What Trump’s Truth Social posts tell us about him

About this episode

The episode analyzes Donald Trump's posts on Truth Social to uncover his obsessions and political messaging.

Donald Trump has posted thousands of times on his social media platform Truth Social in just a few months, usually cranking out double figures of posts a day. Danielle Kurtzleben from NPR has analysed a massive stack of these to see what Trump’s obsessions are. Read Danielle’s piece on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/nx-s1-5749358/trump-truth-social-online-posts-iran-white-house-ballroom Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Jake Preston. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Jones, Jacob Jarvis

Guest: Danielle Kurtzleben

Topics covered

• Trump
• Truth Social
• social media
• politics
• obsessions
• NPR analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• Truth Social
• social media
• Danielle Kurtzleben
• NPR
• politics
• obsessions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, American Friction, Podmasters, Orange Factory Music

Books & works: What Trump’s Truth Social posts tell us about him

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