# Post ts_110706721222912132 - Post ID: `ts_110706721222912132` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-07-13T12:15:06.943Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110706721222912132 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110706721222912132/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110706721222912132.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/breitbartnews/statuses/110663663066610454 They are doing bad things. TRUTH IS THE BEST!!! ## Engagement - Likes: 8,629 - Reposts: 2,668 - Replies: 598 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.406Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:13:54.821Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Low-intensity maintenance post appending two characteristic clauses to a Breitbart RT. The first clause invokes an unspecified threat collective ('They are doing bad things') — a maximally activating rhetorical device because it cannot be falsified and each follower projects their own enemy onto it. The second clause ('TRUTH IS THE BEST!!!') simultaneously promotes Trump's platform and asserts epistemological supremacy through brand-concept conflation. Splitting is the dominant defense mechanism: categorically bad 'they' versus categorically best 'Truth.' Grandiose baseline is maintained following the previous day's more vulnerably narcissistic Carroll-verdict post, suggesting affective recovery through allied-media amplification and brand promotion. Authorship leans authentic despite morning posting time (8:15 AM Bedminster EDT), based on strong stylometric markers including ALL CAPS, triple exclamation marks, and the characteristically vague impulsive accusatory phrasing. No danger indicators, no cognitive anomalies detectable at this text volume, no violent imagery or dehumanizing language. This post is consistent with Trump's stable baseline maintenance behavior — routine audience activation and tribal signaling through allied media amplification, requiring no acute psychological trigger. ## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2023-07-13T12:15:06Z (ts_110706721222912132) ### Overview This is a brief, low-intensity RT of a Breitbart News post with two appended clauses: `"They are doing bad things. TRUTH IS THE BEST!!!"` The post is representative of what might be termed **maintenance mode** — routine allied-media amplification with punchy, signature commentary. The day's posting pattern (four Breitbart RTs in quick succession with terse one-liners) supports this reading. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Location inference:** Mid-July 2023. Trump typically relocates to Bedminster, NJ in summer. EDT = UTC−4. Local time of posting: **8:15 AM**. This falls within business hours, creating ambiguity. However, several stylometric markers strongly index authentic Trump voice: - **ALL CAPS passage** ("TRUTH IS THE BEST!!!") - **Triple exclamation marks** — a persistent authentic tic - **Vague, unspecified accusation** ("They are doing bad things") — characteristic of authentic impulsive commentary rather than polished aide drafting - **Syntactic minimalism** and zero grammatical polish Contra-authentic markers: morning timing, brevity (could be dictated to aide). Balance of evidence leans **slightly authentic**, with moderate confidence. The most plausible scenario is Trump verbally directing the RT and appending the brief caption himself. --- ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five — Post-Level Salience) | Trait | Expression | |---|---| | **Extraversion** | Moderate-high: assertive, declarative, positive affect for brand | | **Agreeableness** | Low: adversarial other-casting, no modesty | | **Conscientiousness** | Very low: zero specificity, no elaboration, imprecise | | **Neuroticism** | Low-moderate: no acute distress visible, but underlying all-caps amplification | | **Openness** | Very low: binary framing, no nuance | --- ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Agency motives dominant.** The post constructs Trump as power-holder (owner of the "BEST" platform) against an unidentified threat collective ("They"). No communion content whatsoever. **Schemas revealed:** - Self = supreme arbiter of Truth (brand = concept conflation) - Others (in-group) = recipients of correct information - Others (out-group) = undifferentiated malevolent collective --- ### Level 3: Narrative Identity - **Protagonist role:** Defender of Truth / Platform King - **Contrasting other:** Anonymous "They" — pure shadow projection without specification - **Narrative sequence:** None discernible in isolation; contextually fits ongoing contamination arc (they corrupt; I correct) - **Identity claim:** Proprietor of Truth, positioned as epistemological superior - **Notable:** The brand name "Truth Social" is weaponized semantically — to say "TRUTH IS THE BEST" is simultaneously commercial promotion and metaphysical assertion. The conflation is not accidental. --- ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose (stable baseline). No vulnerable oscillation visible here; contrast with previous day's lengthy aggrieved post about the Carroll verdict — that post was more vulnerably narcissistic. This one reasserts grandiosity. **Trigger:** Maintenance / supply-seeking. Allied media amplification, brand promotion, audience activation via vague threat invocation. **Narcissistic rage:** Absent. The accusatory clause ("bad things") carries low affective charge compared to baseline hostile posts. **Defense mechanisms:** 1. **Splitting** (immature): "They" = categorically bad; his platform = categorically "THE BEST." Black-and-white, no gradation. 