# Post x_602255639025426433

- Post ID: `x_602255639025426433`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T23:31:48.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @brianjames75
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_602255639025426433
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_602255639025426433/analysis
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## Post text

_Quotes @brianjames75, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @brianjames75's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@brianjames75: @GOP, don't choke again! Choose America's boldest leader to date. @realDonaldTrump #GoBigUSA http://t.co/QcUXlwdNNq"

## Engagement

- Likes: 242
- Reposts: 163
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:30:39.515Z (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 a quote-retweet of a supporter urging the GOP to select Trump as "America's boldest leader." It is one of several supporter retweets on this date, all serving as social proof during the pre-announcement period (Trump announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015).

### Authorship
Posted at 7:31 PM ET (likely in New York). The retweet-of-praise pattern is consistent with Trump's personal curation of flattering mentions. Evening timing supports authentic authorship.

### Psychological Pattern
This is part of a clear supply-seeking pattern — five consecutive retweets of supporter praise on the same day. The selection of this particular tweet is notable: it frames Trump as "America's boldest leader to date" and implicitly criticizes the GOP ("don't choke again!"), both themes Trump would amplify in his campaign.

### Narrative Construction
By amplifying others' words rather than his own, Trump constructs grassroots demand for his candidacy — a "draft Trump" narrative that positions him as responding to popular will rather than personal ambition.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Evening timing (7:31 PM ET)
- Supporter retweet curation pattern
- No added commentary — simple amplification
- Part of batch of similar retweets

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying grassroots support to manufacture mandate

## Tags

- supply_seeking (80%)
- pre_announcement (90%)
- 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). "@brianjames75: @GOP, don't choke again! Choose... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_602255639025426433
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@brianjames75: @GOP, don't choke again! Choose America's..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602255639025426433. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@brianjames75: @GOP, don't choke again! Choose America's...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602255639025426433.

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