Analysis: Remember, just two years ago we had the strongest and best S...

3y ago Sep 21, 2022 at 4:29 AM

Remember, just two years ago we had the strongest and best Southern Border in U.S. history. They weren’t coming up and through because they knew that it was going to be very hard to come in, and stay in. That’s the best Border policy of them all, by far. I built the Wall, and then added more. Remain in Mexico, we said. It all worked!!!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-19. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

40%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

12:29 AM local time posting
Triple exclamation marks
Informal syntax ('coming up and through')
Capitalization quirks ('Southern Border', 'Wall')
Stream-of-consciousness flow

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking — Exposure (Displacement from legal pressures (NY AG lawsuit, Special Master challenges, 11th Circuit ruling))

Sentiment

+0.60

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

10%

Paranoid

10%

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

displacementdenialidealization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

nostalgic invitation to shared memory ('Remember')inclusive framing ('we said')

Fact Checks (2)

"We had the strongest and best Southern Border in U.S. history two years ago"

Mostly False

Border apprehensions dropped significantly in FY2020 partly due to COVID-19 and Title 42, but 'strongest and best in U.S. history' overstates the case. FY2019 saw a major surge in crossings.

"I built the Wall"

Half True

Approximately 458 miles of border barrier were constructed during Trump's term, but the vast majority (~80%) replaced or reinforced existing barriers. Roughly 80 miles were new primary barrier where none existed before.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Border Wall Nostalgia Post (2022-09-21)

Timing & Authorship

Posted at 12:29 AM EDT (Mar-a-Lago local time). Late-night posting consistent with authentic Trump authorship. Stream-of-consciousness style, informal syntax ("They weren't coming up and through"), exclamation-heavy ending ("It all worked!!!") all point to personal composition.

Psychological Context

This post arrives amid extraordinary legal pressure: the NY AG fraud lawsuit filed the previous day, the Special Master challenging declassification claims, and the 11th Circuit ruling against Trump on classified documents. Yet the post makes no reference to any of these. This is textbook displacement — redirecting psychological energy away from threatening stimuli toward a safer, self-aggrandizing topic.

Narcissistic Dynamics

The post is pure supply-seeking through nostalgic self-congratulation. "Strongest and best Southern Border in U.S. history" is characteristic grandiose framing. The wall functions as a concrete, tangible symbol of agency and accomplishment — a psychological anchor when current reality is threatening.

Rhetorical Structure

The post constructs a simple redemption-contamination narrative: things were perfect under Trump (redemption), implicitly ruined under Biden (contamination). The phrase "just two years ago" frames the loss as recent and recoverable. "I built the Wall, and then added more" is a compact agency claim — builder, creator, improver.

Defense Mechanisms

Displacement is primary. Denial is secondary — the post inhabits an alternate psychological space where legal threats simply don't exist. The retreat to border policy represents regression to narcissistic supply — returning to a proven source of audience validation during stress.

Cognitive Markers

"They weren't coming up and through" is slightly awkward but within baseline informal register. "That's the best Border policy of them all" — capitalizing "Border" is a persistent Trump quirk. Triple exclamation marks signal emotional investment. No significant cognitive concerns.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"We had the strongest and best Southern Border in U.S. history two years ago"	Mostly False	Border apprehensions dropped significantly in FY2020 partly due to COVID-19 and Title 42, but 'strongest and best in U.S. history' overstates the case. FY2019 saw a major surge in crossings.
"I built the Wall"	Half True	Approximately 458 miles of border barrier were constructed during Trump's term, but the vast majority (~80%) replaced or reinforced existing barriers. Roughly 80 miles were new primary barrier where none existed before.

Overall Veracity: 35%