# Post ts_109884890813307435

- Post ID: `ts_109884890813307435`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-18T08:52:50.158Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884890813307435
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884890813307435/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109884890813307435.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/DanScavino/statuses/109883469135554105 Great people who need help, NOW!

## Engagement

- Likes: 26,157
- Reposts: 7,010
- Replies: 1,187
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:59:26.069Z (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 Scavino Post — "Great people who need help, NOW!"

## Overview
A repost of Dan Scavino's content (likely about East Palestine, Ohio train derailment victims) with a brief personal addendum. Posted at 3:52 AM EST from Mar-a-Lago, amid a burst of late-night posts that are otherwise entirely attack-focused.

## Authorship
The 3:52 AM timing and hasty, malformed URL (no space between the link and "Great") suggest authentic Trump engagement. The brevity and exclamatory style are consistent with his reposting habits.

## Psychological Dynamics
This post stands out sharply from its surrounding context—posts attacking Koch brothers, Bill Maher, Ron DeSantis, and invoking "WITCH HUNT." The shift to performative compassion serves a strategic function: positioning Trump as the empathetic leader while implicitly criticizing government inaction. The communion motive here is instrumentalized in service of agency (status, power).

## Personality Profile
The savior/hero archetype is briefly activated. "Great people" idealizes the target population, while "NOW!" conveys urgency that implies only Trump recognizes the crisis's severity.

## Context
The East Palestine derailment was becoming a significant political issue, with the Biden administration facing criticism for delayed response. Trump would visit East Palestine on February 22, four days after this post—this repost is early positioning for that visit.

## Clinical Significance
Low. This is a routine political amplification post with minimal original content.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- 3:52 AM local time (Mar-a-Lago EST)
- Brief personal addition to repost
- Malformed URL suggests hasty copy-paste
- Exclamation point and urgency typical of authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (East Palestine crisis as political opportunity)

Sentiment: +0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- 3:52 AM posting time suggests disrupted sleep
- Part of high-volume posting burst on this date

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- performative empathy
- urgency framing to signal leadership

## Tags

- repost (100%)
- East Palestine (70%)
- performative empathy (80%)

## That day

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

**Late-Night Venting Yields to Calculated Self-Promotion as Trump Claims Credit for East Palestine Response**

Trump started the day well after midnight with a burst of combative posts attacking globalists, DeSantis, and Bill Maher before apparently getting a few hours of sleep. The morning and afternoon shifted to calmer self-promotion — touting poll numbers, taking credit for pressuring Biden into sending FEMA to East Palestine, and lamenting inflation. The evening wrapped with a rapid-fire batch of link shares and a gratuitous attack on Chris Cuomo over his disclosed mental health struggles. Overall, a uniformly self-congratulatory day with flashes of cruelty concentrated in the small hours.

Full digest for 2023-02-18: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 18). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/DanScavino/statu... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884890813307435
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/DanScavino/statuses/109883..." Truth Social, 18 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884890813307435. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/DanScavino/statuses/109883...," Truth Social, February 18, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109884890813307435.

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