# Post ts_109162944419953126

- Post ID: `ts_109162944419953126`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-13T20:52:22.351Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162944419953126/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109162944419953126.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Why didn’t Crazy Nancy Pelosi call out the “troops” before January 6th,  which I strongly recommended that she do. It was her responsibility, but she “didn’t like the look.” Crazy Nancy failed the American People!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 8,847
- Replies: 3,601
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:46:35.381Z (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 exemplifies a well-documented DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) response triggered by the January 6 Committee's unanimous vote to subpoena Trump. The post contains two verifiably false claims: (1) that Trump "strongly recommended" deploying troops before January 6, contradicted by extensive sworn testimony including from his own officials, and (2) that Pelosi bore responsibility for troop deployment, when the Speaker has no such authority. The fabricated narrative—that Trump was the responsible leader whose security recommendations were ignored by an incompetent Pelosi—represents a complete inversion of documented events. This is consistent with pathological-level distortion and denial defenses. The post is part of a same-day cluster responding to the subpoena, alongside attacks on the Committee's legitimacy and repetition of election fraud claims. The gaslighting function is significant: by persistently asserting a false counter-narrative about January 6, the post contributes to epistemic closure among followers and erodes shared factual understanding of political violence. Danger level is elevated not for direct incitement but for sustained reality distortion about an insurrection event.

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109162944419953126

### Context
Posted October 13, 2022 at 4:52 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling for Mesa rally). The January 6 Committee had just voted unanimously to subpoena Trump. This post is part of a rapid-fire series attacking the Committee and deflecting responsibility.

### Authorship
Business hours posting, but the content bears strong authentic markers: the "Crazy Nancy" epithet, scare quotes around "troops" and "didn't like the look," stream-of-consciousness blame-shifting, and the exclamatory closing. Likely dictated or thumb-typed by Trump himself despite the daytime hour, given the emotional reactivity matching the subpoena trigger.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook DARVO response to the Committee subpoena. Trump reverses victim and offender by reframing January 6 as Pelosi's failure rather than his incitement. The claim that he "strongly recommended" calling troops is a well-documented distortion—no credible evidence supports this claim, and multiple witnesses testified otherwise before the J6 Committee.

The post deploys **projection** (attributing failure to Pelosi for events he orchestrated), **distortion** (fabricating his own recommendation of troops), and **displacement** (redirecting accountability from himself to the Speaker).

### Rhetorical Devices
The nickname "Crazy Nancy" serves dual functions: devaluation and delegitimization. Scare quotes around "troops" and "didn't like the look" function as implied quotation without sourcing—creating false specificity. The closing declaration "failed the American People" elevates personal grievance to national betrayal.

### Danger Assessment
The post normalizes revisionist narrative about January 6, but contains no direct mobilization language or eliminationist rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump strongly recommended Pelosi call out troops before January 6" | **Mostly False** | Multiple J6 Committee witnesses, including Trump's own staff, testified he did not order National Guard deployment. Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said Trump never gave such an order. Pelosi, as Speaker, does not control the National Guard—that authority rests with the President and DC mayor. |
| "It was Pelosi's responsibility to call the troops" | **False** | The Speaker of the House does not have authority over the National Guard or Capitol Police deployment decisions. The Capitol Police Board (which includes the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms) and the President/Secretary of Defense control National Guard deployment. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Derogatory nickname 'Crazy Nancy'
- Scare quotes for rhetorical effect
- Exclamatory closing sentence
- Emotional reactivity matching subpoena trigger
- Business hours but high emotional content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (January 6 Committee subpoena vote)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Nancy Pelosi
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.65

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting cluster responding to subpoena news

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 60%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- patriotic identity claim via 'American People'

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued normalization of January 6 revisionism
- Scapegoating political opponent for insurrection consequences
- Pattern of eroding shared factual reality about political violence

### Gaslighting

- Reversal of documented responsibility for January 6 security
- Fabrication of 'strong recommendation' for troops with no evidentiary basis
- DARVO pattern: denies own role, attacks Pelosi, reverses victim/offender

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Trump strongly recommended Pelosi call out troops before January 6

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Multiple J6 Committee witnesses, including Trump's own staff, testified he did not order National Guard deployment. Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said Trump never gave such an order. Pelosi, as Speaker, does not control the National Guard—that authority rests with the President and DC mayor.

Sources: January 6 Committee testimony; Chris Miller testimony

> It was Pelosi's responsibility to call the troops

**FALSE**

The Speaker of the House does not have authority over the National Guard or Capitol Police deployment decisions. The Capitol Police Board (which includes the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms) and the President/Secretary of Defense control National Guard deployment.

Sources: US Code Title 10; Capitol Police Board structure

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- january_6_revisionism (100%)
- DARVO (90%)
- pelosi_scapegoating (80%)
- j6_committee_response (90%)

## That day

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

**Twin Legal Threats Trigger Coordinated Whataboutism Blitz as Jan 6 Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump**

Trump spent the day building a massive defensive case against twin legal threats — the January 6 Committee's vote to subpoena him and the ongoing Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. After a quiet morning, he unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of nearly 30 posts in under two hours, most of them links to articles about Bush, Cheney, and Obama document controversies designed to frame his situation as a double standard. The mood was predominantly defensive and aggrieved rather than combative, though he grew sharper toward the end with direct attacks on the Committee and Nancy Pelosi, including several claims contradicted by sworn testimony. The posting pattern suggests a coordinated, aide-assisted media strategy rather than impulsive reaction.

Full digest for 2022-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 13). Why didn’t Crazy Nancy Pelosi call out the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162944419953126
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why didn’t Crazy Nancy Pelosi call out the “troops” before..." Truth Social, 13 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162944419953126. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Why didn’t Crazy Nancy Pelosi call out the “troops” before...," Truth Social, October 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162944419953126.

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