# Post ts_110986047700468429 - Post ID: `ts_110986047700468429` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-08-31T20:11:30.752Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986047700468429 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986047700468429/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110986047700468429.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > If you are a Fisherman, Hunter, or a Sportsman, I can’t even imagine you could vote for this Group of Maniacs—They want to take away everything. DON’T VOTE DEMOCRAT! ## What the media says **Video transcript** (3:05), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > For nearly three years, crooked Joe Biden has waged a radical left crusade against America's hunters, fishermen, and sportsmen. If you are a fisherman or a hunter or a sportsman, I can't even imagine you could vote for this group of maniacs. They want to take away everything. The far-left environmental fascists running Joe Biden's Fish and Wildlife Service have needlessly restricted lead ammunition and fishing tackle in large swaths of the United States. You can't get tackle. You can't get bullets the way you want them -- the old-fashioned way, the way that really is effective and works. It's a backdoor effort to end hunting forever and to take away your guns. They want to take away your guns, and this is the way they're doing it. They don't want to give you ammunition. You can have your guns because somehow they failed at that during my time, but they want to take away your ammunition. The gun doesn't do much without ammunition. Likewise, the Biden Department of Education recently stopped funding for school archery and firearm programs, which are designed to allow young Americans to educate themselves on basic firearms and hunting safety. Their goal is to eradicate the American hunting tradition that is a bond for countless American families and communities. They want to take away everything that brings you joy and connects you to your heritage and traditions and also brings you great safety. They want to end it all. They want to destroy, ultimately, America and the American way of life as president. I always stood shoulder to shoulder with America's sportsmen. I opened up millions and millions of acres of federal land to hunters, fishermen, and outdoorsmen. I canceled the lead ammunition ban. It was canceled immediately. And I repealed Barack Obama's ridiculous restrictions on hunting and trapping in Alaska's vast wilderness. When I'm reelected, I will terminate Joe Biden's crazed assault on hunting, sporting, and fishing. It is a crazed assault. And don't vote Democrat, because you're going to lose everything. We will bring back funding for archery and firearm education. And to permanently stop the left's attack on ammunition, I will ask Congress to send me a bill declaring the right to lead ammunition on federal lands. Remember that, lead ammunition. They want to make it out of paper. Lead ammunition on federal lands shall not be infringed upon. It will not be infringed upon. Then I will search out every bureaucrat who abused their powers to target lawful gun owners, hunters, and sportsmen. And I will look at them, and I will say, you're fired. We will fire them. With your vote, we will keep the proud traditions of the American sportsmen flourishing for generations to come. Thank you very much. And don't vote Democrat. You're going to lose your guns. You're going to lose your fishing rods. You're going to lose everything you have. Don't vote Democrat. Don't be fools. They think you're fools. Don't be fools. Thank you very much. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/986/045/894/196/203/original/d258062351ef163b.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 14,510 - Reposts: 4,352 - Replies: 595 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.400Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:05:50.254Z (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 targeted cultural-identity mobilization message deployed during Trump's peak legal crisis week (Georgia arraignment waiver, Chutkan's March 4 trial date, mugshot merchandising) as a displacement maneuver. Likely hybrid-authored — campaign-produced video with Trump stylistic fingerprints (noun capitalization, 'Group of Maniacs,' ALL CAPS command). Psychologically, the subject is in grandiose supply-seeking mode, with legal anxieties fully displaced onto voter mobilization of outdoor recreation identity groups. Core mechanisms: splitting (Democrats = monolithic 'Maniacs'), projection (totalizing destructive intent attributed to opponents), and displacement (legal energy redirected outward). The complete absence of any self-referential content about the week's extraordinary legal developments — while posting at high volume — is itself a significant displacement marker. No acute clinical deviation from established baseline; this is routine Trump political communication. Danger rating is elevated due to cumulative delegitimizing language ('Maniacs,' existential threat framing) rather than any acute incitement. The post exemplifies efficient propagandistic construction: name in-group, identify existential threat, label opponents as irrational, issue command — maximum emotional activation, minimum content. # Analysis: Trump Truth Social Post — August 31, 2023 ## Overview This post is a compact, targeted political mobilization message aimed at outdoor recreation identity groups (fishermen, hunters, sportsmen) deployed amid an extraordinarily dense legal crisis period. Trump had surrendered to Fulton County just days prior, his mugshot was being monetized by the campaign, and Judge Chutkan had just set the March 4 trial date. The post redirects attention entirely away from legal exposure toward cultural identity politics. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Local timezone:** Trump was almost certainly at Bedminster, NJ in late August (his traditional summer residence). EDT = UTC−4. Post time: **4:11 PM EDT** — mid-afternoon, firmly within business hours. **Indicators favoring aide (Scavino) or hybrid:** - Business hours timing - Attached video (MP4) — suggests pre-produced, coordinated campaign media - Relatively polished sentence structure for Trump - Part of a same-day content blitz (5+ posts all linking to favorable media coverage) **Indicators favoring authentic Trump:** - Capitalization of nouns mid-sentence (*Fisherman, Hunter, Sportsman, Group of Maniacs*) — signature Trump stylistic tic - Em-dash usage in the middle of a sentence — consistent with his stream-of-consciousness style - The phrase "Group of Maniacs" — idiosyncratic, not typical PR polish - ALL CAPS command ending ("DON'T VOTE DEMOCRAT!") — authentic Trump signoff pattern **Assessment:** Most likely a **hybrid** — a campaign-scripted or aide-drafted message that Trump either lightly modified or approved with minor personal flourishes added (the noun capitalizations, "Maniacs"). The video attachment is strong evidence of coordinated campaign production. Authorship score weighted slightly toward aide-produced/approved-by-Trump rather than fully authentic impulsive post. --- ## Psychological State & Triggers **Primary trigger:** *Supply-seeking + maintenance.* With the mugshot fundraising surge still active ($7.1M raised post-booking) and legal exposure at peak visibility, Trump is in full base-consolidation mode. No acute narcissistic injury is evident in this post — this is strategic identity-group targeting, not reactive rage. **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose — Trump positions himself implicitly as the only protector of the "Fisherman, Hunter, Sportsman" way of life. The post performs dominance through indignation rather than vulnerability. **Rage assessment:** Low-intensity performative anger rather than genuine narcissistic rage. "Group of Maniacs" is contemptuous but not dysregulated. The structure is controlled and purposeful. --- ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) - **Agreeableness (very low):** Opponent devaluation ("Maniacs"), zero empathy for political opponents' positions - **Extraversion (high):** Assertive, rallying, commanding tone - **Neuroticism — Angry Hostility (moderate):** Present but controlled; the anger is instrumentalized rather than raw - **Conscientiousness (low):** No specifics offered; vague threat claim without evidence or policy reference - **Openness — Values Rigidity (marked):** Fishing, hunting, sport shooting as identity markers invoke deeply conservative cultural essentialism --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Agency motives dominate:** Power, status maintenance, and political control are the obvious drivers. No communion motives are visible — no warmth, no in-group bonding beyond shared enemy definition. **Operative schema:** Zero-sum cultural politics. Democrats are framed as an undifferentiated threatening mass ("Group of Maniacs") with a totalizing destructive agenda ("take away everything"). This schema permits no nuance, no partial agreement, no middle ground. **Goal structure:** Voter suppression of opponent coalition + mobilization of culturally conservative identity groups. The framing targets gun owners, fishing license holders, and hunters — groups that overlap heavily with rural Republican base voters. