# Post x_620389447977320448

- Post ID: `x_620389447977320448`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2015-07-13T00:29:05.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_620389447977320448
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_620389447977320448/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_620389447977320448.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ...Trump, however, would kick his ass!

## Engagement

- Likes: 5,381
- Reposts: 5,428
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.348Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-07T10:38:13.880Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "...Trump, however, would kick his ass!"

This is the second half of a two-part post (continuation of the El Chapo/Jeb Bush/Hillary Clinton post). Trump contrasts his rivals' presumed weakness with his own toughness regarding the escaped drug lord.

### Authorship
Posted at 8:29 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC). Evening but not late-night. The ellipsis continuation, colloquial "kick his ass," and self-aggrandizing content are strongly authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
Classic grandiose self-presentation. Trump refers to himself in third person, a distancing technique that simultaneously elevates the self to mythic status. The post is pure agency—physical dominance fantasy against a dangerous criminal. This is supply-seeking behavior, leveraging the El Chapo escape news to position himself as uniquely tough.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The two-part structure creates a rhetorical contrast: first devalue rivals (Can you envision Jeb/Hillary…?), then elevate self. The violent colloquialism "kick his ass" signals authenticity and anti-establishment positioning—a presidential candidate wouldn't talk this way, which is precisely the point (Trickster archetype).

### Archetypes
Warrior/Hero—the strongman who can handle what weak politicians cannot. Third-person self-reference creates a mythologized version of self.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Third-person self-reference
- Colloquial/vulgar language ('kick his ass')
- Ellipsis continuation from previous post
- Evening posting time
- Self-aggrandizing content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (El Chapo escape news cycle)

Sentiment: +0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- grandiose self-assessment

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- third-person self-mythologizing
- masculine dominance display

## Tags

- grandiosity (70%)
- self-mythologizing (80%)
- rival-devaluation (50%)
- el-chapo (80%)

## That day

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

**El Chapo's Escape Becomes Trump's Vindication Engine: A 23-Post Obsessive Validation Cycle**

On July 13, 2015, less than a month after his campaign launch, Donald Trump seized on Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's dramatic July 11 prison escape as a singular validation event for his widely criticized June 16 comments about Mexican immigrants. The day produced 23 posts—well above his 2015 baseline of roughly 8–15—with 13 (57%) directly referencing El Chapo, Mexico, or the border. The posting pattern reveals a classic narcissistic supply cycle: the external event provided objective "proof" of his earlier claims, which he leveraged both offensively (attacking media and rivals) and defensively (demanding apologies, amplifying supporter praise). The day's emotional trajectory follows a clear Redemption arc, transforming the perceived setback of media criticism into a narrative of prescient triumph.

Trump was almost certainly based in New York City (EDT, UTC-4) during this period. Converting to local time, posting activity began at 8:25 PM EDT on July 12 and continued until 12:05 AM EDT on July 13, with a sleep gap of approximately 6 hours and 42 minutes before the 6:47 AM EDT morning burst. While this sleep window is on the shorter end, it is consistent with Trump's self-reported sleep habits and does not alone suggest deprivation. However, the elevated post count, obsessive thematic repetition, duplicate posts (two pairs of near-identical tweets posted hours apart), and a notable 5-post burst within 10 minutes at midday suggest heightened arousal and fixation that, while not meeting full hypomanic criteria, represent clearly elevated activity driven by external narcissistic supply.

Notably absent from the day's output is any reference to Scott Walker's presidential campaign announcement, Sandra Bland's death in a Texas jail, the Iran nuclear talks, or the Greece financial crisis—all concurrent major events. This selective attention underscores the degree to which Trump's cognitive bandwidth was consumed by the El Chapo narrative and its utility as self-validation. The day's danger level peaked at "elevated" across four posts employing dehumanizing rhetoric about immigrants ("killers," "drugs and death"), though no posts targeted specific domestic individuals for action beyond the dismissive Chuck Todd attack.

Full digest for 2015-07-13: https://trump.fm/date/2015-07-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2015, July 13). ...Trump, however, would kick his ass! [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_620389447977320448
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "...Trump, however, would kick his ass!" X (Twitter), 13 Jul. 2015. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_620389447977320448. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "...Trump, however, would kick his ass!," X (Twitter), July 13, 2015, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_620389447977320448.

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