# Post x_612788621863690240

- Post ID: `x_612788621863690240`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-06-22T01:06:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @joncford
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_612788621863690240
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_612788621863690240/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_612788621863690240.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

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

> "@joncford: @realDonaldTrump @TeamBobbyEwing @FoxNews @KarlRove I'm just about done with Fox news!"

## Engagement

- Likes: 91
- Reposts: 22
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.350Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T08:59:38.343Z (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 Criticizing Fox News (2015-06-22)

This post is a quote-retweet of a supporter (@joncford) expressing frustration with Fox News, part of a sustained volley of anti-Fox posts on this date. Trump had announced his presidential candidacy on June 16, and this cluster of posts reflects perceived unfair coverage from Fox News post-announcement.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:06 PM EDT (Trump likely in NYC). Evening timing, simple retweet curation — consistent with authentic Trump behavior of amplifying supportive voices.

### Psychological Pattern
This is one of several posts in a series (see related posts) where Trump curates supporter voices echoing his grievance against Fox News. The technique is classic: rather than making the claim himself, he lets followers say it, creating an impression of grassroots consensus. This is supply-seeking behavior — gathering validation for a perceived slight from Fox.

### Rhetorical Function
The post uses social proof (amplifying a follower's independent frustration) and bandwagon effect. By retweeting someone threatening to leave Fox, Trump pressures Fox News through its audience — a leverage play.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is a routine engagement post within a coordinated grievance campaign against Fox News. The pattern across the evening's posts is more notable than any single tweet.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Evening post ~9pm EDT
- Simple quote-retweet curation
- Part of sustained personal grievance thread
- No polished formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Criticism (Fox News perceived unfair coverage post-announcement)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voices
- creating impression of grassroots movement

## Tags

- fox-news-grievance (80%)
- supporter-amplification (90%)
- media-pressure (70%)

## That day

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

**The Supply Machine: Trump Files FEC Candidacy Amid Narcissistic Supply Binge and Karl Rove Feud**

Six days after his famous escalator announcement, Donald Trump's June 22, 2015 social media output reveals a psychologically significant day dominated by a relentless search for narcissistic supply. Of 52 posts, the overwhelming majority (approximately 30+) are retweets of supporter praise—a massive, mechanistic harvesting operation in which Trump scrolled through his mentions amplifying adulation. The day's marquee event was the filing of his official Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, but this milestone was almost buried beneath a torrent of self-congratulatory retweet activity and a pointed feud with Karl Rove over a distorted claim about the 2nd Amendment.

The psychological profile is remarkably uniform: 51 of 52 posts register as grandiose, with only a single post briefly touching vulnerability when Trump amplified a follower's question about why Fox News turned on him after his candidacy announcement. Rage was confined to a brief, controlled burst against Karl Rove during the late-evening session (8:46–8:54 PM EDT), peaking at a modest 0.50. The day's most psychologically revealing moments are not the rage posts but the sustained, almost compulsive supply-seeking behavior—22 retweets in 44 minutes during the evening session—and the passive-aggressive threat directed at Dana Perino regarding a private thank-you card. The short sleep window (approximately 5.5 hours between last post at 1:08 AM and first at 6:31 AM EDT) and elevated posting volume suggest heightened arousal consistent with the early-campaign adrenaline phase, though the pattern does not definitively meet clinical hypomanic thresholds.

A notable authorship gradient exists across the day: Trump appears personally engaged during the late-evening retweet sessions and early-morning Fox & Friends farewell (authorship 0.70–0.90), while midday and afternoon posts—including generic entrepreneur platitudes and polished campaign messaging—show markedly lower authorship scores (0.10–0.30), consistent with staff or scheduled content. This bifurcation provides a useful fingerprint for distinguishing Trump's personal psychological state from his campaign's managed output.

Full digest for 2015-06-22: https://trump.fm/date/2015-06-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, June 22). "@joncford: @realDonaldTrump @TeamBobbyEwing... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_612788621863690240
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@joncford: @realDonaldTrump @TeamBobbyEwing @FoxNews..." X (Twitter), 22 Jun. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612788621863690240. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@joncford: @realDonaldTrump @TeamBobbyEwing @FoxNews...," X (Twitter), June 22, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612788621863690240.

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