# Post ts_109416154575641238

- Post ID: `ts_109416154575641238`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-27T14:07:02.699Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109416154575641238
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109416154575641238/analysis
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## Post text

> January 6th was all about a highly CORRUPT ELECTION, which is the only thing the Unselects refused to investigate!

## Engagement

- Likes: 43,128
- Reposts: 11,447
- Replies: 2,359
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:30:49.305Z (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 Trump's perseverative fixation on the 2020 election—his foundational narcissistic injury—now functioning as a deflection tool during a period of acute pressure (Fuentes dinner fallout, Jan 6 Committee subpoena). The post employs pathological denial and distortion by completely reframing January 6th from a violent attack on the Capitol into a justified response to election corruption, while simultaneously delegitimizing the investigative body through the derisive neologism "Unselects." The claim that the committee "refused to investigate" election corruption inverts reality: the committee examined these claims extensively and found them baseless. This post is clinically notable for its continued legitimization of the January 6th violence through false reframing, maintaining the epistemic closure loop that requires followers to accept demonstrably false premises about the 2020 election. The elevated danger rating reflects not this post in isolation but its role in sustaining the narrative infrastructure that motivated the original violence.

## Psychological Analysis: January 6th Deflection Post

### Context
Posted 2022-11-27 at ~9:07 AM ET (Mar-a-Lago). Trump is under pressure from the Jan 6 Committee subpoena and the Fuentes dinner fallout. This post deflects from both by returning to his core grievance narrative about the 2020 election.

### Authorship
Morning post, relatively concise, uses characteristic ALL CAPS emphasis on "CORRUPT ELECTION" and the derisive nickname "Unselects." The coinage "Unselects" (for the Select Committee) is a distinctly Trumpian wordplay. Likely authentic.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a classic perseverative return to the 2020 election grievance—his foundational narcissistic injury. The post reframes January 6th entirely: not an insurrection but a justified response to corruption. This is a textbook denial-and-distortion defense, completely inverting the committee's purpose. The framing positions Trump and the rioters as victims whose legitimate grievances were ignored.

### Rhetorical Function
The post performs double deflection: (1) away from the Fuentes dinner controversy dominating news, and (2) away from the Jan 6 Committee's actual findings. By asserting the committee "refused to investigate" election corruption, he reverses the investigative frame—they are the ones covering up, not him.

### Danger Assessment
The post normalizes January 6th by reframing it as righteous protest against corruption, continuing to legitimize the event retroactively.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "January 6th was all about a highly corrupt election" | **False** | No evidence of systematic election corruption was found by any court, the DOJ, or state election officials. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed. Jan 6 involved a violent breach of the Capitol to disrupt certification. |
| "The Select Committee refused to investigate election corruption" | **Mostly False** | The committee's mandate was to investigate the Jan 6 attack. Election fraud claims were examined as part of understanding Trump's actions; the committee found Trump's advisors told him he lost. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 'Unselects' neologism is characteristic Trump coinage
- ALL CAPS on key phrases
- Morning timing ~9 AM ET plausible for either
- Concise grievance-style consistent with authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan 6 Committee subpoena and ongoing investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting January 6th Select Committee
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- us-vs-them solidarity

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued legitimization of January 6th as justified action
- Delegitimization of congressional oversight
- Reinforcement of 'stolen election' narrative that motivated original violence

### Gaslighting

- Reframes Jan 6 as justified response to corruption rather than an attack on democratic processes
- Delegitimizes investigative body to undermine its findings
- Demands acceptance of 'corrupt election' narrative contradicted by courts and evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> January 6th was all about a highly corrupt election

**FALSE**

No evidence of systematic election corruption was found by any court, the DOJ, or state election officials. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed. Jan 6 involved a violent breach of the Capitol to disrupt certification.

Sources: Court records from 60+ election lawsuits; DOJ investigations; Jan 6 Committee findings

> The Select Committee refused to investigate election corruption

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The committee's mandate was to investigate the Jan 6 attack. Election fraud claims were examined as part of understanding Trump's actions; the committee found Trump's advisors told him he lost.

Sources: H.Res. 503 establishing the Select Committee; Select Committee final report

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- election denial (100%)
- Jan 6 reframing (90%)
- deflection (70%)
- committee delegitimization (60%)

## That day

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

**Besieged by Bipartisan Backlash, Trump Launches Multi-Front Institutional Assault**

Trump spent the morning after Thanksgiving weekend in a defensive posture, firing off a rapid cluster of attacks against the Justice Department, the media, and the January 6th Committee. The day's mood was dominated by a clear sense of being cornered -- he was facing simultaneous pressure from the Jack Smith special counsel appointment and bipartisan Republican condemnation of his dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Rather than address either controversy directly, he deflected with recycled grievances about election fraud, the Steele dossier, and the Supreme Court leak. An earlier post endorsing Herschel Walker for the Georgia runoff was the only moment of forward-looking messaging in an otherwise reactive day.

Full digest for 2022-11-27: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 27). January 6th was all about a highly CORRUPT... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109416154575641238
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "January 6th was all about a highly CORRUPT ELECTION, which..." Truth Social, 27 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109416154575641238. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "January 6th was all about a highly CORRUPT ELECTION, which...," Truth Social, November 27, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109416154575641238.

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