# Post ts_109983319325594808

- Post ID: `ts_109983319325594808`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-07T18:04:29.982Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109983319325594808
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109983319325594808/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109983319325594808.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> My friend Sean Spicer and I know all about Fake News. His new children’s book called “The Parrots Go Bananas!” warns of the dangers and consequences of FAKE NEWS! So important—For kids and parents. Many Washington journalists should read it as well. Get your copy here: https://bravebooks.us/products/the-parrots-go-bananas

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,337
- Reposts: 2,424
- Replies: 142
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.418Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:31:49.351Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Truth Social Post — March 7, 2023 | Sean Spicer Book Promotion

## Overview

This post is a commercial endorsement for Sean Spicer's Brave Books children's title *The Parrots Go Bananas!*, framed through the persistent "Fake News" narrative. It is one of at least two Brave Books promotions on the same day (the other endorsing Chaya Raichik's *No More Secrets*), suggesting coordinated marketing placement rather than spontaneous expression. The post is low clinical intensity and primarily functions as brand-maintenance, parasocial relationship reinforcement, and ideological narrative laundering into children's media.

## Authorship Attribution

**UTC 18:04 → ~1:04 PM ET** (CPAC 2023 was at National Harbor, MD; Trump had already delivered his marquee speech). This is squarely within business hours, Eastern time. The post is grammatically complete, contains a clean commercial URL, is polished in structure, and makes no typos. The personal signifier "My friend Sean Spicer" is a recognizable Trumpian parasocial marker, but this phrasing is also easily inserted by an aide familiar with the principal's voice. The simultaneous placement of a second Brave Books link (Raichik post, same day) strongly implies coordinated promotional scheduling. Assessment: Aide-written or aide-polished, with possible authentic phrase injection.

## Psychological Dynamics

**Trigger**: Maintenance/supply-seeking — no acute narcissistic injury is evident. The post reinforces existing audience bonds and the "Fake News" persecution identity.

**Narcissistic State**: Grandiose (mild). Positions himself as a knowing authority validating a friend's work. No vulnerability markers.

**Rage**: Absent. The passive-aggressive jab at journalists ("Many Washington journalists should read it as well") is a low-temperature contempt expression, not rage.

**Defense Mechanisms**:
- Rationalization (neurotic): "Fake News" label applied as settled fact, rationalizing adversarial press coverage as fabrication rather than accountability journalism.
- Devaluation (immature): Suggesting Washington journalists should read a children's book — implicit status diminishment wrapped in mock benevolence.
- Displacement (neurotic): Media grievances displaced onto children's book abstraction rather than direct confrontation.

## Rhetorical Analysis

The dominant rhetorical move is innocence laundering: a partisan political grievance (mainstream media is dishonest) is encoded into a children's book format, borrowing the moral authority of child protection. The "parrots" metaphor is mild zoomorphic dehumanization — contemptuous rather than violent. The call for Washington journalists to read a children's book is a classic status-inversion move.

## Cognitive Assessment

Authorship uncertainty (aide-likely) substantially limits cognitive assessment. The language is clean and unremarkable. No production deficits observable.

## Danger Assessment

None. This is a commercial book promotion with no eliminationist language, target-grievance-action pattern, or mobilization call.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Sean Spicer wrote a children's book called The Parrots Go Bananas" | **True** | Spicer co-authored this Brave Books title published in early 2023, consistent with the Brave Books publisher's conservative children's media catalog. |
| "The book warns of the dangers and consequences of Fake News" | **Mostly True** | The book's stated theme involves media misinformation aimed at children, though the framing presupposes the Fake News label applies to mainstream media rather than presenting media literacy as a neutral skill. |
| "Many Washington journalists should read it" | **Unverifiable** | Opinion and rhetorical claim; not a factual assertion susceptible to verification. |

Overall Veracity: 77%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Post time is 1:04 PM ET — business hours, strong aide indicator
- Grammatically complete sentences, no typos or misspellings
- Clean commercial URL with call-to-action structure
- Same-day parallel Brave Books promotion (Raichik) suggests coordinated marketing placement
- Phrase 'My friend Sean Spicer' is recognizable Trumpian parasocial register but easily injected by an aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Brave Books coordinated marketing campaign)

Sentiment: +0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 25%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- My friend Sean Spicer — relational intimacy assertion
- Framing endorsement as insider knowledge sharing (I know all about Fake News)
- Children and parents appeal to moral protective instinct

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Sean Spicer wrote a children's book called The Parrots Go Bananas

**TRUE**

Spicer co-authored this Brave Books title published in early 2023, consistent with the Brave Books publisher's conservative children's media catalog.

Sources: Brave Books publisher catalog

> The book warns of the dangers and consequences of Fake News

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The book's stated theme involves media misinformation aimed at children, though the framing presupposes the Fake News label applies to mainstream media rather than presenting media literacy as a neutral skill.

Sources: Brave Books product description

> Many Washington journalists should read it

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Opinion and rhetorical claim; not a factual assertion susceptible to verification.

Overall Veracity: 77%

## Tags

- fake-news-narrative (90%)
- children-media-ideological (80%)
- commercial-promotion (85%)
- aide-authored (70%)
- parasocial-bonding (60%)
- epistemic-closure (65%)
- media-devaluation (70%)
- brave-books (80%)

## That day

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

**CPAC Afterglow Meets J6 Fury: Trump Weaponizes Carlson Footage in Peak Grievance-Triumph Cycle**

Trump spent the day riding the high of his CPAC triumph while seizing on Tucker Carlson's selective January 6th footage as total vindication. The loudest posts demanded the release of January 6th defendants and accused congressional investigators of treason, with the morning bringing the most intense burst of anger. He also kept hammering Ron DeSantis, dismissing Florida's success as just "sunshine and ocean" while warning he'd gut Social Security. The afternoon cooled into routine territory -- sharing favorable polls, endorsing allies' books, and celebrating Joe Rogan's stated preference for him over Biden.

Full digest for 2023-03-07: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 7). My friend Sean Spicer and I know all about Fake... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109983319325594808
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "My friend Sean Spicer and I know all about Fake News. His..." Truth Social, 7 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109983319325594808. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "My friend Sean Spicer and I know all about Fake News. His...," Truth Social, March 7, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109983319325594808.

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