# Post ts_109546323909704212

- Post ID: `ts_109546323909704212`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-20T13:50:49.198Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109546323909704212/analysis
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## Post text

> The so-called Deep State, often referred to by many other names, including “Cheaters, “Insurrectionists,” “Communists,” and yes, even our good old “RINOS,” have been working on sinister and evil “plots” for a long time, even well before I came to office. They are long seated Swamp Creatures, and are bad news for the USA. Remember very early on when Obama, Biden, Holder, and Comey were SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN? I wonder if their handpicked Special “Prosecutor,” Jack Smith, knew what was going on?

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:09:12.548Z (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 the same day the Jan. 6 Committee voted to criminally refer Trump for insurrection and related charges, exemplifies textbook DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). The most striking feature is the projection of the label "Insurrectionists" onto his accusers on the very day he is formally accused of insurrection—a near-perfect inversion of reality.

The post constructs a totalizing conspiracy framework where all opposition (Deep State, Communists, RINOs, Obama, Biden, Comey, Jack Smith) collapses into a single undifferentiated enemy. This is consistent with paranoid features within the malignant narcissism construct. The systematic use of scare quotes around institutional terms ("Prosecutor," "plots") functions to delegitimize the legal process threatening him.

The claim about "SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN" distorts the documented FBI counterintelligence investigation and erroneously implicates Eric Holder, who left DOJ over a year before the investigation began. The rhetorical question about Jack Smith plants suspicion through insinuation rather than falsifiable assertion.

Clinically, the vulnerable narcissistic state is evident: the post is entirely defensive, naming enemies rather than asserting achievements. The injury from the criminal referral—an unprecedented institutional repudiation—drives the conspiratorial reframing. The danger level is elevated due to systematic delegitimization of criminal justice processes at a moment of acute legal jeopardy.

## Psychological Analysis: December 20, 2022 Post

### Context
This post arrives the same day the Jan. 6 Committee voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution—a historically unprecedented action. The post is a classic defensive response to existential legal threat, reframing accusers as the real criminals.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:50 UTC = 8:50 AM EST. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago in December 2022. The post has authentic markers: scare quotes used prolifically, stream-of-consciousness enumeration, ALL CAPS emphasis, rhetorical question ending. The content is too emotionally invested and idiosyncratic for aide composition.

### Psychological Dynamics
The Jan. 6 referral is a massive narcissistic injury—the post never mentions it directly but is clearly reactive. The entire construction is a DARVO operation: Trump reframes the "deep state" as the real insurrectionists, cheaters, and conspirators, while he is the victim of spying. The rhetorical question about Jack Smith functions as insinuation without assertion.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Calls opponents "Insurrectionists" and "Cheaters" on the day he is referred for insurrection
- **Denial**: No acknowledgment of the committee referral
- **Distortion**: Recasts documented counterintelligence investigation as "SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN"

### Rhetorical Analysis
The scare-quote technique ("Prosecutor," "plots") systematically delegitimizes institutional authority. The enumeration of enemy labels creates a totalizing conspiracy framework where all opposition collapses into one undifferentiated threat.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Obama, Biden, Holder, and Comey were SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN" | **Mostly False** | FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 based on intelligence about Russian contacts with campaign advisors. This was a lawful investigation, not 'spying.' Eric Holder left DOJ in April 2015, before the investigation began. |
| "Jack Smith is 'handpicked'" | **Mostly True** | Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as Special Counsel on November 18, 2022. 'Handpicked' implies improper selection but AG appointment of special counsels is the standard legal process. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Prolific scare quotes
- ALL CAPS emphasis on SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN
- Stream-of-consciousness enumeration
- Rhetorical question ending
- Emotionally reactive content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 Committee criminal referral)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Deep State / DOJ / Jack Smith / Obama administration
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 80%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive 'our' and 'Remember' to create shared memory
- Rhetorical question inviting audience to join suspicion

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Frames legal system as enemy conspiracy
- Delegitimizes criminal prosecution process
- Labels opponents as insurrectionists/communists

### Gaslighting

- Reframes FBI counterintelligence investigation as 'spying'
- Labels accusers with the very charges being brought against him
- Scare quotes delegitimize factual institutional roles

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Obama, Biden, Holder, and Comey were SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN

**MOSTLY FALSE**

FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 based on intelligence about Russian contacts with campaign advisors. This was a lawful investigation, not 'spying.' Eric Holder left DOJ in April 2015, before the investigation began.

Sources: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Report (2019); Senate Intelligence Committee Report

> Jack Smith is 'handpicked'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as Special Counsel on November 18, 2022. 'Handpicked' implies improper selection but AG appointment of special counsels is the standard legal process.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- DARVO (90%)
- conspiracy_framework (80%)
- jan6_referral_response (90%)
- projection (85%)
- delegitimization (70%)

## That day

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

**Criminal Referral Day: Trump Unleashes 20-Post Defensive Barrage as Jan. 6 Committee Votes to Prosecute**

Trump spent the day in sustained defensive mode after the January 6 Committee voted to criminally refer him to the Department of Justice. He posted 20 times, with two intense bursts -- four posts in an hour that morning and five more in just fifteen minutes that afternoon -- all hammering the same message: the FBI rigged the 2020 election, January 6 was a justified protest, and his accusers are the real insurrectionists. By mid-afternoon the original posts gave way to a rapid dump of six supportive news links, and the evening wound down with a pair of gloomy retweets. The mood was angry and defensive throughout, with flashes of grandiosity when he found arguments he believed vindicated him.

Full digest for 2022-12-20: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 20). The so-called Deep State, often referred to by... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109546323909704212
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The so-called Deep State, often referred to by many other..." Truth Social, 20 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109546323909704212. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The so-called Deep State, often referred to by many other...," Truth Social, December 20, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109546323909704212.

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