# Post ts_110780484242895558 - Post ID: `ts_110780484242895558` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-07-26T12:54:01.301Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110780484242895558 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110780484242895558/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110780484242895558.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > DeSanctimonious voted to kill ethanol, obliterate Social Security, change and destroy Medicare. Iowa and ALL, he will do just that!!! ## Engagement - Likes: 8,539 - Reposts: 2,408 - Replies: 259 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.404Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T06:58:56.357Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary A focused primary-attack post targeting Ron DeSantis along Iowa-specific policy lines, revealing a narcissistic injury response disproportionate to Trump's commanding polling position. The use of the established "DeSanctimonious" nickname alongside escalating destruction verbs ("kill… obliterate… change and destroy") reflects splitting and devaluation defenses. Rhetorically, the post activates fear in Trump's core Iowa constituencies (farmers dependent on ethanol mandates, seniors dependent on entitlements) by distorting DeSantis's congressional voting record into expressed intent for destruction. The factual claims have kernels of truth — DeSantis did vote against the Renewable Fuel Standard and for budget frameworks including entitlement reform — but the framing as deliberate "obliteration" constitutes material distortion. No cognitive anomalies are present; the post registers as within normal baseline for authentic Trump attack-post register. Authorship is assessed as likely authentic Trump or heavily Trump-influenced, despite business-hours timing, based on the distinctive stylistic fingerprint. Danger level is none to marginally elevated: the post employs aggressive political attack but deploys no dehumanizing language or violent imagery beyond rhetorical verb choices standard in primary campaign communications. The psychological significance lies not in the content but in the compulsive quality of the attack against a rival from a position of dominant strength. # Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post — July 26, 2023 ## Authorship Attribution **Local time assessment:** In late July 2023, Trump was almost certainly at Bedminster, NJ (his habitual summer residence). UTC 12:54 converts to **8:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time** — solidly within business hours. This is a mild strike against purely spontaneous authentic authorship. However, the stylistic fingerprint strongly points to authentic Trump or at minimum heavy Trump involvement: the pejorative nickname ("DeSanctimonious") is a Trump trademark, triple exclamation marks appear throughout his authentic corpus, the punchy fragmentary structure ("Iowa and ALL") mirrors stream-of-consciousness dictation, and the post directly extends the ethanol/Iowa narrative from a same-day post clearly authored by Trump. The emotional reactivity — compressed attack, geographic targeting, fear-based coda — is consistent with Trump dictating or heavily editing a staff draft. **Assessment: authentic Trump with possible light aide polish. Confidence: medium-high.** --- ## Situational Context This post lands within a tightly clustered same-day sequence clearly oriented around the Iowa primary. The preceding post had established Trump's 35-point Iowa polling lead and invoked his ethanol record as proof of loyalty to Iowa farmers. This follow-up post pivots that same framing into an attack on DeSantis. The Iowa Caucuses are approximately six months away; Trump is consolidating a commanding lead while pre-empting any DeSantis surge among the state's agricultural base. --- ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) - **Extraversion (High):** Dominance assertion, confident zero-sum proclamation, performative certainty ("he will do just that!!!"). Classic assertiveness facet. - **Agreeableness (Very Low):** Aggressive nickname, zero diplomatic hedging, open contempt for a political ally-turned-rival. - **Conscientiousness (Low-Moderate):** Short attention span in sentence construction; no marshaling of evidence; rhetorical velocity over deliberation. - **Neuroticism (Elevated):** Triple exclamation marks, escalating verb intensity ("kill… obliterate… change and destroy"), emotional urgency inconsistent with the comfortable polling lead described moments earlier. The anxiety of the rivalry bleeds through the grandiosity. - **Openness (Low):** Rigid framing — DeSantis is purely destructive; Trump purely protective. No nuance tolerated. --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Agency motives dominate:** Power maintenance, status protection, and competitive dominance are the operative psychological forces. The post is not fundamentally about ethanol or entitlements — it is a dominance display targeting an emerging rival who threatens Trump's standing within his primary audience. **Schemas revealed:** - **Self-schema:** Protector, deal-maker, savior of things others would destroy (ethanol, Social Security, Medicare, Iowa farming communities) - **Other-schema (DeSantis):** Threat, traitor, destroyer, hypocrite hiding behind piety while harboring hostile policy intentions - **World-schema:** Zero-sum; what one figure creates, another destroys; loyalty is the only legitimate political currency --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Warrior-Savior hybrid. Trump positions himself implicitly (via contrast) as the one who "saved Ethanol from certain death" (previous post) while DeSantis would "kill" it. **Contrasting other:** DeSantis is the shadow figure — presented as the destroyer to Trump's builder, the threat to Trump's protector. The nickname "DeSanctimonious" does double psychological duty: it devalues DeSantis's religious presentation while implying hypocrisy (sanctimony = performed virtue over real loyalty). **Contamination sequence implied:** Iowa/farmers were safe under Trump → DeSantis represents a return to the bad old days (he voted against ethanol, for entitlement reform) → Trump must prevent the contamination. **Identity claims:** Though implicit, the post asserts Trump as a reliable protector of Iowa interests and senior citizens — groups that form the backbone of Republican primary voters. **Narrative sequence:** Contamination/warning structure. The good state (Trump's protection) is threatened by the bad actor (DeSantis's record). --- ## Level 4: Clinical Indicators ### Malignant Narcissism Assessment **A. Narcissistic Features:** Evident. The attack on DeSantis is proportionate to the perceived existential threat DeSantis represents to Trump's primary dominance. The need to eliminate competitors rather than simply outperform them reflects narcissistic zero-sum thinking. Grandiosity appears in the absolute confidence of the coda ("he will do just that!!!"). **B. Antisocial Features (mild):** The post involves factual distortion (see Fact Verification). Characterizing DeSantis's congressional votes as intent to "obliterate" Social Security is deceitful as stated, though Trump likely believes it as a rhetorical simplification. Disregard for accuracy in service of the attack is notable. **C. Paranoid Features (mild-moderate):** The aggressive preemptive quality — attacking before DeSantis has a chance to define himself in Iowa — reflects the hypervigilant threat-scanning of a paranoid orientation. **D. Ego-Syntonic Sadism (mild):** The visible relish in the "DeSanctimonious" construction, now a refined and deployed weapon, suggests some pleasure in the humiliation of the target. ### Narcissistic Dynamics **Trigger:** Narcissistic injury via ongoing comparison. DeSantis as the credentialed, younger alternative challenges Trump's claim to unique indispensability. The Iowa polling context — a 35-point lead — is simultaneously reassuring and anxiety-provoking (the lead must be defended, not assumed). **Narcissistic rage:** Present at moderate intensity. The verb escalation ("kill… obliterate… change and destroy") and triple exclamation suggest emotionally activated state. Proportionality is low relative to actual threat in this moment (Trump leads by 35 points), which is diagnostically informative — the rage is disproportionate to the current competitive situation, suggesting the injury is deeper than polling can resolve. **Narcissistic state:** Mixed — primarily grandiose (dominance assertion, certainty), with underlying vulnerability (the compulsive need to attack despite commanding lead reveals the wound beneath the bluster). ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Devaluation (Immature):** "DeSanctimonious" — reductive, contemptuous labeling collapses a complex rival into a cartoonish hypocrite. 2. **Splitting (Immature):** DeSantis is purely destructive; Trump is purely protective. No ambiguity permitted. 3. **Distortion (Pathological):** The framing of DeSantis's congressional votes as active intent to "obliterate" Social Security reshapes reality to serve the narrative. 4. **Projection (Immature):** Trump himself has a complicated history with entitlement reform rhetoric. Projecting the destroyer role onto DeSantis deflects from Trump's own record. --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques - **Pejorative nickname:** "DeSanctimonious" — ad hominem character assassination via linguistic branding. Combines devaluation with an attack on DeSantis's religious authenticity. - **Escalating threat verbs:** "kill… obliterate… change and destroy" — deliberate intensification creates sense of catastrophe from what were congressional votes. - **False dichotomy:** Implicit binary: DeSantis destroys / Trump protects. - **Geographic targeting:** "Iowa and ALL" — direct address to primary audience, acknowledging Iowa's primacy in the early primary calendar. - **Fear appeal:** Activates existential threat (loss of Social Security, Medicare, ethanol) in target demographic. - **Hyperbole:** "obliterate" applied to Social Security policy. - **Loaded language:** "kill," "destroy" — emotional priming beyond policy critique. - **Parallelism:** Three-part attack structure (ethanol / SS / Medicare) creates rhetorical rhythm and memorability. --- ## Gaslighting & Reality Distortion Mild gaslighting dynamic: characterizing DeSantis's votes (which involved budget resolutions supporting entitlement reform frameworks, not direct "obliteration" legislation) as equivalent to intent to destroy these programs is a deliberate reality distortion. Not gaslighting in the clinical interpersonal sense, but part of a broader pattern of asserting false claims with absolute confidence to reshape the audience's perceptual reality. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "DeSanctimonious voted to kill ethanol" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis as a Florida congressman voted against the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) which mandates ethanol blending. This is the factual basis. However, 'voted to kill' massively overstates a vote against a mandate; the RFS survived and DeSantis was one of many opponents, not a decisive agent of its destruction. | | "obliterate Social Security" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis as a House Freedom Caucus member supported balanced budget resolutions that included entitlement reform frameworks. He did not vote for legislation specifically targeting Social Security for elimination. 'Obliterate' is a fundamental distortion of supporting budget resolutions with reform provisions. | | "change and destroy Medicare" | **Half True** | DeSantis did vote for budget frameworks including Medicare restructuring proposals (premium support models associated with Paul Ryan). 