# Post x_601962318637981696

- Post ID: `x_601962318637981696`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T04:06:15.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @AlexPascal123
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## Post text

_Quotes @AlexPascal123, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @AlexPascal123's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@AlexPascal123: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly @oreillyfactor Students at New York Institute of Technology are rooting for you Mr. Trump!"

## Engagement

- Likes: 32
- Reposts: 4
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:30:15.660Z (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 Praise (2015-05-23)

This is a quote-retweet of a supporter claiming NYIT students are "rooting for" Trump. A routine narcissistic supply post during the pre-announcement exploratory phase of Trump's 2016 campaign.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:06 AM EDT (Trump likely in NYC). Late-night timing is consistent with authentic Trump behavior—scrolling mentions and amplifying flattering ones.

### Psychological State
Routine supply-seeking. Trump is curating supportive voices during the pre-candidacy period, building narrative momentum. The choice to amplify student support signals interest in appearing broadly popular across demographics.

### Personality
Minimal content for deep analysis. The act of retweeting praise is consistent with high need for validation and status motives.

### Rhetorical
No original rhetoric—simply signal-boosting a supporter. The implicit message: "See, young educated people want me too."

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is maintenance-level narcissistic supply behavior, unremarkable in isolation.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Late night posting (12:06 AM EDT)
- Simple retweet of flattery—minimal effort consistent with scrolling mentions
- No polished messaging or event promotion

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (supporter praise on Twitter)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voices to create bandwagon effect

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- pre-candidacy (50%)

## That day

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

**Midnight Validation Binge: Megyn Kelly Grievance Triggers Pre-Announcement Supply Feast as June Announcement Looms**

On May 23, 2015—three weeks before his June 16 presidential announcement—Trump produced 32 posts across two concentrated bursts, both dominated by retweeted supporter praise. The day opened at 11:50 PM EDT on the 22nd with a vulnerable complaint that Megyn Kelly had edited out a favorable segment from his taped interview, then pivoted within 16 minutes into a rapid-fire supply-seeking session: 14 consecutive supporter retweets in 20 minutes (12:06–12:26 AM EDT). After a long daytime gap, a second burst of 16 posts between 7:20–7:50 PM EDT amplified media coverage from Drudge Report, ABC News, Fox News, The Blaze, The Hill, and RealClearNews—all covering his presidential teasing. The psychological arc is textbook narcissistic wound-to-validation: a perceived media slight immediately soothed by curated praise, culminating in the amplification of institutional media attention.

The day is notable for its near-total absence of original content. Only 3–4 posts out of 32 contain Trump's own words beyond brief affirmations ("Thank you," "That's good news!," "By a whole lot!"). The most substantive original addition was "JUNE!!!!"—a teaser for his upcoming presidential announcement. The overwhelming pattern is one of a figure systematically curating and broadcasting his own social proof, suggesting a deliberate pre-announcement media strategy interwoven with genuine narcissistic supply dependence. No danger signals, no significant rage escalation, and no stochastic terrorism patterns were detected. Cognitive complexity is minimal but intentionally so—this is a day of curation, not composition.

Full digest for 2015-05-23: https://trump.fm/date/2015-05-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, May 23). "@AlexPascal123: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_601962318637981696
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@AlexPascal123: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601962318637981696. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@AlexPascal123: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601962318637981696.

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