# Post ts_109737046782546792

- Post ID: `ts_109737046782546792`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-23T06:14:09.276Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109737046782546792/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/RedState/statuses/109735701696625067 I’ve heard he’s associated with ANTIFA so, unlike the Patriots of January 6th, he’ll be just fine!

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,591
- Reposts: 3,426
- Replies: 416
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:55:07.747Z (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 late-night retweet exploits the Monterey Park mass shooting (11 killed) to advance a persecution narrative about January 6th defendants. Trump explicitly labels insurrection participants "Patriots" while promoting an unsubstantiated claim that the mass shooter was ANTIFA-affiliated—a claim with no law enforcement support. The psychological pattern is characteristic: splitting (patriots vs. protected criminals), passive-aggressive sarcasm channeling grievance, and opportunistic instrumentalization of tragedy. The post demonstrates diminished empathy in its immediate politicization of mass casualties and reveals a persecutory schema in which the justice system is rigged against Trump's supporters. The explicit "Patriots of January 6th" framing is clinically notable as it continues the normalization of insurrectionist activity, representing an escalation in the revisionist narrative. Danger level is elevated due to the delegitimization of the justice system combined with valorization of criminal defendants as political martyrs.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109737046782546792

### Context
This is a retweet of a RedState post, likely referencing the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect (January 21-22, 2023). The post sarcastically claims the shooter will be "just fine" due to alleged ANTIFA association, while explicitly labeling January 6th participants as "Patriots." Posted at 1:14 AM EST from Mar-a-Lago—classic late-night authentic Trump timing.

### Authorship
1:14 AM Eastern, stream-of-consciousness sarcasm, emotionally reactive framing. High confidence this is authentic Trump.

### Psychological Analysis
The post exploits a mass shooting to advance a persecution narrative about January 6th defendants. The core mechanism is **splitting**: Jan 6 participants = "Patriots" (idealized), ANTIFA = the protected villain class (devalued/projected). This reveals a **contamination sequence**—good people (Jan 6 "Patriots") are unfairly punished while bad people (ANTIFA-associated) escape consequences.

The sarcastic tone ("he'll be just fine!") channels grievance through passive aggression. The underlying schema: the justice system is rigged against Trump's supporters and favorable toward his perceived enemies.

### Danger Assessment
The post explicitly reframes January 6th participants as "Patriots," normalizing insurrectionist activity. It instrumentalizes a mass casualty event for political grievance within hours of the shooting. The false equivalence minimizes both the shooting and January 6th violence simultaneously.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Monterey Park shooter is associated with ANTIFA" | **False** | The 72-year-old shooter Huu Can Tran had no established connection to ANTIFA. His motives were personal, related to grievances at the dance studio. |
| "January 6th participants are 'Patriots'" | **Mostly False** | Over 1,000 individuals were charged with federal crimes including assault on police, destruction of property, and seditious conspiracy. Courts have consistently treated the events as criminal. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 1:14 AM EST posting time
- Sarcastic emotional tone
- Impulsive politicization of tragedy
- Informal punctuation and structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Prosecution of January 6th supporters)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Justice system / perceived double standard
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- passive aggression (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- in-group loyalty signaling

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Explicit normalization of January 6th as patriotic act
- Delegitimization of justice system
- Instrumentalization of mass casualty event for political mobilization

### Gaslighting

- Reframing January 6th participants as 'Patriots' contradicts documented violence
- Implying ANTIFA association without evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Monterey Park shooter is associated with ANTIFA

**FALSE**

The 72-year-old shooter Huu Can Tran had no established connection to ANTIFA. His motives were personal, related to grievances at the dance studio.

Sources: Law enforcement statements; FBI investigation findings

> January 6th participants are 'Patriots'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Over 1,000 individuals were charged with federal crimes including assault on police, destruction of property, and seditious conspiracy. Courts have consistently treated the events as criminal.

Sources: DOJ January 6th prosecution records

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- January 6th normalization (80%)
- conspiracy promotion (70%)
- mass shooting exploitation (70%)
- grievance politics (60%)

## That day

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

**Golf Trophies and Grievance Spirals: A Day of Whataboutism Over Classified Documents**

Trump opened the day celebrating a senior golf championship at his own club, then spent most of the remaining hours hammering a single theme: that Biden's classified documents situation proves the Mar-a-Lago search was unjust. The mood shifted from self-congratulation to agitation as the day wore on, with a late-night cluster of posts after 1 AM showing rising anger about the Special Counsel investigation. The most heated moments came around midday, when he used a racist nickname to attack Mitch McConnell's wife, defended his imprisoned former CFO Allen Weisselberg, and repeatedly demanded his own exoneration. The Monterey Park mass shooting, which killed eleven people the night before, went unacknowledged except as a vehicle for grievance about January 6th defendants.

Full digest for 2023-01-23: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 23). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/RedState/statuse... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109737046782546792
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/RedState/statuses/10973570..." Truth Social, 23 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109737046782546792. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/RedState/statuses/10973570...," Truth Social, January 23, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109737046782546792.

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