# Post ts_109780853552806525

- Post ID: `ts_109780853552806525`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-30T23:54:47.463Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109780853552806525
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109780853552806525/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2023/01/25/shasta-become-first-california-county-drop-dominion-voting-machines/69836287007/

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,366
- Reposts: 3,104
- Replies: 210
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:59:22.257Z (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 Post — Shasta County Drops Dominion Machines

## Overview
A URL-only post sharing a Redding Record Searchlight article about Shasta County becoming the first California county to drop Dominion voting machines. This is the second consecutive post sharing articles about counties rejecting electronic voting machines (the prior post linked to a story about Cleburne County, Arkansas doing the same).

## Authorship
Posted at approximately 6:55 PM ET, consistent with Mar-a-Lago evening hours. The URL-only format and pattern of sequential link-sharing could indicate either Trump or an aide curating content. Moderate confidence it leans aide-assisted given the systematic, curated quality.

## Psychological Function
This post serves a **maintenance** function for the election denial narrative. By sharing articles about jurisdictions voluntarily abandoning Dominion, Trump implicitly validates his long-running claims about voting machine fraud without having to make explicit (and legally risky) statements. The two-post sequence creates a "trend" framing — it's not just one county, it's happening everywhere.

## Rhetorical Strategy
The **argument by implication** is the core technique. No commentary is needed; the headline carries the message. Paired with the Cleburne County post, this creates a **bandwagon effect** — suggesting a growing movement validating Trump's position. This is cherry-picking at scale: highlighting the rare counties that drop machines while ignoring the vast majority that retain them.

## Danger Assessment
Low-level but persistent undermining of election infrastructure legitimacy.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Shasta County became first California county to drop Dominion voting machines" | **Mostly True** | Shasta County supervisors did vote in January 2023 to end their contract with Dominion, though the transition faced legal and logistical challenges |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- URL-only post with no commentary
- Evening post ~6:55pm ET (Mar-a-Lago)
- Part of rapid-fire link sharing pattern
- No typos or emotional language to assess

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance reinforcement
- implicit validation through third-party action

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Persistent delegitimization of election infrastructure
- Building narrative momentum against specific voting technology company

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Shasta County became first California county to drop Dominion voting machines

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Shasta County supervisors did vote in January 2023 to end their contract with Dominion, though the transition faced legal and logistical challenges

Sources: redding.com article linked in post

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- election denial (90%)
- Dominion (80%)
- url-only post (50%)
- maintenance (70%)

## That day

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

**"You Come After Us, We Come After You": Legal Pressure and Rival Attacks Fuel a Day of Escalating Threats**

Trump spent the day on offense against Republican rivals and defense against mounting legal pressure. The morning featured an escalating multi-post assault on Club for Growth and an implicit broadside against DeSantis, culminating in an explicit retaliatory threat. The Manhattan grand jury investigation loomed large, prompting combative posts comparing his legal situation to Al Capone's and attacking the prosecutor by name. The day closed with a rapid burst of link-sharing — ten posts in five minutes — amplifying favorable polls and supportive media coverage, a clear effort to reassert control of the narrative after a day spent feeling besieged.

Full digest for 2023-01-30: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-30/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 30). https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2023/01/2... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109780853552806525
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2023/01/25/shasta-b..." Truth Social, 30 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109780853552806525. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2023/01/25/shasta-b...," Truth Social, January 30, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109780853552806525.

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