# Post ts_110107835330772186

- Post ID: `ts_110107835330772186`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-29T17:50:33.522Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Remember, Ron DeSanctus strongly opposed ethanol and fought against it at every turn, and he'll do it again. They always go back to their original policy and thought!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/107/835/277/337/367/original/bcac8a2d6aca2c16.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,143
- Reposts: 2,937
- Replies: 364
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:51:57.377Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Ethanol Attack (2023-03-29)

This post continues a sustained same-day campaign against Ron DeSantis, attacking him from multiple angles (Social Security, Medicare, polls, and now ethanol). The ethanol attack is strategically targeted at Iowa caucus voters, where ethanol policy is a litmus test.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:50 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago). The deliberate misspelling "DeSanctus" and folksy closing suggest authentic Trump, though business-hours timing and media attachment suggest possible aide collaboration.

### Psychological Dynamics
Preemptive attack on primary rival. The closing generalization ("They always go back to their original policy and thought!") reveals a deterministic schema — people are fixed and will revert to type.

### Rhetorical Techniques
Fear appeal, deterministic framing, derogatory nickname, strategic Iowa-targeting via ethanol issue.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis strongly opposed ethanol and fought against it" | **Mostly True** | As a congressman, DeSantis voted against the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol subsidies multiple times. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Deliberate misspelling DeSanctus
- Folksy aphoristic closing
- Business hours posting
- Attached media suggests coordination

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack (Ron DeSantis as 2024 primary threat)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Remember opener creates shared in-group knowledge
- Folksy generalization invites audience to adopt his worldview

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> DeSantis strongly opposed ethanol and fought against it

**MOSTLY TRUE**

As a congressman, DeSantis voted against the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol subsidies multiple times.

Sources: Congressional voting record

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- primary_rival_attack (90%)
- iowa_targeting (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). Remember, Ron DeSanctus strongly opposed ethanol... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107835330772186
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Remember, Ron DeSanctus strongly opposed ethanol and fought..." Truth Social, 29 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107835330772186. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Remember, Ron DeSanctus strongly opposed ethanol and fought...," Truth Social, March 29, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110107835330772186.

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