listed its coverage from 12 pm EDT on Oct 14). Reports from that tour:

- Bullhead City, AZ (Oct 14): The only line descriptions come from partisan outlets. The Gateway Pundit called it "a massive line of supporters" and embedded an X post saying "Huge line for President Trump's event in Arizona." It also relayed Real America's Voice reporter Ben Bergquam's claim that people had waited overnight. None of these gives a length. Mainstream and local coverage (AZFamily, Fox 10, 12News, PBS/AP, NBC, ABC/AP, the Havasu News live blog) reports no line length or crowd size.
- Clarksville, TN (Oct 10): This was the longest line documented on the tour. Clarksville Now said that at its peak it stretched up College Street to Fourth Street and doubled back half a block. Its reporters watched the last attendees enter around 2 p.m., and the arena was about 80% full at 2:35 p.m. That afternoon Trump claimed "1,000 people outside waiting to get in," which the outlet said did not match what its reporters saw.
- Grand Island, NE (Oct 5): Lines "extended around the outside of the building," with a conservative estimate of 1,500 to 2,000 attendees in total.
- Wasilla, AK (Oct 13): Alaska Public Media reported "hundreds" in line near a shuttle pickup, some there since 4 a.m., with no measurement.
- Youngstown, OH (Oct 12): Trump had posted that crowds were "already waiting in line." Newsweek and Atlanta Black Star reported visible empty sections and black-curtained areas at the Covelli Centre, which holds about 7,000.

At the Kalispell, MT, stop the sheriff's office said it would turn away anyone arriving before noon, so no long early line could form there. In any case that rally came after the post. Venues on the tour held roughly 2,000 to 7,000 people, so a line of miles would need far more people than any report describes. Supporters did line up for hours at several stops, which is why this is rated "mostly false" rather than "false." The "for miles" figure is hyperbole with no support in any found report, and documented lines were blocks long.

Sources: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/watch-live-trump-speaks-rally-bullhead-city-arizona/; https://clarksvillenow.com/local/hundreds-line-up-along-streets-ahead-of-trump-rally-in-clarksville/; https://www.1011now.com/2026/10/05/supporters-line-up-overnight-trump-rallies-republicans-grand-island-ahead-midterms/; https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2026-10-13/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-trump-supporters-line-up-hours-early-for-wasilla-rally; https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/10/12/trump-cameras-catch-what-he-hoped-nobody-would-see-at-ohio-rally/; https://newsweek.com/trump-touts-big-ohio-rally-crowd-size-what-videos-pictures-show-12558968; https://www.azfamily.com/2026/10/14/trump-campaigns-bullhead-city-wednesday-part-midterm-rally-blitz/; https://www.fox10phoenix.com/election/president-trump-headlines-bullhead-city-rally-campaign-arizona-republicans; https://havasunews.com/news/live-blog-president-trump-visits-bullhead-city/collection_55fec463-2965-4ccc-a023-2e1e6049d730.html; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-rally-along-arizona-nevada-border; https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/oct/13/trump-visit-expected-to-snarl-traffic-cause-minor-flight-delays-in-flathead-valley/; https://www.kpax.com/news/what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-kalispell-for-aaron-flints-congressional-campaign-rally; https://rumble.com/v7grchq-live-president-trump-holds-a-rally-in-bullhead-city-az-101426.html

> Landing in Arizona now, then Montana

**TRUE**

Multiple independent sources confirm the itinerary and the timing.

Arizona: Air Force One landed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas just before midnight on Tuesday, Oct 13, according to a pool report cited by News 3 Las Vegas. Trump stayed overnight at the Trump International Hotel. The White House said he would fly from Las Vegas to Bullhead City for a Republican campaign event at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, with remarks at 1 p.m. local time. Fox 5 Vegas reported that the FAA flight restriction had Air Force One leaving Las Vegas before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fox 10 put Trump's expected speaking time around 12:45 p.m. The post went out at 19:52 UTC, which is 12:52 p.m. in Arizona (MST, UTC-7). That fits a short flight from Las Vegas landing just before the speech. AP (via ABC and PBS), NBC's live blog ("Trump lands in Arizona for rally before heading to Montana"), KTAR, 12News and AZFamily all confirm the Oct 14 Bullhead City rally for gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs.

