# Post ts_109043039814515090

- Post ID: `ts_109043039814515090`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-22T16:39:03.262Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043039814515090/analysis
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## Post text

> The House just passed a Bill which prohibits the Vice President from doing what all the “great” Democrat & RINO legal scholars said he couldn’t do, “under any circumstances,” regarding sending election results back to State Legislatures. If the V.P. couldn’t do it, then why are they passing legislation saying he can’t do it. BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE DONE IT, and should have,  based on large scale fraudulent election results. Would have been a different result. REPUBLICAN SENATORS SHOULD VOTE NO!

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:13:57.252Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post is clinically significant for its explicit, unambiguous endorsement of overturning certified election results. Trump uses the House passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act as a retroactive rationalization — arguing that legislating against VP election interference proves it was constitutionally permissible. The logical fallacy is subordinate to its psychological function: maintaining the grandiose narrative of rightful winner against the intolerable reality of defeat. Notable features include: (1) the unmetabolized narcissistic injury of 2020, showing no modulation 22 months later; (2) antisocial features in openly advocating institutional subversion; (3) active mobilization of senators to block democratic safeguards; (4) continued Big Lie propagation despite universal legal rejection. The post arrives during a period of converging legal threats (NY AG lawsuit, classified documents rulings), suggesting the election grievance also functions as displacement from current vulnerabilities. The danger level is elevated not for immediate violence risk but for ongoing institutional erosion — the explicit goal is preserving the constitutional ambiguity that enabled the January 6th pressure campaign.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109043039814515090

### Context
This post responds to the House passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act, which clarified the Vice President's ceremonial role in certifying election results. Trump uses the passage of this legislation as a retroactive argument that Pence *could* have overturned the 2020 election results. The post arrives during a period of extraordinary legal pressure (NY AG fraud lawsuit, 11th Circuit ruling against him on classified documents, Special Master pressing his lawyers).

### Authorship Attribution
**Score: 0.7 — Likely authentic Trump.** Posted at 12:39 PM ET (Trump likely in NY/NJ area given legal proceedings). The business-hours timing suggests possible aide involvement, but the content is too legally/politically dangerous for a professional communicator to draft. The rhetorical structure (building an argument, ALL CAPS emphasis, emotional escalation) and the stream-of-consciousness logical leap are characteristic Trump. The "&" encoding and quotation mark usage are consistent with his posting style.

### Core Analysis
The post's central argument is a logical fallacy: that legislating against something proves it was previously possible. This is akin to arguing speed limit signs prove cars previously had no speed limits. The deeper psychological function is **retroactive justification** — rewriting January 6th as a missed legitimate opportunity rather than a constitutional crisis.

### Psychological Significance
This post is notable for its **explicitness**. Trump directly states Pence "COULD HAVE DONE IT, and should have" — an unambiguous endorsement of overturning certified election results. This represents continued commitment to the Big Lie narrative and, critically, a call to Republican senators to block reforms designed to prevent future attempts.

### Defense Mechanisms
The primary defense is **rationalization** — constructing a pseudo-logical argument to justify what was widely recognized as an unconstitutional demand. Secondary: **distortion** of the legislation's purpose, and **projection** (implying those who passed the bill are the ones revealing the truth, when in fact they are responding to his demonstrated willingness to pressure Pence).

### Danger Assessment
The call for senators to vote NO on election certification reform, combined with the assertion that overturning results "should have" happened, represents an ongoing effort to preserve the mechanism for future election subversion. This is not immediate incitement but **institutional erosion** — working to keep constitutional vulnerabilities open.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The House passed a bill prohibiting the VP from sending election results back to state legislatures" | **Mostly True** | The House passed the Electoral Count Reform Act on Sept 21, 2022, which clarified the VP's ceremonial role. Trump's characterization is a distortion of the bill's purpose but the passage itself is factual. |
| "Large scale fraudulent election results in 2020" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigation, state audits, and Trump's own AG William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change any state's outcome. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on key phrases
- Stream-of-consciousness rhetorical buildup
- Content too politically dangerous for professional aide
- Scare quotes around 'great' showing contempt
- Business hours posting cuts against full authenticity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (House passage of Electoral Count Reform Act — implicitly repudiating his January 6th pressure campaign)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Republican senators who might vote for the bill; implicitly Pence
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose certainty about constitutional interpretation
- Pressured quality to argumentation

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 70%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct command to followers (REPUBLICAN SENATORS SHOULD VOTE NO)
- Framing shared grievance about stolen election
- Us-vs-them positioning against Democrats and RINOs

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Direct call to senators to block election certification reform
- Explicit statement that VP should have overturned 2020 results
- Ongoing effort to preserve institutional vulnerabilities for future election subversion

### Gaslighting

- Reframes bipartisan election reform as admission that Pence had power to overturn
- Presents debunked fraud claims as established fact ('large scale fraudulent election results')
- Inverts meaning of legislation — protective reform recast as self-indictment

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The House passed a bill prohibiting the VP from sending election results back to state legislatures

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The House passed the Electoral Count Reform Act on Sept 21, 2022, which clarified the VP's ceremonial role. Trump's characterization is a distortion of the bill's purpose but the passage itself is factual.

Sources: Congressional record

> Large scale fraudulent election results in 2020

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigation, state audits, and Trump's own AG William Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to change any state's outcome.

Sources: DOJ statements; State audit results; Court rulings

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- election_subversion (90%)
- big_lie (90%)
- pence_pressure (80%)
- legislative_obstruction (70%)

## That day

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

**Rapid-Fire Media Blitz Builds Defensive Wall Against AG Lawsuit Fallout**

Trump spent the early afternoon carpet-bombing Truth Social with over 30 posts in roughly half an hour, almost all of them links to favorable press coverage. The burst was clearly a response to the New York Attorney General's massive fraud lawsuit filed the day before. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory — including sharing a months-old article calling him "the greatest man alive" — but flashes of real anger surfaced when he attacked AG Letitia James directly and warned the country "won't stand for an indictment." The day's most notable moment was his explicit argument that the Vice President should have had the power to overturn the 2020 election results.

Full digest for 2022-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 22). The House just passed a Bill which prohibits the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043039814515090
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The House just passed a Bill which prohibits the Vice..." Truth Social, 22 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043039814515090. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The House just passed a Bill which prohibits the Vice...," Truth Social, September 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109043039814515090.

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