# Post x_596770592088526800 - Post ID: `x_596770592088526800` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-05-09T00:16:11.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_596770592088526800 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_596770592088526800/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_596770592088526800.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. My deals are multi-faceted transactions which involve many issues. I know the process &, win! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 93 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.978Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T04:19:14.946Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Duplicate Self-Promotional Post (2015-05-09) ### Post Content "I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. My deals are multi-faceted transactions which involve many issues. I know the process &, win!" ### Observation: Duplicate Post This is a near-exact duplicate of a post from earlier the same day (2015-05-08): "I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. My deals are multi-faceted transactions which involve many issues. I know the process & win!" The only difference is the encoding artifact ("&," vs "&"), suggesting a re-post due to a formatting error in the original, or an automated repost glitch. ### Timing & Authorship UTC 00:16 on May 9 = 8:16 PM ET on May 8. Trump was likely based in New York during this pre-campaign period. This is an evening post — plausible for either Trump or an aide. The polished, résumé-style construction and lack of emotional reactivity suggest aide involvement, though the abbreviation "w/" and the self-aggrandizing content are consistent with Trump's voice. The duplicate posting itself could indicate either a manual re-attempt to fix the encoding error or an automated scheduling artifact. ### Personality Analysis **Level 1 (Traits):** High extraversion (assertiveness), high conscientiousness (achievement striving). Low openness (no intellectual curiosity displayed; purely transactional framing). **Level 2 (Motives):** Pure agency — power, achievement, competence. The post frames political negotiation as a domain Trump has already mastered. Schema: self as supremely competent dealmaker; politicians as counterparts he has bested. **Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist role = "the dealmaker/winner." Identity claim: "I know the process & win!" — asserting proven mastery. This is pre-campaign positioning, constructing a narrative of readiness for political office based on business experience. ### Clinical Indicators Low-intensity post. Grandiosity is present but within the range of typical self-promotion for someone contemplating a presidential run. No rage, no targets, no paranoid features. This is routine narcissistic supply-seeking — broadcasting competence to an audience. ### Rhetorical Techniques - **Self-credentialing**: "I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world" — appeal to experience - **Hyperbole/superlative framing**: "multi-faceted transactions" elevates ordinary business - **Triumphalist closure**: "I know the process & win!" — definitional self-identification as winner - **Pre-campaign framing**: Implicitly argues business deal-making = political qualification ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Has dealt with politicians throughout the world" | **Mostly True** | Trump's real estate and branding businesses involved dealings with government officials in various countries (Scotland, Azerbaijan, Turkey, etc.), though 'throughout the world' is hyperbolic. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 40%) ### Indicators - Polished, résumé-style construction - Abbreviation 'w/' consistent with Trump's Twitter style - Evening timing (8:16 PM ET) — ambiguous window - Duplicate posting suggests scheduling system or manual re-attempt - No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking Sentiment: +0.60 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 40% **Parasocial Techniques:** - competence display - implicit ask for admiration ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-07._ > Has dealt with politicians throughout the world **MOSTLY TRUE** Trump's real estate and branding businesses involved dealings with government officials in various countries (Scotland, Azerbaijan, Turkey, etc.), though 'throughout the world' is hyperbolic. Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - self-promotion (80%) - pre-campaign (70%) - dealmaker-identity (70%) - duplicate-post (50%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Pre-Campaign Audition: A Placid Day of Narcissistic Supply Harvesting and Trophy Hunting Defense Before the South Carolina Freedom Summit** May 9, 2015 presents a psychologically uniform day of sustained grandiosity at low intensity, with Trump operating in full pre-campaign supply-seeking mode approximately five weeks before his June 16, 2015 presidential announcement. Across 20 posts, not a single instance of rage, vulnerability, or elevated danger was detected—a remarkably flat affective profile. The day's psychological function was twofold: harvesting narcissistic supply through curated retweets of supporters begging him to run for president, and maintaining alliances with conservative media figures on Fox News. The only substantively interesting segment was a brief defensive cluster around his sons' trophy hunting in Africa, which revealed characteristic reaction formation and instrumental empathy patterns. Trump's activity spanned from 8:16 PM EDT on May 8 through 12:02 PM EDT on May 9, with a sleep window of approximately 5 hours and 20 minutes (11:55 PM to 5:16 AM local time). While short by population norms, this is consistent with Trump's self-reported 4-5 hour sleep pattern and does not meet threshold for sleep deprivation concern. The posting cadence—a late-evening media-watching cluster, a brief pre-dawn pair, and a dense morning burst—follows a typical pattern for this period. The day's highest-intensity post (0.35) was a midday repost of the hunting defense, suggesting the topic lingered in his mind. Overall, this was a strategically managed, psychologically stable day of brand-building ahead of his appearance at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville, an important pre-announcement proving ground for GOP presidential aspirants. Full digest for 2015-05-09: https://trump.fm/date/2015-05-09/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, May 9). I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. My... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_596770592088526800 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. My deals are..." X (Twitter), 9 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_596770592088526800. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I've dealt w/politicians throughout the world. 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