# Post ts_109752128716638999

- Post ID: `ts_109752128716638999`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-25T22:09:41.252Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752128716638999/analysis
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## Post text

> Don’t understand how so much time and effort can be devoted by the D.A. to an absolutely “PERFECT” set of phone calls protesting Election Fraud in Georgia, when Atlanta is one of the most Crime and Murder infested places anywhere in the U.S. In fact, it is even worse than Chicago, and nothing is

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 4,820
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:54:22.585Z (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 demonstrates Trump's rigid "perfect call" defensive schema — now applied to the Georgia Raffensperger call just as it was to the Ukraine call during impeachment. The repetition of identical framing across different legal contexts reveals a fixed cognitive template for processing legal exposure: deny wrongdoing absolutely, reframe the conduct as virtuous, and redirect attention. The whataboutism comparing the DA's investigation to Atlanta crime rates serves as displacement, while characterizing potential election interference as merely "protesting Election Fraud" constitutes significant reality distortion given the documented content of the recorded call. The truncated ending and escalating comparisons suggest genuine agitation rather than strategic communication.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109752128716638999

### Context
This post references the Fulton County DA Fani Willis's investigation into Trump's January 2021 phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which he asked officials to "find 11,780 votes." Trump frames this as "protesting Election Fraud" and calls the calls "PERFECT" — echoing his "perfect phone call" framing from the first impeachment (Ukraine call). The post deploys whataboutism by contrasting the DA's focus on him with Atlanta's crime rate.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:09 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago, so same timezone). Business hours but the emotional reactivity, incomplete sentence (cuts off at "and nothing is"), and stream-of-consciousness quality suggest authentic Trump composition, possibly hitting a character limit.

### Psychological Analysis
The "PERFECT" callback is striking — Trump applies identical framing across different legal threats, suggesting a rigid defensive schema. The truncated ending and escalating comparison ("even worse than Chicago") show building agitation. The core dynamic is narcissistic injury from legal exposure, defended through distortion (reframing potential election interference as merely "protesting") and displacement (redirecting to Atlanta crime).

### Rhetorical Techniques
Classic whataboutism structure: why focus on me when X is worse? The scare-quoted "PERFECT" signals both defiance and self-referential branding. Comparing Atlanta unfavorably to Chicago leverages racial coding and fear appeals common in his rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Atlanta is one of the most crime and murder infested places in the U.S." | **Half True** | Atlanta has elevated violent crime rates but varies by metric. In 2022 it had high per-capita murder rates but was not consistently the worst nationally. |
| "Atlanta crime is even worse than Chicago" | **Half True** | Per capita, Atlanta's murder rate has at times exceeded Chicago's, though Chicago has far higher absolute numbers. The comparison is misleading without specifying the metric. |
| "The phone calls were 'PERFECT' and were about 'protesting Election Fraud'" | **Mostly False** | The recorded Raffensperger call included Trump pressuring the Secretary of State to 'find 11,780 votes' — the exact margin needed to overturn Georgia's results. This goes beyond protesting and constitutes potential election interference. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Incomplete/truncated sentence suggesting character limit or impulsive posting
- Emotional reactivity and ALL CAPS 'PERFECT'
- Stream-of-consciousness escalation
- Self-referential callback to 'perfect call' framing
- Business hours but stylistically authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Fulton County DA investigation into Georgia phone calls)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Fulton County DA / Atlanta
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.65

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- displacement (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share his outrage at prosecutorial priorities
- Framing self as common-sense voice against institutional dysfunction

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing recorded election interference as 'PERFECT' calls about 'protesting Election Fraud'
- Implying the investigation is frivolous compared to 'real' crime

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Atlanta is one of the most crime and murder infested places in the U.S.

**HALF TRUE**

Atlanta has elevated violent crime rates but varies by metric. In 2022 it had high per-capita murder rates but was not consistently the worst nationally.

Sources: FBI UCR data; CDC mortality statistics

> Atlanta crime is even worse than Chicago

**HALF TRUE**

Per capita, Atlanta's murder rate has at times exceeded Chicago's, though Chicago has far higher absolute numbers. The comparison is misleading without specifying the metric.

Sources: FBI UCR data

> The phone calls were 'PERFECT' and were about 'protesting Election Fraud'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The recorded Raffensperger call included Trump pressuring the Secretary of State to 'find 11,780 votes' — the exact margin needed to overturn Georgia's results. This goes beyond protesting and constitutes potential election interference.

Sources: Recorded phone call transcript, January 2, 2021

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- legal_defense (90%)
- georgia_investigation (90%)
- whataboutism (80%)
- perfect_call_schema (80%)
- reality_distortion (70%)
- crime_fearmongering (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). Don’t understand how so much time and effort can... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752128716638999
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Don’t understand how so much time and effort can be devoted..." Truth Social, 25 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752128716638999. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Don’t understand how so much time and effort can be devoted...," Truth Social, January 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752128716638999.

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