# Post ts_108794988674585741

- Post ID: `ts_108794988674585741`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-09T21:16:23.243Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Biden knew all about this, just like he knew all about Hunter’s “deals.”

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 19,604
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.438Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:03:10.985Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: "Biden knew all about this"

This terse post was made on August 9, 2022, the day after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. At ~5:16 PM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago/Bedminster area), this falls within business hours but the brevity and emotional charge suggest authentic authorship.

### Context
The "this" refers to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Trump asserts Biden personally directed or knew about the search, and draws a parallel to Hunter Biden's business dealings — implying corrupt coordination.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a compact expression of paranoid projection: the FBI search (a law enforcement action based on a judicial warrant) is reframed as a political conspiracy directed by the sitting president. The Hunter Biden comparison serves as whataboutism and implies a corrupt double standard.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Attributing corrupt motives to Biden mirrors concerns about Trump's own document retention
- **Denial via externalization**: The search is not about his conduct but about Biden's machinations

### Rhetorical Economy
The post's brevity is notable — just 14 words plus the implied context from prior posts. The scare quotes around "deals" do significant rhetorical work, insinuating corruption without making a falsifiable claim. This is efficient innuendo.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden knew all about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago" | **Mostly False** | White House and DOJ officials stated Biden was not given advance notice. AG Garland said he personally authorized the search. The search was based on a judicial warrant issued by a federal magistrate judge. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Brevity and emotional punch
- Scare quotes as rhetorical device
- Reactive to breaking news
- Simple sentence structure
- No formatting or polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI search of Mar-a-Lago)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Biden
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- implied conspiracy

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing a lawful search warrant execution as political persecution
- Implying Biden personally directed law enforcement actions without evidence

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Biden knew all about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

**MOSTLY FALSE**

White House and DOJ officials stated Biden was not given advance notice. AG Garland said he personally authorized the search. The search was based on a judicial warrant issued by a federal magistrate judge.

Sources: DOJ statements August 2022; White House press briefings

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- FBI search response (100%)
- persecution narrative (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- Biden attack (90%)

## That day

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

**Routine Endorsement Day Shattered by Mar-a-Lago Search Fallout**

The day began with a batch of boilerplate congressional endorsements for Minnesota and Wisconsin candidates — standard political maintenance with no personal edge. Then, after a seven-hour silence, Trump broke his composure with an extended grievance post about the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago the day before, calling the country a "banana republic" and framing the search as part of a years-long persecution campaign. A short follow-up accused Biden of orchestrating the whole thing. The contrast between the morning's mechanical calm and the afternoon's raw frustration defined the day.

Full digest for 2022-08-09: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 9). Biden knew all about this, just like he knew all... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108794988674585741
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Biden knew all about this, just like he knew all about..." Truth Social, 9 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108794988674585741. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Biden knew all about this, just like he knew all about...," Truth Social, August 9, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108794988674585741.

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