# Post ts_110606157062138781

- Post ID: `ts_110606157062138781`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-06-25T18:00:19.626Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110606157062138781
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110606157062138781/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110606157062138781.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Christians have been under siege under this (Biden) administration. Never again will federal law enforcement be used to target religious believers. Americans of faith are not a threat to our Country, Americans of faith are the soul of our Country!

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (0:45), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> been under siege under this administration just please remember that please remember that when they tell you about what how much they love you they don't love you at all they don't love you at all never again will federal law enforcement be used to target religious believers and hopefully never again will it be used to target opponents in an election because that's what they're doing Americans of faith are not a threat to our country Americans of faith are the soul of our country and when I'm back in the White House I will once again appoint rock solid conservative judges and mold and the mold of justices like Antonin Scalia and the great Clarence Thomas who is who really is.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/606/157/041/831/362/original/950e5336cbfea9af.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,467
- Reposts: 5,239
- Replies: 639
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.408Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:01:06.233Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Delivered at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference and almost certainly aide-written (business hours, polished construction, professional video, zero typos), this post applies a well-tested mobilization formula to evangelical and traditionalist Christian voters. The core move is activating persecuted-minority psychology within a numerical majority: "under siege" imports militaristic urgency from the narrow but real February 2023 FBI memo controversy, then generalizes it into systemic persecution of all American Christians. The messianic promise structure ("Never again will federal law enforcement be used to target religious believers") positions Trump as the singular necessary protector — grandiose framing that is structural rather than florid, consistent with aide polish smoothing rougher edges. The chiastic close ("not a threat... the soul of our Country") provides oratorical memorability consistent with speech-excerpt provenance. Defense mechanisms include splitting (faith community as sacred vs. Biden as persecutor) and rationalization (laundering a verifiable narrow grievance into a broader persecution narrative). No rage, no dehumanization, no violence indicators. Danger level: none. Clinically unremarkable as an artifact of Trump's own psychology; analytically interesting as evidence of campaign infrastructure translating populist-religious brand into polished broadcast messaging for a key 2024 demographic.

# Post Analysis: ts_110606157062138781 — June 25, 2023

## Context & Authorship

This post was delivered at **2:00 PM EDT** (18:00 UTC, Trump in Washington D.C. for the Faith & Freedom Coalition "Road to Majority" conference). The timing, polish, grammatical completeness, professional video attachment, and event-tied content all point strongly to aide-authored content — almost certainly drafted by Scavino or a communications staffer and posted as a clip summary from the conference speech. No typos, no ALL CAPS explosions, no stream-of-consciousness. This is media-ready conference messaging, not late-night reactive posting. The companion post thanking the Faith & Freedom Coalition anchors the context firmly.

## Psychological Analysis

### Trigger & State
This is **supply-seeking/maintenance** behavior directed at a captive, receptive audience (evangelical and traditionalist Christians at a major faith conference). The narcissistic state is **grandiose**: Trump positions himself as the singular protector of an imperiled group. The phrase "Never again will federal law enforcement be used to target religious believers" is a messianic promise that implicitly casts himself as the necessary and sufficient condition for that safety — a classically grandiose framing.

There is no overt narcissistic rage here. The tone is controlled and oratorical — consistent with aide crafting. The emotional register is righteous indignation on behalf of an out-group (the faithful), which is a lower-temperature but strategically effective variant of grievance politics.

### Narrative Identity (McAdams Level 3)
- **Protagonist role**: Protector/Savior of the faithful
- **Narrative sequence**: Contamination → implied redemption. "Biden administration = siege" (contamination of a previously safe America) → "Never again" (Trump's return restores proper order)
- **Identity claim**: Champion of religious freedom; ally of "the soul of our Country"
- **Contrasting other**: The Biden administration and its federal law enforcement apparatus — cast as a persecuting regime targeting innocent believers

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting** (immature): The dichotomy is absolute. "Americans of faith" are the soul of the country; the Biden administration is a persecutor. No middle ground, no nuance. Splits the electorate into the sacred (faith community) and the threatening (Biden's DOJ/FBI).
- **Rationalization** (neurotic): A real but limited incident — the February 2023 FBI Richmond field office memo concerning surveillance of traditionalist Catholics, later rescinded after congressional exposure — is reframed and generalized into a systemic "siege" of all Christians. The rationalization launders a verifiable grievance into a much larger persecution narrative.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post is textbook political mobilization rhetoric targeting religious conservatives:
- **Victimhood frame**: "under siege" — escalatory militaristic language applied to routine policy disputes
- **False dichotomy**: Federal law enforcement vs. "Americans of faith" — as if religious identity and state authority are inherently in conflict
- **Promise structure**: "Never again will…" — the most powerful political formulation, invoking historical gravity without specifying mechanism
- **Elevation of in-group**: "soul of our Country" — positions the conference audience not merely as voters but as the metaphysical foundation of national identity; highly effective flattery
- **Implied agency**: The parenthetical "(Biden)" insertion personalizes blame, ensuring no ambiguity about the villain

### Reality Distortions
The characterization of Christians broadly being "under siege" is substantially overstated. The FBI Richmond memo (Feb 2023) was a genuine, documented overreach targeting a narrow subset of traditionalist Catholic communities; Congress forced its rescission. That incident provides a factual seed. However, generalizing this to a systemic "siege" of American Christians broadly is a significant distortion — majority-status Christians have faced no coordinated federal targeting under Biden. The distortion serves a specific rhetorical function: activating the persecuted minority psychology within a numerical majority, which is a powerful and well-documented mobilization technique.

