# Post ts_108323222243141007

- Post ID: `ts_108323222243141007`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-18T13:39:58.779Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108323222243141007/analysis
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## Post text

> The Plot Against the King is the true story about the Russia Collusion hoax, written for children, by my friend @Kash. Live the tale thru the eyes of great characters like the handsome King Donald and Kash the Wizard. This story showcases how Hillary Queenton and a Shifty Knight tried to destroy our democracy, but truth and the MAGA King prevailed. Support this great patriot, educate our children, and put a copy in every school across our land. Order yours now at theplotagainsttheking.com !

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/323/222/211/802/556/original/21a08fc0167f6ccb.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 49,888
- Reposts: 18,328
- Replies: 1,849
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.442Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:20:55.225Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump promotes a children's book that recasts the Russia investigation as a fairy tale with himself as "the handsome King Donald" — a remarkably explicit window into narcissistic narrative identity construction. The post endorses a version of reality where a complex federal investigation is reduced to a "hoax" perpetrated by cartoon villains ("Hillary Queenton," "Shifty Knight"), while Trump and ally Kash Patel are cast as heroic archetypes. The call to "put a copy in every school across our land" reveals an impulse to institutionalize personal mythology as children's education — a propaganda technique targeting the youngest audience for early narrative adoption. While the tone is positive and promotional rather than rageful, the underlying psychology is significant: the subject not only accepts but actively promotes being depicted as royalty, suggesting grandiose self-concept has moved beyond metaphor into literalized myth. The fairy tale framing eliminates ambiguity, nuance, and the possibility of legitimate investigation, replacing complex reality with a simple good-vs-evil narrative. This represents narrative identity (McAdams Level 3) at its most explicit — the subject is not merely telling his story but commissioning it as canonical children's literature.

## Analysis: "The Plot Against the King" Book Promotion

### Overview
Trump promotes Kash Patel's children's book that recasts the Russia investigation as a fairy tale with Trump as "the handsome King Donald" and Patel as "Kash the Wizard." This is a remarkable artifact of mythologized narrative identity rendered in children's book form.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:39 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC). The polished, promotional tone with complete sentences and a URL call-to-action suggests aide involvement, though the narcissistic content ("handsome King Donald") and personal endorsement style are authentically Trumpian. Likely a hybrid — aide-drafted from Trump's direction.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is extraordinary for its explicit construction of a mythological narrative identity. Trump endorses a version of events where he is literally cast as a king — handsome, besieged, and ultimately triumphant. The Russia investigation becomes a fairy tale of good vs. evil, with named villains ("Hillary Queenton," "Shifty Knight" = Adam Schiff). The call to "put a copy in every school" reveals a desire to institutionalize this mythology.

### Narcissistic Features
- Self-referral as "handsome King" (grandiosity)
- Framing personal grievance as children's educational material
- "Prevailed" — redemption narrative reinforced

### Rhetorical Techniques
The fairy tale framing is a sophisticated propaganda technique: it simplifies complex events into archetypes (good king vs. evil queen), targets children for early narrative adoption, and renders political opponents as storybook villains.

### Reality Distortion
The Russia investigation is flatly characterized as a "hoax" — a settled matter requiring no evidence. The demand to place this in "every school" attempts to institutionalize a contested political narrative as established fact for children.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Russia Collusion hoax" | **Mostly False** | The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple guilty pleas, and documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election. While Mueller did not establish criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, characterizing the entire investigation as a 'hoax' misrepresents its findings and outcomes. |
| "Hillary Queenton and a Shifty Knight tried to destroy our democracy" | **Mostly False** | While the Steele dossier was partially funded by Clinton's campaign, the Russia investigation was initiated by the FBI based on separate intelligence. Characterizing lawful investigation as an attempt to 'destroy democracy' is a distortion. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 35%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:39 AM ET)
- Complete sentences with proper grammar
- Promotional URL included
- Professional formatting
- But content is deeply personal and narcissistic in characteristic Trump fashion

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Kash Patel book promotion)

Sentiment: +0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose self-referral as king
- Expansive call to action (every school in the land)

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 90%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- idealization (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group identity reinforcement ('our democracy', 'our land', 'our children')
- call to collective action (order the book, place in schools)

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Russia investigation flatly labeled 'hoax' — denying legitimacy of documented federal investigation
- Reframing investigators as attackers who 'tried to destroy our democracy'

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> The Russia Collusion hoax

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple guilty pleas, and documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election. While Mueller did not establish criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, characterizing the entire investigation as a 'hoax' misrepresents its findings and outcomes.

Sources: Mueller Report (2019)

> Hillary Queenton and a Shifty Knight tried to destroy our democracy

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While the Steele dossier was partially funded by Clinton's campaign, the Russia investigation was initiated by the FBI based on separate intelligence. Characterizing lawful investigation as an attempt to 'destroy democracy' is a distortion.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- narcissistic_supply (90%)
- narrative_mythology (100%)
- propaganda_targeting_children (80%)
- russia_investigation (70%)
- book_promotion (60%)

## That day

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

**Primary Night Victory Lap: Trump Claims Kingmaker Crown as Oz Race Remains Razor-Thin**

Trump spent the day celebrating what he called a near-perfect record of primary endorsement wins, posting a running score that inflated from "75 to 1" on election night to "about 85 and 3" by morning. The closest race — Dr. Oz's Senate primary in Pennsylvania — drew the most psychologically revealing moment: Trump urged Oz to declare victory before counting finished, echoing his own 2020 playbook. The mood was triumphant and self-congratulatory throughout, with detours into promoting a children's book casting him as "the handsome King Donald" and weighing in on the PGA-LIV Golf rivalry. No meltdowns, no spirals — just a long, confident strut through what he framed as total vindication.

Full digest for 2022-05-18: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 18). The Plot Against the King is the true story about... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108323222243141007
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Plot Against the King is the true story about the..." Truth Social, 18 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108323222243141007. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Plot Against the King is the true story about the...," Truth Social, May 18, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108323222243141007.

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