# Post ts_108346465080950547

- Post ID: `ts_108346465080950547`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-22T16:10:56.344Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346465080950547
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346465080950547/analysis
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## Post text

> CAN’T DO THAT MO! https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/19/brooks-mailers-show-him-using-trump-endorsement-nearly-two-months-after-it-was-withdrawn/

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.441Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:22:14.027Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: "CAN'T DO THAT MO!"

## Overview
A terse, commanding post publicly rebuking Mo Brooks for continuing to use Trump's endorsement in campaign mailers nearly two months after it was withdrawn (March 2022). Brooks lost the endorsement after suggesting Republicans should move past 2020 election grievances.

## Personality Framework

### Level 1: Traits
- **Low Agreeableness**: Public humiliation over private resolution
- **High Extraversion (assertiveness/dominance)**: Commanding tone, public enforcement

### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
- **Power motive**: The endorsement is framed as Trump's property — its unauthorized use is treated as theft or trespass
- **Control schema**: "I giveth and I taketh away" — the endorsement is a revocable gift, not earned credential

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
- **Protagonist role**: The authority figure whose permission is required
- **Contrasting other**: Mo Brooks as rule-breaker / ingrate

## Archetypal Analysis
- **King/Tyrant**: Enforcing decree from above — "CAN'T DO THAT" is a sovereign's prohibition
- The endorsement system functions as a feudal loyalty economy

## Context
Mo Brooks was initially endorsed for Alabama's Senate race but lost favor after a rally speech urging voters to move past 2020. Trump withdrew the endorsement in March 2022 and later endorsed Katie Britt. Brooks continued using pro-Trump mailers.

## Longitudinal Note
This post fits the broader pattern of Trump treating endorsements as transactional instruments of control, with public consequences for disloyalty.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Brooks continued using Trump endorsement in mailers after it was withdrawn" | **True** | The linked Alabama Reporter article from May 19, 2022 documents Brooks mailers showing Trump endorsement nearly two months after withdrawal in March 2022 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Short, punchy exclamation
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Sunday ~12:10 PM ET (Palm Beach)
- Casual tone with nickname 'Mo'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mo Brooks using withdrawn endorsement)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Mo Brooks
- Proportionality: 60%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- acting out (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public enforcement of loyalty expectations
- Modeling consequences of disloyalty

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Brooks continued using Trump endorsement in mailers after it was withdrawn

**TRUE**

The linked Alabama Reporter article from May 19, 2022 documents Brooks mailers showing Trump endorsement nearly two months after withdrawal in March 2022

Sources: alreporter.com article referenced in post

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- endorsement_enforcement (90%)
- loyalty_policing (70%)
- public_rebuke (60%)

## That day

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

**Morning Anxiety Over PA Recount Gives Way to Afternoon Vindication Tour**

A quiet Sunday with just six posts, all between mid-morning and early afternoon. The day started with visible frustration over the Pennsylvania Senate recount and another round of attacks on the Wall Street Journal, then shifted to boasting about his foreign policy record compared to Biden's ongoing Asia trip. The afternoon was dominated by sharing the same Hillary Clinton–Sussmann trial headline from two different outlets, signaling a vindication fixation. Overall a low-energy day with no real escalation or danger signals.

Full digest for 2022-05-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 22). CAN’T DO THAT MO! https://www.alreporter.com/2022/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346465080950547
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "CAN’T DO THAT MO! https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/19/broo..." Truth Social, 22 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346465080950547. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "CAN’T DO THAT MO! https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/19/broo...," Truth Social, May 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346465080950547.

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