# Post x_619837318199795712

- Post ID: `x_619837318199795712`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-07-11T11:55:07.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no, but it quotes a tweet by @frank_lemoine
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_619837318199795712
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_619837318199795712/analysis
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## Post text

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

> "@frank_lemoine: @realDonaldTrump The competition tries to fake it till they make it. Trump the REAL deal!"

## Engagement

- Likes: 484
- Reposts: 176
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.348Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T10:35:03.627Z (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 (2015-07-11)

This post is a retweet of a supporter (@frank_lemoine) calling Trump "the REAL deal" and dismissing competitors as fakers. This is part of a pattern visible across all posts from this date: Trump is retweeting a stream of supporter praise during the early campaign period when corporate backlash (Macy's, NBC) was intensifying following his immigration comments.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:55 UTC = 7:55 AM ET. Trump was likely in New York. Early morning but not deep night. The retweet-of-praise pattern is consistent with Trump's known habit of scrolling through mentions and amplifying flattering ones, often done personally in early morning hours.

### Psychological Function
This is straightforward narcissistic supply-seeking behavior. The post serves to amplify validation from supporters during a period of corporate rejection. The specific framing — "REAL deal" vs. competitors who "fake it" — reinforces an authenticity narrative that distinguishes Trump from establishment GOP candidates (notably Jeb Bush, referenced in adjacent posts).

### Rhetorical Notes
The retweet leverages testimonial (third-party endorsement) and implicit contrast (real vs. fake). Minimal rhetorical complexity.

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine supply maintenance behavior consistent with baseline patterns.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (7:55 AM ET)
- Retweet-of-praise pattern consistent with personal scrolling
- Part of rapid-fire retweet series typical of Trump personally

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (corporate backlash period)

Sentiment: +0.60

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying supporter praise to create bandwagon effect

## Tags

- supply-seeking (80%)
- supporter-retweet (90%)
- authenticity-claim (60%)

## That day

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

**Campaign Trail Grandiosity: Trump Weaponizes Corporate Backlash Into Populist Fuel on Phoenix Rally Day**

On July 11, 2015—roughly three and a half weeks after announcing his presidential candidacy—Donald Trump produced 29 posts (approximately 26 unique, with 3 near-duplicates) across a 17-hour UTC window. The day was organized around his Phoenix immigration rally and a Las Vegas FreedomFest appearance, with the posting pattern revealing a near-unbroken grandiose state sustained through prolific retweeting of supporter adulation, retaliatory attacks on corporations that had dropped him (Macy's, Univision), and escalating crowd-size claims. A single, brief vulnerable moment emerged when he amplified a supporter's complaint about media misrepresentation of his immigration stance, but he immediately returned to grandiose self-promotion in the very next post.

The day's most psychologically revealing pattern is the transmutation of narcissistic injury into triumphant narrative. Macy's and Univision severed business relationships with Trump over his immigration comments—an objective professional setback. Rather than acknowledging damage, Trump reframes these losses as victories: the boycott "really backfired," Univision is financially failing, and meanwhile his rally crowds have exploded from "500 people" to "15,000 patriots" (news reports placed the actual Phoenix attendance at approximately 4,000). This classic redemption arc—setback recast as comeback—is the dominant psychological engine of the day. Sleep deprivation is likely, with posting gaps suggesting no more than 2.5–3 hours of sleep regardless of timezone assumptions, and a 12-post burst in 19 minutes during the morning hours points toward elevated psychomotor activation consistent with early campaign hypomanic features.

Full digest for 2015-07-11: https://trump.fm/date/2015-07-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, July 11). "@frank_lemoine: @realDonaldTrump The competition... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_619837318199795712
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""@frank_lemoine: @realDonaldTrump The competition tries to..." X (Twitter), 11 Jul. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_619837318199795712. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""@frank_lemoine: @realDonaldTrump The competition tries to...," X (Twitter), July 11, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_619837318199795712.

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