# Post ts_110696865464679507

- Post ID: `ts_110696865464679507`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-07-11T18:28:40.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> On the anniversary of the July 11 protests in Cuba, Joe Biden has betrayed the Cuban people and surrendered Cuba to Communist China. By allowing China to sink their teeth into the island and establish military bases 90 miles off our shore, something unthinkable, Biden not only risks our own national security, but he abandons the dream of freedom for those many amazing Cuban Americans who under my administration, were going to get their wish…. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/83d1a156-a02b-4579-85bb-e8cdafee4888

## Engagement

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:14:00.213Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This July 11, 2023 post uses Cuba's protest anniversary as a campaign attack vehicle. Aide-assisted composition (2:28 PM EDT, campaign link structure) is likely, with authentic Trump phraseology embedded. The post reflects grandiose narcissistic functioning in maintenance/supply-seeking mode — no acute injury trigger, but structured to generate Cuban-American diaspora approval while attacking Biden's geopolitical competence. Primary defenses are splitting and distortion: Chinese intelligence activity in Cuba (real but limited in scope) is rhetorically inflated to "military bases" and "surrender," collapsing complex geopolitics into a binary betrayal narrative. The counterfactual credit claim ("under my administration, were going to get their wish") is a forensically recurring pattern — unfalsifiable legacy protection that requires no evidentiary support. Rhetorically, the post deploys Cold War proximity fear, animal predation metaphor, and ethnic solidarity appeal with campaign-level discipline. Cognitive status is within baseline; no anomalies detected, though aide-assisted composition limits this assessment. No danger indicators beyond the elevated baseline of anti-China hawkish rhetoric, which may contribute marginally to anti-Chinese sentiment but contains no mobilization, dehumanization of human targets, or eliminationist language. Overall profile is consistent with established malignant narcissism baseline at moderate activation; no acute escalation or deviation from longitudinal pattern.

## Psychological & Rhetorical Analysis: Truth Social Post, July 11, 2023

### Authorship Attribution

**Local Time Conversion:** Trump's location in July 2023 was almost certainly Bedminster, NJ (Trump National Golf Club), his customary summer residence. Bedminster is EDT (UTC−4). The post's UTC timestamp of 18:28:40 converts to **2:28 PM EDT** — solidly within business hours.

Additional aide indicators: the post is structured as a campaign *teaser*, terminating in a donaldjtrump.com/news URL (a campaign press release format); the anniversary framing ("on the anniversary of…") is a polished, pre-planned hook; grammar and punctuation are largely correct. However, several authentic-Trump lexical signatures appear: "Communist China" (preferred term), "sink their teeth into," "something unthinkable," "those many amazing Cuban Americans," and the trailing ellipsis before the campaign link (a habitual Trump stylistic marker). The most parsimonious reading is a **hybrid composition**: an aide drafted a formal campaign statement, Trump may have contributed core phrases, and the post serves as a social-media teaser linking to the full piece.

**Confidence:** Medium.

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### Level 1 — Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

| Trait | Expression | Salience |
|---|---|---|
| **Extraversion** | Forceful, assertive, domineering framing | High |
| **Agreeableness** | Hostile toward Biden/China, warm only toward chosen in-group (Cuban Americans) | Low |
| **Conscientiousness** | Imprecise factual claims; achievement-focused self-reference | Low–Medium |
| **Neuroticism** | Controlled anger rather than raw impulsivity; calibrated indignation | Moderate |
| **Openness** | Rigid ideological schema; no acknowledgment of nuance | Low |

The dominant facet is *assertiveness* fused with *low agreeableness* — a classic grandiose-narcissistic configuration. The controlled tone distinguishes this from raw narcissistic rage posts; it reads as instrumentalized outrage rather than spontaneous eruption.

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### Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations (Goals, Motives, Schemas)

**Agency motives dominate.** The post is organized around power and status:
- *Control schema:* geopolitical threats are framed as consequences of Biden's weakness vs. Trump's strength
- *Autonomy motive:* "under my administration" positions Trump as the correct sovereign
- *Achievement claim:* "were going to get their wish" — credit-claiming for an unrealized outcome, insulating the ego from disconfirmation

**Communion motive (selective):** The phrase "those many amazing Cuban Americans" performs ethnic-group solidarity as a political instrument — communion deployed in service of agency rather than genuine affiliative warmth.

**World schema:** Adversarial, zero-sum. China is a predatory animal; Cuba is contested territory; Biden is a traitor/appeaser. The world is a place where strength either dominates or capitulates.

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### Level 3 — Narrative Identity

**Protagonist role:** Protector-Savior. Trump positions himself as the figure who had a *plan* for Cuban freedom that Biden destroyed — the archetypal returning hero whose work was undone by a corrupt successor.