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Implied savior/protector. Trump does not appear in the first person as hero; he positions himself as the implicit alternative to the "Maniacs." The rhetorical move is to define the threat so that his candidacy becomes self-evidently necessary. **Contrasting other:** Democrats, collapsed into a single monolithic "Group of Maniacs" — stripped of any individual identity. **Narrative sequence:** Contamination arc is implied — the good life of fishing, hunting, and sport is threatened with contamination/destruction by the Democratic "Maniacs." The listener is positioned to prevent that contamination by voting correctly. **Identity claims:** By speaking *for* Fishermen, Hunters, and Sportsmen, Trump claims identity alignment with rural, traditionally masculine, outdoor-recreation America. This is a parasocial identity fusion technique — "I am one of you, and your enemies are my enemies." --- ## Defense Mechanisms 1. **Splitting (immature):** Democrats = "Group of Maniacs." No spectrum, no differentiation. The entire political opponent coalition is rendered as a homogeneous threatening mass. *Textual evidence: "this Group of Maniacs."* 2. **Projection (immature):** The charge that Democrats "want to take away everything" projects a totalizing destructive intent onto opponents — a move consistent with projecting one's own maximalist zero-sum competitive worldview onto rivals. 3. **Displacement (neurotic):** The massive legal pressure of this week (Chutkan trial date, Georgia arraignment, mugshot fallout) is entirely absent. Psychological energy that could plausibly be anxiety-generating is displaced onto political mobilization targeting an unrelated voter segment. --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques 1. **Direct address to identity groups:** Naming "Fisherman, Hunter, Sportsman" creates immediate parasocial resonance with targeted constituencies 2. **False dichotomy:** The structure implies only two choices — don't vote Democrat (implied: vote Trump) or lose everything 3. **Vague threat amplification:** "They want to take away everything" — maximally threatening but content-free, impossible to verify or rebut 4. **Dehumanizing/delegitimizing language:** "Group of Maniacs" — strips political opponents of legitimacy and rationality 5. **Command rhetoric:** "DON'T VOTE DEMOCRAT!" — imperative mode, authority positioning 6. **Appeal to way-of-life threat:** Outdoor recreation as cultural identity marker; threat to it = existential threat to who the listener *is* 7. **Rhetorical disbelief:** "I can't even imagine" — positions the target behavior as self-evidently absurd, activating in-group conformity pressure --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Democrats want to take away everything from fishermen, hunters, and sportsmen" | **Mostly False** | Democratic platforms include some gun safety regulations (background checks, red flag laws, assault weapons restrictions) but contain no proposals to eliminate fishing rights, hunting rights, or all sporting firearms access. 'Take away everything' is a maximalist overstatement with no correspondence to actual policy positions. | Overall Veracity: 20% ## Gaslighting Assessment Minimal direct gaslighting present. The reality distortion is rhetorical amplification ("take away everything") rather than denial of specific documented events. This falls within the range of ordinary political hyperbole rather than clinical gaslighting behavior. --- ## Cognitive Status **Language production:** No word-finding difficulties. Sentences are coherent and purposeful. Noun capitalizations are stylistic, not confusion markers. **Complexity:** Low — deliberately simple message optimized for rapid sharing and emotional impact. This is strategic simplicity, not cognitive decline. Consistent with campaign communication norms. **Baseline deviation:** None significant. This is routine Trump political communication in style and content. --- ## Danger Assessment **Level: Elevated** "Group of Maniacs" crosses into delegitimization language that erases opponents' humanity and rational standing. "Take away everything" frames the political contest in zero-sum existential terms. Combined, these prime audiences to view Democratic governance as catastrophic and Democrats as irrational threats — a pattern that, in aggregate across the posting corpus, contributes to polarization. This specific post does not contain eliminationist language, direct violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism patterns. The danger is systemic/cumulative rather than acute. --- ## Summary A targeted identity-group mobilization message deployed at peak legal crisis as a displacement maneuver, converting existential legal pressure into political energy. The post is likely hybrid-authored (campaign-produced video + Trump stylistic markers suggesting light personal modification). Psychologically, the subject is in grandiose-mode supply-seeking, with legal anxieties fully displaced onto cultural politics. The