# Post ts_109917691321641794 - Post ID: `ts_109917691321641794` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-02-24T03:54:26.196Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109917691321641794 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109917691321641794/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109917691321641794.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109909838209953938 You can’t always get what you want! ## Reposted post Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109909838209953938 (2023-02-22T18:37:17.138Z (UTC)) > - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/909/838/162/803/602/original/e3d4ac2af84fb2ac.qt ## Engagement - Likes: 14,937 - Reposts: 4,634 - Replies: 1,218 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.419Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:17:44.117Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Post is psychologically notable primarily as a structural element in a contamination narrative Trump built around the Ukraine one-year anniversary. Hours after declaring Biden's Kyiv visit sirens "STAGED, FAKE, PHONY," the Rolling Stones lyric functions as passive-aggressive punctuation — cool, allusively dismissive, and strategically unaccountable. The familiar rally anthem activates a tribal parasocial signal for followers while providing full deniability as a policy statement. Authorship indicators (10:54 PM local time at Mar-a-Lago, malformed URL, signature song) favor authentic Trump. Dominant defense mechanism is passive aggression with elements of denial extending the prior post's reality-dismissal. Narcissistic state is mildly grandiose — the knowing observer above the fray. No rage, no dehumanization, no danger indicators. Cognitive output is minimal but contextually coherent with no anomalies. Not independently clinically significant; meaningful primarily as a longitudinal data point in Trump's consistent pattern of delegitimizing Ukraine solidarity through dismissal, irony, and denial rather than direct argument. # Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2023-02-24T03:54:26Z ## Contextual Framing This post lands at a symbolically dense moment: February 24, 2023, the exact one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Hours earlier, Trump posted that the air-raid sirens during Biden's Kyiv visit were "STAGED, FAKE, PHONY." The present post — a self-retruth of an earlier post appended with the Rolling Stones lyric "You can't always get what you want!" — is best read as a soft coda to that dismissal, not an isolated non sequitur. ## Authorship Attribution **Score: 0.75 (medium-high confidence authentic).** Local time at Mar-a-Lago was approximately 10:54 PM EST — within Trump's well-documented late-evening posting window. The malformed URL (no space before "You"), the cryptic allusiveness without polish, and the use of a signature rally song all favor authentic authorship. Medium rather than high confidence because the post's brevity and lack of typos could reflect a brief aide assist. ## Psychological Analysis ### Trigger & State The dominant trigger appears to be **supply-seeking via preemptive attack**: positioning against the global Biden-Ukraine solidarity narrative at its most prominent moment (the anniversary). The narcissistic state is mildly **grandiose** — the knowing, above-it-all observer who can dispose of geopolitical pathos with a pop lyric. There is no acute rage; the affect is cool, even theatrically detached. ### Defense Mechanisms - **Passive aggression** (Level 2/Immature): The lyric delivers a taunt with full deniability. If pressed, it "means nothing." This is a recurring pattern — indirect contempt via cultural artifact. - **Denial** (Level 1/Pathological): The post is embedded in a sequence that denies the authenticity of Ukraine's crisis signals; the lyric extends that denial posture without new explicit claims. ## Narrative Identity (McAdams Level 3) Trump casts himself here as the **Trickster-sage**: someone who sees through the performance others take seriously, and who communicates that insight with a wink rather than an argument. The Rolling Stones lyric has been a Trump rally fixture since 2015 — the band objected repeatedly — making it a **tribal signifier** for his base. Deploying it on Ukraine's anniversary anniversary encodes the message: *those who believe in this cause are credulous; they won't get what they want.* The **contamination sequence** is implicit: the good (American foreign policy competence) has been contaminated by Biden's theatrical Kyiv grandstanding, in Trump's framing. ## Rhetorical Technique The post's primary rhetorical function is **strategic ambiguity**. The lyric is unattributable as a factual claim, untargetable as an ad hominem, and undebatable as a policy statement — yet it communicates contempt, predicts failure, and reinforces prior dismissals. It also activates the parasocial rally-memory for followers who have heard Trump play this song repeatedly at events. **Propaganda technique:** Framing by omission. No explicit Ukraine claim is made, but positioned immediately after the "STAGED/FAKE" post, the lyric completes a dismissive two-part narrative. ## Cognitive Assessment Minimal output precludes assessment. No anomalies detectable. The lyric is correctly recalled and contextually apt, consistent with baseline. ## Danger Assessment **Level: None.** No eliminationist language, no dehumanization, no mobilization signal. The post is contemptuous but passive in register. ## Archetypal Analysis **Trickster** archetype dominant: disrupting the solemn anniversary narrative with irreverence. Mild **Shadow** projection: the accusation that others are performing (staged sirens, theatrical Kyiv visit) may deflect from Trump's own documented performative politics. The **Trickster** is most compelling to audiences who feel the established order (here, NATO solidarity) is itself a performance — which is precisely Trump's framing. ## Summary Not clinically significant as an isolated post. Psychologically notable primarily as a data point in the **contamination narrative** Trump was building around the Ukraine anniversary — a sequence that included denying the authenticity of Kyiv air-raid sirens and dismissing Biden's visit. The lyric serves as passive-aggressive punctuation to that sequence: a cool, allusive dismissal that maintains deniability while communicating contempt. Authorship indicators (late evening, malformed URL, signature rally song) lean authentic. No acute clinical markers or danger signals are present. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - Local time ~10:54 PM EST at Mar-a-Lago — late evening consistent with authentic Trump posting window - Cryptic, allusive message with no polished explanatory framing is consistent with authentic impulsive style - Malformed URL (no space separating link from 'You') suggests copy-paste sloppiness typical of authentic posts - Rolling Stones lyric has been a recurring authentic Trump rhetorical device at rallies since 2015 - Self-retruth behavior (amplifying own earlier post) is a pattern seen in authenticated posts ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (Biden Kyiv visit / Ukraine one-year anniversary / perceived pressure to support Ukraine) Sentiment: -0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - passive aggression (immature) - denial (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Shared cultural reference (Rolling Stones) creates in-group warmth while deploying it as a weapon toward out-group - Ambiguity allows followers to project their own preferred targets onto the message, maximizing engagement ## Tags - passive_aggression (70%) - ukraine_narrative (80%) - song_lyric_weaponization (70%) - strategic_ambiguity (80%) - trickster_archetype (60%) - anniversary_timing (70%) - self_retruth (40%) - contamination_sequence (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Ukraine Anniversary Eclipsed by Legal Siege Mentality and East Palestine Hero Narrative** Trump spent the day juggling legal anxieties with self-congratulation, posting a heated defense at 2 AM about the Fulton County grand jury before settling into a daylong pattern of sharing flattering news links. The one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine was met with dismissive deflection rather than direct engagement, while Trump's recent visit to the East Palestine train derailment site was milked for maximum contrast with Biden. Legal grievances about the Georgia case and the classified documents investigation surfaced repeatedly but never boiled over into a sustained rage spiral. The overall mood was controlled grandiosity punctuated by flashes of defensive vulnerability. Full digest for 2023-02-24: https://trump.fm/date/2023-02-24/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, February 24). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109917691321641794 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 24 Feb. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109917691321641794. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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