2. **Projection** (immature): Unspecified "bad things" attributed to unnamed other — no self-reflection on symmetrical possibilities. **Malignant narcissism sub-components (this post):** - Narcissistic features: Present (superlative self/brand assertion, special status) - Antisocial features: Minimal - Paranoid features: Mild (they = threatening, unspecified) - Sadism: Absent --- ### Rhetorical Analysis **Devices:** - **Vague enemy construction:** "They" with zero specification — maximally activating (threat without falsifiability) - **Hyperbole:** "THE BEST" (superlative as default register) - **Brand-concept conflation:** "TRUTH" simultaneously refers to Truth Social and the epistemological concept, a subtle but persistent propaganda technique - **Amplification via typography:** ALL CAPS + triple exclamation marks serve as prosodic substitutes for vocal intensity **Propaganda techniques:** - **Firehose/volume model**: This post is one of four rapid Breitbart RTs — high-volume, low-specificity information injection - **False dichotomy**: implicit (they do bad things / we have Truth) - **Appeal to in-group loyalty**: Breitbart amplification signals tribal alignment **Dehumanizing language:** Absent **Violent imagery:** Absent **Stochastic terrorism:** Absent --- ### Cognitive Status Insufficient text for robust cognitive assessment. The extreme brevity (two clauses) reflects the RT-comment format rather than providing a meaningful cognitive sample. No phonemic paraphasia, neologism, or clear confabulation detectable. Syntax is simple but context-appropriate for the format. Baseline comparison not meaningfully applicable to this post volume. --- ### Gaslighting / Reality Distortion Mild epistemic closure present via brand-concept conflation ("TRUTH IS THE BEST") — implying Trump's platform is the locus of truth in opposition to unnamed others doing "bad things." Not active gaslighting, but functions to reinforce epistemically closed information environment for followers. --- ### Danger Assessment **Level: None.** No identifiable targets, no violent imagery, no eliminationist language, no stochastic terrorism pattern. Pure maintenance content. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "They are doing bad things" | **Unverifiable** | No subject specified, no action specified. Not a falsifiable empirical claim. | | "TRUTH IS THE BEST" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective superlative claim about proprietary platform. No objective metric applicable. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 62%) ### Indicators - ALL CAPS passage consistent with authentic Trump typography - Triple exclamation marks — persistent authentic stylometric tic - Vague unspecified accusation ('bad things') — characteristic of impulsive authentic commentary, not aide drafting - 8:15 AM local time (Bedminster EDT) falls in business hours — mild counter-indicator - Extreme brevity consistent with dictated RT caption ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (Breitbart News aligned media ecosystem) Sentiment: +0.10 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 45% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 15% **Parasocial Techniques:** - vague threat invocation to activate in-group solidarity - brand-concept conflation ('Truth' = Truth Social = epistemological truth) - allied media amplification as tribal signaling ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > They are doing bad things **UNVERIFIABLE** No subject specified, no action specified. Not a falsifiable empirical claim. > TRUTH IS THE BEST **UNVERIFIABLE** Subjective superlative claim about proprietary platform. No objective metric applicable. Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - maintenance-post (90%) - breitbart-amplification (85%) - vague-enemy-casting (85%) - brand-promotion (80%) - splitting (75%) - epistemic-closure (65%) - grandiose-baseline (60%) - truth-social (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Morning Calm Gives Way to Afternoon Martyrdom as Indictment Looms** Trump posted from Bedminster in two distinct bursts -- a breezy morning round of allied media retweets and a more charged afternoon stretch that grew steadily hotter. The morning was all casual confidence, endorsing allies and mocking Ben & Jerry's, but the afternoon shifted toward legal grievance as he anticipated another indictment and reframed his legal troubles as patriotic sacrifice. He took shots at DeSantis along the way, relishing a Financial Times article about his rival's struggling campaign. The day's emotional peak came when he declared that being arrested by "sick government Thugs" would be his "great honor" -- converting legal jeopardy into a rallying cry before briefly pivoting to the White House cocaine investigation, which he quickly looped back to his own persecution narrative. Full digest for 2023-07-13: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-13/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 13). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/breitbartnews/st... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110706721222912132 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/breitbartnews/statuses/110..." Truth Social, 13 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110706721222912132. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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