### Danger Assessment
No stochastic terrorism indicators. No dehumanizing language. No violent imagery. The post is designed to generate electoral energy and donations, not to mobilize confrontation. Danger level: **none**.

## Longitudinal Context
Read alongside the same-day posts, this is the polished, broadcast-ready anchor of a cluster of raw, emotionally reactive posts (the "arrest his opponent," "enemies want to stop me," Biden "totally compromised" posts are more authentically Trumpian in register). The clustering suggests a coordinated posting strategy: raw emotional content from Trump's own drafts, bookended by professional messaging from staff around the conference appearance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Christians have been under siege under this (Biden) administration" | **Mostly False** | The February 2023 FBI Richmond field office memo flagging traditionalist Catholics as potential domestic terrorism nexus was a genuine, documented overreach, later rescinded under congressional pressure. However, this single field-office document does not constitute a 'siege' of American Christians broadly. Christianity remains the majority religion in the U.S. with no documented federal policy of targeting Christian believers under Biden. |
| "Federal law enforcement has been used to target religious believers under Biden" | **Half True** | The FBI Richmond memo targeting traditionalist Catholics is factually documented and represents a genuine example of inappropriate federal scrutiny of religious practice. However, the claim implies systematic, ongoing federal targeting of religious believers broadly, which is not supported. The incident was an outlier that was exposed and corrected, not evidence of a systemic pattern. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Post time 2:00 PM EDT — business hours, well within aide-posting window
- Grammatically complete, no typos, no ALL CAPS
- Event-tied content (Faith & Freedom Coalition conference)
- Professional video attachment consistent with campaign media production
- Oratorical structure inconsistent with Trump stream-of-consciousness style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Faith & Freedom Coalition conference audience)

Sentiment: -0.25

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 35%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 52%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Victimhood solidarity — we are persecuted together
- Elevation to cosmic significance — soul of our Country
- Personal promise of protection — Never again will I allow this

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Christians have been under siege under this (Biden) administration

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The February 2023 FBI Richmond field office memo flagging traditionalist Catholics as potential domestic terrorism nexus was a genuine, documented overreach, later rescinded under congressional pressure. However, this single field-office document does not constitute a 'siege' of American Christians broadly. Christianity remains the majority religion in the U.S. with no documented federal policy of targeting Christian believers under Biden.

Sources: FBI Richmond memo, Feb 2023 (confirmed and rescinded); Congressional oversight hearings, Spring 2023

> Federal law enforcement has been used to target religious believers under Biden

**HALF TRUE**

The FBI Richmond memo targeting traditionalist Catholics is factually documented and represents a genuine example of inappropriate federal scrutiny of religious practice. However, the claim implies systematic, ongoing federal targeting of religious believers broadly, which is not supported. The incident was an outlier that was exposed and corrected, not evidence of a systemic pattern.

Sources: FBI Richmond field office memo, February 2023; FBI Director Wray congressional testimony, 2023

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- faith-and-freedom-coalition (95%)
- religious-mobilization (92%)
- aide-written (85%)
- 2024-campaign (90%)
- persecution-narrative (88%)
- anti-biden (82%)
- messianic-promise (78%)
- grandiose-state (65%)
- supply-seeking (72%)
- splitting-defense (70%)

## That day

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

**Post-Indictment Sunday: Morning Gratitude Ritual Yields to Afternoon Persecution-Policy Blitz from Faith & Freedom Clips**

A quiet Sunday morning of retweeting supporter praise gave way to an intense afternoon burst — eight posts in 22 minutes — built from clips of his Faith & Freedom Coalition speech the day before. The afternoon content mixed grievance about his federal indictment with promises of sweeping Day One policy action on immigration and ideological exclusion. Two posts carried real anger, both aimed at Biden, framing the independent prosecution as a personal political hit job. The day ended with a book bundle ad, the rage fully spent.

Full digest for 2023-06-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-06-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, June 25). Christians have been under siege under this... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110606157062138781
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Christians have been under siege under this (Biden)..." Truth Social, 25 Jun. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110606157062138781. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Christians have been under siege under this (Biden)...," Truth Social, June 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110606157062138781.

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