# Post ts_110069072553902451

- Post ID: `ts_110069072553902451`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-22T21:32:40.405Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> …Florida has been successful for many years, long before I put Ron there—It’s amazing what Ocean & Sunshine will do! Surprise, Ron was a big Lockdown Governor on the China Virus, sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period of time, was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths (losing 86,294 People), Third Worst for Total # of Cases, at 7,516,906. Other Republican Governors did MUCH BETTER than Ron and, because I allowed them this “freedom,” never closed their States…

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:45:54.264Z (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-post attack on Ron DeSantis on March 22, 2023, triggered by DeSantis publicly mocking Trump over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. The psychological core is narcissistic rage at a perceived subordinate's insubordination, expressed through systematic devaluation.

The most psychologically revealing element is the claim "I put Ron there," asserting total ownership over DeSantis's political career and reducing an autonomous political actor to a creation of Trump's will. Similarly, "because I allowed them this 'freedom'" frames other governors' constitutional authority as a personal gift from Trump, revealing a schema of absolute hierarchical control.

The post contains significant reality distortion: characterizing DeSantis as a "big Lockdown Governor" directly contradicts DeSantis's nationally recognized anti-lockdown brand. Raw COVID statistics are cited without per-capita adjustment, exploiting Florida's large population to create a misleading picture. This represents strategic gaslighting—rewriting a rival's most celebrated achievement into a failure.

The disproportionality between trigger (DeSantis's quip) and response (multi-post statistical demolition campaign) is characteristic of narcissistic rage, where perceived betrayal by a subordinate figure produces outsized retaliation. The contamination narrative structure—"Florida was already good, I made him, he failed"—serves to simultaneously claim credit for successes while attributing failures to the rival.

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (March 22, 2023)

This post is part of a sustained barrage against Ron DeSantis, triggered by DeSantis breaking silence on the hush money case and publicly needling Trump. The post deploys cherry-picked statistics to undermine DeSantis's COVID governance record—a domain where DeSantis built his national brand.

### Trigger Context
DeSantis had just publicly mocked Trump over the Stormy Daniels case ("I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star"). This represents a direct narcissistic injury from a subordinate figure Trump claims to have created ("I put Ron there"). The sustained multi-post attack pattern on this date indicates significant rage mobilization.

### Key Psychological Features
The phrase "I put Ron there" is the psychological core—asserting ownership over DeSantis's career, reducing him to a creation of Trump's will. The parenthetical "because I allowed them this 'freedom'" similarly frames other governors' autonomy as a gift from Trump, revealing a schema of total hierarchical control.

The statistical cherry-picking (Florida ranks third worst in deaths, cases) while ignoring population-size context demonstrates motivated reasoning in service of devaluation. The scare quotes around "freedom" subtly mock DeSantis's COVID brand.

### Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a classic contamination narrative: Florida was already successful → I made DeSantis → he failed at COVID → other governors (who obeyed me) did better. This positions Trump as both kingmaker and superior decision-maker.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Florida was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths at 86,294" | **Mostly True** | Florida did have among the highest total COVID death counts, but this is largely a function of being the third most populous state. Per capita, Florida ranked middling among states. |
| "Florida had 7,516,906 total COVID cases, Third Worst for Total # of Cases" | **Mostly True** | Florida had among the highest total case counts, again largely reflecting population size. Per capita ranking was less dramatic. |
| "Ron was a big Lockdown Governor...sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order April 1-May 4, 2020 (about one month) and was among the first governors to reopen. Some beaches were closed by local authorities. DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance. |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness with em-dashes
- Emotional reactivity pattern
- ALL CAPS for emphasis (MUCH BETTER)
- Characteristic parenthetical asides
- Part of multi-post thread (sustained engagement)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (DeSantis publicly mocking Trump over Stormy Daniels case)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Ron DeSantis
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Sustained multi-post attack thread
- Pressured output with statistical detail

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 50%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning audience as insiders who see through DeSantis
- Creating shared narrative of DeSantis as fraud

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting DeSantis's COVID record from anti-lockdown hero to 'big Lockdown Governor'
- Claiming credit for governors' autonomy as a personal gift ('I allowed them this freedom')

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Florida was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths at 86,294

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Florida did have among the highest total COVID death counts, but this is largely a function of being the third most populous state. Per capita, Florida ranked middling among states.

Sources: CDC COVID Data Tracker

> Florida had 7,516,906 total COVID cases, Third Worst for Total # of Cases

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Florida had among the highest total case counts, again largely reflecting population size. Per capita ranking was less dramatic.

Sources: CDC COVID Data Tracker

> Ron was a big Lockdown Governor...sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order April 1-May 4, 2020 (about one month) and was among the first governors to reopen. Some beaches were closed by local authorities. DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance.

Sources: Contemporary news coverage 2020

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- narcissistic_rage (80%)
- devaluation_campaign (90%)
- primary_rival_attack (90%)
- covid_revisionism (70%)
- kingmaker_narrative (80%)

## That day

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

**Failed Arrest Prediction Fuels Day-Long Defensive Spiral, DeSantis Demolition, and a Permission Slip for Violence**

Trump spent the day managing fallout from his failed arrest prediction, mounting a two-front war against the Manhattan DA and Ron DeSantis. The morning opened with defensive legal arguments claiming universal media consensus of his innocence, while aides flooded his feed with supportive articles. By afternoon, DeSantis became the primary target after publicly mocking Trump's legal troubles, triggering an extended multi-post statistical attack on Florida's record. The most concerning moment came late in the day with a post warning supporters about "Antifa infiltrators" at conservative gatherings and explicitly reminding them they're "still allowed to self-defend."

Full digest for 2023-03-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 22). …Florida has been successful for many years, long... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110069072553902451
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "…Florida has been successful for many years, long before I..." Truth Social, 22 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110069072553902451. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "…Florida has been successful for many years, long before I...," Truth Social, March 22, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110069072553902451.

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