# Post ts_109667517617862792

- Post ID: `ts_109667517617862792`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-10T23:31:58.336Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109667517617862792
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109667517617862792/analysis
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## Post text

> Ruby, her daughter, and the others who ran back into the counting room, grabbing the cases from under the “skirted” table, and then back to their counting machines where they came from prior to hearing “water main break” (which never happened) have got a lot of explaining to do...

## Engagement

- Likes: 36,702
- Reposts: 10,044
- Replies: 1,878
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:25:54.784Z (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 represents a clinically significant pattern of targeted harassment of private citizens in the context of an active criminal investigation. Trump names Ruby Freeman (and implicitly her daughter Shaye Moss) while reciting debunked details of the State Farm Arena surveillance video conspiracy theory—over two years after the 2020 election. The timing is critical: the Fulton County special grand jury has just completed its investigation, and the DA is weighing indictments. The phrase "got a lot of explaining to do" functions as implicit witness intimidation while maintaining plausible deniability. Both Freeman and Moss have testified under oath about receiving death threats and harassment directly resulting from Trump's prior targeting. The post exhibits marked perseveration (inability to disengage from the 2020 loss), pathological denial (presenting debunked claims as fact), and reality distortion (claiming the water leak "never happened" when it did). The stochastic terrorism pattern is present: a named target, an articulated grievance, and implied need for action—delivered to millions of followers, some of whom have previously acted on such signals. The vulnerable narcissistic state (wronged victim of fraud) combined with the revenge motive and antisocial disregard for the safety of targeted individuals elevates concern. This post warrants flagging for its potential witness intimidation function during an active criminal proceeding.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109667517617862792

### Context
Posted January 10, 2023, as the Fulton County special grand jury completed its investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. Days earlier, Biden awarded Presidential Citizens Medals to election defenders on the January 6th anniversary. Trump is at Mar-a-Lago; post at ~6:31 PM ET.

### Authorship Attribution
**High confidence: Authentic Trump (0.9).** The single run-on sentence with multiple embedded clauses, parenthetical asides, scare quotes around "skirted," and obsessive granular detail about a specific grievance are signature authentic markers. No aide would compose this.

### Psychological State
The post is driven by **narcissistic injury** from the convergence of the Georgia investigation closing in and Biden's symbolic honoring of election workers. Trump occupies a **vulnerable narcissistic state**—the wronged figure whose legitimate victory was stolen. The dominant motive is **revenge**, targeting the specific individuals he blames for his loss in Georgia.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Pathological denial**: Treats thoroughly debunked surveillance footage narrative as established fact
- **Pathological distortion**: Reshapes routine ballot processing into criminal conspiracy
- **Immature projection**: "Got a lot of explaining to do" projects wrongdoing onto others while he faces investigation

### Danger Assessment: ELEVATED
This post names private citizens who have testified about receiving death threats from prior Trump targeting. Posted during an active criminal investigation, it functions as implicit witness intimidation. The stochastic terrorism pattern is complete: named target + grievance + implied call for accountability, delivered to a mass audience with demonstrated willingness to act on such signals.

### Gaslighting & Reality Distortion
All core factual claims are false or misleading. The water issue did occur. The ballot containers were standard equipment. Multiple investigations cleared these workers entirely.

### Perseveration Note
Over two years post-election, Trump continues reciting granular (false) details of this specific incident, indicating marked perseveration consistent with both characterological fixation and the ongoing legal threat.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Water main break never happened" | **Mostly False** | A pipe burst/leak did occur at State Farm Arena on election night. The characterization as a 'water main break' was an overstatement by some, but a plumbing issue genuinely occurred. |
| "Election workers pulled cases from under a skirted table suspiciously" | **False** | Multiple investigations confirmed the containers were standard ballot carriers stored under tables per normal procedure. Workers were processing valid ballots. Georgia SOS, DOJ, and GBI all cleared the workers. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness single long sentence
- Scare quotes around 'skirted'
- Parenthetical asides
- No caps but emotional charge
- 6:31 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago) - borderline timing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Georgia grand jury investigation and Biden medal ceremony for election workers)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.70

Baseline Deviation: slight

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance narrative
- Implying audience should also demand answers

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Names private citizens who have previously received death threats from his supporters
- Implies they must 'explain' themselves—pressure on potential witnesses
- Posted as Fulton County DA weighs indictments, constituting potential witness intimidation
- Prior targeting of Freeman/Moss resulted in documented harassment and threats

### Gaslighting

- Presents debunked surveillance video narrative as established fact
- Claims water main break 'never happened' (a pipe did burst/leak, was repaired)
- Frames routine ballot counting as criminal conspiracy

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Water main break never happened

**MOSTLY FALSE**

A pipe burst/leak did occur at State Farm Arena on election night. The characterization as a 'water main break' was an overstatement by some, but a plumbing issue genuinely occurred.

Sources: Georgia Secretary of State investigation; Reuters fact check

> Election workers pulled cases from under a skirted table suspiciously

**FALSE**

Multiple investigations confirmed the containers were standard ballot carriers stored under tables per normal procedure. Workers were processing valid ballots. Georgia SOS, DOJ, and GBI all cleared the workers.

Sources: Georgia Secretary of State office; GBI investigation; DOJ review

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- election_denial (100%)
- witness_targeting (90%)
- conspiracy_theory (80%)
- perseveration_2020 (80%)
- stochastic_terrorism (70%)

## That day

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

**Biden Documents Scandal Fuels Vindication Narrative; Day Ends with Targeted Harassment of Election Workers**

Trump spent the day exploiting the newly discovered Biden classified documents story, framing it as proof that his own Mar-a-Lago investigation was politically motivated. The late-night and morning hours were dominated by increasingly aggressive posts connecting Biden's documents to Chinese espionage—claims without evidence. The middle of the day saw a firehose of shared links and a heated demand that Pulitzer Prizes be revoked from outlets that covered the Russia investigation. The day ended on a darker note: Trump congratulated Sarah Huckabee Sanders on her inauguration as Arkansas governor, then pivoted to attacking Biden's medal ceremony for election workers and, most troublingly, singled out Ruby Freeman by name while repeating debunked conspiracy theories about Georgia vote counting.

Full digest for 2023-01-10: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 10). Ruby, her daughter, and the others who ran back... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109667517617862792
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Ruby, her daughter, and the others who ran back into the..." Truth Social, 10 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109667517617862792. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Ruby, her daughter, and the others who ran back into the...," Truth Social, January 10, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109667517617862792.

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