# Post x_599035010180579332 - Post ID: `x_599035010180579332` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-05-15T02:14:10.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @SkeeterSpinello - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_599035010180579332 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_599035010180579332/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_599035010180579332.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @SkeeterSpinello, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @SkeeterSpinello's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@SkeeterSpinello:Trump might be the the smartest business man alive.But it's your honesty in your opinions that separate you from the field ## Engagement - Likes: 70 - Reposts: 25 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.353Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T04:31:49.005Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Retweet of Flattering Follower Praise This post is a retweet of a follower (@SkeeterSpinello) praising Trump as "the smartest business man alive" and highlighting his "honesty in your opinions" as distinguishing him from the political field. This is part of a clear pattern visible in the surrounding posts—a burst of retweeted praise from supporters, all reinforcing themes of Trump's superiority, honesty, and readiness for presidential candidacy. **Authorship:** Posted at 10:14 PM ET (Trump likely in New York). Late evening timing and the retweet-burst pattern suggest authentic Trump curation of narcissistic supply. **Psychological Function:** Pure supply-seeking behavior. Trump is curating and amplifying flattery, selecting tweets that reinforce his grandiose self-concept along two dimensions: intelligence/business acumen and moral superiority (honesty). The pattern of retweeting multiple praise-tweets in sequence is consistent with active supply harvesting. **Pre-candidacy Context:** This burst occurs approximately one month before Trump's June 16, 2015 presidential announcement, suggesting he was already building momentum and testing public reception. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - Late evening posting (10:14 PM ET) - Retweet-burst pattern of curated praise - No editorial comment added—simple amplification ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (follower praise) Sentiment: +0.70 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Burst of rapid retweet activity ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 60% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - amplifying follower voices to create impression of grassroots support ## Tags - supply_seeking (90%) - retweet_praise (80%) - pre_candidacy (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **The Narcissistic Supply Harvest: A Pre-Announcement Campaign Day in Iowa** May 15, 2015 presents as a psychologically unremarkable day dominated by a single, stable grandiose state. With exactly one month before his formal presidential announcement (June 16, 2015), Trump's 17 posts form a textbook narcissistic supply-collection operation: a late-evening retweet blitz of supporter praise (8 posts in 63 minutes), a brief morning window containing the day's only substantive political content—an attack on Jeb Bush's Iraq stumble—and an afternoon of staff-managed campaign logistics as Trump traveled from the eastern seaboard to Iowa for Republican Party events. The day is notable for what it lacks: zero rage indicators, zero elevated danger posts, no state transitions, no contradictions, and no escalation. The average intensity of 0.15 is among the lowest possible for a 17-post day. Authorship confidence scores drop sharply in the afternoon posts (as low as 0.15), suggesting a staff-managed social media presence during travel, while the evening retweet cluster and the Jeb Bush attack carry higher authorship confidence (0.65-0.85), consistent with personal engagement. The single preemptive attack on Jeb Bush (x_599198219856388096) is calibrated and strategic rather than emotional—exploiting a genuine gaffe that dominated the news cycle—and represents the only post that rises above pure supply-seeking or logistical maintenance. Overall, this day reads as the calm, methodical brand-building phase of a narcissistic personality operating in approach mode toward a major life event. Full digest for 2015-05-15: https://trump.fm/date/2015-05-15/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, May 15). "@SkeeterSpinello:Trump might be the the smartest... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_599035010180579332 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@SkeeterSpinello:Trump might be the the smartest business..." X (Twitter), 15 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_599035010180579332. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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