'Change' is accurate as applied to these votes; 'destroy' is a significant overstatement. A factual kernel exists but the framing is distorted. | Overall Veracity: 30% ## Cognitive Status **Complexity score:** Low. Post is four sentences, maximum. Vocabulary is basic and emotionally loaded rather than sophisticated. No subordinate clauses. **Deviation from baseline:** None. This registers as typical Trump attack-post register — compressed, punchy, kinetic. The verb triad ("kill… obliterate… change and destroy") is a habitual rhetorical pattern, not a cognitive symptom. No word-finding difficulties, perseveration, or tangentiality evident. **Assessment: within normal baseline for this subject.** --- ## Danger Assessment **Level: None to Elevated.** Post is a standard political attack on a primary rival. No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery beyond rhetorical verb choices standard in political attack ads, no identification of non-political targets. The rhetorical moves (nickname, fear-based attack on voting record) are within the norms of aggressive primary campaigning. The danger level is marginal — elevated only in the sense that the "DeSanctimonious" nickname builds reputational dehumanization infrastructure that can be escalated if the rivalry intensifies. --- ## Archetypal Analysis **Primary archetype activated:** Warrior + Protector. Trump positions as the one standing between vulnerable constituencies (farmers, seniors) and destruction by the rival. **Shadow projection:** DeSantis receives the shadow of the "destroyer" — traits Trump himself has been accused of (threatening entitlements through budget rhetoric, opposition to ethanol mandates at various points) are projected outward. **Order/Chaos dynamic:** Trump positions as *order restorer* (he saved ethanol, preserved entitlements) while DeSantis is cast as *chaos agent* (would kill, obliterate, destroy). This is a common inversion structure — the Trickster casts his enemy as the real disruptor. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 72%) ### Indicators - Pejorative nickname 'DeSanctimonious' is an established authentic Trump verbal weapon - Triple exclamation marks are a consistent authentic Trump stylistic marker - Punchy, declarative, fragmentary sentence structure matches dictation pattern - Direct Iowa address continues from same-day authentic post about Iowa polling - Post time is 8:54 AM ET — business hours, mild aide indicator — but style overrides ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Ron DeSantis as primary rival threatening Trump's dominance in Iowa) **Rage:** Intensity 62% targeting Ron DeSantis - Proportionality: 30% Sentiment: -0.62 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 72% - Antisocial: 38% - Paranoid: 45% - Sadism: 32% **Defense Mechanisms:** - devaluation (immature) - splitting (immature) - distortion (pathological) - projection (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 28% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Direct geographic address to Iowa audience ('Iowa and ALL') - Fear activation targeting retirees and farmers — core Trump demographic - Implicit promise of protection through contrast with destroyer-rival ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._ > DeSanctimonious voted to kill ethanol **MOSTLY FALSE** DeSantis as a Florida congressman voted against the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) which mandates ethanol blending. This is the factual basis. However, 'voted to kill' massively overstates a vote against a mandate; the RFS survived and DeSantis was one of many opponents, not a decisive agent of its destruction. Sources: DeSantis congressional voting record on RFS > obliterate Social Security **MOSTLY FALSE** DeSantis as a House Freedom Caucus member supported balanced budget resolutions that included entitlement reform frameworks. He did not vote for legislation specifically targeting Social Security for elimination. 'Obliterate' is a fundamental distortion of supporting budget resolutions with reform provisions. Sources: DeSantis House Freedom Caucus voting record > change and destroy Medicare **HALF TRUE** DeSantis did vote for budget frameworks including Medicare restructuring proposals (premium support models associated with Paul Ryan). 'Change' is accurate as applied to these votes; 'destroy' is a significant overstatement. A factual kernel exists but the framing is distorted. Sources: DeSantis Medicare-related budget votes 2013-2018 Overall Veracity: 30% ## Tags - primary-attack (95%) - DeSantis (95%) - Iowa-targeting (85%) - entitlement-fear (75%) - ethanol (70%) - narcissistic-injury (72%) - devaluation (80%) - splitting (75%) - reality-distortion (68%) - 2024-primary (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Under Legal Siege, Trump Oscillates Between Martyr and Messiah in 35-Post Barrage** Trump posted 35 times in a single day, starting late at night after returning from a Louisiana rally and continuing through the afternoon. The day was dominated by anger over his mounting legal troubles -- with the Jack Smith and Fulton County indictments both looming -- punctuated by bursts of self-congratulation and attacks on rivals like DeSantis, Christie, and Republican senators. A rapid-fire morning sequence saw him cycle from boasting about Iowa polls to shouting "PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT!!!" in the span of thirty minutes. He leaned heavily on friendly media articles and supporters who cast him as a persecuted hero, including one actor who called him "the new Moses." Full digest for 2023-07-26: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-26/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 26). DeSanctimonious voted to kill ethanol, obliterate... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110780484242895558 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "DeSanctimonious voted to kill ethanol, obliterate Social..." Truth Social, 26 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110780484242895558. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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