# Post ts_109751921008869947

- Post ID: `ts_109751921008869947`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-25T21:16:51.878Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947/analysis

## Post text

> https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/07/23/deborah-birx-openly-admits-to-lying-about-the-covid-vaccines-to-manipulate-the-american-people-n600381

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,456
- Reposts: 4,294
- Replies: 517
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:52:56.708Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: URL-Only Share — Birx/COVID Vaccine Article

This post consists solely of a link to a RedState opinion piece from July 2022 (notably six months old at time of posting) claiming Deborah Birx "openly admits to lying" about COVID vaccines. The article references Birx's statements about hoping vaccines would provide lasting immunity.

### Context
This fits a pattern visible in the surrounding posts: rapid-fire sharing of right-wing media links validating Trump's positions. The batch includes Gateway Pundit (Biden/Ukraine), Hannity (WaPo layoffs), and RSB Network (Trump polling). This is a curation/amplification session rather than authentic self-expression.

### Authorship
The URL-only format with no personal commentary, posted at 4:16 PM ET during business hours, is characteristic of aide-managed content curation. The six-month-old article being resurfaced suggests deliberate opposition research rather than impulsive reaction.

### Psychological Function
Sharing this article serves retroactive self-vindication regarding Trump's complicated relationship with COVID policy. By highlighting Birx's alleged deception, Trump externalizes blame for vaccine-related controversies onto a former subordinate — a classic displacement/projection pattern. This is notable given Trump's own promotion of the vaccines through Operation Warp Speed, creating cognitive tension he resolves by casting advisors as the deceivers.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Deborah Birx openly admitted to lying about COVID vaccines to manipulate the American people" | **Mostly False** | Birx stated she 'hoped' vaccines would provide durable immunity, which is different from deliberately lying. The RedState headline significantly overstates her actual remarks. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no personal commentary
- Business hours posting (4:16 PM ET)
- Six-month-old article suggests curated content queue
- Part of rapid batch of link shares

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- content curation as narrative control

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Deborah Birx openly admitted to lying about COVID vaccines to manipulate the American people

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Birx stated she 'hoped' vaccines would provide durable immunity, which is different from deliberately lying. The RedState headline significantly overstates her actual remarks.

Sources: Birx congressional testimony and media interviews, July 2022

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- covid (80%)
- blame-externalization (70%)
- content-curation (60%)
- birx (70%)

## That day

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

**Facebook Reinstatement Sandwiched Between Sadistic Birx Takedown and Georgia Legal Panic**

Trump spent a quiet late evening retweeting allies before launching an afternoon link-dump touting Biden document scandals and favorable poll numbers. The day's sharpest moment was a gleeful, mocking attack on former COVID advisor Deborah Birx, whom he falsely claimed to have fired. Growing anxiety surfaced late in the day as he turned to the Georgia DA investigation, calling his recorded phone call to election officials "PERFECT" and accusing law enforcement of weaponization. A celebratory post about Facebook restoring his account briefly interrupted the legal anxiety but couldn't sustain the mood.

Full digest for 2023-01-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 25). https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/07/23/deborah-bi... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/07/23/deborah-birx-openly-..." Truth Social, 25 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/07/23/deborah-birx-openly-...," Truth Social, January 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947.

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