# Post ts_109261581904146889

- Post ID: `ts_109261581904146889`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-31T06:57:10.915Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> General Don Bolduc has run a great campaign to be the U.S. Senator from the beautiful State of New Hampshire. He was a strong and proud “Election Denier,” a big reason that he won the Nomination, but he then disavowed. He has since come back, at least on busing, but that is only a small part of N.H. Election Fraud. Nevertheless, Don Bolduc has asked for my Endorsement, and he’s got it, Complete & Total. His opponent is a disaster on Crime, the Border, Inflation, & all else. Vote for Don Bolduc!

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,980
- Reposts: 3,543
- Replies: 372
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.430Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:00:46.057Z (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 endorsement of NH Senate candidate Don Bolduc is clinically notable for its explicit normalization of "Election Denier" as a positive political credential and its function as a public loyalty enforcement mechanism. Trump simultaneously endorses and humiliates Bolduc—praising his campaign while publicly documenting his "betrayal" of disavowing election denial. The endorsement is framed as magnanimous patronage despite disloyalty, a classic narcissistic transactional pattern where support comes with visible strings. The post treats New Hampshire election fraud as established fact without evidence, and positions rejection of certified election results as a mainstream qualification for office. The rhetorical structure—praise, rebuke, partial rehabilitation, conditional blessing—models for followers what loyalty looks like and what the cost of deviation is. The "Complete & Total" endorsement formula functions as ritualistic benediction in a feudal patronage system. Danger level is elevated not for direct violence but for the systematic normalization of election denial as political orthodoxy, building an infrastructure of candidates whose loyalty to the fraud narrative supersedes commitment to democratic processes. This post exemplifies the intersection of narcissistic supply-seeking (loyalty enforcement) and democratic institutional erosion.

## Psychological Analysis: Bolduc Endorsement with "Election Denier" Loyalty Test

### Key Observation
This post is remarkable for its explicit use of the term "Election Denier" as a *positive credential*—Trump frames it as "a big reason that he won the Nomination." He then publicly chastises Bolduc for disavowing that position, offering only partial rehabilitation ("he has since come back, at least on busing"). The endorsement is granted despite this disloyalty, framed as magnanimous ("he's got it, Complete & Total").

### Authorship
Posted at ~2 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The length, strategic complexity, and relatively clean grammar suggest possible aide drafting, but the passive-aggressive loyalty-test structure and the "Election Denier" framing are quintessentially Trump. The scare quotes around "Election Denier" reclaim a pejorative as a badge of honor. Mixed signals—likely Trump-dictated, possibly aide-polished.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post functions as a public loyalty test and dominance display. Bolduc is simultaneously endorsed and humiliated—the endorsement comes packaged with a public record of his "betrayal" (disavowing election denial). This is a classic narcissistic transactional pattern: support is conditional and comes with visible strings. The "Complete & Total" language is ritualistic, a formulaic benediction that signals feudal-style patronage.

### Reality Distortion
Normalizing "Election Denier" as a positive political credential represents significant reality distortion, treating rejection of certified election results as a mainstream qualification for office.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bolduc won the NH Republican Senate nomination partly due to being an 'Election Denier'" | **Mostly True** | Bolduc did win the GOP primary while embracing election denial, and did subsequently walk back his position in the general election |
| "N.H. Election Fraud exists beyond busing issues" | **Mostly False** | No evidence of widespread election fraud in New Hampshire. Minor procedural issues were investigated and resolved. Courts and election officials found no systemic fraud. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- 2 AM ET posting time suggests authentic
- Passive-aggressive loyalty-test structure is characteristic Trump
- Relatively clean grammar suggests possible aide polish
- Formulaic 'Complete & Total' endorsement language
- Strategic complexity of simultaneous praise/rebuke

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Midterm campaign endorsement cycle)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Modeling loyalty expectations for followers
- Demonstrating magnanimity despite betrayal
- Creating in-group credential (election denial)

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Normalizing rejection of certified election results as mainstream political credential
- Framing election fraud as established fact in New Hampshire
- Building infrastructure of candidates loyal to election denial narrative

### Gaslighting

- Presents 'Election Denier' as a legitimate and positive political position
- Treats N.H. election fraud as established fact ('only a small part of N.H. Election Fraud')
- Implicitly demands acceptance of fraud narrative as condition of political support

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> Bolduc won the NH Republican Senate nomination partly due to being an 'Election Denier'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Bolduc did win the GOP primary while embracing election denial, and did subsequently walk back his position in the general election

> N.H. Election Fraud exists beyond busing issues

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No evidence of widespread election fraud in New Hampshire. Minor procedural issues were investigated and resolved. Courts and election officials found no systemic fraud.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- endorsement (90%)
- loyalty-test (80%)
- election-denial (90%)
- dominance-display (70%)
- midterms-2022 (80%)

## That day

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

**Halloween 2022: Predawn Election Denial and Afternoon Fox News Rage Bracket a Day of Midterm Maneuvering**

Trump spent Halloween posting campaign attacks and endorsements in the final week before midterm elections, starting with a pair of posts well after midnight. The day's sharpest moment came in the early afternoon when he lashed out at Fox News, repeating the false claim that he beat Biden and demanding Republicans "get tough" -- notable given the Paul Pelosi hammer attack just days earlier. The mood softened by late afternoon with posts about winning a golf tournament at his Doral resort, suggesting a day spent mixing political business with leisure in South Florida.

Full digest for 2022-10-31: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 31). General Don Bolduc has run a great campaign to be... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109261581904146889
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "General Don Bolduc has run a great campaign to be the U.S...." Truth Social, 31 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109261581904146889. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "General Don Bolduc has run a great campaign to be the U.S....," Truth Social, October 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109261581904146889.

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