# Post x_600307541306941440 - Post ID: `x_600307541306941440` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-05-18T14:30:45.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @KhathuEnos - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_600307541306941440 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_600307541306941440/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_600307541306941440.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @KhathuEnos, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @KhathuEnos's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@KhathuEnos ignoring haters and losers is the best medicine of success, build a wall from whatever they throw towards you Sir." ## Engagement - Likes: 74 - Reposts: 51 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.353Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T04:37:14.887Z (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 Supporter Advice (2015-05-18) This post is a retweet of a supporter (@KhathuEnos) offering advice about ignoring "haters and losers" and building "a wall" from negativity. The wall metaphor is notable given Trump's emerging campaign theme, though the supporter likely meant it figuratively. ### Authorship Posted at 10:30 AM ET (Trump likely in New York, pre-announcement period). Business hours, simple retweet of flattering supporter content — consistent with either Trump or aide activity. The "haters and losers" theme aligns with Trump's own vocabulary (see prior post in sequence using identical phrase), suggesting at minimum Trump-directed curation. ### Psychological Context This sits within a sequence of retweets amplifying supporter praise and the "haters and losers" framework. The pattern is narcissistic supply maintenance — curating and broadcasting validation from followers. The "wall" metaphor (whether intentional or coincidental) resonates with Trump's emerging political identity. ### Rhetorical Function The retweet serves as indirect self-praise: a supporter calls him "Sir," frames him as above criticism, and advises resilience. By amplifying this, Trump endorses the narrative without stating it himself — a common parasocial technique. ### Clinical Significance Low. Routine supply-seeking behavior consistent with baseline patterns. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 40%) ### Indicators - Business hours (10:30 AM ET) - Simple retweet of supporter content - But 'haters and losers' is core Trump vocabulary ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (supporter praise) Sentiment: +0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 10% **Defense Mechanisms:** - devaluation (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Amplifying supporter deference - Broadcasting validation as social proof ## Tags - supply_seeking (70%) - retweet_validation (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Pre-Announcement Positioning: Trump Carpet-Bombs GOP Rivals on Iraq While Curating a Chorus of "Please Run" Supporters** On May 18, 2015—exactly 29 days before his formal presidential announcement—Donald Trump produced 34 posts in a sustained, strategically coherent day of pre-campaign activity. The day's output divides cleanly into two complementary operations: targeted attacks on likely GOP primary rivals Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio over their fumbled responses to the Iraq War question, and an extensive curation of supporter retweets pleading for him to enter the race. The fall of Ramadi to ISIS the previous day provided the perfect backdrop, allowing Trump to weaponize a breaking foreign policy disaster against establishment Republicans while positioning himself as the prescient outsider. No rage was detected, and all posts registered at uniformly low intensity—this was not an emotional day but a calculated one. Psychologically, the day presents a remarkably stable grandiose state with no transitions, contradictions, or escalation. Trump operated in classic narcissistic supply-harvesting mode, retweeting 21 supporter messages that praised him, urged him to run, or called him "the best." The evening session on May 17 (9:04–10:44 PM EDT) opened with substantive attacks, then transitioned to amplifying supporters—a pattern repeated the following morning around his Fox & Friends appearance. The posting rhythm suggests adequate sleep (approximately 7 hours between the last evening post and the first morning post at 6:09 AM EDT), and while 34 posts is an elevated volume, the pacing was measured rather than frantic. The overall narrative arc is stable and purposeful: a man methodically building the case for his candidacy by tearing down competitors and showcasing grassroots enthusiasm, all while teasing the announcement with a coy "Stay tuned." No posts reached elevated danger levels, no stochastic terrorism patterns were identified, and cognitive complexity remained steady if simple throughout. The day's most notable feature is not any single post but the sheer ratio of curated praise to original content—roughly 3:1—revealing a subject deeply invested in constructing the appearance of organic demand for his candidacy. The Des Moines, Iowa flattery post (x_600357343029637121) signals early courtship of the first-in-the-nation caucus state, further confirming the strategic rather than impulsive nature of the day's activity. Full digest for 2015-05-18: https://trump.fm/date/2015-05-18/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, May 18). "@KhathuEnos ignoring haters and losers is the... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_600307541306941440 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@KhathuEnos ignoring haters and losers is the best..." X (Twitter), 18 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_600307541306941440. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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