# Post ts_109894235224164030

- Post ID: `ts_109894235224164030`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-02-20T00:29:14.473Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> “Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP POLL.” Washington Times. Of course it cools. He wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, loves “Throw them over the cliff” Paul Ryan, who is destroying FoxNews and the WSJ, Piglet Karl Rove, and “Jeb.” Also, Ron DeSanctimonious is for Globalist Club For NO Growth, and Open Borders Charles Koch. We want AMERICA FIRST, NOT AMERICA LAST!!!

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:00:20.152Z (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 is part of a sustained multi-day assault on Ron DeSantis, Trump's most threatening 2024 primary rival. The psychological pattern is notable: Trump employs a systematic guilt-by-association strategy linking DeSantis to every figure the MAGA base has been conditioned to reject — Paul Ryan, Karl Rove, Jeb Bush, and Charles Koch. Each association activates pre-existing tribal grievances. The dehumanizing nickname "Piglet" for Karl Rove and the continued deployment of "DeSanctimonious" serve as dominance markers. Psychologically, the sustained intensity across multiple days (see Feb 19 posts attacking DeSantis via Salena Zito, celebrating Florida GOP chairmanship win) reveals that intra-party threats to narcissistic primacy provoke deeper anxiety than opposition attacks. The splitting defense is prominent: AMERICA FIRST vs. AMERICA LAST permits no nuance. Trump strategically claims the populist position on Social Security/Medicare — exploiting DeSantis's congressional voting record — while framing his rival as an establishment globalist. The accusation that DeSantis supports "Open Borders" represents a notable reality distortion given DeSantis's hardline immigration record as governor. This willingness to make demonstrably false claims about a rival suggests the antisocial features of the malignant narcissism constellation: truth is purely instrumental. The post is clinically significant primarily as part of the longitudinal pattern of escalating rival destruction campaigns.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (2023-02-20)

### Context
This post is part of a sustained multi-day barrage against Ron DeSantis, Trump's emerging primary rival. The previous day's posts attacked DeSantis from multiple angles. This post escalates by weaponizing policy positions (Social Security/Medicare cuts) and guilt-by-association (Paul Ryan, Karl Rove, Jeb Bush, Charles Koch).

### Authorship
Posted at 7:29 PM EST (Trump was based at Mar-a-Lago during this period). Evening timing, emotional reactivity, nicknames ("Piglet Karl Rove," "DeSanctimonious"), ALL CAPS closers, and stream-of-consciousness structure all point strongly to authentic Trump authorship. The post references a Washington Times poll but quickly devolves into associative attacks — characteristic of Trump's reactive style.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a **preemptive attack** post driven by primary rival anxiety. DeSantis represented the most credible intra-party threat, and Trump's sustained focus across multiple days reveals the depth of perceived narcissistic injury. The post employs **devaluation** of DeSantis through guilt-by-association with figures Trump has already successfully branded as losers within the GOP base.

### Rhetorical Structure
The post is a masterclass in political destruction-by-association: DeSantis → Paul Ryan → Fox News/WSJ (media betrayal) → Karl Rove (establishment) → Jeb Bush (dynasty loser) → Koch (globalist). Each link activates a pre-existing grievance in the MAGA base. The closing "AMERICA FIRST, NOT AMERICA LAST" frames the entire chain as patriotic vs. treasonous.

### Nickname Deployment
"Piglet Karl Rove" is a dehumanizing diminutive. "DeSanctimonious" had been workshopped at rallies. These function as dominance displays and tribal markers.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis wants to cut Social Security and Medicare" | **Mostly True** | As a congressman, DeSantis supported proposals to raise the retirement age and supported Paul Ryan's budget plans which included Medicare restructuring. As governor he distanced himself from these positions. |
| "Paul Ryan is destroying Fox News and the WSJ" | **Half True** | Paul Ryan joined Fox Corporation's board of directors in 2019. The WSJ editorial board has been critical of Trump. 'Destroying' is hyperbolic characterization of editorial direction. |
| "DeSantis support cooling in GOP polls" | **Mostly True** | Various polls in Feb 2023 showed DeSantis's early polling advantage narrowing as Trump consolidated support after announcing his candidacy. |

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Evening posting (7:29 PM EST)
- Multiple derisive nicknames
- Stream-of-consciousness associative chains
- ALL CAPS closing
- Emotional reactivity to poll

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (DeSantis as primary rival)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting DeSantis and associated Republican establishment figures
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid associative chains linking multiple targets
- Elevated combativeness sustained across multiple days
- Grandiose framing of self as sole America First champion

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- In-group solidarity via 'We want AMERICA FIRST'
- Shared enemy construction
- Populist positioning against elites

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DeSantis wants to cut Social Security and Medicare

**MOSTLY TRUE**

As a congressman, DeSantis supported proposals to raise the retirement age and supported Paul Ryan's budget plans which included Medicare restructuring. As governor he distanced himself from these positions.

Sources: Congressional voting record; Ryan budget votes

> Paul Ryan is destroying Fox News and the WSJ

**HALF TRUE**

Paul Ryan joined Fox Corporation's board of directors in 2019. The WSJ editorial board has been critical of Trump. 'Destroying' is hyperbolic characterization of editorial direction.

Sources: Fox Corp board membership

> DeSantis support cooling in GOP polls

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Various polls in Feb 2023 showed DeSantis's early polling advantage narrowing as Trump consolidated support after announcing his candidacy.

Sources: Washington Times reporting

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Tags

- rival-attack (90%)
- DeSantis (90%)
- guilt-by-association (80%)
- populism (70%)
- primary-campaign (80%)

## That day

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

**Mar-a-Lago Presidents' Day: Rival Destruction, Legal Deflection, and Strategic Silence on Kyiv**

Trump spent Presidents' Day at Mar-a-Lago in full campaign mode, hosting supporters at Club 45 and basking in crowd energy. The day was bookended by pointed attacks on Ron DeSantis — mocking his crowd sizes, poll numbers, and establishment allies. A brief mid-morning dip into legal defensiveness over DOJ investigations was quickly papered over with media-ally endorsements and a shout-out to Tiger Woods. The most striking feature of the day was what went unsaid: Biden's dramatic surprise visit to Kyiv drew absolutely no response, suggesting the DeSantis primary threat looms far larger in Trump's mind than the sitting president.

Full digest for 2023-02-20: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 20). “Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP POLL.”... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109894235224164030
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP POLL.” Washington..." Truth Social, 20 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109894235224164030. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP POLL.” Washington...," Truth Social, February 20, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109894235224164030.

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