# Post ts_109751922141172707

- Post ID: `ts_109751922141172707`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-25T21:17:09.154Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751922141172707/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109751921008869947 One of the greatest privileges I had as President was firing Deborah Birx. The only thing she had going was nice scarves. I remember so well when she was lecturing the American people not to leave their homes for Thanksgiving, and then she traveled hundreds of miles to visit her family who, incredibly, turned her in to the police. The only one who thought highly of her was herself!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751921008869947 (2023-01-25T21:16:51.878Z (UTC))

> 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: 21,609
- Reposts: 6,855
- Replies: 1,285
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:54:07.110Z (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 exhibits a textbook narcissistic devaluation pattern directed at former COVID task force coordinator Deborah Birx. Several clinically notable features emerge. First, ego-syntonic sadism: Trump frames firing a subordinate as "one of the greatest privileges" of the presidency, revealing pleasure in the exercise of punitive power. Second, gendered diminishment: reducing a career diplomat and HIV/AIDS researcher to "nice scarves" trivializes her through feminized aesthetics rather than engaging her professional record. Third, schadenfreude narrative: the detailed, relished retelling of Birx's family "turning her in to the police" functions as a dominance display, inviting the audience to share in her humiliation. Fourth, projection: "The only one who thought highly of her was herself" is a striking projection from a subject whose self-aggrandizement is a defining trait. The post contains factual distortions—Birx was not formally fired, and the "police" claim is exaggerated. The timing correlates with a RedState article (shared in a companion post) about Birx admitting to misleading on vaccines, suggesting the devaluation serves retroactive self-justification on COVID governance. The combination of sadistic pleasure, gendered contempt, and reality distortion in service of dominance is consistent with malignant narcissistic features at moderate intensity.

## Psychological Analysis: Devaluation of Deborah Birx

### Authorship Attribution
**Likely authentic Trump** (confidence: high). The post at ~4:17 PM ET from Mar-a-Lago falls in business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness narrative style, personal anecdotes, characteristic devaluation structure, and emotional contempt are hallmarks of authentic Trump composition. The RT-of-self pattern is also typical.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a **narcissistic devaluation** post triggered by renewed attention to Birx's COVID-era admissions (companion post links a RedState article). The devaluation follows Trump's standard template: (1) assert dominance through power claim, (2) trivialize target, (3) construct humiliation narrative, (4) deliver dismissive punchline.

The claim that firing Birx was "one of the greatest privileges" of the presidency is remarkable—it elevates punitive authority above policy achievements, revealing the centrality of dominance to his self-concept.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation** (immature): Reducing Birx to "nice scarves"
- **Projection** (immature): Accusing Birx of narcissism
- **Distortion** (pathological): Claiming he fired her (she resigned)

### Sadism Indicators
The post meets criteria for **ego-syntonic sadism**—pleasure derived from another's humiliation, presented as entertainment for the audience. The detailed retelling of the Thanksgiving incident serves no strategic purpose beyond shared schadenfreude.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "He fired Deborah Birx" | **Mostly False** | Birx was not fired. She was increasingly sidelined but remained on the task force. She announced her retirement in late 2020 after the Thanksgiving travel controversy and left government in January 2021. |
| "Birx traveled hundreds of miles to visit family for Thanksgiving after lecturing Americans not to travel" | **Mostly True** | Birx did travel to her Delaware property for Thanksgiving 2020 after the task force urged Americans to limit gatherings. The trip involved family from two households. The characterization of family 'turning her in to police' is exaggerated - it was reported in media, not a police report. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness narrative style
- Personal anecdotes and memory claims
- Characteristic devaluation pattern
- Emotional tone with personal contempt
- 4:17 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago) - business hours but style is authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Birx - likely prompted by RedState article about her admitting to misleading on vaccines)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Deborah Birx
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 70%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared contempt bonding
- Insider storytelling ('I remember so well')

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims he 'fired' Birx - she actually resigned/was sidelined, not formally fired
- Revisionist framing of his COVID response

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> He fired Deborah Birx

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Birx was not fired. She was increasingly sidelined but remained on the task force. She announced her retirement in late 2020 after the Thanksgiving travel controversy and left government in January 2021.

Sources: Contemporary news reporting 2020-2021

> Birx traveled hundreds of miles to visit family for Thanksgiving after lecturing Americans not to travel

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Birx did travel to her Delaware property for Thanksgiving 2020 after the task force urged Americans to limit gatherings. The trip involved family from two households. The characterization of family 'turning her in to police' is exaggerated - it was reported in media, not a police report.

Sources: AP News December 2020

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- devaluation (90%)
- COVID_revisionism (80%)
- sadistic_enjoyment (70%)
- gendered_diminishment (60%)

## 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). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751922141172707
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 25 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751922141172707. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, January 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109751922141172707.

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