# Post ts_110107667556878595

- Post ID: `ts_110107667556878595`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-29T17:07:53.415Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107667556878595
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107667556878595/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-book-tour-looks-like-amateur-hour

## Engagement

- Likes: 6,203
- Reposts: 1,570
- Replies: 113
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:51:53.634Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link Share Attacking DeSantis

This post is a bare URL share of a Daily Beast article mocking Ron DeSantis's book tour as "amateur hour." No original commentary is added — the headline itself serves as the attack.

### Context
This fits within a sustained anti-DeSantis campaign visible in surrounding posts from the same day, where Trump attacks DeSantis on Social Security, uses the "DeSanctimonious" nickname, and claims credit for DeSantis's political career. The link share is a lower-effort tactic in this broader devaluation campaign.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:07 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, no original text, clean URL formatting — consistent with aide/Scavino posting or Trump sharing from a curated feed. However, the oppositional content and pattern of anti-DeSantis posts throughout the day suggest Trump is at minimum directing the content.

### Psychological Function
The post lets a hostile media outlet do the attacking — a form of displacement where Trump amplifies criticism without authoring it. Notably, Trump shares from the Daily Beast, a publication he typically attacks as "fake news," demonstrating instrumental use of media: any source becomes credible when it serves the devaluation function.

### Rhetorical Function
Sharing a negative article about a rival without comment is a common social media attack technique — it maintains plausible deniability while ensuring the damaging framing reaches the audience.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:07 PM ET)
- No original text - bare URL share
- Clean formatting
- But fits pattern of personally-directed anti-DeSantis campaign

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (DeSantis as 2024 primary rival)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- amplifying negative coverage of rival

## Tags

- DeSantis devaluation (80%)
- link share (90%)
- primary rivalry (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). https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-book-to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107667556878595
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-book-tour-looks-l..." Truth Social, 29 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107667556878595. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-book-tour-looks-l...," Truth Social, March 29, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107667556878595.

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