# Post x_601967503242301440

- Post ID: `x_601967503242301440`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T04:26:51.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @CarterDeKeyser
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_601967503242301440
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_601967503242301440/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_601967503242301440.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@CarterDeKeyser: People get so mad when I tell them the only person I would even consider voting for in 2016 is @realDonaldTrump if he runs

## Engagement

- Likes: 78
- Reposts: 20
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:28:39.359Z (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 Endorsement (2015-05-23)

This post is one in a series of retweeted supporter endorsements, part of a pre-announcement supply-seeking campaign. Trump amplifies a follower stating he is the "only person" they would consider voting for. No original commentary is added.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:26 AM EDT (Trump's local time in New York). Late-night timing is consistent with authentic Trump posting. The pattern of rapid-fire retweets of supporter praise in the early morning hours is a well-documented Trump behavior.

### Psychological State
This is routine narcissistic supply collection. The post is part of a cluster of 5+ supporter retweets in the same session, all affirming his desirability as a candidate. The selection of this particular tweet — emphasizing exclusivity ("only person") — reflects the grandiose need for superlative validation.

### Pattern Note
The longitudinal context shows a sustained late-night session of curating and amplifying praise, consistent with supply-seeking behavior ahead of his June 2015 announcement. No rage, no defensiveness — purely appetitive narcissistic maintenance.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 12:26 AM EDT late-night posting
- Rapid-fire retweet pattern matching known Trump behavior
- No editorial polish or formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (pre-announcement validation seeking)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voices to create impression of grassroots demand

## Tags

- supply-seeking (90%)
- pre-announcement (80%)
- supporter-retweet (100%)

## 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). "@CarterDeKeyser: People get so mad when I tell... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_601967503242301440
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@CarterDeKeyser: People get so mad when I tell them the..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601967503242301440. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@CarterDeKeyser: People get so mad when I tell them the...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_601967503242301440.

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