# Post ts_109547426753274700

- Post ID: `ts_109547426753274700`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-20T18:31:17.173Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109547426753274700/analysis
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## Post text

> I don’t care whether they change The Electoral Count Act or not, probably better to leave it the way it is so that it can be adjusted in case of Fraud, but what I don’t like are the lies and “disinformation” put out by the Democrats and RINOS. They said the Vice President has “absolutely no choice,” it was carved in “steel,” but if he has no choice, why are they changing the law saying he has no choice?

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 5,318
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:10:58.068Z (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 is notable for its explicit statement that Electoral Count Act ambiguity should be preserved "in case of Fraud" — an open signal of intent to exploit procedural vulnerabilities in future elections. The DARVO pattern is textbook: Trump, who pressured Pence based on false claims about VP authority, now accuses his opponents of spreading "lies and disinformation" about that same authority, and frames the legislative clarification as proof they were lying rather than as a response to his demonstrated willingness to exploit ambiguity. The "I don't care" opening is transparent reaction formation given the post's evident emotional investment. Posted amid a barrage responding to the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referrals, this represents displacement from the direct legal threat onto a target where he can construct more defensible rhetoric. The quasi-legal reasoning quality — constructing a logical trap from the apparent contradiction of legislating something supposedly already clear — shows strategic cognitive engagement characteristic of Trump under legal pressure.

## Analysis: Electoral Count Act Post (2022-12-20)

This post responds to the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed in the wake of January 6th. Trump addresses the legislative effort to clarify that the Vice President's role in certifying elections is purely ceremonial—the very ambiguity he exploited in pressuring Pence on January 6, 2021.

### Core Argument Structure
Trump constructs a logical trap: if the VP already had "no choice," why legislate it? This is rhetorically clever but fundamentally dishonest—the legislation exists precisely because Trump demonstrated the ambiguity could be exploited. The "I don't care" opening is transparent disavowal; the rest of the post shows he cares intensely.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is driven by narcissistic injury from the Jan. 6 Committee criminal referrals (same day/period). Rather than address the referrals directly, he displaces onto a related target—the Electoral Count Act reform—where he can construct a more defensible argument. The scare quotes around "disinformation" and "absolutely no choice" and "steel" serve as contempt markers and reality-distortion devices.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:31 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The stream-of-consciousness structure, rhetorical question format, and characteristic capitalization patterns suggest authentic authorship despite business-hours timing. The argumentative complexity is notable—this is Trump engaging in quasi-legal reasoning, a pattern seen when he feels legally threatened.

### Context
This post is part of a sustained barrage on December 20, all responding to the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referral. The other posts from this day attack the committee, reassert election fraud claims, and invoke the "deep state." This post specifically targets the legislative response to his January 6th conduct.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats and RINOs said the Vice President has 'absolutely no choice' in certifying elections" | **Mostly True** | Constitutional scholars and most legislators consistently stated the VP role is ceremonial, though the old Electoral Count Act of 1887 had ambiguous language that Trump's legal team attempted to exploit |
| "The Electoral Count Act is being changed" | **True** | The Electoral Count Reform Act was included in the omnibus spending bill signed December 29, 2022, clarifying the VP's ministerial role |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness rhetorical question
- Characteristic capitalization (RINOS, Democrats)
- Scare quotes as contempt markers
- Argumentative but unpolished quality
- Business hours but high emotional engagement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jan. 6 Committee criminal referrals and Electoral Count Act reform)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Democrats and RINOs
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.55

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Part of rapid-fire posting barrage on same day — five posts in succession on related themes

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to see through opponents' 'logical contradiction'
- Us-vs-them framing with RINOS and Democrats as joint enemy

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Explicitly states Electoral Count Act ambiguity should be preserved 'in case of Fraud' — signaling intent to exploit ambiguity again
- Continues to delegitimize electoral processes

### Gaslighting

- Reverses who spread disinformation about VP's electoral role — Trump pressured Pence based on false claims of VP authority, now accuses opponents of lying
- Reframes legislative fix as proof of opponents' dishonesty rather than response to his own conduct

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Democrats and RINOs said the Vice President has 'absolutely no choice' in certifying elections

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Constitutional scholars and most legislators consistently stated the VP role is ceremonial, though the old Electoral Count Act of 1887 had ambiguous language that Trump's legal team attempted to exploit

Sources: Constitutional scholarship; Electoral Count Act of 1887 text

> The Electoral Count Act is being changed

**TRUE**

The Electoral Count Reform Act was included in the omnibus spending bill signed December 29, 2022, clarifying the VP's ministerial role

Sources: Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- electoral-count-act (90%)
- DARVO (80%)
- jan6-committee (70%)
- reaction-formation (60%)
- future-exploitation-signal (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). I don’t care whether they change The Electoral... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109547426753274700
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I don’t care whether they change The Electoral Count Act or..." Truth Social, 20 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109547426753274700. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I don’t care whether they change The Electoral Count Act or...," Truth Social, December 20, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109547426753274700.

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