# Post ts_110576960141157147 - Post ID: `ts_110576960141157147` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-06-20T14:15:10.011Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110576960141157147 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110576960141157147/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110576960141157147.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > People are going wild over the Hunter Biden Scam with the DOJ! ## Engagement - Likes: 22,396 - Reposts: 5,822 - Replies: 1,819 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.408Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T05:56:23.118Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: Truth Social Post — June 20, 2023 ## Overview A 15-word reactive post responding to the Hunter Biden plea deal announced on June 20, 2023. Structurally minimal but functionally dense, this post operates as a **displacement maneuver and whataboutism anchor** issued exactly one week after Trump's own federal arraignment in Miami (June 13). The Hunter Biden deal provides a psychologically convenient counterpoint that reinforces Trump's pre-constructed narrative of DOJ as a corrupt, politically weaponized institution — a narrative that simultaneously defends his own prosecution as illegitimate. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Estimated local time:** 10:15 AM EDT (Bedminster, NJ). Business-hours timing marginally suggests aide involvement, but stylistic fingerprints — stripped syntax, tribal shorthand, populist mass-attribution — are consistent with authentic Trump. The same-day burst of multiple posts on the identical topic (at least three Hunter Biden posts June 20) supports genuine personal engagement. **Confidence: medium-high for authentic Trump.** --- ## Level 1 — Dispositional Traits The post indexes high **assertiveness** (extraversion facet), low **agreeableness** (adversarial/contemptuous framing of DOJ), low **conscientiousness** (impulsive, unelaborated), and elevated **angry hostility** (neuroticism facet). Openness is characteristically low — the "Scam" label forecloses any interpretive ambiguity. This is fully consistent with the trait profile across hundreds of comparable posts. --- ## Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations (Goals & Motives) **Dominant motive: Agency/Power.** The post asserts control over the interpretive frame ("Scam"), positions Trump as the one who names reality for the masses, and channels collective anger through his voice. Communion motives are instrumentalized — "People are going wild" simulates belonging while actually centering Trump as their spokesperson. **Active schemas:** - *DOJ = corrupt institution*: Activated and reinforced - *Hunter Biden = evidence of two-tiered justice*: New triggering event slotted into pre-existing schema - *I = voice of the aggrieved majority*: Validated through populist framing --- ## Level 3 — Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Truth-teller and mass validator. Trump does not say *he* is outraged — he says *people* are going wild, positioning himself as the observer who calmly names what the masses are feeling. **Narrative sequence:** Contamination. A legal system that *should* deliver justice has been corrupted ("Scam") by DOJ complicity. This mirrors Trump's own legal narrative (his prosecution = corruption) and creates rhetorical symmetry. **Contrasting other:** The corrupt Biden DOJ — the same institution processing Trump's indictment. **Identity claim (implicit):** *I am the one who sees through institutional fraud while others merely react.* --- ## Level 4 — Clinical Indicators ### Narcissistic Dynamics **State:** Mixed (grandiose surface, vulnerable substrate). The grandiose posture — speaking for "people" going wild — rests on the underlying vulnerability of being a federal defendant. The Hunter Biden deal is psychologically useful precisely *because* it allows Trump to express DOJ grievance without directly foregrounding his own legal jeopardy. **Trigger:** Narcissistic injury (ongoing, from indictment) channeled via displacement onto a new target. The plea deal is a triggering event that activates the pre-existing injury and provides an acceptable outlet. **Rage:** Subdued. Intensity is low relative to post-arraignment posts. This is narrative maintenance rather than acute rage expression. ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Displacement** *(immature)*: Anger at the DOJ — which indicted Trump — redirected toward DOJ's handling of Hunter Biden. Allows DOJ grievance expression without self-incriminating acknowledgment. 2. **Projection** *(immature)*: "People are going wild" attributes Trump's internal agitation to an anonymous mass, lending it the legitimacy of popular consensus. His emotional state becomes a social fact. 3. **Rationalization** *(neurotic)*: Labeling the deal a "Scam" provides a pseudo-logical framework that confirms DOJ corruption — retroactively justifying Trump's own narrative about his prosecution. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis **Primary function:** Whataboutism and institutional delegitimization. **Techniques employed:** - **Bandwagon ("People are going wild"):** Unverifiable mass attribution bypasses evidential requirements - **Label anchoring ("Scam"):** A pre-loaded cognitive shorthand that forecloses nuanced interpretation - **Implied conspiracy ("with the DOJ"):** Institutional complicity asserted without falsifiable claim - **Hyperbole ("going wild"):** Escalates the emotional stakes of an already-charged news event The post functions within a same-day coordinated framing campaign: this post, a longer post calling the deal a "traffic ticket" clearing "hundreds of years of criminal liability," and a retweet labeling it "Election Interference" — each adding a different rhetorical layer to the same narrative node. --- ## Gaslighting & Reality Distortion **Present.** Characterizing a standard prosecutorial plea agreement as a "Scam" seeds institutional distrust by implying DOJ deliberately engineered a corrupt outcome. This attacks followers' ability to evaluate a legal proceeding on its own terms, priming them to accept only Trump's interpretive frame. