# Post ts_110073671553408313

- Post ID: `ts_110073671553408313`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-23T17:02:15.566Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073671553408313
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073671553408313/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/stormy-daniels-new-denial-affair-president-trump/

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/073/671/516/536/905/original/16fc15e2fcdda170.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,947
- Reposts: 6,203
- Replies: 640
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:45:46.195Z (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 coordinated March 23, 2023 defensive barrage as Trump faced imminent Manhattan DA indictment. He shares a 2018 TMZ article featuring Stormy Daniels' denial of an affair—a statement she later recanted, attributing it to NDA pressure and hush money. The post exemplifies pathological denial and distortion: presenting superseded, coerced testimony as if it invalidates the entire case. The link-only format is rhetorically effective, creating an illusion of objective evidence without making a falsifiable claim. As one of 5+ posts in a single day all focused on undermining the indictment, the volume reveals perseverative anxiety beneath a veneer of aggressive counter-narrative. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident—Trump is not celebrating or attacking from strength but frantically assembling exculpatory fragments. The gaslighting dimension is notable: presenting a paid-for denial as genuine undermines the audience's ability to assess the evidentiary record accurately. Authorship likely aide-executed (business hours, no original text, curated link series) but Trump-directed in content selection.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_110073671553408313

### Overview
Trump shares a 2018 TMZ article in which Stormy Daniels denied having an affair with him. This is part of a sustained flurry of posts on March 23, 2023, all aimed at undermining the Manhattan DA's expected indictment. The post contains no original text—just the URL and an image preview of the article.

### Context
This post fits into a pattern visible across all five posts from this date: a coordinated defense strategy mixing legal arguments (DA Bragg compared to Stalin), credibility attacks (Avenatti saying Cohen will be destroyed), double-standard claims (Obama/Hillary comparison), congressional pressure (Jordan/Comer subpoenas), and now direct exculpatory evidence (Daniels' own denial). The systematic nature suggests organized war-room activity.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:02 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, no original text, part of a rapid-fire series of curated links—classic aide/Scavino pattern. However, the strategic selection of this specific article (Daniels denying the affair) reflects Trump's well-documented personal obsession with collecting and deploying exculpatory quotes. Likely aide-executed but Trump-directed.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals **denial** as the primary defense—not Trump's own denial, but the deployment of Daniels' 2018 statement as a shield. This is a sophisticated form of **rationalization**: "even she said it didn't happen." The fact that Daniels later recanted and gave extensive testimony makes this cherry-picking of a coerced/paid-for denial a form of **distortion**.

The narcissistic dynamic is **preemptive defense** against imminent narcissistic injury (indictment). The vulnerable narcissistic state is masked by aggressive counter-narrative construction. The volume of posts (5+ in one day, all on the same topic) indicates **perseveration** on the threat, consistent with high anxiety about loss of control.

### Rhetorical Technique
Letting the headline speak for itself is effective propaganda—it creates the impression of objective evidence without requiring Trump to make a falsifiable claim. The audience draws the intended conclusion: "See, even Stormy said nothing happened."

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Stormy Daniels denied having an affair with Trump (2018 TMZ article)" | **Mostly True** | Daniels did issue denials in January 2018, but later stated these were made under duress due to NDA and hush money payment. She subsequently gave detailed testimony about the affair. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:02 PM ET)
- No original text - link only
- Part of rapid curated link series
- Professional formatting
- But content selection reflects Trump's personal defensive instincts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's expected indictment)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- evidence presentation to followers
- building shared counter-narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Presenting a 2018 coerced denial as if it invalidates all subsequent testimony and evidence
- Implicit reality distortion: framing the affair as fabricated despite extensive corroborating evidence

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Stormy Daniels denied having an affair with Trump (2018 TMZ article)

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Daniels did issue denials in January 2018, but later stated these were made under duress due to NDA and hush money payment. She subsequently gave detailed testimony about the affair.

Sources: TMZ January 2018 reporting; Daniels' subsequent public statements and testimony

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- stormy-daniels (100%)
- indictment-defense (90%)
- link-share (70%)
- cherry-picking (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). https://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/stormy-daniels-new-... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073671553408313
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/stormy-daniels-new-denial-aff..." Truth Social, 23 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073671553408313. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/stormy-daniels-new-denial-aff...," Truth Social, March 23, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073671553408313.

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