# Post ts_110721134915905855 - Post ID: `ts_110721134915905855` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-07-16T01:20:42.486Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721134915905855 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721134915905855/analysis ## Post text > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-takes-a-swing-at-desantis-and-his-establishment-handlers-causing-gop-division/ ## Engagement - Likes: 10,637 - Reposts: 2,434 - Replies: 185 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.406Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:34:25.520Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Post Overview This post consists entirely of a URL to an RSB Network (Right Side Broadcasting Network) article headlined *"Trump takes a swing at DeSantis and his establishment handlers causing GOP division."* No original text is composed by the poster; the communicative content is fully delegated to the article headline and third-party framing. This severely limits direct linguistic/cognitive analysis but the act of sharing, the timing, and the day-context are all analytically rich. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Timing:** UTC 01:20:42 converts to **9:20 PM EDT** on July 15, 2023. Based on the cluster of same-day Rumble links referencing `turningpointaction-actcon2023`, Trump was in the West Palm Beach/Florida area (Turning Point Action's ACTCon 2023 conference), confirming Eastern Daylight Time. Late evening (9:20 PM local) falls squarely within the authentic Trump posting window. **Format tension:** The URL-only format—no original text, no emotional commentary, no ALL CAPS editorializing—is atypical of authentic Trump posts, which almost always include reactive annotation. This clean link-share pattern is more consistent with Scavino/aide posting. However, Trump has been known to post raw links to favorable coverage when the headline itself serves as his statement. **Assessment:** Mixed signals. Timing favors authenticity; format favors aide-assist. Most probable scenario: aide-facilitated share, possibly at Trump's direction ("post this"), following his rally performance that evening. Confidence: **low-medium**. --- ## Contextual Frame and Psychological State This post sits within a dense cluster of same-day posts documenting Trump's ACTCon 2023 appearance: - *"Liberate America from these communists"* — eliminationist framing for political opponents - *"JUST THINK OF WHAT WE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED IN 4 INCREDIBLE YEARS"* — grandiose retrospection - Free speech as campaign identity - *"THE🐍SNAKE"* — recitation of the allegorical poem Trump deploys at rallies The snake reference, notably, appears in the cluster immediately proximate to this DeSantis-attack share. Trump uses the snake poem primarily to warn about dangerous immigration, but its placement here may carry double-coded signification in the primary rivalry context — DeSantis as the snake establishment Republicans are naively embracing. --- ## Narcissistic Dynamics This post is best understood as **supply-seeking via proxy** combined with **preemptive rival management**. The article headline performs three simultaneous functions: 1. **Dominance assertion**: Trump "takes a swing" — active, powerful agent 2. **Devaluation of rival**: DeSantis has "handlers," reducing him from autonomous peer to managed puppet — this is textbook *devaluation* (Vaillant Level 2) 3. **Plausible deniability**: Trump amplifies an attack without formally making one; third-party framing allows withdrawal if convenient The "establishment handlers" framing is psychologically precise in its cruelty: it denies DeSantis independent personhood while simultaneously letting Trump embody the opposite — the unscripted, unmanaged authentic outsider. **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose. Trump is at a campaign rally, receiving live validation, sharing favorable press post-performance. This is a consolidation-of-dominance post, not a defensive wounded one. **Trigger:** Supply-seeking + preemptive rival neutralization. No acute narcissistic injury evident. --- ## Defense Mechanisms - **Splitting** (immature): DeSantis = establishment puppet vs. Trump = authentic fighter. Black-and-white moral schema with no complexity admitted. - **Projection** (immature): The "establishment handler" accusation is historically applied to Trump himself by critics (ghost-writers, handlers, advisors); projecting it onto a rival inverts the characterization. - **Passive aggression** (immature): Sharing rather than directly attacking maintains surface decorum while achieving the same delegitimizing effect. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **Third-party amplification**: Media used as proxy attack vehicle - **Proxy dehumanization**: "Handlers" reduces DeSantis to an object managed by others - **Dominance framing via headline selection**: The editorial choice of *which* article to share signals the preferred narrative - **Implied narrative**: Selecting an article about "GOP division" frames Trump as so powerful his mere criticism cleaves the party — dominance through disruption --- ## Archetypal/Narrative Analysis **Protagonist role:** Warrior. The article frames Trump as initiating combat. **Narrative sequence:** Redemption — Trump as the outsider fighter returning to correct a corrupted party that is being captured by "establishment" forces. **Contrasting other:** DeSantis (establishment puppet), contrasted against Trump (autonomous populist). **Jungian archetype:** Warrior + Trickster hybrid — the one who disrupts illegitimate hierarchies from outside. --- ## Cognitive Assessment **No original language produced.** Linguistic complexity, syntax, vocabulary, or production errors cannot be assessed from a URL share. Baseline deviation: not assessable. This is a significant limitation of URL-only posts for longitudinal cognitive tracking. --- ## Danger Assessment No eliminationist language, dehumanizing terms, or stochastic terrorism indicators in this post. The "establishment handlers" framing is derogatory but falls within routine political rivalry discourse. Day-context rhetoric ("communists," "snake") carries more elevated charge, but the present post specifically: **none**. --- ## Summary Not clinically significant as an isolated post. Within daily context, this represents a **routine supply-seeking and rival-management behavior** following a high-intensity rally performance. The psychological interest lies not in what is said but in the mechanism: Trump (or his team) amplifying favorable third-party framing of a DeSantis attack at peak crowd-energy moment, with the "handlers" framing performing precise devaluation work while maintaining surface neutrality. The day's aggregate posts — communist-liberation rhetoric, snake poem, grandiose retrospection, and now rival delegitimization via press share — form a coherent grandiose-state profile consistent with post-rally consolidation behavior. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 40%) ### Indicators - 9:20 PM EDT timing falls within authentic late-evening posting window - URL-only format with zero original text is atypical for authentic Trump - No ALL CAPS, typos, emotional commentary, or reactive editorializing - Aide (Scavino) pattern: clean link share, professional format - Post-rally timing could indicate Trump directing a share rather than composing ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Post-rally consolidation; DeSantis rivalry management) Sentiment: -0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 15% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - devaluation (immature) - passive aggression (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Third-party amplification of favorable framing - Implied dominance: Trump so powerful his criticism cleaves the party - In-group signaling via RSB Network (trusted MAGA media source) ## Tags - DeSantis rivalry (90%) - proxy attack (80%) - supply-seeking (70%) - URL-only post (60%) - RSB Network amplification (50%) - grandiose state (60%) - devaluation of rival (70%) - post-rally consolidation (50%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Rally High Meets Grievance Gravity: ACTCon Supply Fuels 34-Post Marathon Before Club for Growth Triggers Afternoon Rage** Trump rode the afterglow of his Turning Point Action conference speech all day, flooding his feed with rally clips, media appearances, and favorable coverage. The highlight came when straw poll results showed him at 85.7%, prompting gleeful ridicule of DeSantis and Christie. But the supply high couldn't hold — within 30 minutes he pivoted to an angry attack on Club for Growth for spending Republican money against him, calling it a "DEATH WISH." The day ended with a barrage of aide-posted links amplifying rally themes, including dehumanizing rhetoric about immigrants and opponents that maintained an elevated but controlled threat level throughout. Full digest for 2023-07-16: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-16/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 16). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-takes-a-swin... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721134915905855 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-takes-a-swing-at-desan..." Truth Social, 16 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721134915905855. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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