# Post ts_109711192448705219

- Post ID: `ts_109711192448705219`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-18T16:39:03.415Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109711192448705219
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109711192448705219/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ron-paul/isnt-it-time-adam-schiff-be-expelled-congress

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,219
- Reposts: 4,035
- Replies: 564
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:46:30.033Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Link Share — Ron Paul on Expelling Adam Schiff

## Post Overview
A URL-only post sharing a CNS News commentary by Ron Paul arguing for Adam Schiff's expulsion from Congress. No personal commentary accompanies the link. This is one of several link-only posts shared in rapid succession during business hours, consistent with aide-curated content batching.

## Authorship
Likely aide-written (Scavino). Business hours, no personal voice, part of a link dump pattern. Score: 0.2.

## Psychological Dynamics
The selection of this particular article reveals ongoing preoccupation with figures connected to the impeachment investigations. Schiff, as lead House impeachment manager, represents one of the most persistent sources of narcissistic injury. Sharing a call for his *expulsion*—not mere criticism but removal—reflects the retaliatory proportionality typical of narcissistic rage, even when expressed through proxy voices.

The use of Ron Paul as messenger is strategically significant: a libertarian icon lends cross-ideological legitimacy to what is fundamentally a personal vendetta.

## Danger Assessment
The call for expulsion is within normal political discourse, though it reflects an eliminationist orientation toward political opponents (removal from office rather than electoral defeat). Low-grade but worth tracking in longitudinal pattern.

## Context
This post fits the January 2023 pattern of grievance curation during the Biden classified documents period, when Trump was actively working to establish equivalence between his and Biden's document situations.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with no personal commentary
- Business hours (11:39 AM ET)
- Part of a batch of link shares
- Professional curation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Adam Schiff / impeachment history)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Adam Schiff
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 5%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying allied voices
- delegated aggression

## Tags

- Adam Schiff (90%)
- proxy aggression (80%)
- link share (100%)
- impeachment grievance (70%)
- eliminationist framing (30%)

## That day

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

**Classified Documents Siege: A Day Consumed by Legal Defense and Institutional Delegitimization**

Trump spent the day almost entirely focused on the classified documents investigation, publishing a three-page defensive essay in the morning comparing his case to Biden's and calling the FBI "Gestapo." The morning posts escalated to include conspiracy theories about evidence planting, followed by a rapid-fire dump of a dozen supportive news links around midday. The evening brought a second wave of grievance, broadening attacks to include Obama and Hillary Clinton. A brief detour for a memorial announcement and a China policy statement were the only breaks from an otherwise single-minded day of legal self-defense.

Full digest for 2023-01-18: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 18). https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ron-paul/isnt-i... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109711192448705219
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ron-paul/isnt-it-time-ada..." Truth Social, 18 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109711192448705219. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ron-paul/isnt-it-time-ada...," Truth Social, January 18, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109711192448705219.

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