# Post ts_109185252138386009

- Post ID: `ts_109185252138386009`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-17T19:25:31.114Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109185252138386009
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109185252138386009/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109185252138386009.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Derek Schmidt, the highly respected Attorney General of the Great State of Kansas, has done an absolutely outstanding job—HE HAS KEPT KANSAS SAFE.  Derek is now running for Governor and will be a popular and very wise choice.  He is Strong on Crime, the Borders, and our always under siege Second Amendment. He loves our Military and our Vets.  Derek Schmidt will never let you down, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

## Engagement

- Likes: 22,023
- Reposts: 5,220
- Replies: 536
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:46:31.530Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Derek Schmidt Endorsement Post (2022-10-17)

This is a standard political endorsement post for Kansas gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt. It follows a rigid template common to Trump endorsement posts: praise of current role → transition to candidacy → policy positions → closing with "Complete and Total Endorsement."

### Authorship
Posted at 3:25 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or traveling for midterm campaign). The post is formulaic, grammatically correct, uses em dashes properly, and follows a polished structure. This is almost certainly aide-drafted (likely Dan Scavino or campaign staff). The phrase "Complete and Total Endorsement" is a standardized Trump brand phrase inserted into all endorsements.

### Psychological Content
Minimal psychological signal. This is a transactional maintenance post — endorsements are currency in Trump's political economy, exchanged for loyalty and future leverage. The post is notable mainly for what it reveals about **agency motives**: endorsements function as displays of kingmaker power.

### Context
This post appears amid a day of higher-intensity posts attacking Joe O'Dea (Colorado RINO) and Mitch McConnell. The endorsement post serves as contrast — rewarding loyalty while other posts punish disloyalty. The splitting pattern (idealize loyalists / devalue dissenters) is visible across the day's posts but not within this individual post.

### Rhetorical Devices
Standard superlative-laden endorsement language. "Always under siege Second Amendment" is a fear-based framing device. Policy positions are vague signaling terms rather than substantive.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Derek Schmidt is Attorney General of Kansas" | **True** | Derek Schmidt served as Kansas AG from 2011 to 2023 |
| "Schmidt is running for Governor" | **True** | Schmidt was the 2022 Republican nominee for Kansas governor, losing to incumbent Laura Kelly |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:25 PM ET)
- Perfect grammar and punctuation
- Formulaic endorsement template structure
- Em dashes used correctly
- Professional formatting with policy list

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: +0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 0%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning self as kingmaker whose endorsement is a gift
- Implicit promise that endorsed candidate 'will never let you down'

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Derek Schmidt is Attorney General of Kansas

**TRUE**

Derek Schmidt served as Kansas AG from 2011 to 2023

> Schmidt is running for Governor

**TRUE**

Schmidt was the 2022 Republican nominee for Kansas governor, losing to incumbent Laura Kelly

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- endorsement (100%)
- aide-written (90%)
- midterm-campaign (80%)
- kingmaker-display (60%)

## That day

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

**Party Enforcer: Trump Spends the Day Punishing Disloyal Republicans**

Trump spent most of the day attacking fellow Republicans who've distanced themselves from him — Paul Ryan, a Colorado Senate candidate, and Mitch McConnell all took hits. The mood was consistently self-congratulatory and combative, with Trump positioning himself as the party's kingmaker who demands absolute loyalty. He boasted about poll numbers and Truth Social's supposed dominance while ignoring major world events like Russia's drone attacks on Kyiv and Xi Jinping's power consolidation. The sharpest moment came when he effectively told his base not to vote for a Republican Senate candidate in Colorado, prioritizing personal loyalty over his party's chances of winning the seat.

Full digest for 2022-10-17: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 17). Derek Schmidt, the highly respected Attorney... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109185252138386009
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Derek Schmidt, the highly respected Attorney General of the..." Truth Social, 17 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109185252138386009. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Derek Schmidt, the highly respected Attorney General of the...," Truth Social, October 17, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109185252138386009.

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