# Post ts_109735349403196419

- Post ID: `ts_109735349403196419`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-22T23:02:29.250Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109735349403196419
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109735349403196419/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109735349403196419.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> @washtimes We had drugs way down at the Southern Border. Now we have a true disaster on our hands. All self inflicted!

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,349
- Reposts: 2,627
- Replies: 383
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:53:09.548Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Border Drug Policy Post (2023-01-22)

A routine grievance post tagging the Washington Times, contrasting his administration's border performance with the current situation. Standard "before/after" framing.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:02 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in January). Business hours, brief, grammatically correct, uses @mention to a media outlet. Could be either Trump or aide — the brevity and simplicity are consistent with authentic Trump, but the clean grammar and tagging suggest possible aide involvement. The content is generic enough for either.

### Psychological Analysis
Standard narcissistic supply-seeking through favorable comparison. The implicit message: "Things were better under me." The phrase "All self inflicted!" adds blame attribution — the current problems are not accidental but caused by deliberate policy choices (Biden's). This is a contamination narrative: good (Trump era) → bad (Biden era).

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Before/after contrast (implicit)
- Hyperbole: "true disaster"
- Blame attribution: "All self inflicted"
- Appeal to authority via media tag

### Clinical Significance
Low. This is maintenance-level content — routine base engagement with a familiar theme. No elevated emotional intensity, no cognitive markers of concern.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Drugs were 'way down' at the Southern Border under Trump" | **Half True** | Border drug seizures fluctuated during Trump's term. Some categories saw decreases while fentanyl seizures were already rising. The claim oversimplifies complex data. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Clean grammar
- Media outlet tag
- Brief and simple
- Business hours EST

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- favorable self-comparison
- media engagement

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Drugs were 'way down' at the Southern Border under Trump

**HALF TRUE**

Border drug seizures fluctuated during Trump's term. Some categories saw decreases while fentanyl seizures were already rising. The claim oversimplifies complex data.

Sources: CBP seizure statistics

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- border (80%)
- drugs (70%)
- self-comparison (50%)

## That day

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

**Documents Defense Gives Way to Biden Deflection Blitz as Retribution Promise Surfaces**

Trump spent most of Sunday sharing links attacking Biden over classified documents and boosting favorable polls -- a fairly typical low-effort day dominated by curated article drops. The notable exception was a morning post that instrumentalized the Monterey Park mass shooting and Atlanta protests to defend January 6 participants, while promising to "rectify" their legal situations if re-elected. The rest of the day was calm by his standards, with no further original outbursts and a steady stream of narcissistic supply-seeking. Posting hours were unremarkable, running from evening through late afternoon with a normal overnight gap.

Full digest for 2023-01-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 22). @washtimes We had drugs way down at the Southern... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109735349403196419
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "@washtimes We had drugs way down at the Southern Border...." Truth Social, 22 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109735349403196419. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "@washtimes We had drugs way down at the Southern Border....," Truth Social, January 22, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109735349403196419.

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