# Post ts_110087242866085083

- Post ID: `ts_110087242866085083`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-26T02:33:37.371Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110087242866085083/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110087242866085083.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> They’re not coming after ME, they’re coming after YOU—and I am standing in their way! https://rumble.com/v2efbmu-live-president-trump-in-waco-tx.html

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/087/242/753/206/120/original/0b323723bc558cdd.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 33,230
- Reposts: 7,840
- Replies: 1,551
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:45:34.707Z (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, delivered the night of Trump's symbolically charged Waco rally and days before his expected Manhattan indictment, contains his most psychologically potent rhetorical construction. The ME→YOU pivot fuses Trump's personal legal jeopardy with followers' perceived persecution, accomplishing identity merger between leader and base. This serves multiple psychological functions simultaneously: it transforms narcissistic injury (criminal investigation) into collective grievance, positions Trump as indispensable savior (grandiose supply), and creates a loyalty test where supporting Trump becomes self-defense. The Waco venue choice—site of federal overreach mythology, on its 30th anniversary—is not incidental but reinforces the persecution frame. Combined with the rally's J6 prisoner anthem opening, Trump constructs a coherent narrative: tyrannical government persecutes its own people, and only he stands between them and destruction. The parasocial technique of direct address ("YOU" in caps) creates false intimacy and urgency. Clinically, this represents mixed narcissistic state—grandiose (savior) and vulnerable (persecuted) simultaneously—with immature defenses of projection and idealization. The post's danger lies not in explicit violence but in its structural logic: if "they" are coming after "you" and only Trump stands in the way, then his removal (via legal process) becomes an existential threat requiring extraordinary response. This implicit reasoning pattern is consistent with stochastic terrorism frameworks—identifying threat without specifying action.

# Psychological Analysis: "They're Coming After YOU"

## Context
Posted at 10:33 PM ET on March 25, 2023, the evening of Trump's first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas. This rally occurred days before his expected Manhattan indictment and notably on the 30th anniversary of the Branch Davidian siege—a symbolically charged venue choice.

## Core Psychological Operation
This single sentence is arguably Trump's most psychologically significant rhetorical construction. The ME→YOU pivot accomplishes the fusion of leader identity with follower identity, transforming personal legal exposure into collective persecution. This is the essential mechanism of charismatic authority under threat.

## Personality Framework
**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (combative framing), high extraversion (assertive, dramatic).
**Level 2 (Motives):** Power and autonomy dominate. The post positions Trump as the indispensable barrier between threat and people—maximum agency motive.
**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist as warrior-savior. Contamination sequence: good people threatened by unnamed persecutors. Redemption offered through Trump's continued fight.

## Waco Symbolism
The choice of Waco—site of federal government overreach in collective memory—reinforces the persecution narrative. Combined with the rally's opening featuring J6 prisoners, this creates a coherent mythological frame: federal government as persecutor, Trump as defender.

## Archetypal Patterns
Hero/Savior dominant, with Warrior undertones. The unnamed "they" functions as Shadow—a diffuse, threatening other that followers can populate with their own grievances.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "They're coming after YOU" | **False** | The Manhattan DA investigation targeted Trump specifically for alleged hush money payments, not his supporters |

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Post-rally timing (10:33 PM ET)
- Clean formatting suggests possible aide involvement
- But the quote itself is Trump's signature rally line
- Emotional content consistent with authentic posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Manhattan DA investigation / expected indictment)

Sentiment: -0.30

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Post-rally energy
- Grandiose self-positioning

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- idealization (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Identity fusion—merging his legal problems with followers' interests
- Savior/protector positioning
- Implied intimacy through direct address 'YOU'

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Implicit logic that legal process against Trump = existential threat to followers
- Waco venue symbolism (federal overreach, armed resistance)
- Rally opened with J6 prisoner anthem normalizing insurrection
- Structural stochastic terrorism: target (unnamed persecutors) + grievance (coming after you) + implied necessity of action

### Gaslighting

- Reframes lawful criminal investigation as persecution of ordinary citizens
- Implies prosecutors are targeting Trump's supporters rather than investigating specific alleged crimes

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> They're coming after YOU

**FALSE**

The Manhattan DA investigation targeted Trump specifically for alleged hush money payments, not his supporters

Sources: Manhattan DA indictment context from provided events

Overall Veracity: 0%

## Tags

- persecution_narrative (100%)
- identity_fusion (95%)
- savior_complex (90%)
- pre_indictment (85%)
- waco_rally (80%)
- stochastic_terrorism (70%)

## That day

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

**Waco Rally Afterglow Curdles Into Legal Persecution Spiral as Indictment Looms**

Trump spent the day amplifying his Waco, Texas rally from the night before and railing against the Manhattan DA investigation he expected to produce an indictment. The mood swung between rally-fueled triumphalism and increasingly agitated grievance about what he called a rigged legal system. He attacked DeSantis, cast prosecutors as election cheaters, and ended the day's posting with an all-caps "ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!" outburst. The choice of Waco -- on the 30th anniversary of the federal siege -- combined with "destroy the deep state" rhetoric gave the day a notably darker edge than a typical post-rally victory lap.

Full digest for 2023-03-26: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 26). They’re not coming after ME, they’re coming after... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110087242866085083
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "They’re not coming after ME, they’re coming after YOU—and I..." Truth Social, 26 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110087242866085083. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "They’re not coming after ME, they’re coming after YOU—and I...," Truth Social, March 26, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110087242866085083.

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