# Post ts_110073261912666853

- Post ID: `ts_110073261912666853`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-23T15:18:04.946Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073261912666853/analysis
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## Post text

> Ron DeSanctimonious’ Political Consultants are failing to rescue his sinking ship. He can’t move without them, it takes him forever to make a decision, and they’re charging him and his Globalist Donors a fortune. Ron’s Poll Numbers are “crashing” at a record pace, he is being abandoned by his most “loyal” people, and I’m sure he’s planning to ask for all of his money back from his Establishment RINO Advisors who are good at one thing, sucking the piggy bank dry!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:47:43.326Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (2023-03-23)

This post is a sustained attack on Ron DeSantis, triggered by DeSantis's recent public needling of Trump over the hush money case. The timing is significant: DeSantis broke his silence and mocked Trump ("call me a winner"), and this post represents retaliatory narcissistic rage.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:18 AM ET (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness quality, emotional reactivity, use of the coined nickname "DeSanctimonious," and run-on sentence structure all point to authentic Trump composition. The content is too personally vindictive and stylistically characteristic for an aide.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook narcissistic injury response. DeSantis committed two offenses: (1) mocking Trump publicly, and (2) positioning himself as a "winner" by contrast. Trump's counterattack employs classic devaluation — portraying DeSantis as weak, indecisive, puppet-like, and abandoned. The "sinking ship" metaphor, "crashing" poll numbers, and being "abandoned by his most loyal people" are all projections of Trump's own anxieties given his legal jeopardy.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is prominent — Trump, facing potential indictment and donor concerns, attributes financial exploitation and declining support to DeSantis. Devaluation reduces DeSantis from a threatening rival to a helpless puppet of consultants. The "Globalist Donors" and "Establishment RINO" labels employ splitting.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses the "sucking the piggy bank dry" folksy metaphor to appeal to populist anti-establishment sentiment, reframing DeSantis as an establishment figure despite his MAGA-adjacent positioning.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis poll numbers are crashing at a record pace" | **Mostly False** | In late March 2023, DeSantis was still polling as Trump's strongest challenger, typically in the mid-to-high 20s nationally. While some polls showed slight decline from peak, 'crashing at a record pace' is a significant exaggeration. |
| "DeSantis is being abandoned by his most loyal people" | **Mostly False** | At this stage DeSantis still had substantial Republican support and donor backing. Major defections had not yet occurred. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Coined nickname 'DeSanctimonious'
- Stream-of-consciousness run-on structure
- Personally vindictive tone
- Folksy metaphor ('sucking the piggy bank dry')
- Scare quotes around 'crashing' and 'loyal'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Ron DeSantis)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Ron DeSantis and his political consultants
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting (multiple posts same day on different topics)
- Grandiose certainty about rival's demise

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 50%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Populist framing positioning audience against establishment elites
- Folksy financial metaphor creating shared outrage

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> DeSantis poll numbers are crashing at a record pace

**MOSTLY FALSE**

In late March 2023, DeSantis was still polling as Trump's strongest challenger, typically in the mid-to-high 20s nationally. While some polls showed slight decline from peak, 'crashing at a record pace' is a significant exaggeration.

Sources: RealClearPolitics polling averages March 2023

> DeSantis is being abandoned by his most loyal people

**MOSTLY FALSE**

At this stage DeSantis still had substantial Republican support and donor backing. Major defections had not yet occurred.

Sources: Contemporary reporting on DeSantis 2024 positioning

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- intra-party attack (90%)
- narcissistic injury response (85%)
- projection (70%)
- 2024 primary (80%)

## That day

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

**Dehumanization and Mobilization Signals Escalate as Manhattan Indictment Looms**

Trump spent the day in sustained agitation over the approaching Manhattan DA indictment, producing 35 posts — roughly double his normal output. The mood swung between furious all-caps attacks on prosecutors (calling DA Bragg an "animal" and opponents "human scum") and strategic political hits on Ron DeSantis, who had just publicly mocked him over the hush money case. A midday burst of seven article links in ten minutes betrayed frantic behind-the-scenes efforts to build a defense narrative. The most alarming moment came in the afternoon, when Trump combined dehumanizing language with the signal that his supporters "are not going to take it anymore" — echoing his pre-January 6th rhetoric. Throughout it all, he promoted his upcoming Waco rally, chosen as a symbolically loaded venue during the anniversary of the 1993 federal siege.

Full digest for 2023-03-23: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 23). Ron DeSanctimonious’ Political Consultants are... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073261912666853
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Ron DeSanctimonious’ Political Consultants are failing to..." Truth Social, 23 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073261912666853. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Ron DeSanctimonious’ Political Consultants are failing to...," Truth Social, March 23, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073261912666853.

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