# Post ts_109758330377174872

- Post ID: `ts_109758330377174872`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-27T00:26:51.077Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758330377174872
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758330377174872/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/SpeakerMcCarthy/statuses/109747105448093660 Great move Kevin. These are two of the World’s true SlimeBalls!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 6,735
- Replies: 1,371
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:58:18.952Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT of McCarthy Committee Removal Post (2023-01-27)

### Context
This post retweets Speaker McCarthy's announcement (likely about removing Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee) with Trump's own editorial comment calling them "SlimeBalls." McCarthy had pledged to remove these Democrats, fulfilling a promise made during his speakership bid.

### Authorship
Posted at 7:26 PM ET (assuming Mar-a-Lago). Evening timing, informal language, name-calling, and impulsive editorial style all point to authentic Trump. The compound "SlimeBalls" with internal capitalization is characteristic Trump coinage.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a supply-seeking and alliance-maintenance post. Trump rewards McCarthy's loyalty ("Great move Kevin") using first-name familiarity that implies hierarchical superiority — as if approving a subordinate's decision. The dehumanizing label "SlimeBalls" reflects splitting (all-bad categorization) and sadistic delight in enemies' punishment.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Patronizing approval**: "Great move Kevin" positions Trump as the authority evaluating McCarthy's performance
- **Superlative dehumanization**: "World's true SlimeBalls" — globalizes the insult with hyperbole
- **In-group signaling**: Reinforces tribal boundaries

### Longitudinal Note
Consistent with the previous day's post about "Crooked HILLARY" and "Department of Injustice" — sustained combative, devaluing posture toward political opponents. The grandiose positioning (evaluating the Speaker's decisions) is baseline behavior.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Schiff and Swalwell are being removed from committees by McCarthy" | **True** | McCarthy removed both from House Intelligence Committee in January 2023 |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Evening timing (~7:26 PM ET)
- Informal compound neologism 'SlimeBalls'
- First-name patronizing tone
- Brief, impulsive editorial addition

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (McCarthy's loyalty action)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- patronizing approval of allies as subordinates
- shared enemy designation

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Schiff and Swalwell are being removed from committees by McCarthy

**TRUE**

McCarthy removed both from House Intelligence Committee in January 2023

Sources: Congressional record

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- alliance_maintenance (70%)
- dehumanization (60%)
- grandiose_positioning (50%)

## That day

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

**Grandiose Peacemaker Fantasy Gives Way to "Gestapo" Tirade and Fox News Betrayal Narrative**

Trump spent the day oscillating between grandiose self-promotion and targeted attacks on perceived enemies. The morning opened with a burst of high-intensity posts, including a volatile tirade labeling federal law enforcement as "Gestapo" and warning that "patriots" won't tolerate the status quo much longer. Media figures bore the brunt -- Fox News was attacked twice, once over a specific panelist's voice and again for allegedly conspiring with Republican rivals against him. The Tyre Nichols video release, arguably the biggest news story of the day, went unacknowledged except through oblique calls to "stop the Atlanta riots" with no mention of their cause. The overall tone was combative grandiosity punctuated by flashes of genuine agitation.

Full digest for 2023-01-27: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-27/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 27). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/SpeakerMcCarthy/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758330377174872
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/SpeakerMcCarthy/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 27 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758330377174872. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/SpeakerMcCarthy/statuses/1...," Truth Social, January 27, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109758330377174872.

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