# Post ts_109631123492197841

- Post ID: `ts_109631123492197841`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-04T13:16:28.052Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109631123492197841
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109631123492197841/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109631123492197841.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> TAKE THE VICTORY AND RUN!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 22,564
- Reposts: 4,707
- Replies: 3,989
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:22:45.804Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "TAKE THE VICTORY AND RUN!!!"

### Context
This is a brief, all-caps follow-up to Trump's longer post urging Republicans to vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. The McCarthy speaker battle was ongoing (Jan 3-7, 2023), with McCarthy failing multiple ballots. Trump had already endorsed McCarthy in a detailed post earlier that day.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:16 UTC = 8:16 AM EST. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach). This is an early morning post — plausible for either Trump or an aide. The brevity, all-caps, triple exclamation marks, and imperative tone are highly consistent with authentic Trump. No formatting, no links, no polish.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a compressed repetition of the key phrase from his longer McCarthy post ("TAKE THE VICTORY"). The urgency and repetition suggest frustration that his endorsement wasn't immediately effective — the holdouts were defying him. The post functions as a command, reflecting his self-concept as the party's leader whose directives should be obeyed.

### Rhetorical Function
Pure imperative — a rallying cry / order. The phrase "and RUN" adds urgency, implying the window is closing and further delay risks losing what's been gained.

### Danger Assessment
No danger indicators present.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS throughout
- Triple exclamation marks
- Terse imperative style
- No formatting or links
- Emotional urgency

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Republican holdouts defying his McCarthy endorsement)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Republican holdouts
- Proportionality: 60%

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Compressed, urgent communication style
- Imperative tone suggesting pressured state

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- acting out (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct command to followers
- urgency creation

## Tags

- McCarthy speaker battle (100%)
- party leadership (80%)

## That day

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

**Speaker Battle Exposes Kingmaker Anxiety as Trump Scatters Rage Across Familiar Targets**

Trump spent the day consumed by the chaotic McCarthy Speaker fight, firing off endorsements and attacks as his influence over the Republican caucus visibly faltered. The morning opened with a pair of posts targeting a private Georgia election worker with thoroughly debunked conspiracy theories, then pivoted to a McCarthy endorsement that tried to rebrand an embarrassing multi-day standoff as a "GREAT TRIUMPH." Twice he deployed a racist nickname against Elaine Chao while attacking Mitch McConnell, and the day ended with him having to deny a forged statement claiming he'd endorsed a rival Speaker candidate. The overall mood was one of anxious grandiosity — lots of capital letters and exclamation points papering over a diminishing grip on the party.

Full digest for 2023-01-04: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 4). TAKE THE VICTORY AND RUN!!! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109631123492197841
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "TAKE THE VICTORY AND RUN!!!" Truth Social, 4 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109631123492197841. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "TAKE THE VICTORY AND RUN!!!," Truth Social, January 4, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109631123492197841.

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