# Post ts_110386360800786334 - Post ID: `ts_110386360800786334` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-05-17T22:23:14.839Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110386360800786334 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110386360800786334/analysis ## Post text > https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-list-endorsements-lost-gop-1800877 ## Engagement - Likes: 11,403 - Reposts: 2,815 - Replies: 460 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.411Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T04:45:10.664Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary On a day of acute legal stress (attorney Parlatore's resignation, Jack Smith's probe intensifying), Trump posted ≥5 anti-DeSantis or self-aggrandizing links in an apparent coordinated information operation. This link-only post shares a Newsweek article documenting DeSantis's lost GOP endorsements — rhetorically sophisticated in its deniability: the headline functions as the attack without authorship fingerprints. The displacement dynamic is clinically notable: uncontrollable legal anxiety channeled toward aggressive political targeting of a controllable rival approaching his formal campaign announcement. Aide execution (Scavino) is probable given the link-only format, evening timing (6:23 PM EDT), and coordinated same-day volume. The day's posting pattern constructs a coherent contamination narrative about DeSantis — momentum turning to loss — while implicitly positioning Trump as the candidate with genuine, durable loyalty. Preemptive attack mode is the primary narcissistic dynamic; grandiose state predominates. No dangerous rhetoric present; this is political competition operating within normal (if aggressive) bounds. ## Post Analysis: ts_110386360800786334 — Link-Only Anti-DeSantis Amplification ### Overview This post contains no original text — only a bare URL to a Newsweek article documenting Ron DeSantis's lost Republican endorsements. All psychological meaning is derived from context: *what* is being shared, *when*, and in what *pattern* relative to the day's other posts. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Timing:** UTC 22:23:14 → 18:23 EDT. On May 17, 2023, Trump was almost certainly in New York (his lawyer Timothy Parlatore resigned that day amid classified documents legal pressure, suggesting active legal management was occurring). 6:23 PM Eastern is late business hours — not the late-night/early-morning window associated with authentic, impulsive Trump posting. **Format:** Link-only posts with no accompanying text represent the cleaner, more controlled posting style associated with aide execution (Scavino). Authentic Trump characteristically adds emotional commentary, ALL CAPS emphasis, nicknames, or at minimum an exclamation point. The absence of any text is notable. **Pattern context:** This post is one of at least five anti-DeSantis or pro-Trump link shares on this single day. The coordinated curation — spanning Laura Loomer, Paul Ingrassia's Substack, NYT, Washington Times, and now Newsweek — suggests a directed but aide-executed operation: Trump likely identifies targets and approves content; Scavino executes the posting. The sheer volume in a compressed window supports staff involvement. **Confidence: medium** — Evening timing and link-only format lean aide-executed; the aggressive DeSantis-targeting content strategy is authentically Trumpian in direction. --- ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits The post is too sparse for direct trait observation, but the behavioral pattern it represents is consistent with: - **Low Agreeableness**: Antagonistic orientation toward a within-party rival, zero cooperative signaling - **High Neuroticism (angry hostility)**: The volume and targeting of anti-DeSantis content on this day reflects threat-reactive behavior - **High Extraversion (assertiveness)**: Dominant-frame positioning through information selection --- ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Agency motive (power/status)** is dominant. The trigger is clear: DeSantis was approaching his official presidential campaign launch (announced June 2023), representing the most credible intra-party threat to Trump's frontrunner status. The post is motivated by status preservation and dominance maintenance. **Schema of others:** DeSantis is categorized as a rival whose apparent strength is illusory — a "both man and myth" (per the Ingrassia piece shared earlier that day) whose endorsements evaporate under scrutiny. This schema casts allies as transferable and rivals as fundamentally hollow. --- ### Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** The dominant champion whose support is real and loyal, implicitly contrasted with a pretender whose endorsements are ephemeral. **Contrasting other:** DeSantis is the explicit foil — the upstart who cannot hold what he claims to have. The day's posting pattern constructs a coherent narrative: DeSantis is inauthentic (Ingrassia substack), losing support (NYT Kentucky piece, this Newsweek piece), while Trump is triumphant (A-Z triumphs piece) and a superior negotiator (Washington Times piece). **Contamination sequence:** The implicit narrative about DeSantis follows contamination structure — he had momentum and endorsements, now losing them. This is exactly the story Trump wants told. **Identity claims:** Implicit — the sharer of this content is positioned as the candidate who *doesn't* lose endorsements, who commands real loyalty. --- ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators **Narcissistic trigger:** Preemptive attack. DeSantis has not yet formally entered the race, but his imminent announcement represents a threat requiring neutralization. The timing (days/weeks before DeSantis's June announcement) is consistent with preemptive dominance assertion. **Displacement defense:** Highly notable contextual factor — on this same day, Trump's attorney Timothy Parlatore resigned amid conflicts in