# Post x_612751831681368064

- Post ID: `x_612751831681368064`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-06-21T22:39:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @CandyThomas3583
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_612751831681368064
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_612751831681368064/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_612751831681368064.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

_Quotes @CandyThomas3583, pasted in quotation marks the way early X retweets were made by hand. The words in quotation marks are @CandyThomas3583's, not his; a reply of his, if any, follows the closing mark._

> "@CandyThomas3583: @realDonaldTrump I tend to vote for democratic candidates, but I feel excited about you in the presidential race. 😊"

## Engagement

- Likes: 156
- Reposts: 43
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.350Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T08:58:50.465Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Retweet of Democratic Voter Praise

This post is a quote-retweet of a follower claiming to typically vote Democratic but feeling "excited" about Trump's presidential candidacy. Trump amplifies this without added commentary, letting the testimonial speak for itself.

### Context
Six days after announcing his presidential candidacy (June 16, 2015), Trump is in active supply-seeking mode, curating social proof of broad appeal. This is one of several retweets/quote-tweets on this date alongside attacks on Karl Rove and sharing Breitbart coverage.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:39 PM ET (Trump likely in New York). Evening timing, no original text added — consistent with Trump personally scrolling mentions and retweeting flattering comments, a well-documented habit.

### Psychological Function
Classic narcissistic supply acquisition. The selection of a self-identified Democratic voter is strategically significant — it serves dual purposes: (1) validates Trump's grandiose self-concept as transcending partisan boundaries, and (2) functions as social proof to persuade undecided followers. The implicit message: "Even Democrats want me."

### Rhetorical Technique
Testimonial / social proof — letting a third party make the argument for broad appeal. No original rhetoric from Trump; the curation itself is the rhetorical act.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine supply-seeking behavior consistent with baseline narcissistic patterns. No rage, no defenses beyond mild idealization of self through proxy praise.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Evening posting (6:39 PM ET)
- No original text added — consistent with Trump's retweet-scrolling habit
- Selection of flattering comment is characteristic personal curation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- testimonial amplification
- social proof curation

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- social-proof (70%)
- cross-party-appeal (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Five Days Post-Launch: Trump Bathes in Narcissistic Supply on Father's Day, With Minor Media Grievance Flare at Sundown**

June 21, 2015 -- five days after Donald Trump's bombshell presidential campaign announcement -- unfolds as a textbook narcissistic supply-harvesting operation. Across 20 posts, Trump systematically curates a self-portrait of inevitability by retweeting praise from supporters, sharing favorable media endorsements (Ann Coulter, Carl Icahn, New York Times, New York Post, Breitbart), and positioning himself as superior to Hillary Clinton and the Republican establishment. The day is overwhelmingly grandiose (19 of 20 posts), low-rage (only 1 post triggers the rage flag), and low-intensity (average 0.20). A single Father's Day post provides the day's only non-campaign-related content.

The psychological equilibrium holds until the evening hours (EDT), when Sunday political show coverage introduces narcissistic injuries. Karl Rove's dismissal of Trump's candidacy on television provokes a pointed counter-attack at 6:28 PM EDT (x_612748954925670401), and Martha Raddatz's discussion of Trump on ABC's "This Week" triggers the day's sole rage-flagged post at 7:12 PM EDT (x_612759913127890944). The day closes with a backhanded comparison of Chris Wallace to his late father Mike Wallace (x_612769697235386368) -- a characteristic move of using the dead to shame the living. This late-day pivot from supply-gathering to grievance-airing represents a mild contamination arc, though the escalation never reaches clinically concerning levels.

Sleep and activity patterns are unremarkable. With Trump almost certainly in New York (EDT, UTC-4) in the immediate aftermath of his Trump Tower launch, the posting window runs from 8:25 PM EDT June 20 to 7:50 PM EDT June 21, with a clean ~7.5-hour sleep gap (11:09 PM to 6:36 AM). Post frequency is somewhat elevated relative to a non-campaign baseline but consistent with a candidate in the first week of a presidential run actively stoking media attention.

Full digest for 2015-06-21: https://trump.fm/date/2015-06-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, June 21). "@CandyThomas3583: @realDonaldTrump I tend to... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_612751831681368064
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@CandyThomas3583: @realDonaldTrump I tend to vote for..." X (Twitter), 21 Jun. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612751831681368064. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@CandyThomas3583: @realDonaldTrump I tend to vote for...," X (Twitter), June 21, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612751831681368064.

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