# Post x_612932881623711744

- Post ID: `x_612932881623711744`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-06-22T10:39:21.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_612932881623711744
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_612932881623711744/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_612932881623711744.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I want to thank Elizabeth, Steve, Brian and all of the great folks of @foxandfriends for the long and successful run we had together. NICE!

## Engagement

- Likes: 342
- Reposts: 74
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.350Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T09:00:52.957Z (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: Fox & Friends Farewell Post

A warm, positive farewell to Fox & Friends hosts (Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade) following his departure due to equal-time broadcasting regulations after announcing his presidential candidacy on June 16, 2015.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:39 AM ET — early morning, consistent with Trump's known pattern of early-morning posting. The style is brief, warm, uses ALL CAPS emphasis ("NICE!"), and has a personal tone. Likely authentic.

### Psychological State
This is a maintenance/supply-seeking post. Trump frames the departure positively ("long and successful run"), converting a forced regulatory separation into a gracious goodbye. The word "successful" reframes a loss of platform as an achievement narrative. Mild idealization of Fox & Friends hosts.

### Narrative Identity
Trump positions himself as a gracious departing colleague — notably restrained for him. The companion post about the same topic uses "LOVE!" while this one uses "NICE!" — both characteristic single-word emotional exclamations.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is a routine, prosocial post with minimal clinical indicators. The reframing of a forced departure as positive is standard impression management, not pathological.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Law prohibits his continued Fox & Friends appearances due to presidential candidacy" | **Mostly True** | FCC equal-time rules require broadcasters to offer equivalent airtime to competing candidates if one candidate receives regular airtime, making continued weekly appearances impractical. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:39 AM ET)
- ALL CAPS single-word exclamation (NICE!)
- Brief, personal tone
- Consistent with companion post style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (FCC equal-time regulations forcing departure from Fox & Friends)

Sentiment: +0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 20%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- gratitude display
- name-dropping media figures

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-07._

> Law prohibits his continued Fox & Friends appearances due to presidential candidacy

**MOSTLY TRUE**

FCC equal-time rules require broadcasters to offer equivalent airtime to competing candidates if one candidate receives regular airtime, making continued weekly appearances impractical.

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- farewell (80%)
- fox_news (90%)
- campaign_transition (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). I want to thank Elizabeth, Steve, Brian and all... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_612932881623711744
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I want to thank Elizabeth, Steve, Brian and all of the..." X (Twitter), 22 Jun. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612932881623711744. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I want to thank Elizabeth, Steve, Brian and all of the...," X (Twitter), June 22, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_612932881623711744.

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