# Post ts_110103635915239095

- Post ID: `ts_110103635915239095`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-29T00:02:35.525Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110103635915239095/analysis
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## Post text

> Ron was gone, politically dead. Endorsement moved him up 50 points, to Victory. Thank you President Trump!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/103/635/883/554/987/original/702e1667632a1659.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,745
- Reposts: 4,223
- Replies: 1,105
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:52:16.440Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_110103635915239095 (2023-03-29)

### Content Summary
Trump references Ron DeSantis ("Ron"), claiming DeSantis was "politically dead" before Trump's endorsement for Florida governor (2018), which allegedly moved him "up 50 points, to Victory." He then sarcastically ventriloquizes DeSantis thanking him — "Thank you President Trump!" — highlighting DeSantis's perceived ingratitude as he prepares a 2024 presidential challenge.

### Authorship
Posted at 00:02 UTC = 8:02 PM ET (Mar 28). Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago preparing for the Waco rally. Evening posting, emotionally charged content, short punchy sentences — consistent with authentic Trump. The sarcastic ventriloquism is a signature Trump move.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic narcissistic injury response. DeSantis's rising 2024 candidacy represents betrayal by a subordinate Trump believes he created. The post employs the "kingmaker" narrative — framing DeSantis as entirely Trump's creation who owes everything to him. The sarcastic "Thank you President Trump!" is passive-aggressive, expressing rage through mock gratitude.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Hyperbole ("50 points")
- Devaluation ("politically dead")
- Sarcastic ventriloquism
- Implied debt/obligation framing

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Devaluation**: Reducing DeSantis to nothing without Trump
- **Idealization of self**: Positioning as kingmaker
- **Passive aggression**: Sarcastic thank-you

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Endorsement moved DeSantis up 50 points" | **Mostly False** | Trump endorsed DeSantis in Dec 2017 when DeSantis was trailing Adam Putnam in polls. The endorsement significantly boosted DeSantis, but '50 points' is a gross exaggeration. DeSantis won the 2018 primary by about 20 points. |
| "Ron was gone, politically dead before endorsement" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis was a sitting congressman with name recognition. He was trailing Putnam but was not 'politically dead' — he was an active candidate. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Evening post (8 PM ET)
- Emotional/sarcastic tone
- Short declarative sentences
- Personal grievance content
- Signature ventriloquism technique

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Abandonment (Ron DeSantis 2024 candidacy)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Ron DeSantis
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 40%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- passive aggression (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Modeling expected behavior (gratitude/loyalty) through ventriloquism

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Endorsement moved DeSantis up 50 points

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump endorsed DeSantis in Dec 2017 when DeSantis was trailing Adam Putnam in polls. The endorsement significantly boosted DeSantis, but '50 points' is a gross exaggeration. DeSantis won the 2018 primary by about 20 points.

Sources: Historical polling data from 2018 FL gubernatorial primary

> Ron was gone, politically dead before endorsement

**MOSTLY FALSE**

DeSantis was a sitting congressman with name recognition. He was trailing Putnam but was not 'politically dead' — he was an active candidate.

Sources: 2018 FL gubernatorial race history

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- DeSantis_rivalry (100%)
- kingmaker_narrative (90%)
- loyalty_enforcement (80%)
- 2024_primary (70%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Indictment Anxiety Fuels Grand Jury Fantasy and Sustained DeSantis Fixation**

Trump spent the day projecting confidence while the Manhattan grand jury moved toward indicting him. He opened with an elaborate claim that the grand jury was refusing to indict because the evidence favored him -- a narrative that proved entirely false days later. Much of the afternoon was consumed by a sustained barrage against Ron DeSantis, attacking him on Social Security, Medicare, ethanol, and sagging poll numbers. Brief flashes of anger surfaced around unfavorable polling and the criminal case, including a two-word all-caps post screaming about "election interference." The day ended on a triumphant note as he celebrated Fox News poll numbers showing DeSantis collapsing.

Full digest for 2023-03-29: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 29). Ron was gone, politically dead. Endorsement moved... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110103635915239095
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Ron was gone, politically dead. Endorsement moved him up 50..." Truth Social, 29 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110103635915239095. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Ron was gone, politically dead. Endorsement moved him up 50...," Truth Social, March 29, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110103635915239095.

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