# Post x_600993273994412033

- Post ID: `x_600993273994412033`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-20T11:55:37.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_600993273994412033
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_600993273994412033/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_600993273994412033.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> There is no way my friend Bob Kraft agreed not to appeal the NFL decision without making a deal to at least get something. We love Tom Brady

## Engagement

- Likes: 507
- Reposts: 270
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T04:42:17.339Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_600993273994412033

### Context
This post references the NFL's Deflategate scandal. Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and a known Trump friend, had accepted the NFL's punishment (loss of draft picks, fine) without appeal, while Tom Brady's four-game suspension was still being contested. Trump positions himself as an insider who understands the deal-making behind the scenes.

### Authorship Attribution
Posted at 11:55 UTC = 7:55 AM ET. Trump was based in New York at this time (pre-campaign announcement, which came June 16, 2015). Early morning but within normal waking hours. The casual, conversational tone, name-dropping of "my friend Bob Kraft," and the colloquial "We love Tom Brady" all suggest authentic Trump composition.

### Personality Analysis
This is a relatively low-intensity post that primarily serves as **status signaling**. By calling Kraft "my friend," Trump asserts proximity to powerful figures. The speculation about deal-making reflects his dealmaker identity schema — he cannot conceive of someone accepting a negative outcome without extracting something in return. "We love Tom Brady" functions as populist communion, aligning with the popular athlete.

### Defense Mechanisms
Minimal defensive activity. Mild **idealization** of both Kraft and Brady — allies are cast in positive light.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Name-dropping ("my friend Bob Kraft") — status assertion
- Appeal to popular sentiment ("We love Tom Brady")
- Dealmaker framing — interpreting all events through transactional lens

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bob Kraft is Trump's friend" | **Mostly True** | Kraft and Trump have had a well-documented long-standing friendship |
| "Kraft agreed not to appeal the NFL decision" | **True** | Kraft announced in May 2015 he would not appeal the Patriots' Deflategate penalties despite disagreeing with them |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- casual conversational tone
- name-dropping personal friendship
- colloquial 'We love Tom Brady'
- 7:55 AM ET - early morning NYC time

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NFL Deflategate news cycle)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- name-dropping
- inclusive 'we' to build in-group

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-07._

> Bob Kraft is Trump's friend

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Kraft and Trump have had a well-documented long-standing friendship

> Kraft agreed not to appeal the NFL decision

**TRUE**

Kraft announced in May 2015 he would not appeal the Patriots' Deflategate penalties despite disagreeing with them

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- sports-commentary (80%)
- status-signaling (70%)
- dealmaker-schema (60%)
- pre-campaign (40%)

## That day

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

**The Narcissistic Supply Harvest: 40 Posts of Pre-Announcement Campaign Theater and a 3 AM Retweet Binge**

On May 20, 2015—less than a month before his formal presidential announcement on June 16—Donald Trump conducted what amounts to a full-day narcissistic supply harvesting operation, retweeting over 20 supporter pleas urging him to run for president. The day's 40 posts were uniformly grandiose, contained zero rage indicators, and registered a remarkably low average intensity of 0.17. The only meaningful spike occurred at 10:07 AM EDT when Trump attacked Ohio Governor John Kasich in a two-post salvo (intensity 0.35 and 0.50) triggered by Kasich's alleged use of the "Make America Great Again" slogan—a textbook narcissistic injury response escalating to a preemptive attack on Kasich's Lehman Brothers tenure.

The most clinically notable feature of this day is the posting schedule when converted to Trump's local time (EDT). Activity began at 10:02 PM on May 19, continued through midnight, and then resumed at 3:21 AM—suggesting either a maximum sleep window of approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes or no sleep at all. Trump then posted steadily from 3:21 AM through 6:36 AM before any reasonable waking hour. While many afternoon posts carry low authorship scores (0.10–0.20) suggesting staff involvement, the pre-dawn cluster (authorship 0.75–0.85) appears to be personal activity. This sleep pattern, combined with the elevated post volume and repetitive supply-seeking behavior, meets several—but not all—criteria for hypomanic episode concern.

The day's narrative arc is stable and strategic rather than chaotic: a man systematically building the public case for a presidential run by amplifying grassroots demand, asserting slogan ownership, testing attack lines against a potential rival, promoting business ventures, and capping the evening with a Fox News appearance on Megyn Kelly's show. The ISIS critique (x_601125496022310912) at intensity 0.50 was the day's rhetorical peak but remained well within the bounds of normal political commentary. No danger indicators, stochastic terrorism patterns, or significant contradictions were detected.

Full digest for 2015-05-20: https://trump.fm/date/2015-05-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, May 20). There is no way my friend Bob Kraft agreed not to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_600993273994412033
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "There is no way my friend Bob Kraft agreed not to appeal..." X (Twitter), 20 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_600993273994412033. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "There is no way my friend Bob Kraft agreed not to appeal...," X (Twitter), May 20, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_600993273994412033.

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