# Post ts_109889592055706283

- Post ID: `ts_109889592055706283`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-19T04:48:25.423Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109889592055706283/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109889592055706283.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut your Social Security and Medicare, closed up Florida & its beaches, loves RINOS Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, and Karl Rove (disasters ALL!), is backed by Globalist’s Club for NO Growth, Lincoln Pervert Project, & “Uninspired” Koch — And it only gets worse from there. He is a RINO in disguise!, whose Poll numbers are dropping like a rock. Good luck Ron!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.420Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:02:24.906Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Late-night attack post from Mar-a-Lago exemplifying narcissistic devaluation cascade against rising GOP rival DeSantis. Despite leading polls substantially, Trump deploys a kitchen-sink strategy combining fear appeals (Social Security cuts), guilt by association (Ryan, Bush, Rove), sexual shaming (Lincoln "Pervert" Project), and false claims (closed Florida, dropping polls). The post is clinically notable for its disproportionality — the intensity of the attack far exceeds the actual threat level, revealing how any credible challenge to dominance triggers significant narcissistic injury. The gaslighting component is striking: reframing DeSantis, nationally famous for opposing COVID lockdowns, as someone who "closed up Florida" represents a bold reality inversion targeting audience memory. Multiple immature defense mechanisms operate simultaneously — splitting, devaluation, projection, and passive aggression. The closing "Good luck Ron!" is a characteristic contemptuous dismissal. Fact-checking reveals several claims range from half-true to mostly false, suggesting strategic distortion rather than cognitive confusion. The post establishes a pattern of pre-primary rival destruction that would intensify throughout 2023.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (2023-02-19)

### Context & Timing
Posted at 11:48 PM EST from Mar-a-Lago (confirmed by same-day Bocelli wedding post). Late-night timing strongly suggests authentic Trump authorship.

### Trigger Analysis
This is a **narcissistic injury** response to DeSantis's rising poll numbers threatening Trump's dominance of the GOP primary. The previous post sharing a Harvard poll showing Trump doubling DeSantis reveals preoccupation with the rivalry. Despite leading, the mere existence of a credible challenger triggers a kitchen-sink attack.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook **devaluation cascade** — a rapid-fire enumeration of attacks designed to overwhelm rather than persuade on any single point. The nickname "DeSanctimonious," guilt-by-association (Ryan, Bush, Rove), conspiracy framing ("Globalist's Club for NO Growth"), sexual shaming ("Lincoln Pervert Project"), and poll mockery all serve to **split** DeSantis into the all-bad category.

The closing "Good luck Ron!" is classic **passive-aggressive contempt** disguised as well-wishing — a dominance display signaling the target is beneath genuine concern.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: DeSantis and all associates cast as uniformly terrible ("disasters ALL!")
- **Projection**: Calling DeSantis a "RINO in disguise" while Trump himself departed from traditional Republican orthodoxy
- **Devaluation**: Systematic diminishment of every entity associated with DeSantis

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses **guilt by association**, **ad hominem**, **appeal to fear** (Social Security/Medicare cuts), and **labeling/branding** (the nickname, "RINO"). The parenthetical asides and exclamation marks create a stream-of-consciousness attack rhythm characteristic of authentic Trump posts.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis wants to cut Social Security and Medicare" | **Half True** | As congressman, DeSantis voted for budgets including entitlement reform and supported raising retirement age, but as governor he moved away from this position. 'Wants to cut' is a significant oversimplification of a nuanced record. |
| "DeSantis closed up Florida and its beaches" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis briefly ordered beach closures and stay-at-home orders in early COVID (April 2020) but reopened Florida far earlier than most states and became nationally known as an anti-lockdown governor. |
| "DeSantis's poll numbers are dropping like a rock" | **Mostly False** | In February 2023, DeSantis was polling as Trump's strongest rival, generally in the 25-35% range in GOP primary polls. While Trump led, DeSantis numbers were not dramatically declining at this time. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Late-night posting (11:48 PM EST)
- Stream-of-consciousness syntax
- Emotional reactivity and ALL CAPS
- Characteristic nickname usage
- Punctuation/grammar errors (Globalist's)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Ron DeSantis and associated figures
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting with high energy output
- Rapid enumeration of multiple attack vectors

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 40%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to audience (your Social Security)
- Positioning as protector of audience's interests
- Inviting audience to join in contempt for target

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing DeSantis — nationally known for opposing lockdowns — as someone who 'closed up Florida'
- Claiming poll numbers 'dropping like a rock' when DeSantis was polling as strongest challenger

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DeSantis wants to cut Social Security and Medicare

**HALF TRUE**

As congressman, DeSantis voted for budgets including entitlement reform and supported raising retirement age, but as governor he moved away from this position. 'Wants to cut' is a significant oversimplification of a nuanced record.

Sources: Congressional voting record

> DeSantis closed up Florida and its beaches

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DeSantis briefly ordered beach closures and stay-at-home orders in early COVID (April 2020) but reopened Florida far earlier than most states and became nationally known as an anti-lockdown governor.

Sources: Florida executive orders 2020

> DeSantis's poll numbers are dropping like a rock

**MOSTLY FALSE**

In February 2023, DeSantis was polling as Trump's strongest rival, generally in the 25-35% range in GOP primary polls. While Trump led, DeSantis numbers were not dramatically declining at this time.

Sources: RealClearPolitics polling averages Feb 2023

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Tags

- intra-party-attack (90%)
- devaluation-cascade (85%)
- narcissistic-injury (80%)
- reality-distortion (70%)
- primary-rivalry (90%)

## That day

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

**Mar-a-Lago Gala Gives Way to Systematic DeSantis Demolition and Party Machine Capture**

Trump spent the day toggling between celebrating his own world — a glamorous wedding at Mar-a-Lago featuring Andrea Bocelli — and waging a sustained campaign against Ron DeSantis, attacking him twice with nearly identical talking points hours apart. Between the broadsides, he took credit for pressuring FEMA on the East Palestine train derailment and celebrated loyalist victories in Florida and Michigan GOP leadership races. The overall mood was confident and controlling, with flashes of real anger reserved exclusively for his emerging primary rival and the media outlets that dared to cover him favorably.

Full digest for 2023-02-19: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 19). Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut your Social... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109889592055706283
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut your Social Security and..." Truth Social, 19 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109889592055706283. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut your Social Security and...," Truth Social, February 19, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109889592055706283.

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