Montana: The same AP and NBC reports say Trump went on to Kalispell, Montana, later that day to campaign for congressional candidate Aaron Flint. The RNC advisory and local outlets (Daily Inter Lake, KPAX, NBC Montana, Flathead Beacon, KBZK) list the Kalispell rally at Majestic Valley Arena on Oct 14. Doors opened at 2:45 p.m., and Trump was due to speak at about 6:15 p.m. Mountain time. The FAA set a flight restriction over Kalispell from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wikipedia's list of 2025–present Trump rallies shows both stops on Oct 14, after Youngstown (Oct 12) and Wasilla (Oct 13). The Hill's preview gave a different date for Montana, but every same-day and local source confirms Oct 14. RSBN's own "How to watch President Trump's midterm rallies in Arizona and Montana" page also lists both.

Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-rally-arizona-montana-2026-elections-live-updates-rcna603250; https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-campaigns-arizona-montana-2nd-day-western-swing-137261762; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-rally-along-arizona-nevada-border; https://news3lv.com/news/local/president-donald-trump-rally-bullhead-city-arizona-laughlin-las-vegas-nevada-politics-midterm-elections-gop-republican-party-voting; https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/10/12/president-trump-headline-midterm-rally-bullhead-city/; https://www.fox10phoenix.com/election/president-trump-headlines-bullhead-city-rally-campaign-arizona-republicans; https://ktar.com/arizona-politics-news/election/donald-trump-rally-arizona; https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/elections/president-trump-rally-bullhead-city-arizona-today-midterm-election-andy-biggs/75-b025303b-9b37-4f82-89c7-a643fafab533; https://www.azfamily.com/2026/10/14/trump-campaigns-bullhead-city-wednesday-part-midterm-rally-blitz/; https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/how-to-watch-president-trumps-midterm-rallies-in-arizona-and-montana/; https://events.gop.com/events/midterm-rally-in-kalispell-montana-president-donald-j-trump; https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/oct/14/trump-first-sitting-president-to-visit-northwest-montana-since-ford/; https://www.kpax.com/news/what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-kalispell-for-aaron-flints-congressional-campaign-rally; https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/president-trump-set-to-visit-majestic-valley-arena-in-kalispell-on-wednesday; https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6140976-trump-rallies-montana-arizona/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_rallies_(2025%E2%80%93present)

Overall Veracity: 73%

## Tags

- RSBN (90%)
- rally crowds (80%)
- midterm tour (70%)
- Air Force One (40%)
- supporter idealization (60%)

## That day

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

**'This is the final battle' and 'my retribution is going to be success' went up in the same minute of his Alaska rally night**

Most of the day's posting came in a three-hour burst on the evening of his Alaska rally. His account put out a long run of uncaptioned campaign videos: a lion turning on the jackals that mocked him, a parody casting him as God's chosen caretaker, his old "final battle" speech against the deep state, and military reels on the Maduro raid and the Iran strikes. Twice in that run the account replayed his line that his "retribution" would be "success," once in the same minute as the final-battle clip. The next morning a batch of copied headlines called the federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home a "reckoning" and mocked Democrats for objecting to it. By afternoon the mood had turned to deal announcements for Alaska gas and a New York chip plant, plus a cheerful note from Air Force One about watching TV interviews with people waiting in his rally lines on the way to Montana.

Full digest for 2026-10-14: https://trump.fm/date/2026-10-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2026, October 14). I’m watching Right Side Broadcasting Network... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_117441005010525427
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I’m watching Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) from..." Truth Social, 14 Oct. 2026. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_117441005010525427. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I’m watching Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) from...," Truth Social, October 14, 2026, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_117441005010525427.

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