# Post ts_110731594915858642

- Post ID: `ts_110731594915858642`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-07-17T21:40:49.370Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110731594915858642
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110731594915858642/analysis

## Post text

> https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/17/new-low-desantis-sinks-to-14-points/

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,733
- Reposts: 4,125
- Replies: 1,387
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.405Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:31:32.203Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Bare URL Share — Anti-DeSantis Polling Link (2023-07-17)

## Overview

This post is a bare URL share with no accompanying text — the minimum possible content unit on Truth Social. Analyzed in isolation, it yields little direct psychological signal. Its significance is almost entirely contextual, as one node in a sustained same-day anti-DeSantis posting cluster.

## Authorship Attribution

**Likely aide-curated, confidence: medium.** Timestamp converts to approximately **5:40 PM EDT** (Trump's probable location: Bedminster, NJ, his typical July residence). This is business-hours territory. More tellingly, the post contains *zero personal commentary* — Trump habitually editorializes when sharing links ("Great article!", "Fake News!", superlative framing). The adjacent authentic posts ("DeSanctus: A Very Unappreciative Guy!"; the all-caps documents prosecution rant) exhibit unmistakable personal voice. The link shares appear to be staff insertions within an otherwise active authentic session.

## Psychological Function Within the Day's Cluster

The day's posting sequence constructs a clear comparative narrative:
1. Trump leads "all Republicans" in polls → establishes dominance
2. Washington Times: DeSantis the "incredible shrinking candidate" → third-party attack
3. This link: DeSantis at 14 points → numerical confirmation of collapse
4. Direct text: "Now his poll numbers are CRASHING!" → explicit gloating

The URL functions as supporting evidence in a multi-post prosecution of a primary rival. The psychological payoff is **schadenfreude at an envied competitor's decline**, delivered with plausible deniability ("I'm just sharing a news article").

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DeSantis sinks to 14 points (new low)" | **Mostly True** | Multiple polls in mid-July 2023 showed DeSantis in the 14-17% range in Republican primary polling, down from a 30-35% peak in early 2023. A specific poll showing 14% as a 'new low' for that outlet's tracking is plausible. Some contemporaneous polls had him slightly higher, so 'new low' depends on specific pollster. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Danger Assessment

No danger indicators present. No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or mobilization rhetoric.

## Summary Note

Post is too content-sparse to warrant a standalone clinical summary. Psychological significance is entirely derivative of its position within the day's cluster.

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- UTC 21:40 = ~17:40 EDT at Bedminster NJ (Trump's typical July residence)
- Business-hours timing consistent with aide curation
- No added text or commentary — uncharacteristic of authentic Trump, who typically editorializes
- Post is a bare URL drop, structurally identical to the adjacent Washington Times link share
- However, content fits Trump's competitive focus on DeSantis polling

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (DeSantis polling decline)

Sentiment: +0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- idealization (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Curated schadenfreude — inviting followers to share in a rival's humiliation without requiring Trump to articulate it explicitly
- Social proof via poll numbers, reinforcing in-group consensus that DeSantis is failing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> DeSantis sinks to 14 points (new low)

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple polls in mid-July 2023 showed DeSantis in the 14-17% range in Republican primary polling, down from a 30-35% peak in early 2023. A specific poll showing 14% as a 'new low' for that outlet's tracking is plausible. Some contemporaneous polls had him slightly higher, so 'new low' depends on specific pollster.

Sources: General polling knowledge from training data — no WebSearch needed

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- desantis-attack (90%)
- poll-sharing (80%)
- schadenfreude (70%)
- aide-likely (60%)
- partisan-source (70%)
- comparative-self-promotion (60%)

## That day

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

**Legal Siege Fuels Rival Targeting: Prosecution Rage and DeSantis Devaluation Cycle at Bedminster**

A moderate-volume day split between legal grievance and attacks on Ron DeSantis. The evening and morning brought two bursts of prosecution-related rage -- one a raw eight-word scream about witch hunts, the other a longer all-caps argument about unfair treatment compared to Biden. In between and after, the focus shifted to tearing down DeSantis with a mocking nickname, poll schadenfreude, and shared articles calling him a "shrinking candidate." Late-night retweets of supporter praise and a morning boast about leading all polls provided the upbeat counterpoint, but the day's emotional center was clearly the federal documents case and the anxious energy it displaced onto a political rival.

Full digest for 2023-07-17: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 17). https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/17/new-low-de... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110731594915858642
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/17/new-low-desantis-sin..." Truth Social, 17 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110731594915858642. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/17/new-low-desantis-sin...," Truth Social, July 17, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110731594915858642.

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