# Post x_1226531801042169900

- Post ID: `x_1226531801042169900`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2020-02-09T20:42:23.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1226531801042169900
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1226531801042169900/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1226531801042169900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> This will never get old! https://t.co/u1CzwwIBvE

## Engagement

- Likes: 0
- Reposts: 23,487
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.806Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T04:53:58.530Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Terse victory-lap post in the context of post-acquittal grandiose state. "This will never get old!" signals savouring of looping pleasurable content — almost certainly opponent-humiliation footage given the day's triumphalist posting cluster. The linked URL was unresolvable, limiting analysis. The phrase structure reflects anticipatory pleasure in repeated viewing, consistent with the broader behavioral sequence: acquittal (Feb 5) → retaliatory firings (Feb 7) → public Romney-contempt display → shared humiliation video (Feb 9). Authorship appears authentically Trumpian despite business-hours timing; the casual video-share register and lack of contextual scaffolding argue against aide involvement. Clinically, the post adds no new signal beyond confirming the grandiose narcissistic state already visible in adjacent posts. Danger level: none. Cognitive markers: insufficient material. The post's psychological interest lies primarily in what it reveals about Trump's pleasure economy — the extended savoring of dominance-establishing moments as a core emotional need, distinct from the rage-discharge visible in other same-day posts.

# Analysis: "This will never get old!" — February 9, 2020

## Overview

This is an extremely terse post consisting of a single exclamatory phrase and an unresolvable URL (connection refused on fetch). Psychological analysis is necessarily constrained; the communicative payload is almost entirely carried by the linked media, the content of which cannot be confirmed. However, contextual triangulation with same-day posts and known events strongly informs interpretation.

## Contextual Triangulation

February 9, 2020 falls four days after Trump's Senate acquittal (Feb 5), two days after the retaliatory firings of Vindman and Sondland (Feb 7), and concurrent with multiple posts attacking Mitt Romney (who voted to convict) and Democrats broadly. The same-day posts reveal a triumphalist, retributive cognitive frame:

- *"The feeling of many about @MittRomney!"* — contempt, crowd-sourcing humiliation
- *"Dems are crazed...badly wounded"* — dominance framing
- *"DeFace the Nation will tell @LindseyGrahamSC..."* — punitive institutional pressure

Within this frame, "This will never get old!" most parsimoniously signals a looping-enjoyment response — savoring video content of an opponent's humiliation or failure. Prime candidates based on the event timeline: Pelosi tearing up the SOTU speech (viral, Feb 4), Iowa caucus collapse footage, or Romney-mockery content. The phrase structure is characteristic of triumph-gloating: the anticipated future pleasure of repeated viewing functions as an extension of the narcissistic supply loop.

## Authorship Attribution

The post timestamp converts to **3:42 PM EST** (Washington, D.C., where Trump was likely resident during this period). This falls squarely within business hours, nominally consistent with aide-generated content. However, several features argue for authentic Trump authorship:

- **Register**: casual, excited, affectively warm — the "sharing a funny video" register is authentically Trumpian
- **Brevity and impulsiveness**: single-sentence, no context provided — staff typically supply anchoring text
- **Exclamatory punctuation pattern**: consistent with authentic Trump posts
- **Ideational coherence with adjacent posts**: the triumphalist tone mirrors the same cluster of posts

On balance: **medium-high confidence for authentic Trump authorship**, with the timing being the primary countervailing signal.

## Psychological State

The post captures the grandiose pole of Trump's narcissistic oscillation at a moment of maximal recent vindication. The acquittal functions as a narcissistic supply event of unusual magnitude; the subsequent firings of Vindman and Sondland (punishment of perceived enemies) and this "victory lap" content-sharing represent the classic post-supply behavioral sequence: grandiosity → retribution → extended enjoyment/display.

**Trigger type**: Supply-seeking/maintenance — sharing pleasurable content to extend the triumph narrative and invite crowd validation.

**Narcissistic rage**: Absent in this specific post, though the surrounding cluster shows clear rage toward Romney and Democrats. This post represents the *gratification* end of the injury–rage–triumph cycle.

**Defense mechanisms**: Minimal visibility in this brief text. The broader day's posting pattern shows splitting (Dems = crazed/wounded; Trump/supporters = winning/great) and projection (dishonesty attributed entirely to opponents).

## Cognitive Status

Insufficient linguistic material for meaningful cognitive assessment. The phrase is syntactically simple but appropriately so for the register (casual video-share). No word-finding errors, paraphasia, or incoherence detectable. Baseline comparison not meaningful at this length.

## Rhetorical Analysis

- **Hyperbole**: "will never get old" — temporal infinity claim as intensity marker
- **Implied in-group solidarity**: assumes shared knowledge of and reaction to linked content; functions as a community-bonding device
- The rhetorical work is entirely outsourced to the linked media

## Danger Assessment

No danger indicators present in this post in isolation. The broader same-day cluster contains punitive institutional pressure ("DeFace the Nation... not stop until the job is done") but stops short of stochastic terrorism markers.

## Summary

Clinically minimal post. "This will never get old!" is a triumph-display utterance consistent with grandiose narcissistic state following Senate acquittal. The post extends the victory-lap behavioral sequence observable across the day's output: acquittal → retaliatory firings → public humiliation of Romney → savouring of opponent humiliation via looping video. Authorship appears authentic based on register and affective coherence with adjacent posts, despite business-hours timing. No new clinical signal is introduced beyond the ambient triumphalism of the post-acquittal period.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Single exclamatory phrase with no contextual scaffolding — aide-written posts typically include anchoring text
- Casual video-share register is authentically Trumpian
- Exclamatory punctuation and informal syntax consistent with authenticated Trump posts
- 3:42 PM EST timestamp falls in business hours, the primary argument against authentic authorship
- Ideational coherence with adjacent same-day posts suggesting unified emotional state

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Post-acquittal triumph period; sharing pleasurable humiliation content of opponents)

Sentiment: +0.72

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Triumphalist affect across multiple same-day posts
- Retaliatory behavior (Vindman/Sondland firings) followed immediately by victory savoring
- Elevated positive affect in grandiose state post-acquittal

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 40%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Implied shared knowledge of linked content creates in-group solidarity
- Invitation to co-enjoy opponent humiliation as communal bonding ritual

## Tags

- victory-lap (90%)
- post-acquittal-grandiosity (85%)
- humiliation-savoring (70%)
- authentic-authorship (65%)
- minimal-text (80%)

## That day

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

**Post-Acquittal Retaliatory Spiral: Romney Obsession Drives Late-Night Rage Cluster and Sleep-Disrupted Posting Marathon**

Four days after his Senate acquittal, Trump spent the day in a triumphant but agitated state, unable to fully enjoy his victory because of Mitt Romney's historic guilty vote. He posted well past midnight and was still firing off attacks at 4:20 AM before going quiet until mid-afternoon — a pattern suggesting very little sleep. At least five posts targeted Romney directly, with others aimed at Joe Manchin, and one late-night post invoked law enforcement against unnamed "tough guys" in a vaguely threatening tone. The afternoon brought a mix of victory laps and resumed Romney attacks, painting a picture of someone cycling between celebration and an inability to let go of a single defection.

Full digest for 2020-02-09: https://trump.fm/date/2020-02-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, February 9). This will never get old! https://t.co/u1CzwwIBvE [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1226531801042169900
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "This will never get old! https://t.co/u1CzwwIBvE" X (Twitter), 9 Feb. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1226531801042169900. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "This will never get old! https://t.co/u1CzwwIBvE," X (Twitter), February 9, 2020, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1226531801042169900.

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