# Post ts_109560810865041541

- Post ID: `ts_109560810865041541`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-23T03:15:02.588Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109560810865041541
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109560810865041541/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109560810865041541.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The highly partisan Unselect Committee Report purposely fails to mention the failure of Pelosi to heed my recommendation for troops to be used in D.C., show the “Peacefully and Patrioticly” words I used, or study the reason for the protest, Election Fraud. WITCH HUNT!

## Engagement

- Likes: 34,281
- Reposts: 9,236
- Replies: 2,084
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:12:15.311Z (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 a direct response to the Jan. 6 Committee's historic criminal referral — the first time Congress has referred a former president for prosecution. Trump deploys a compressed, well-rehearsed defensive repertoire: delegitimize the committee ("Unselect"), displace blame (Pelosi and troops), selectively quote himself ("Peacefully and Patriotically"), reframe the insurrection as legitimate protest about "Election Fraud," and dismiss everything as a "WITCH HUNT." All three factual claims contain significant distortions. The Pelosi troop claim misattributes authority; the peaceful quote is cherry-picked from an incendiary speech; and "Election Fraud" has been debunked across 60+ court cases. The post demonstrates pathological denial and distortion operating in service of narcissistic self-protection under genuine legal threat. The vulnerable narcissistic state (persecuted, unfairly targeted) predominates over grandiosity. Danger level is elevated due to continued legitimization of the insurrection and reinforcement of the fraud narrative that motivated it, though no direct incitement or target identification is present. Cognitively, the post is coherent and structured despite one spelling error, consistent with baseline.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109560810865041541

### Context
Posted December 22, 2022 at ~10:15 PM EST (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for holidays). The Jan. 6 Committee had just voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution — a historic first. This post is a direct response to that committee's final report.

### Authorship
Late evening post, emotional/reactive tone, characteristic stylistic markers ("Unselect Committee," "WITCH HUNT!"), misspelling of "Patriotically" as "Patrioticly" — strongly suggests authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. The Jan. 6 committee's criminal referral represents one of the most significant institutional threats Trump has faced. His response deploys a compressed series of well-worn defenses:

1. **Delegitimization**: "Unselect Committee" — denying the body's authority
2. **Blame displacement**: Pelosi failed to deploy troops (shifting responsibility)
3. **Selective quotation**: Citing "Peacefully and Patriotically" while omitting inflammatory rhetoric
4. **Reframing cause**: The protest was about "Election Fraud" — the real crime is the trigger, not the response
5. **Terminal dismissal**: "WITCH HUNT!" — compressing all of the above into a persecution frame

The three-point structure (Pelosi/peaceful words/election fraud) suggests some deliberation despite emotional reactivity — a rehearsed defensive repertoire deployed under pressure.

### Cognitive Note
"Patrioticly" is a spelling error (correct: "patriotically"), consistent with baseline informal writing rather than cognitive decline. The post is coherent and logically structured despite its distortions.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Pelosi failed to heed Trump's recommendation for troops in D.C." | **Mostly False** | The Jan. 6 Committee and independent investigations found no formal written request from Trump to deploy National Guard for Capitol protection. Trump had authority over federal troops; Pelosi does not control the National Guard. |
| "He used the words 'Peacefully and Patriotically'" | **Half True** | Trump did say 'peacefully and patriotically' once during his Jan. 6 speech, but this cherry-picks from a much longer speech containing repeated incendiary language including 'fight like hell.' |
| "The protest was about Election Fraud" | **Mostly False** | No credible evidence of election fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 outcome was found by courts, DOJ, or state officials across 60+ legal challenges. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Late evening EST posting time (~10:15 PM)
- Misspelling 'Patrioticly'
- Emotional reactivity with WITCH HUNT!
- 'Unselect Committee' — signature coinage
- Stream-of-consciousness single-sentence structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Jan. 6 Committee / Pelosi
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- persecution narrative inviting identification

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Continued delegitimization of congressional investigation
- Reframing insurrection as legitimate political protest
- Reinforcing 'Election Fraud' narrative that motivated Jan. 6

### Gaslighting

- Reframes Jan. 6 insurrection as legitimate protest
- Implies committee deliberately suppressed exculpatory evidence
- Presents debunked 'Election Fraud' claim as established fact

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Pelosi failed to heed Trump's recommendation for troops in D.C.

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Jan. 6 Committee and independent investigations found no formal written request from Trump to deploy National Guard for Capitol protection. Trump had authority over federal troops; Pelosi does not control the National Guard.

Sources: Jan. 6 Committee Final Report; Department of Defense timeline

> He used the words 'Peacefully and Patriotically'

**HALF TRUE**

Trump did say 'peacefully and patriotically' once during his Jan. 6 speech, but this cherry-picks from a much longer speech containing repeated incendiary language including 'fight like hell.'

Sources: Full transcript of Jan. 6, 2021 speech

> The protest was about Election Fraud

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No credible evidence of election fraud sufficient to alter the 2020 outcome was found by courts, DOJ, or state officials across 60+ legal challenges.

Sources: Federal and state court rulings; DOJ investigations; Barr public statements

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Tags

- jan6_defense (100%)
- persecution_narrative (90%)
- election_fraud_claim (80%)
- blame_displacement (70%)

## That day

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

**Besieged by Jan. 6 Referrals, Trump Mounts an All-Caps Counteroffensive Built on Election Fraud Obsession**

Two days before Christmas, Trump spent his morning in a sustained fury over the Jan. 6 Committee's criminal referral, firing off escalating posts insisting the 2020 election was stolen and the government itself was the real criminal. The intensity peaked with an all-caps declaration that the U.S. government had been "caught" cheating, complete with a fabricated statistic and calls for prosecutors to root out a national "cancer." By afternoon, the storm had passed and he pivoted to rapid-fire link sharing and a plug for his coffee-table book -- a familiar cool-down pattern after a rage-heavy morning.

Full digest for 2022-12-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 23). The highly partisan Unselect Committee Report... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109560810865041541
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The highly partisan Unselect Committee Report purposely..." Truth Social, 23 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109560810865041541. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The highly partisan Unselect Committee Report purposely...," Truth Social, December 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109560810865041541.

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