Analysis: So interesting to see the IRS “MAKE A STRANGE HOUSE CALL” (W...

3y ago Mar 28, 2023 at 4:15 PM

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…

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Vulnerable

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

70%

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.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

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 writingrapid topic escalation

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

60%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionrationalizationsplitting

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Cognitive Markers:

tangentiality

Parasocial Techniques:

shared victimhood framinginstrumentalizing ally's grievance to establish own persecution

Fact Checks (2)

"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.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

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%