Trump Shares Video of Speaker Attacking Media, Praising Him as “Toughest” President
Trump posts video of an unidentified speaker who calls the media “public enemy number one” and praises the president as “the toughest, most resilient” ever.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a video on Truth Social featuring a speaker who praised him as the toughest president in memory while calling the news media “public enemy number one.”
The speaker, whose identity is not confirmed in the post, accused news outlets of twisting facts into half-truths and packaging a liberal agenda as honest reporting. A reference to the Cumberland River placed the speech in or near Nashville, Tennessee.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “I brought some notes. It’s an honor to introduce a man who can turn a 5 minute appearance into a full-on outbreak of TDS syndrome. I mean, speaking of Trump Derangement Syndrome, I see the media is here tonight. Literally, President Trump could walk across the Cumberland River and tomorrow the headline would say, “President Trump refuses to swim.” I believe the media has become public enemy number one. When it comes to honest debate, too often we see facts twisted into half-truths. Outrage sold for clicks and views and a liberal agenda packaged as the honest reporting. Division, division has become their business model and business is booming. Different opinions, Democrats, Blue Dog Democrats never scared me. Thinking differently and having the freedom to do so is what makes this country great. But cut the bullshit. Give us the facts. And that’s one thing I know about President Trump. You’re never left wondering what he thinks or where he stands. This man’s not a puppet. He’s the first president I can recall who doesn’t need a teleprompter to tell you what he thinks. He’s without a doubt the toughest, most resilient president we’ve ever had. Knocked down, counted out, constantly dragged through the mud, and yet he gets up every day and fights for you and me. And he’s delivered. I mean,” on October 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 6th message released today, and the last post was 11 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 139 of his 548 posts over the last 30 days classified as image-only posts.
The speaker appeared to be introducing Trump at an event, describing him as someone who “doesn’t need a teleprompter to tell you what he thinks.” He characterized the president as a leader who had been “knocked down, counted out, constantly dragged through the mud” yet continued to fight. The video cut off before the speaker finished his remarks or before Trump took the stage.
Criticism of mainstream media has been a recurring theme throughout Trump’s political career. He popularized the phrase “Trump Derangement Syndrome” to describe what he views as irrational hostility toward him from journalists and political opponents. The speaker in the video used the same acronym, calling it “TDS syndrome,” while arguing that media outlets profit from division.
The speaker also referenced “Blue Dog Democrats,” a coalition of moderate and conservative Democratic members of Congress, saying their differing opinions never troubled him. The transcript did not identify the event, the date of the speech, or the speaker’s name.
Trump has long used video clips of supporters and allies praising him on Truth Social to amplify favorable messaging. The post contained two video files, though only one transcript was available, running approximately two minutes and 27 seconds before cutting off mid-sentence.
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