# Post x_602257227353825280

- Post ID: `x_602257227353825280`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-05-23T23:38:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @bamayorgo1
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_602257227353825280
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_602257227353825280/analysis
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## Post text

_Quotes @bamayorgo1, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @bamayorgo1's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@bamayorgo1: @realDonaldTrump would be better then Jeb Bush"  By a whole lot!

## Engagement

- Likes: 58
- Reposts: 23
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.352Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T05:31:16.970Z (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 with Endorsement of Superiority Over Jeb Bush

Routine quote-tweet of a supporter's favorable comparison, amplified with "By a whole lot!" This is one of several rapid-fire retweets of supporter praise on the same day, consistent with a narcissistic supply-gathering session.

The post is notable only for the implicit comparison to Jeb Bush, positioning Trump as categorically superior to a likely GOP rival. The phrase "By a whole lot!" adds competitive emphasis.

**Authorship:** 7:38 PM ET Saturday evening — plausible personal posting time. The informal tone, brevity, and exclamation point are consistent with authentic Trump. Part of a clear pattern of sequential retweets this evening.

**Psychological State:** Mildly grandiose, supply-seeking. No rage, no defensiveness. Routine self-promotion via curated supporter voices.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Saturday evening ~7:38 PM ET
- informal exclamatory style
- part of rapid retweet session
- brief personal addendum

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (supporter @bamayorgo1)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voice as social proof

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- competitor-comparison (60%)
- jeb-bush (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). "@bamayorgo1: @realDonaldTrump would be better... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_602257227353825280
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@bamayorgo1: @realDonaldTrump would be better then Jeb..." X (Twitter), 23 May. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602257227353825280. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@bamayorgo1: @realDonaldTrump would be better then Jeb...," X (Twitter), May 23, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_602257227353825280.

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