# Post ts_109220255725726391

- Post ID: `ts_109220255725726391`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-23T23:47:23.475Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> Why didn’t the January 6th Committee of Unselects discuss the massive voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election, which is the thing that led to the tremendous protest. Also, no talk of Pelosi turning down military protection three days before January 6th. Why?

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:53:21.877Z (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, arriving days after the J6 Committee served Trump with a subpoena, is a characteristic narcissistic injury response combining denial, projection, and rationalization. Most clinically notable is the pathological denial reframing January 6 as a "tremendous protest"—a continuing pattern of reality distortion that minimizes political violence. The causal framing ("massive voter fraud...which is the thing that led to") normalizes violence as a justified response to perceived grievance, maintaining the ideological scaffolding for potential future mobilization. The DARVO pattern is prominent: Trump, the subject of investigation, positions himself as the one asking legitimate questions while the investigators are framed as concealing truth. Both factual claims (massive fraud, Pelosi blocking military) are false or mostly false, serving as load-bearing elements in a counter-narrative designed to externalize all responsibility. The post demonstrates epistemic closure—it presupposes fraud as established fact and demands the committee operate within that distorted frame. Danger level is elevated due to ongoing normalization of political violence as legitimate protest, though no direct mobilization language is present.

## Psychological Analysis: January 6 Committee Deflection Post

### Context
Posted October 23, 2022, at ~7:47 PM EDT (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago after Texas rally the previous night). The J6 Committee had just subpoenaed Trump, and Bannon was sentenced for contempt. This post is a direct response to the committee's pressure.

### Authorship
Evening timing, rhetorical question format, characteristic coinages ("Unselects"), and the stream-of-consciousness grievance structure all point to authentic Trump authorship. The term "tremendous protest" as a euphemism for January 6 is a signature minimization.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response to the J6 subpoena. The post deploys two classic deflection maneuvers: (1) reframing January 6 as a justified "protest" caused by election fraud, and (2) blaming Pelosi for inadequate security. Both serve to externalize responsibility entirely.

The rhetorical question format ("Why?") is a parasocial technique—it positions Trump as the reasonable questioner and the committee as hiding something, inverting the investigator/subject dynamic.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: January 6 recast as "tremendous protest"
- **Projection**: The committee is framed as the ones hiding truth
- **Rationalization**: Violence was a natural consequence of fraud (implying justified)

### Danger Assessment
The phrase "which is the thing that led to the tremendous protest" normalizes political violence as a legitimate response to perceived grievance. This is a continuing pattern of January 6 minimization that maintains the ideological framework for future mobilization.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Massive voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigations, state audits, and Trump's own AG Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the election outcome. |
| "Pelosi turned down military protection three days before January 6th" | **Mostly False** | The Speaker does not have authority over the National Guard. The Capitol Police Board (which includes the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms) makes security decisions. Evidence shows requests were delayed by multiple officials, not blocked by Pelosi personally. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- 'Unselects' neologism
- Evening post timing (~7:47 PM ET)
- Rhetorical question structure
- Stream-of-consciousness grievance
- 'tremendous protest' euphemism

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting January 6 Committee / Pelosi
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical questions creating shared indignation
- implied insider knowledge the committee is suppressing

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Reframes political violence as justified 'protest'
- Maintains ideological framework that election fraud justifies collective action
- Normalizes January 6 as a reasonable response to grievance

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting January 6 as 'tremendous protest'
- Presenting debunked voter fraud claims as established fact
- Implying committee is concealing truth (DARVO - reversing who is under investigation)

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Massive voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigations, state audits, and Trump's own AG Barr found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the election outcome.

Sources: DOJ statements; Court rulings; State audit results

> Pelosi turned down military protection three days before January 6th

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Speaker does not have authority over the National Guard. The Capitol Police Board (which includes the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms) makes security decisions. Evidence shows requests were delayed by multiple officials, not blocked by Pelosi personally.

Sources: Capitol Police Board testimony; Senate investigation findings

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- january6_minimization (90%)
- election_fraud_narrative (90%)
- whataboutism (80%)
- DARVO (70%)
- pelosi_blame (70%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Grandiosity Gives Way to J6 Subpoena Anxiety as Day Ends in Defensive Victimhood**

Trump spent most of the day basking in the glow of his Texas rally the night before, sharing favorable coverage and polling numbers for midterm candidates. The mood was celebratory and self-congratulatory through the afternoon, with a burst of link-sharing touting Republican momentum ahead of the midterms. By evening, however, the looming January 6 Committee subpoena broke through, producing the day's most intense posts -- one warning that anyone who crosses him enters "Trump Quicksand," and a closing post reframing January 6 as a "tremendous protest" while deflecting blame onto Pelosi and alleging voter fraud.

Full digest for 2022-10-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 23). Why didn’t the January 6th Committee of Unselects... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220255725726391
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why didn’t the January 6th Committee of Unselects discuss..." Truth Social, 23 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220255725726391. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Why didn’t the January 6th Committee of Unselects discuss...," Truth Social, October 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109220255725726391.

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