# Post ts_109649833685730816

- Post ID: `ts_109649833685730816`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-07T20:34:42.949Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> So an out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli Babbitt, a true Patriot, who was the only one killed on January 6th. Her mother goes to protest her death and memory, and they arrest her mother. Something has to be done about these Communists and Marxists that are taking over and destroying our Country. Pray for Ashli, and her wonderful, brave mother! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/mother-ashli-babbitt-arrested-capitol-police-video/

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:23:46.171Z (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, issued on the second anniversary of January 6th — the same day Biden honored Capitol defenders with medals — represents a comprehensive DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) operation. Trump inverts the entire narrative: Ashli Babbitt, killed while breaching the Speaker's Lobby during the Capitol attack, becomes a "beautiful" and "true Patriot"; the Capitol Police lieutenant who lawfully stopped her is dehumanized as an "out-of-control wild man" (a descriptor with potential racial undertones given the officer is Black); and the arrest of Babbitt's mother for blocking traffic becomes political persecution.

The post's most clinically significant feature is the stochastic terrorism pattern: "Something has to be done about these Communists and Marxists that are taking over and destroying our Country." This combines enemy identification, existential threat framing, and an implicit call to action — the classic formulation that outsources violence while maintaining deniability.

The vulnerable narcissistic state is reactive to the Biden ceremony, which reinforced the mainstream narrative of January 6th as an insurrection Trump incited. Unable to tolerate this framing, Trump deploys pathological distortion to reshape reality entirely. The martyrdom narrative around Babbitt serves dual functions: it provides narcissistic supply through grievance bonding and it retroactively legitimizes the insurrection by recasting its participants as victims of state violence rather than perpetrators.

## Psychological Analysis: Ashli Babbitt Post (2023-01-07)

### Context
Posted on the second anniversary of January 6th, hours after Biden awarded medals to Capitol defenders. Trump reframes the narrative entirely — the only death worth mourning is Babbitt, the shooter is a "wild man," and the arrest of her mother becomes evidence of Communist takeover.

### Authorship
Posted at 3:34 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The emotional intensity, stream-of-consciousness structure, and ideological escalation ("Communists and Marxists") are consistent with authentic Trump. The Gateway Pundit link suggests reactive posting after consuming right-wing media.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook DARVO response to the January 6th anniversary narrative. Biden honored Capitol defenders → Trump must invert the victim/perpetrator frame. Babbitt becomes the martyr; the Capitol Police officer who shot her (Lt. Michael Byrd, a Black man — "wild man" carries racial undertones) becomes the villain. The mother's arrest provides a fresh grievance vehicle.

### Danger Assessment
The post combines: dehumanization of political opponents ("Communists and Marxists"), martyrdom narrative around someone killed during an insurrection, delegitimization of law enforcement actions, and an implicit call to action ("Something has to be done"). This is a stochastic terrorism pattern — target (Capitol Police, "Communists"), grievance (persecution of patriots), implied need for action.

### Rhetorical Architecture
The post follows a tight narrative arc: innocent victim → grieving mother → unjust arrest → systemic enemy → call for prayer/action. Each sentence escalates emotional stakes.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ashli Babbitt was the only one killed on January 6th" | **Mostly False** | Babbitt was the only person shot and killed by law enforcement, but four other Trump supporters died that day (medical emergencies) and Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died the next day from strokes after being assaulted. Officer deaths by suicide followed. |
| "An out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli Babbitt" | **False** | Lt. Michael Byrd, a 28-year veteran Capitol Police officer, shot Babbitt as she attempted to breach the Speaker's Lobby through a broken window. He was cleared of wrongdoing by DOJ investigation. The shooting was ruled lawful. |
| "Her mother was arrested for protesting" | **Half True** | Ashli Babbitt's mother Micki Witthoeft was arrested near the Capitol on the January 6th anniversary. Reports indicate she was arrested for blocking traffic, not simply for protesting. |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity and escalation
- Stream-of-consciousness narrative arc
- Gateway Pundit as source (preferred media)
- Ideological labeling (Communists/Marxists)
- Afternoon posting consistent with reactive media consumption

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Biden's January 6th anniversary ceremony honoring Capitol defenders)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Capitol Police, 'Communists and Marxists'
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 70%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance construction
- Prayer request creating pseudo-intimacy
- Us-vs-them bonding

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- 'Something has to be done' — implicit call to action against named enemies
- Dehumanization of law enforcement officer ('wild man')
- Labeling political opponents as existential threat ('Communists...destroying our Country')
- Martyrdom narrative around someone killed during insurrection
- Stochastic terrorism pattern: target + grievance + implied action

### Gaslighting

- Complete inversion of January 6th narrative — insurrectionists become patriots, defenders become villains
- Framing lawful use of force as murder by a 'wild man'
- Erasing context of violent breach to present Babbitt as innocent victim
- Implying arrest of mother was for mourning rather than traffic obstruction

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Ashli Babbitt was the only one killed on January 6th

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Babbitt was the only person shot and killed by law enforcement, but four other Trump supporters died that day (medical emergencies) and Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died the next day from strokes after being assaulted. Officer deaths by suicide followed.

Sources: AP News; DC Medical Examiner reports

> An out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli Babbitt

**FALSE**

Lt. Michael Byrd, a 28-year veteran Capitol Police officer, shot Babbitt as she attempted to breach the Speaker's Lobby through a broken window. He was cleared of wrongdoing by DOJ investigation. The shooting was ruled lawful.

Sources: DOJ investigation 2021; Capitol Police internal review

> Her mother was arrested for protesting

**HALF TRUE**

Ashli Babbitt's mother Micki Witthoeft was arrested near the Capitol on the January 6th anniversary. Reports indicate she was arrested for blocking traffic, not simply for protesting.

Sources: Gateway Pundit; news reports

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- january_6th (100%)
- DARVO (95%)
- stochastic_terrorism (80%)
- martyrdom_narrative (90%)
- dehumanization (70%)
- enemy_construction (85%)
- victim_inversion (90%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap With a Detour Through Martyrdom: Trump Claims McCarthy Win, Then Weaponizes J6 Anniversary**

Trump spent the day taking a victory lap over Kevin McCarthy's election as House Speaker, casting himself as the indispensable dealmaker who sealed the outcome. The morning was celebratory, followed by an afternoon blitz of eight news articles all crediting Trump for McCarthy's win. The mood darkened briefly mid-afternoon when he pivoted to January 6th anniversary grievances, calling Ashli Babbitt a "true Patriot," labeling her shooter an "out-of-control wild man," and demanding that "something has to be done" about political opponents he called Communists and Marxists. He also took a passing shot at Howard Stern before returning to the triumph narrative. The day's overall tone was self-congratulatory with one sharp flash of grievance-driven anger.

Full digest for 2023-01-07: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 7). So an out-of-control wild man kills beautiful... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109649833685730816
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So an out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli..." Truth Social, 7 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109649833685730816. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So an out-of-control wild man kills beautiful Ashli...," Truth Social, January 7, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109649833685730816.

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