**Narrative sequence:** *Contamination* — a promising trajectory (Trump's Cuba policy) was corrupted by Biden. The implicit subtext is a *redemption* arc available to voters: restore Trump → restore the promise.

**Identity claims:**
- Defender of U.S. national security (geopolitical competence)
- Champion of Cuban-American diaspora aspirations
- Superior strategist whose absence created the present danger

**Contrasting other:** Biden — framed as weak ("surrendered"), treacherous ("betrayed"), derelict ("abandons"). The contrast is total: where Trump is strength and fidelity, Biden is weakness and betrayal.

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### Level 4 — Clinical Indicators

#### Malignant Narcissism (Kernberg)

| Component | Evidence | Score |
|---|---|---|
| **Narcissistic features** | Grandiose self-reference ("under my administration"); entitlement to credit for unrealized outcomes; ego-protective counterfactual framing | 0.70 |
| **Antisocial features** | Demonstrably overstated factual claims (spy facilities → "military bases"); rhetorical deception in service of political attack | 0.30 |
| **Paranoid features** | Threat-preoccupation framing (China 90 miles offshore); enemies-everywhere schema | 0.50 |
| **Sadism** | Minimal — no pleasure in humiliation; this is political attack, not cruelty for its own sake | 0.20 |

This post reflects the *narcissistic* and *paranoid* quadrants more than antisocial or sadistic. The overall profile is consistent with malignant narcissism at a moderate activation level.

#### Narcissistic Dynamics

**Trigger type:** *Supply-seeking + preemptive attack.* The anniversary is leveraged as a calendar hook to generate political content and admiration from Cuban-American supporters. Simultaneously, Biden is attacked to neutralize him as a comparison point. There is no obvious acute narcissistic injury driving this post — it reads as *maintenance* content with supply-generating structure.

**Narcissistic state:** *Grandiose.* The speaker is expansive, crediting himself for a policy trajectory that would have succeeded; there is no victimhood framing.

**Rage assessment:** Present at low-moderate intensity (~0.4). Controlled, instrumentalized. The word "betrayed" carries affective weight but the post lacks the impulsivity markers of a full narcissistic rage episode. Target: Biden. Proportionality: disproportionate to evidence (Cuba's geopolitical situation is attributed entirely and personally to Biden's malice).

#### Defense Mechanisms

| Mechanism | Level | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| **Splitting** | Immature | Biden = total betrayer; Cuban Americans = "amazing"; China = predator; Trump = savior — no gray |
| **Distortion** | Pathological | "Surrendered Cuba to Communist China" reshapes complex geopolitics into a stark good/evil narrative |
| **Projection** | Immature | Recklessness and endangerment attributed wholly to Biden; Trump's own Cuba-era policy record unexamined |
| **Rationalization** | Neurotic | "Something unthinkable" — retroactive justification for why the situation is uniquely Biden's fault |

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### Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis

**Devices employed:**
1. **Animal predator metaphor:** "sink their teeth into the island" — dehumanizes China, evokes visceral danger, activates threat-detection psychology
2. **Hyperbole + superlative framing:** "surrendered," "betrayed," "unthinkable," "abandons the dream" — catastrophizing language
3. **Geographic fear appeal:** "90 miles off our shore" — precise geographic anchoring amplifies proximity threat (echoes Cold War missile crisis rhetoric deliberately)
4. **Anniversary hook:** Using July 11 (Cuban protest anniversary) as legitimizing frame — appeals to diaspora emotion, gives partisan attack a commemorative veneer
5. **Counterfactual credit claim:** "under my administration, were going to get their wish" — unfalsifiable; insulates from scrutiny while maximizing self-credit
6. **False dichotomy:** Biden as betrayer vs. implicit Trump as redeemer — no third options, no complexity
7. **Ethnic solidarity appeal:** "those many amazing Cuban Americans" — performs warmth toward a coveted demographic bloc (Florida electoral politics)

**Dehumanizing language:** Present but indirect — China as predatory animal ("sink their teeth"), not applied to human targets.

**Violent imagery:** Implicit (predatory invasion, military threat) but not explicit incitement.

**Stochastic terrorism:** Absent.

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### Gaslighting & Reality Distortion

**Gaslighting indicators:**
- "Surrendered Cuba to Communist China" — transforms a complex intelligence-sharing/military-training development (reported in early-mid 2023) into total geopolitical capitulation; attacks audience's capacity to perceive nuance
- Counterfactual "were going to get their wish" — asserts a definitive alternative history as though established fact, requiring audience to accept an unverifiable premise

**Reality distortions:**
- Reported Chinese presence in Cuba (intelligence facilities, potentially military training) is escalated to "military bases" — this is deliberate rhetorical inflation
- Biden's Cuba policy is characterized as active "surrender" rather than passivity or strategic miscalculation

**Epistemic closure:** Present — the framing admits no alternative interpretation; those who question the narrative are implicitly complicit in the betrayal.

