# Post ts_110136163399001249

- Post ID: `ts_110136163399001249`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-04-03T17:54:45.458Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110136163399001249
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110136163399001249/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-when-this-election-is-over-i-will-be-president-of-the-united-states/

## Engagement

- Likes: 22,119
- Reposts: 4,984
- Replies: 522
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.415Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:56:01.100Z (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-Only Post — "When This Election Is Over, I Will Be President"

### Context
Posted April 3, 2023, at approximately 1:54 PM EDT. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago preparing to fly to New York for his arraignment the next day (he departed later that afternoon, landing at LaGuardia at 3:30 PM). This post shares an RSB Network article quoting Trump's declaration that he will be president after the election — a defiant, forward-looking statement made on the eve of his historic criminal arraignment.

### Authorship
Posted during business hours (1:54 PM ET) as a clean URL share with no commentary — consistent with aide/Scavino posting pattern. Link-only shares of favorable coverage are a staple of the social media operation. However, the timing on arraignment day and the defiant content suggest Trump likely directed the share even if he didn't physically post it.

### Psychological Analysis
This post functions as **narcissistic supply maintenance** and **grandiose counter-programming** to the indictment. On the eve of the most legally threatening moment of his career, the post projects total confidence and inevitability. The article headline reframes the narrative from "defendant" to "future president" — a classic **denial** and **distortion** defense against narcissistic injury.

Within the day's posting pattern (WITCH HUNT, AMERICA FIRST, attacking Biden/Jack Smith, sharing favorable media clips), this post serves as the **redemption narrative capstone**: despite persecution, triumph is assured.

### Rhetorical Function
The link does the rhetorical work — Trump doesn't need to make the grandiose claim directly; he amplifies a media outlet making it for him, lending it external validation while maintaining plausible distance from the grandiosity.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:54 PM ET)
- Clean URL share with no commentary
- No typos or emotional flourishes
- Professional formatting consistent with aide pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Manhattan indictment and upcoming arraignment)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Projecting confidence to reassure followers
- Using third-party validation to reinforce leader mythology

## Tags

- link-share (100%)
- grandiose-counter-programming (80%)
- pre-arraignment (100%)
- narrative-reframing (70%)

## That day

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

**Eve of Arraignment: Grandiose Defiance and Paranoid Grievance Cycle at Maximum RPM**

Trump spent the day preparing for his historic criminal arraignment — the first ever of a former U.S. president — flying from Mar-a-Lago to New York City. The mood oscillated sharply between aggressive defiance and anxious victimhood, with late-night attacks on the Manhattan DA and judge giving way to a flurry of self-congratulatory links and rally footage in the afternoon. A dense burst of posting just before departure featured rapid-fire link shares promoting his own greatness alongside conspiratorial claims about a coordinated Biden-Soros-Bragg plot against him. The overall tone was that of a man steeling himself for an ego-devastating event while working overtime to reframe it as proof of his importance.

Full digest for 2023-04-03: https://trump.fm/date/2023-04-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, April 3). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-when-this-el... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110136163399001249
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-when-this-election-is-..." Truth Social, 3 Apr. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110136163399001249. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-when-this-election-is-...," Truth Social, April 3, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110136163399001249.

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