Trump Shares Supporter’s Tribute Hailing Him as “The People’s President”

Trump posts a screenshot of a social media user's message pledging support “till the end” and calling him “the people's president.”.

First Published: September 7, 2026, 6:03 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a screenshot of a supporter’s social media post on Truth Social, amplifying a message that pledged loyalty and called him “the people’s president.”

The screenshot displayed a post from an account identified as “Josh Dunlap” under the handle @JDunlap1974, with an avatar carrying “Vance” and “2024” campaign imagery. The message praised Trump directly and urged others to follow. “THIS IS WHY I’M WITH TRUMP TILL THE END. THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT,” the shared post read.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on truthsocial. Text visible in the screenshot: @JDunlap1974:Josh Dunlap Vance MAGA THIS IS WHY I’M WITH TRUMP TILL THE END. THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT. Follow” on September 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 18th message released today, and the last post was 6 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 35 of his 647 posts over the last 30 days classified as Personal Praise, Greetings & Tributes posts.

The screenshot documents only the original post’s author, handle, and message. The account displayed a verification badge, and no date, timestamp, or engagement metrics appeared in the crop.

The name shared in the post matches several public figures who carry the name Josh Dunlap, and the screenshot alone does not confirm which individual authored it. One figure by that name is Joshua D. Dunlap, whom Trump nominated in July 2025 to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, according to law.nd.edu. The First Circuit hears appeals from federal courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island, according to law.nd.edu.

Joshua D. Dunlap graduated from Notre Dame Law School in 2008, where he earned the Colonel William J. Hoynes Award, the school’s highest academic honor, and served as note editor for the Notre Dame Law Review, according to law.nd.edu. He clerked for Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr.of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and acted as a law clerk for two Special Masters appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to law.nd.edu. He joined the Portland, Maine firm Pierce Atwood LLP in 2009 and became a partner in 2017, co-chairing the firm’s Appellate & Amici team, according to law.nd.edu.

A separate Josh Dunlap serves as a Dean’s Engineering Education Fellow and a PhD candidate in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, with research focused on environmental life cycle assessment, according to eeti.uga.edu. That Josh Dunlap teaches thermodynamics and holds a 4.5 out of 5 rating based on 18 student reviews, according to ratemyprofessors.com. Neither the screenshot nor the shared post identifies which Josh Dunlap authored the tribute.