the classified documents case, and Jack Smith's probe was intensifying. Trump faces uncontrollable legal threats. The flood of DeSantis-targeting posts channels aggression toward a *controllable* target. Classic displacement: anxiety about legal exposure redirected toward political attack where agency remains possible. **Narcissistic state:** Mixed, leaning grandiose. The content selection (implying Trump has what DeSantis lacks — loyal endorsements) is expansive and dominant rather than victimized. **Sadistic element (mild):** There is pleasure signaled in sharing a rival's failures — selecting content specifically documenting lost endorsements, rather than DeSantis's policy positions or character, targets the political humiliation dimension. --- ### Defense Mechanisms | Mechanism | Evidence | Level | |-----------|----------|-------| | Displacement | Legal anxieties (Parlatore resignation, Smith probe) redirected toward political attack | Immature | | Rationalization | Framed as "sharing news" — deniable political aggression | Neurotic | --- ### Rhetorical Analysis **Implied commentary technique:** The headline does Trump's rhetorical work without requiring him to author a quotable attack. "Ron DeSantis: List of Endorsements Lost" is maximally damaging with zero Trump fingerprints — sophisticated and deniable. **RAND Firehose element:** The volume of anti-DeSantis content in a single day (≥5 posts) reflects saturation tactics — overwhelming the information environment with negative DeSantis framing. **Amplification of opposition research:** Rather than generating original attacks, sharing credentialed media outlets (NYT, Newsweek) lends legitimacy to the negative framing. The source credibility launders the attack. **False dichotomy (implicit):** The day's posting pattern constructs a binary — Trump's endorsements hold, DeSantis's crumble — without stating it explicitly. No violent imagery, no dehumanizing language, no stochastic terrorism indicators. This is political competition rhetoric. --- ### Cognitive Status Insufficient original text to assess cognitive markers. No language sample available. Cannot compare to baseline from this post alone. --- ### Danger Assessment **Level: None.** Political competition targeting, not threat-signaling. Rhetoric is reputational rather than eliminationist. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Ron DeSantis lost GOP endorsements" | **Mostly True** | In early-mid 2023, multiple Republicans who had been positioned near DeSantis shifted toward Trump or declined active support as Trump's polling strength remained robust despite legal pressures. The general trajectory of DeSantis endorsement losses was documented across multiple outlets in this period. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - UTC 22:23 → 18:23 EDT: late business hours, not typical late-night authentic window - Link-only format with zero original text is uncharacteristic of authentic Trump who typically adds commentary - One of 5+ anti-DeSantis/pro-Trump posts in a single day suggesting coordinated aide-curated operation - No typos, misspellings, ALL CAPS, emotional punctuation, or nicknames - Content direction (aggressive DeSantis targeting) is authentically Trumpian; execution style leans Scavino ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (Ron DeSantis (imminent presidential campaign announcement, threat to frontrunner status)) Sentiment: -0.65 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 60% - Antisocial: 30% - Paranoid: 30% - Sadism: 30% **Defense Mechanisms:** - displacement (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Amplification of anti-rival narratives to prime audience perception - Implied shared contempt through link selection without explicit statement ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Ron DeSantis lost GOP endorsements **MOSTLY TRUE** In early-mid 2023, multiple Republicans who had been positioned near DeSantis shifted toward Trump or declined active support as Trump's polling strength remained robust despite legal pressures. The general trajectory of DeSantis endorsement losses was documented across multiple outlets in this period. Sources: Newsweek (linked article); NYT piece on DeSantis losing Kentucky Governor endorsement (shared same day) Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - DeSantis-targeting (90%) - link-only-post (90%) - preemptive-attack (80%) - Republican-primary-2024 (85%) - displacement (75%) - aide-executed (70%) - coordinated-posting-campaign (80%) - deniable-amplification (75%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Durham Report Vindication Soured by Legal Walls Closing In — DeSantis Becomes Punching Bag for Displaced Anxiety** Trump's day split between two fixations: raging against the legal investigations tightening around him and gleefully savaging Ron DeSantis over a string of endorsement losses. The morning opened with an all-caps tirade about FBI framing, quickly followed by claiming sole credit for overturning Roe v. Wade and a bitter attack on former Attorney General Bill Barr. DeSantis dominated the rest of the day, with Trump returning to the rivalry at least five times to crow over lost races in Jacksonville and Kentucky. The evening brought a burst of curated link shares mixing legal defense talking points with anti-DeSantis media hits, suggesting a coordinated communications push running alongside the genuine emotional outbursts of the morning. Full digest for 2023-05-17: https://trump.fm/date/2023-05-17/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, May 17). https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-list-endorse... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110386360800786334 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-list-endorsements-lost..." Truth Social, 17 May. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110386360800786334. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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