# Post x_601966364081926144

- Post ID: `x_601966364081926144`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T04:22:19.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @HoboWill
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_601966364081926144
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_601966364081926144/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_601966364081926144.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@HoboWill: @realDonaldTrump you are convincing me more and more.."  That's good news!

## Engagement

- Likes: 43
- Reposts: 11
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:28:30.244Z (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_601966364081926144

### Overview
A low-intensity engagement post in which Trump retweets a supporter expressing growing conviction and adds a brief affirmative response. This is part of a cluster of similar posts from the same session, all amplifying supporter enthusiasm ahead of his June 2015 presidential announcement.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:22 AM ET — consistent with Trump's late-night personal posting pattern. The brevity and simplicity of "That's good news!" is consistent with authentic Trump.

### Psychological State
This is routine narcissistic supply collection. Trump is curating and amplifying praise from followers, reinforcing the narrative of growing momentum. The pattern of retweeting multiple supporters in rapid succession suggests an active supply-seeking session.

### Personality Notes
Minimal inferential content in this brief post. The pattern across the session cluster reveals high agency motivation (building toward candidacy announcement) and supply-seeking behavior typical of grandiose narcissistic functioning.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- 12:22 AM ET late-night posting
- Brief informal response style
- Part of rapid-fire retweet session

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct engagement with supporter
- validation of follower loyalty

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- pre-announcement (70%)
- supporter-amplification (60%)

## 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). "@HoboWill: @realDonaldTrump you are convincing... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_601966364081926144
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@HoboWill: @realDonaldTrump you are convincing me more and..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601966364081926144. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@HoboWill: @realDonaldTrump you are convincing me more and...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601966364081926144.

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