# Post ts_109553519887487832

- Post ID: `ts_109553519887487832`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-21T20:20:51.019Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553519887487832
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553519887487832/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109553519887487832.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> NO AMNESTY! Our border is open because Joe Biden has ordered it to be open and because Biden has broken the law and torn it into shreds. He has shredded our system, and he is destroying our Country. We need a total ban on Biden using taxpayer dollars to free illegal aliens — and criminal penalties for administrative noncompliance, which happens every single minute of every single day.

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/553/519/519/950/138/original/d822c0bb21ff3ae6.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 42,323
- Reposts: 14,218
- Replies: 3,659
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:10:54.296Z (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 psychologically notable primarily for its displacement function. Posted the same week as the Jan. 6 Committee's historic criminal referral and the vote to release his tax returns, Trump pivots entirely to immigration — a reliable base-energizing grievance. The projection is striking: accusing Biden of "breaking the law" while himself facing criminal referral for four charges. The structured, policy-specific language suggests aide drafting. The post maintains grandiose positioning (protector of country/law) while avoiding engagement with genuine legal threats, a classic narcissistic avoidance pattern during periods of acute vulnerability.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109553519887487832

### Context
Posted December 21, 2022 at ~3:20 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago for holidays). This comes during a period of significant legal threat — the Jan. 6 Committee had just voted to refer him for criminal charges, and the House was voting to release his tax returns. The post, however, focuses entirely on immigration/border policy.

### Authorship
The post reads as aide-drafted or heavily polished. Business hours timing (3:20 PM ET), complete grammatical sentences, structured argumentation with policy proposals ("total ban," "criminal penalties for administrative noncompliance"), and no typos or ALL CAPS outbursts. The rhetorical escalation ("shredded," "destroying") is Trumpian in vocabulary but the disciplined structure suggests Scavino or campaign staff drafting. The opening "NO AMNESTY!" is the most authentic-sounding element.

### Psychological Dynamics
The most notable feature is what this post is NOT about. With the Jan. 6 referral and tax return release happening simultaneously, this represents **displacement** — redirecting attention to a familiar, energizing grievance rather than addressing acute narcissistic injuries. Immigration is a reliable supply-generating topic that positions Trump as protector/warrior without requiring him to engage with threatening material.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs catastrophizing ("destroying our Country"), repetition for emphasis ("every single minute of every single day"), and externalization of blame exclusively onto Biden. The metaphor of "shredding" law is vivid and visceral. Policy proposals (ban federal spending, criminal penalties) provide a veneer of substance while the emotional core is grievance and alarm.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Joe Biden has ordered the border to be open" | **Mostly False** | Biden did not order an 'open border.' Title 42 expulsions continued through this period. Policy changes reduced some Trump-era restrictions but border enforcement continued. |
| "Biden has broken the law" | **Mostly False** | No court found Biden broke immigration law. Policy disagreements are not lawbreaking. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (3:20 PM ET)
- Complete grammatical sentences throughout
- Structured policy proposals
- No typos or stream-of-consciousness
- Opening 'NO AMNESTY!' has authentic feel

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Jan. 6 referral and tax return release (displaced onto Biden/border))

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Biden / immigration policy
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- Protector positioning

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Joe Biden has ordered the border to be open

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Biden did not order an 'open border.' Title 42 expulsions continued through this period. Policy changes reduced some Trump-era restrictions but border enforcement continued.

> Biden has broken the law

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No court found Biden broke immigration law. Policy disagreements are not lawbreaking.

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- immigration (100%)
- displacement (90%)
- projection (80%)
- anti-Biden (90%)
- border_policy (80%)

## That day

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

**Cornered by Criminal Referrals, Trump Oscillates Between Rage and Retreat**

Trump spent the day reacting to a mounting legal crisis — the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referrals and the vote to release his tax returns — but mostly avoided addressing either one directly. The evening before featured a heated election-fraud rant with an implied call to action, but the next afternoon he shifted to immigration grievances and a barrage of shared links, most from sympathetic outlets dismissing his legal exposure. The mood drifted from combative to defensive as the day wore on, with most content outsourced to staff-curated link drops rather than original posts. It was a day of avoidance dressed up as activity.

Full digest for 2022-12-21: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 21). NO AMNESTY! Our border is open because Joe Biden... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553519887487832
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "NO AMNESTY! Our border is open because Joe Biden has..." Truth Social, 21 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553519887487832. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "NO AMNESTY! Our border is open because Joe Biden has...," Truth Social, December 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109553519887487832.

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