# Post x_618215548598517765

- Post ID: `x_618215548598517765`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-07-07T00:30:47.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @DavesBigWife
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_618215548598517765
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_618215548598517765/analysis
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## Post text

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

> "@DavesBigWife:@Macys I have a Macy's store I used to love to shop at until they turned on Americans @realDonaldTrump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain

## Engagement

- Likes: 732
- Reposts: 300
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.349Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T10:19:03.786Z (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 Anti-Macy's Message (2015-07-07)

This post is a retweet of a supporter boycotting Macy's in solidarity with Trump after Macy's dropped his menswear line. It fits a pattern of amplifying supporter voices as social proof during the Macy's controversy.

**Context:** Macy's ended its 11-year relationship with Trump over his immigration remarks. Trump responded by retweeting supporters who claimed to be boycotting Macy's — this is one of several such retweets on July 6-7.

**Authorship:** Posted at 8:30 PM ET, consistent with evening Twitter activity. Simple retweet requiring no composition. Could be either Trump or aide; the pattern of mass-retweeting supporters is consistent with Trump's personal style during grievance episodes.

**Psychological Function:** This retweet serves multiple functions: (1) reframing the Macy's breakup from rejection to mutual combat, (2) demonstrating that "the people" are on his side, (3) converting a narcissistic injury (being dropped by a retailer) into a narrative of populist power. The supporter's framing — "turned on Americans" — elevates the personal business dispute into a patriotic cause.

**Rhetorical Note:** The supporter's language ("turned on Americans") reframes a corporate decision as betrayal of the nation, not just Trump — a frame Trump cultivates by amplifying it.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Macy's turned on Americans" | **Mostly False** | Macy's dropped Trump's menswear line specifically due to his inflammatory immigration comments, not as an action against Americans generally. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- 8:30 PM ET evening posting time
- Simple retweet requiring no original composition
- Pattern of mass-retweeting supporters during grievance episodes

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Macy's dropping Trump menswear line)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter voices as social proof
- creating sense of shared grievance movement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Macy's turned on Americans

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Macy's dropped Trump's menswear line specifically due to his inflammatory immigration comments, not as an action against Americans generally.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- macy's boycott (90%)
- supporter amplification (80%)
- narcissistic injury response (70%)
- grievance reframing (70%)

## That day

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

**Post-Backlash Validation Machine: Trump Curates a Wall of Supporter Retweets to Reframe Corporate Rejection as Vindication**

Trump spent the day retweeting a steady stream of supporters praising his immigration stance, turning the Macy's boycott backlash into a rallying cry rather than a setback. The mood was uniformly self-congratulatory, with no visible anger -- just a sustained effort to amplify voices agreeing with him on border security, crime by undocumented immigrants, and his outsider candidacy. The most notable thread was a persistent use of dehumanizing immigration language, including claims about "infectious diseases" and framing the country as a "dumping ground." He closed the evening by attacking Marco Rubio on sanctuary cities and sharing Rush Limbaugh's endorsement of his narrative.

Full digest for 2015-07-07: https://trump.fm/date/2015-07-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, July 7). "@DavesBigWife:@Macys I have a Macy's store I... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_618215548598517765
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@DavesBigWife:@Macys I have a Macy's store I used to love..." X (Twitter), 7 Jul. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_618215548598517765. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@DavesBigWife:@Macys I have a Macy's store I used to love...," X (Twitter), July 7, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_618215548598517765.

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