# Post x_609223544833212416 - Post ID: `x_609223544833212416` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2015-06-12T04:59:46.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @Ipatriotmedia - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_609223544833212416 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_609223544833212416/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_609223544833212416.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text _Quotes @Ipatriotmedia, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @Ipatriotmedia's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._ > "@Ipatriotmedia: Texans do not support RINOs We damn sure don't support #JebBush2016 Texans want leadership We want @realDonaldTrump. ## Engagement - Likes: 54 - Reposts: 16 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.351Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T07:37:01.242Z (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 (2015-06-12) This post is a retweet of a supporter (@Ipatriotmedia) expressing Texas support for Trump over Jeb Bush. It is one of a series of supporter retweets on the same date, four days before Trump's presidential campaign announcement on June 16, 2015. **Authorship:** Posted at ~1:00 AM EDT (Trump likely in NYC). Late-night timing plus the retweet-storm pattern is consistent with authentic Trump behavior—scrolling mentions and amplifying flattering ones. **Psychological Function:** Classic narcissistic supply-seeking via curated retweets. By retweeting supporter enthusiasm, Trump simultaneously: (1) signals grassroots demand, (2) attacks a rival (Jeb Bush) through a proxy voice, and (3) builds pre-announcement momentum. The use of others' words to attack rivals is a mild form of displacement—letting supporters voice the aggression. **Rhetorical Notes:** The retweeted content uses "RINO" as an in-group/out-group marker, false dichotomy (Bush vs. Trump as the only options), and appeal to regional identity ("Texans"). The word "damn" adds emotional authenticity. **Context:** This is part of a clear pre-announcement campaign pattern, building narrative of popular demand before the June 16 announcement. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 85%) ### Indicators - ~1:00 AM Eastern time posting - Part of rapid retweet series - Pattern consistent with late-night mention browsing ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (supporter praise on Twitter) Sentiment: +0.40 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Late-night retweet storm suggesting elevated energy/reduced sleep need ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 5% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) - displacement (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - amplifying grassroots voices to simulate organic movement - building parasocial reciprocity by retweeting supporters ## Tags - supply-seeking (80%) - pre-announcement (70%) - proxy-attack (50%) - retweet-storm (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **The Drumroll Before the Escalator: Trump Curates a Chorus of Popular Demand Four Days Before His Presidential Announcement** On June 12, 2015—four days before his historic campaign announcement at Trump Tower—Donald Trump's social media output constitutes a masterclass in narcissistic supply curation and anticipation-building. Of 39 posts, the overwhelming majority (roughly 22) consist of retweeting supporters pleading for him to run, punctuated by cryptic teases ("June 16th," "Stay tuned") that confirm the announcement without formally declaring it. The day is entirely rage-free, with an aggregate intensity of 0.09, making it one of the most psychologically stable days in the dataset—though the stability itself serves a strategic function: manufacturing a narrative of overwhelming grassroots demand to frame his candidacy as a response to popular will rather than personal ambition. The remaining posts divide neatly between Trump Organization brand promotion (six posts boosting properties in Chicago, Panama, New York, and Miami), pre-scheduled motivational content for entrepreneurs (four posts in rapid succession, likely automated), and a single substantive policy comment opposing the Trade Promotion Authority vote in the House. Authorship confidence is notably low across the day (median ~0.40), suggesting heavy staff involvement in the curation and posting process—consistent with an operation running a coordinated pre-launch media strategy. The late-night cluster (12:57–1:09 AM EDT) where Trump adds personal commentary ("June 16th," "Stay tuned," "I agree!") shows higher authorship scores (0.85–0.90), suggesting the principal was personally engaged in the most strategically important teases while delegating the volume work to staff. No cognitive concerns, contradictions, or danger signals emerge from this day. The psychological profile is uniformly grandiose but instrumentally so—grandiosity deployed as brand-building rather than reactive defense. The day represents a calm before the storm, a carefully orchestrated prelude to one of the most consequential political announcements in modern American history. Full digest for 2015-06-12: https://trump.fm/date/2015-06-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, June 12). "@Ipatriotmedia: Texans do not support RINOs We... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_609223544833212416 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@Ipatriotmedia: Texans do not support RINOs We damn sure..." X (Twitter), 12 Jun. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_609223544833212416. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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