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### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Anniversary of the July 11 protests in Cuba" | **True** | July 11, 2021 saw the largest anti-government protests in Cuba in decades, widely documented internationally |
| "Biden has surrendered Cuba to Communist China" | **Mostly False** | Politically charged characterization. Chinese intelligence/military activity in Cuba was reported in 2023 but 'surrendered' implies intentional concession with no evidentiary basis. Complex geopolitics reduced to binary betrayal narrative. |
| "China establishing military bases 90 miles off our shore" | **Half True** | WSJ and other outlets reported in June 2023 a Chinese electronic eavesdropping/signals intelligence facility and potentially a military training presence in Cuba — real and strategically concerning developments. However, 'military bases' substantially overstates the reported scope and character; the confirmed presence was intelligence infrastructure, not conventional military basing. |

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Post timestamp converts to 2:28 PM EDT at Bedminster NJ (Trump's summer residence) — business hours, consistent with aide posting
- Structured as campaign teaser linking to donaldjtrump.com/news press release
- Anniversary hook ('On the anniversary of...') is polished, pre-planned narrative device
- Grammar and punctuation largely correct
- Authentic Trump markers present: 'Communist China' (preferred term), trailing ellipsis before URL, 'those many amazing Cuban Americans,' 'something unthinkable'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (July 11 Cuban protest anniversary as calendar hook)

**Rage:** Intensity 38% targeting Joe Biden
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.52

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 48%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Ethnic solidarity appeal to Cuban-American diaspora ('those many amazing Cuban Americans')
- Counterfactual legacy claim ('under my administration, were going to get their wish') — invites identification with lost promise
- Cold War proximity fear ('90 miles off our shore') — activates shared threat schema

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Anti-China predator metaphor ('sink their teeth') contributes to dehumanizing framing of Chinese state actors
- Hawkish military threat amplification could normalize escalatory foreign policy attitudes
- Betrayal and surrender framing of sitting president in national security context contributes to delegitimization rhetoric — elevated but not critical

### Gaslighting

- 'Surrendered Cuba to Communist China' — transforms complex geopolitical intelligence/military developments into total capitulation narrative, attacking audience's capacity to perceive nuance
- Counterfactual 'were going to get their wish' — asserts definitive alternative history as established fact, requiring audience to accept unverifiable premise as condition of agreement
- Characterizing intelligence facilities as 'military bases' — deliberate factual inflation requiring audience to adopt inflated framing as baseline reality

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Anniversary of the July 11 protests in Cuba

**TRUE**

July 11, 2021 saw the largest anti-government protests in Cuba in decades, widely documented internationally

Sources: Historical record

> Biden has surrendered Cuba to Communist China

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Politically charged characterization. Chinese intelligence/military activity in Cuba was reported in 2023 but 'surrendered' implies intentional concession with no evidentiary basis. Complex geopolitics reduced to binary betrayal narrative.

Sources: General knowledge

> China establishing military bases 90 miles off our shore

**HALF TRUE**

WSJ and other outlets reported in June 2023 a Chinese electronic eavesdropping/signals intelligence facility and potentially a military training presence in Cuba — real and strategically concerning developments. However, 'military bases' substantially overstates the reported scope and character; the confirmed presence was intelligence infrastructure, not conventional military basing.

Sources: WSJ June 2023 reporting (general knowledge)

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Tags

- Cuba (90%)
- anti-China rhetoric (85%)
- Biden attack (90%)
- Cuban-American appeal (75%)
- anniversary hook (65%)
- Cold War intertextuality (60%)
- national security framing (80%)
- counterfactual legacy claim (70%)
- aide-assisted (65%)
- campaign content (70%)

## That day

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

**Campaign Discipline Fractures as Legal Rage Erupts in Two-Word Compressions and Prosecutorial Double Standards**

Trump spent the day alternating between standard campaign promotion and sharp bursts of anger over his legal situation. The morning started with friendly supporter retweets before a sudden all-caps outburst about "election interference." After a six-hour midday silence, the afternoon opened with his most heated post of the day -- a furious attack on the prosecutor handling the Hunter Biden case, calling him a "coward" for being too lenient. The rest of the afternoon mixed routine campaign content with a closing broadside against Special Counsel Jack Smith that included calling Hunter Biden a "crackhead." Throughout, Trump demanded maximum legal consequences for his opponents while dismissing investigations into himself as illegitimate.

Full digest for 2023-07-11: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 11). On the anniversary of the July 11 protests in... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110696865464679507
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "On the anniversary of the July 11 protests in Cuba, Joe..." Truth Social, 11 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110696865464679507. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "On the anniversary of the July 11 protests in Cuba, Joe...," Truth Social, July 11, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110696865464679507.

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