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "People are going wild over the Hunter Biden [deal] with the DOJ" | **Half True** | Republican politicians and conservative media did react strongly and critically to the Hunter Biden plea deal announced this date. However, 'going wild' is significant hyperbole — reaction was partisan and concentrated, not a broad popular phenomenon. General public polling showed mixed views. | | "The DOJ cleared Hunter Biden via a 'Scam'" | **Mostly False** | The plea agreement was a standard prosecutorial disposition — two misdemeanor tax pleas and pretrial diversion on a gun charge — negotiated through normal legal channels. Republicans characterized it as lenient; legal analysts noted it was unusual but not unprecedented for a first-time, non-violent offender. 'Scam' implies criminality or deliberate corruption by DOJ, for which no evidence is presented. The framing conflates policy disagreement with institutional fraud. | Overall Veracity: 35% ## Archetype & Order/Chaos **Warrior + Trickster** hybrid: The post attacks the established DOJ order as corrupt, positioning Trump as the one who names the fraud. He is simultaneously the chaos agent (delegitimizing institutions) and the order-restorer (promising an alternative legitimate order for "the people"). **Order positioning:** Order attacker. The post frames DOJ as corrupt order deserving disruption, not legitimate authority deserving deference. --- ## Danger Assessment **Level: None.** No eliminationist language, dehumanization, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators. This is political grievance expression within normal (if divisive) rhetorical bounds. --- ## Longitudinal Note This post is fully consistent with the established DOJ-corruption narrative that has been a stable feature of Trump's posting since at least 2022. No cognitive deviation, no escalation in affect register, no novel rhetorical technique. Functions as routine narrative maintenance within a well-documented frame. Summary withheld — no clinically significant deviation from baseline. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 65%) ### Indicators - 10:15 AM EDT timing is within business hours, slightly reducing authentic probability - However, terse punchy phrasing and single exclamation point are hallmarks of authentic Trump cadence - Part of a multi-post rapid-fire burst on the same Hunter Biden topic (same day posts confirm active engagement) - No polished grammar structure, no event announcement format — inconsistent with Scavino aide style - Populist framing ('People are going wild') is a characteristic authentic rhetorical tic ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Trump's own federal indictment and arraignment (June 13, 2023) creates ongoing injury; Hunter Biden plea deal provides a displacement target and retroactive narrative justification) Sentiment: -0.35 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 40% - Sadism: 10% **Defense Mechanisms:** - displacement (immature) - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 100% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Collective identity framing ('People are going wild') invites followers to identify as part of a mass outrage movement - Branded shorthand ('Scam') provides ready-made cognitive label followers can adopt and repeat - Implied insider knowledge — Trump positions himself as the one naming what others are reacting to ## Danger Assessment **NONE** ### Gaslighting - Characterizing a formal legal plea agreement as a 'Scam' attacks the legitimacy of the DOJ's institutional processes, seeding doubt about objective legal events - Framing implies followers should distrust their own perception of a routine legal proceeding - Functions in concert with same-day post calling the deal a 'traffic ticket' — coordinated reality reframing campaign ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > People are going wild over the Hunter Biden [deal] with the DOJ **HALF TRUE** Republican politicians and conservative media did react strongly and critically to the Hunter Biden plea deal announced this date. However, 'going wild' is significant hyperbole — reaction was partisan and concentrated, not a broad popular phenomenon. General public polling showed mixed views. Sources: Hunter Biden Plea Deal Announced — pre-researched historian event > The DOJ cleared Hunter Biden via a 'Scam' **MOSTLY FALSE** The plea agreement was a standard prosecutorial disposition — two misdemeanor tax pleas and pretrial diversion on a gun charge — negotiated through normal legal channels. Republicans characterized it as lenient; legal analysts noted it was unusual but not unprecedented for a first-time, non-violent offender. 'Scam' implies criminality or deliberate corruption by DOJ, for which no evidence is presented. The framing conflates policy disagreement with institutional fraud. Sources: Hunter Biden Plea Deal Announced — pre-researched historian event Overall Veracity: 35% ## Tags - whataboutism (90%) - displacement (85%) - DOJ_corruption_narrative (80%) - Hunter_Biden (90%) - supply_seeking (60%) - institutional_delegitimization (75%) - bandwagon (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Hunter Biden Plea Deal Ignites All-Day Persecution Spiral One Week After Trump's Own Arraignment** Trump spent most of the day fixated on the Hunter Biden plea deal, returning to the topic six times across thirteen posts and framing it as proof of a two-tier justice system designed to protect his political enemies while persecuting him. The mood cycled between combative grandiosity and raw grievance, peaking in an early-afternoon all-caps eruption that labeled prosecutors "Marxists and Communists" and contained a notable word substitution error. A brief three-word scream of "ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!" late in the afternoon marked the day's emotional low point before he pivoted abruptly to promoting his Fox News interview. Notably absent from his feed: the Titan submersible search dominating every other news outlet. Full digest for 2023-06-20: https://trump.fm/date/2023-06-20/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, June 20). People are going wild over the Hunter Biden Scam... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110576960141157147 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "People are going wild over the Hunter Biden Scam with the..." Truth Social, 20 Jun. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110576960141157147. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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