# Post ts_109825470601582303

- Post ID: `ts_109825470601582303`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-07T21:01:29.607Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109825470601582303
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109825470601582303/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109825470601582303.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I will be doing, by popular request, a live and full “Play by Play” analysis of The State of the Union Address, TONIGHT ON “TRUTH” AT 9:00 P.M. If properly done, and if Joe has just a modestly good night, this speech has the opportunity to rival any of the World’s great orators,  including, Lincoln, Washington, and, of course, the late, great, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Winston Churchill. Watch Truth Social tonight. Enjoy!

## Engagement

- Likes: 41,292
- Reposts: 12,467
- Replies: 3,064
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.421Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:06:41.529Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: SOTU "Play by Play" Announcement

### Post Overview
Trump announces he will provide live commentary on Biden's State of the Union address on Truth Social. The post contains an elaborate backhanded compliment comparing Biden's potential speech to Lincoln, Washington, and Churchill — a transparently sarcastic framing designed to mock Biden by setting absurdly high expectations he cannot meet.

### Authorship Attribution
Posted at 4:01 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in February 2023). Business hours timing suggests possible aide involvement, but the sarcastic tone, comma-heavy style, and self-promotional quality are distinctly Trump. The rhetorical construction — faux-generous praise that functions as mockery — is a signature Trump technique. Mixed signals: likely Trump-directed content, possibly typed by aide.

### Psychological Analysis
The post positions Trump as the authoritative commentator on the sitting president's most important annual address — a role reversal that reasserts relevance and dominance. The sarcastic elevation of Biden to the company of Lincoln, Washington, and Churchill is a form of **ironic devaluation**: the comparison is so absurd it functions purely as ridicule.

The qualifier "if properly done, and if Joe has just a modestly good night" sets up a no-win frame: any adequate performance will be attributed to low expectations, any stumble confirms incompetence.

### Rhetorical Devices
The post is a masterclass in parasocial engagement — inviting followers to watch *him* watch Biden, making Trump the real show. This reframes the SOTU from Biden's platform into Trump's content.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:01 PM EST)
- Sarcastic tone is signature Trump
- Comma-heavy punctuation style matches Trump
- Self-promotional framing
- ALL CAPS on key phrases

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Biden State of the Union address)

Sentiment: -0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Showman energy in framing the evening's events
- Grandiose self-positioning as must-watch commentator

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to shared viewing experience
- Creating appointment television on his platform
- Positioning himself as the real event versus Biden's speech

## Tags

- sotu_commentary (90%)
- biden_mockery (80%)
- platform_promotion (70%)
- ironic_praise (80%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Legal Paranoia Gives Way to Grandiose Denial and Primary Rival Attacks**

Trump spent the first half of the day consumed by the Mark Pomerantz book and the Manhattan DA investigation, posting a string of increasingly agitated late-night responses that wove prosecutors, Clinton, and the Schumer family into a single conspiracy. After sleeping, he pivoted to flatly denying that Chinese spy balloons ever entered U.S. airspace during his presidency -- contradicting his own Pentagon officials -- then settled into an afternoon of sharing flattering articles about himself, taking shots at Ron DeSantis, and announcing a live counter-broadcast of Biden's State of the Union address. The mood shifted from genuine distress overnight to confident showmanship by the afternoon.

Full digest for 2023-02-07: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 7). I will be doing, by popular request, a live and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109825470601582303
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I will be doing, by popular request, a live and full “Play..." Truth Social, 7 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109825470601582303. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I will be doing, by popular request, a live and full “Play...," Truth Social, February 7, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109825470601582303.

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