# Post x_602253088318214145

- Post ID: `x_602253088318214145`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T23:21:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @thedanid
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_602253088318214145
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_602253088318214145/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_602253088318214145.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@thedanid: I see you, boss @realDonaldTrump 🙌🏼 http://t.co/dVZjQTXNXd"

## Engagement

- Likes: 64
- Reposts: 23
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:28:13.250Z (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 ("boss")

Low-intensity post. Trump retweets a supporter who calls him "boss" with an accompanying image link. This is part of a series of supporter retweets on this date, all serving as narcissistic supply during the pre-announcement period (June 2015 announcement was weeks away).

**Authorship:** 7:21 PM ET Saturday evening — could be either Trump or aide. The retweet-of-praise pattern is consistent with Trump's authentic behavior, though the timing is ambiguous.

**Psychological Notes:** The "boss" honorific is notable — Trump selects this particular retweet from presumably many options, suggesting resonance with the power/authority framing. This fits the pattern of curating an image of grassroots support and dominant social positioning ahead of his campaign announcement.

**Longitudinal:** This is one of at least five supporter retweets on the same day, indicating a supply-seeking binge — systematically amplifying voices that validate the nascent candidacy.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Saturday evening 7:21 PM ET - ambiguous timing
- Simple retweet requires minimal effort
- Pattern of serial supporter retweets consistent with both Trump and aide behavior

## 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:**
- amplifying supporter voices to simulate grassroots movement

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- supporter-retweet (100%)
- pre-announcement (80%)

## 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). "@thedanid: I see you, boss @realDonaldTrump 🙌🏼... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_602253088318214145
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@thedanid: I see you, boss @realDonaldTrump 🙌🏼..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602253088318214145. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@thedanid: I see you, boss @realDonaldTrump 🙌🏼...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602253088318214145.

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