core techniques — splitting opponents into a monolithic "Group of Maniacs," vague threat amplification ("take away everything"), command rhetoric, and identity-group parasocial alignment — are consistent with malignant narcissistic political communication: maximally polarizing, content-thin, emotionally activating. No acute clinical markers distinguish this from the established baseline. The post is notable primarily as a case study in strategic deployment of outdoor-recreation cultural identity as a partisan mobilization tool during a period of profound personal legal jeopardy — psychological energy is entirely outward-facing, with zero self-reflective content despite the most consequential legal week of Trump's career to date. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 45%) ### Indicators - Noun capitalization mid-sentence (Fisherman, Hunter, Sportsman, Maniacs) — authentic Trump stylistic signature - ALL CAPS command ending 'DON'T VOTE DEMOCRAT!' — consistent with authentic Trump signoff pattern - Idiosyncratic phrase 'Group of Maniacs' — unlikely aide phrasing - Attached MP4 video suggests pre-produced campaign content — aide/campaign coordination indicator - 4:11 PM EDT timing — mid-afternoon business hours favors aide involvement ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Outdoor recreation voter coalition) Sentiment: -0.55 **Mildly Hypomanic** - High-output posting day (5+ posts linking to favorable coverage) - Energized, assertive tone despite peak legal crisis - Campaign fundraising momentum post-mugshot likely sustaining elevated mood state ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 35% - Paranoid: 40% - Sadism: 20% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) - displacement (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 28% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Direct address to named identity groups (Fisherman, Hunter, Sportsman) - Implied shared enemy — 'they' who threaten listener's way of life - Rhetorical disbelief ('I can't even imagine') creates in-group conformity pressure - Positioning as sole protector of targeted lifestyle identity ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - 'Group of Maniacs' delegitimizes political opponents as irrational/dangerous — strips rational standing - 'Take away everything' frames political contest in zero-sum existential terms priming hostility - Pattern of dehumanizing opponent language is cumulative across posting corpus — systemic polarization contribution **Dehumanizing Language Present** ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Democrats want to take away everything from fishermen, hunters, and sportsmen **MOSTLY FALSE** Democratic platforms include some gun safety regulations (background checks, red flag laws, assault weapons restrictions) but contain no proposals to eliminate fishing rights, hunting rights, or all sporting firearms access. 'Take away everything' is a maximalist overstatement with no correspondence to actual policy positions. Sources: General knowledge of Democratic Party platform 2020-2024; Pre-researched events context Overall Veracity: 20% ## Tags - voter-mobilization (90%) - cultural-identity-politics (85%) - opponent-dehumanization (70%) - legal-displacement (75%) - outdoor-recreation-identity (80%) - false-dichotomy (75%) - splitting-defense (80%) - campaign-video (70%) - hybrid-authorship (65%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **25-Post Blitz Buries Historic Legal Crisis Under DeSantis Attacks and Campaign Bravado** Trump spent most of the day attacking Ron DeSantis from every angle -- his polling collapse, his donors fleeing, his electricity rate hikes -- while barely acknowledging the historic legal storm closing in around him. A brief flash of anger at Fox News for hosting Chris Christie and Bill Barr gave way to a sustained afternoon content blitz of over two dozen posts, many just shared links amplifying favorable coverage. The Fulton County mugshot, taken just days earlier, was acknowledged exactly once and immediately turned into a fundraising pitch. Notably absent from the entire day: any mention of Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, or the racially motivated mass shooting in Jacksonville. The overall mood was aggressively upbeat -- a performance of dominance and normalcy that seemed designed to drown out the legal reality. Full digest for 2023-08-31: https://trump.fm/date/2023-08-31/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, August 31). If you are a Fisherman, Hunter, or a Sportsman, I... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986047700468429 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If you are a Fisherman, Hunter, or a Sportsman, I can’t..." 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