# Post ts_110101800273330294

- Post ID: `ts_110101800273330294`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-28T16:15:45.775Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> So interesting to see the IRS “MAKE A STRANGE HOUSE CALL” (WSJ) ON MATT TAIBBI DURING HIS HOUSE TESTIMONY ON TWITTER AND ALL SORTS OF BAD GOVERNMENT ACTS. THAT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, IT IS JUST PLAIN BRAZEN & STUPID! BUT EVEN MORE BRAZEN & STUPID IS THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED ME, LEAKING INFORMATION (WHICH IS ILLEGAL!) &, MAKING A DEAL & THEN BREAKING IT FOR STRICTLY POLITICAL REASONS. I HAD A “DONE DEAL” BEFORE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT-THEY BROKE IT! TREATED WORSE THAN TEA PARTY & EVANGELICALS…

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,764
- Reposts: 5,650
- Replies: 643
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:47:04.461Z (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 demonstrates Trump's characteristic narcissistic gravity—the tendency to pull external events into orbit around his own experience. The IRS visit to journalist Matt Taibbi during congressional testimony serves purely as a springboard for Trump's own persecution narrative. The structural pivot ("BUT EVEN MORE BRAZEN & STUPID IS THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED ME") reveals the post's true psychological function: validating his vulnerable narcissistic state during the pre-indictment period. The contamination narrative—a "DONE DEAL" destroyed by his entry into politics—is a recurring identity construction positioning him as someone whose functional life was corrupted by political persecution. The comparison to Tea Party and Evangelicals serves dual purpose: in-group solidarity signaling and competitive victimhood escalation. Defense mechanisms cluster at the immature level (projection, splitting) with neurotic rationalization. The post is consistent with baseline Trump patterns and shows no cognitive deviation, but the intensity of persecution framing reflects the acute stress of anticipated indictment.

## Psychological Analysis: IRS/Taibbi Post (2023-03-28)

### Context
This post references the IRS visiting journalist Matt Taibbi's home while he was testifying before Congress about the "Twitter Files." Trump uses this as a springboard to pivot to his own grievances about IRS treatment.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:15 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The ALL CAPS style, stream-of-consciousness pivots, ampersands, and emotional escalation are strongly authentic. The WSJ quote citation and pivot to personal grievance is classic Trump rhetorical structure.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post begins with apparent concern for Taibbi but quickly reveals its true function: a vehicle for Trump's own victimhood narrative. The pivot word "BUT EVEN MORE BRAZEN & STUPID IS THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED ME" is the structural fulcrum—Taibbi's experience is instrumentalized to frame Trump as the greater victim.

The claim of a "DONE DEAL" before running for president that was broken is a recurring narrative element—the contamination sequence where his entry into politics corrupted previously functional relationships with institutions.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Attributes political motivation to IRS actions
- **Rationalization**: Frames all adversity as politically motivated persecution
- **Splitting**: Government actors are uniformly malicious

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post uses a common Trump structure: validate an ally's grievance → pivot to self → escalate. The comparison to Tea Party/Evangelicals signals in-group solidarity with conservative base.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "IRS visited Matt Taibbi's home during his congressional testimony on Twitter Files" | **Mostly True** | The IRS did visit Taibbi's home on March 9, 2023, while he was testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. IRS later said it was a routine compliance visit. |
| "Had a 'DONE DEAL' with IRS before running for president that was broken" | **Unverifiable** | Trump has claimed IRS audit disputes were near resolution before his 2015 campaign, but specifics of any deal have never been independently confirmed. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS throughout
- ampersand usage
- stream-of-consciousness pivots
- emotional escalation pattern
- parenthetical asides like (WHICH IS ILLEGAL!)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (IRS/government investigations, pending indictment)

**Rage:** Intensity 65% targeting IRS, prosecutors, government institutions
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Pressured quality to writing
- rapid topic escalation

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared victimhood framing
- instrumentalizing ally's grievance to establish own persecution

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> IRS visited Matt Taibbi's home during his congressional testimony on Twitter Files

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The IRS did visit Taibbi's home on March 9, 2023, while he was testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. IRS later said it was a routine compliance visit.

Sources: WSJ editorial board; Congressional testimony records

> Had a 'DONE DEAL' with IRS before running for president that was broken

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Trump has claimed IRS audit disputes were near resolution before his 2015 campaign, but specifics of any deal have never been independently confirmed.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- persecution_narrative (90%)
- IRS (70%)
- pre_indictment (80%)
- vulnerable_narcissism (70%)
- weaponization_of_government (80%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Indictment Anxiety Drives Midnight Self-Boosting and Midday Persecution Spiral**

Trump spent the day two days before his historic Manhattan indictment cycling between self-promotion and persecution narratives. He opened with a cluster of self-retweets just after midnight, then shifted to extended grievances about the looming charges and IRS treatment by midday. The mood was defensive throughout, with a brief flash of anger around the IRS visiting journalist Matt Taibbi -- which he quickly redirected into his own victimhood story. The day ended on a quieter note, sharing a sympathetic article arguing his support was rising despite legal pressure.

Full digest for 2023-03-28: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 28). So interesting to see the IRS “MAKE A STRANGE... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110101800273330294
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So interesting to see the IRS “MAKE A STRANGE HOUSE CALL”..." Truth Social, 28 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110101800273330294. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So interesting to see the IRS “MAKE A STRANGE HOUSE CALL”...," Truth Social, March 28, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110101800273330294.

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