# Post ts_109789610988771206

- Post ID: `ts_109789610988771206`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-01T13:01:55.337Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789610988771206/analysis
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## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/duece2112/statuses/109789403007062702 Thank you. The real Ron is a RINO GLOBALIST, who closed quickly down Florida and even its beaches. Loved the Vaccines and wasted big money on “Testing.” How quickly people forget!

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,575
- Reposts: 3,447
- Replies: 776
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:02:09.738Z (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 exemplifies projection as a primary defense mechanism in the context of narcissistic rivalry. Trump attacks DeSantis on COVID policy—lockdowns, vaccines, and testing—areas where Trump himself holds significant vulnerability (Operation Warp Speed, initial lockdown support). The factual claims are largely false: DeSantis was nationally recognized for early reopening and later vaccine skepticism. The "RINO GLOBALIST" labeling represents splitting, converting a former ally into an all-bad object once he became a competitive threat. The "real Ron" framing suggests paranoid attribution—that DeSantis's public persona conceals a hidden liberal identity. The closing rhetorical question ("How quickly people forget!") reveals wounded entitlement at the possibility of base defection. This post is part of a high-volume attack day targeting multiple figures (Bragg, Morning Joe, media, border policy, DeSantis), consistent with a mildly hypomanic pattern of grandiose aggression. The gaslighting dimension is notable: Trump attempts to rewrite recent, well-documented history about DeSantis's COVID governance, effectively asking his audience to disbelieve what they witnessed. This projection pattern—attacking others for one's own vulnerabilities—is a consistent longitudinal feature and a hallmark of immature defense organization.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (2023-02-01)

### Context
This is a repost of a supporter's content with added commentary attacking Ron DeSantis, Trump's emerging 2024 primary rival. It appears on a high-volume day with five posts targeting multiple adversaries.

### Authorship Attribution
**Score: 0.85 (likely authentic)**
Posted at 8:01 AM EST (Mar-a-Lago). The combative tone, ALL CAPS "RINO GLOBALIST," scare quotes around "Testing," and stream-of-consciousness attack style are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump composition.

### Psychological Dynamics
The central dynamic is **projection**. Trump attacks DeSantis on precisely the issues where he himself is most vulnerable: COVID lockdowns (Trump initially supported them), vaccines (Trump championed Operation Warp Speed), and pandemic spending. By attributing these to DeSantis, Trump externalizes his own liabilities.

The trigger is **narcissistic injury via unfavorable comparison**—DeSantis's rising poll numbers and favorable media coverage among conservatives represent a direct threat to Trump's dominance claim.

### Defense Mechanisms
1. **Projection** (immature): Attributing own COVID vulnerabilities to rival
2. **Splitting** (immature): "RINO GLOBALIST" binary categorization of former ally
3. **Devaluation** (immature): "The real Ron" implies DeSantis's public image is fraudulent

### Reality Distortion
The factual claims are substantially false. DeSantis was among the earliest governors to reopen Florida and became nationally prominent *because* of his anti-lockdown stance. Trump's reframing requires his audience to disbelieve well-documented recent history—a gaslighting pattern.

### Narrative Identity
Trump casts himself as the truth-teller who sees through DeSantis's facade. The contamination narrative: DeSantis was once an ally (good) but is now revealed as a traitor (bad). The "How quickly people forget!" functions as both a loyalty test and an expression of wounded entitlement.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis closed quickly down Florida and even its beaches" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis did issue a stay-at-home order in April 2020 and some beaches closed, but Florida was among the earliest states to reopen (May 2020). DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance. |
| "DeSantis loved the Vaccines" | **Half True** | DeSantis initially promoted COVID vaccine distribution in early 2021 but later became one of the most prominent vaccine skeptics among governors. Trump himself championed Operation Warp Speed. |
| "DeSantis wasted big money on Testing" | **Unverifiable** | Florida did spend on COVID testing as all states did with federal funds. Whether this constitutes 'waste' is subjective. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (~8am EST at Mar-a-Lago)
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Stream-of-consciousness attack style
- Scare quotes around 'Testing'
- Characteristic rhetorical question ending

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (DeSantis as rising rival)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Ron DeSantis
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting day with multiple attack targets
- Grandiose certainty in reframing rival's record

### Clinical

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

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- in-group signaling via 'RINO' label
- rhetorical question creating shared grievance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting DeSantis's widely-praised COVID governance as failure
- Implying DeSantis 'loved' vaccines when Trump himself championed Operation Warp Speed

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DeSantis closed quickly down Florida and even its beaches

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DeSantis did issue a stay-at-home order in April 2020 and some beaches closed, but Florida was among the earliest states to reopen (May 2020). DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance.

Sources: Florida executive orders 2020; Contemporary news coverage

> DeSantis loved the Vaccines

**HALF TRUE**

DeSantis initially promoted COVID vaccine distribution in early 2021 but later became one of the most prominent vaccine skeptics among governors. Trump himself championed Operation Warp Speed.

Sources: DeSantis public statements 2021-2023

> DeSantis wasted big money on Testing

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Florida did spend on COVID testing as all states did with federal funds. Whether this constitutes 'waste' is subjective.

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- intra-party attack (90%)
- projection (80%)
- rival devaluation (85%)
- covid revisionism (70%)

## That day

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

**Multi-Front Offensive Day Escalates from Grandiose Dominance Display to Death Penalty Rhetoric Against FBI**

Trump spent the day firing in every direction -- attacking DeSantis, the Manhattan DA, cable news, Mitch McConnell, Nikki Haley, and the FBI across 19 posts. The mood was overwhelmingly combative and self-congratulatory, with rapid-fire morning bursts and a darker afternoon turn. The most alarming moment came in the final post, where he floated the death penalty for an FBI figure accused of election interference. Immigration rhetoric was especially aggressive, describing the country as being "poisoned to death" -- a preview of language that would intensify throughout 2023.

Full digest for 2023-02-01: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 1). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/duece2112/status... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789610988771206
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/duece2112/statuses/1097894..." Truth Social, 1 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789610988771206. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/duece2112/statuses/1097894...," Truth Social, February 1, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109789610988771206.

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