# Post ts_110721301979817970 - Post ID: `ts_110721301979817970` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-07-16T02:03:11.637Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721301979817970 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721301979817970/analysis ## Post text > https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/in-it-to-win-it-trump-gaining-major-steam-in-key-swing-states/ ## Engagement - Likes: 15,053 - Reposts: 3,440 - Replies: 410 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.406Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:35:01.062Z (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 — 2023-07-16T02:03:11Z ### Post Summary This post consists solely of a URL to RSBNetwork.com, linking to an article titled *"In It To Win It: Trump Gaining Major Steam in Key Swing States."* No accompanying text is present. As a standalone artifact, the post's psychological surface area is minimal; its significance lies primarily in its contextual placement within a dense, thematically orchestrated posting cluster. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Location & Timezone:** Trump was attending/had just addressed the Turning Point Action ACTCon 2023 conference in West Palm Beach, FL (July 15–16, 2023). He was almost certainly at Mar-a-Lago or nearby. Local timezone: EDT (UTC−4). **Local Time:** 02:03 UTC → **10:03 PM EDT**. This falls squarely in Trump's documented late-evening authentic posting window (10 PM–midnight before transitioning to early morning). **Style Assessment:** The post is a bare URL with zero accompanying text — no capitalization, no emotional commentary, no typos, no stream-of-consciousness framing. This sterile format is characteristic of aide-managed content amplification rather than Trump's authentic voice, which almost invariably adds commentary when sharing favorable coverage (e.g., "GREAT ARTICLE!", "SO TRUE!", "Read this!"). **Contextual Pattern:** The same day features multiple RSBNetwork.com bare URL drops (at least three), interspersed with authentically-voiced posts ("THE🐍SNAKE," "2024 is our FINAL battle...demolish the DeepState"). The RSB links appear systematically distributed as a media amplification cadence, suggesting aide or a coordinated social media operation handling favorable press sharing. The text posts are almost certainly authentic Trump; the URL-only posts less so. **Verdict:** Despite the favorable EDT timing, the structural signature (bare URL, no text) leans aide-attributed. Confidence: medium. Score: 0.25 (aide-leaning). --- ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) Insufficient original text to score trait expression within this post. The selection of a favorable polling article implies extraversion (status-seeking) and low agreeableness (competitive framing) indirectly, but these inferences are projective rather than textual. --- ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations — Motives & Schemas **Primary Motive Activated:** Agency/status. Sharing an article about "gaining major steam in swing states" is a classic **narcissistic supply-seeking** maneuver — amplifying external validation of dominance and electoral viability. The article title itself ("In It To Win It") reinforces the core identity claim: Trump as the inevitable winner. **Schema reinforced:** The post feeds the self-schema of inevitable restoration — despite legal pressures, fundraising deficits (Biden raised approximately double Trump's Q2 total), and competitive primary dynamics, this share frames the situation as one of gathering momentum. This is likely a defensive function: reality-distorting amplification of favorable signal against a backdrop of adverse news. **Context note:** Biden's campaign reported record Q2 fundraising (~$72M vs. Trump's ~$35M) just days prior. Amplifying swing-state polling while not engaging the fundraising disparity is consistent with selective reality curation. --- ### Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist Role:** The article title casts Trump as the ascending warrior-winner — "gaining steam," "in it to win it." This feeds the redemption arc that defines his 2024 campaign narrative: the displaced king returning to reclaim his throne. **Narrative sequence:** Redemption (setback of 2020 → comeback through mounting poll leads). The article selection reinforces this arc without requiring Trump to articulate it — the headline does the work. **Contrasting Other:** Implicit. "Key swing states" invokes the electoral map and therefore implicitly positions against Biden (and secondarily DeSantis, the primary competitor featured in adjacent posts). --- ### Level 4: Psychological State & Dynamics **Narcissistic State:** Grandiose — sharing favorable coverage, consistent with the expansive, supply-seeking mode evident throughout this day's cluster. **Trigger Assessment:** Supply-seeking/maintenance. No apparent acute narcissistic injury in this specific post. The broader day's cluster shows DeSantis-targeting (injury + counterattack) and rally-high residue ("FINAL battle…demolish the DeepState"), suggesting a post-rally euphoric baseline into which this favorable article drops naturally. **Defense Mechanisms:** - *Distortion (Level 1):* Selective amplification of positive polling while the surrounding context (fundraising gap, active criminal investigation, primary competition) would present a more complex picture. Curating favorable signal while ignoring adverse information constitutes reality-reshaping. - *Rationalization (neurotic):* The article headline ("gaining steam") provides post-hoc rational framing that counters objective headwinds. --- ### Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis **Techniques (implicit, through article selection):** - **Social proof:** Polling data as evidence of inevitable momentum — appeal to the bandwagon. - **RAND Firehose (volume component):** This is one of ~5 RSBNetwork shares in a single day, contributing to the volume-based reality construction that favorable coverage is ubiquitous and organic. - **Favorable framing outsourcing:** By sharing rather than claiming, Trump benefits from the positive framing while maintaining deniability ("I'm just sharing the news"). **Dehumanizing language:** None. **Violent imagery:** None. **Stochastic terrorism indicators:** None. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump gaining major steam in key swing states (per article headline)" | **Half True** | Trump maintained strong Republican primary polling in mid-2023, and some swing-state polling showed competitive general election numbers. However, 'major steam' is editorial hyperbole; Biden held structural advantages including a significant fundraising lead and electoral college baseline. The framing overstates the directional trend. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - Bare URL with zero accompanying text — atypical for authentic Trump who almost always adds commentary when sharing favorable coverage - One of at least three bare RSBNetwork URL drops on the same day, suggesting systematic aide-managed media amplification - 10:03 PM EDT timing is within Trump's authentic posting window, partially counterbalancing structural evidence - No typos, capitalization bursts, or emotional punctuation that characterize authentic Trump posts ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (favorable swing-state polling coverage) Sentiment: +0.65 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - distortion (pathological) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Social proof via polling data (bandwagon effect) - Favorable framing outsourced to media amplifier — benefit without direct claim ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Trump gaining major steam in key swing states (per article headline) **HALF TRUE** Trump maintained strong Republican primary polling in mid-2023, and some swing-state polling showed competitive general election numbers. However, 'major steam' is editorial hyperbole; Biden held structural advantages including a significant fundraising lead and electoral college baseline. The framing overstates the directional trend. Sources: Biden campaign Q2 2023 fundraising reports (historian context); General 2023 polling environment — primary strong, general election mixed Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - supply-seeking (80%) - aide-attributed (70%) - media-amplification (90%) - grandiose-state (40%) - reality-curation (60%) - polling-signal (70%) - post-rally-cluster (60%) ## 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/in-it-to-win-it-tr... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721301979817970 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/in-it-to-win-it-trump-gainin..." Truth Social, 16 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110721301979817970. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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