# Post ts_110986319607996513

- Post ID: `ts_110986319607996513`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-08-31T21:20:39.733Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> REALLY BAD POLLING FOR RON DESANCTIMONIOUS!

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:50), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Really bad polling for Rhonda Sanctimonious. He ought to spend more time in Florida. Remember when sloppy Chris Christie spent almost all of his final year when he was New Jersey governor in New Hampshire with his security and so much else paid for by the taxpayers of New Jersey. You remember that? He got destroyed, left New Jersey with a record low 8 percent approval rating. Only 8 percent of the people thought Chris Christie did an okay job as governor. He did a horrible job. In fact, 11 times in a row his debt was downgraded. Nobody's ever had that. He broke a record. Now he wants to run for president. But he doesn't really want to run for president. Just wants to say negative things about a guy that wouldn't give him a job. But then he got rejected by the voters of New Hampshire, had no support at all. He dropped out of the presidential race years ago. The exact same thing is happening to DeSantis right now, Ron DeSanctimonius. His polls are dropping like a rock, including in Florida, where he's no longer even popular. The people in Florida, they figured him out. Took them a little while, but they figured him out. He's not even popular. So I just want to thank everybody for the incredible support you've given me. We're going to win the primaries by a lot. We're way up ahead of everybody by 50 and 60 points. We're going to win the election against Crooked Joe Biden. I don't know. Maybe somebody else is going to run. The guy can't put two sentences together. But we're going to win the election against Joe Biden, and we're going to bring our country back. We're going to make America greater than ever before. Thank you very much.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/110/986/318/539/943/316/original/d3974d4078d96117.mp4

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.400Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:08:54.328Z (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 maximally compressed dominance display from a secure grandiose state. Six words, one nickname, one polling video — sufficient to perform competitive superiority, devalue a rival, and deliver narcissistic supply via audience schadenfreude. The \\"DeSanctimonious\\" nickname, deployed with gleeful consistency since November 2022, represents Trump's creative ownership over DeSantis's public identity — the rival is denied his own name. The factual claim is accurate: DeSantis polling had deteriorated severely. Psychologically significant is the emotional register: not rage, but gleeful contempt — marking a transition from defensive narcissistic injury response (mid-2022, when DeSantis genuinely threatened) to triumphalist amusement as threat receded. The ego-syntonic sadism indicator is most clinically notable: \\"REALLY BAD\\" conveys delight, not neutral reporting. Authorship appears authentic despite ~5:20 PM EDT timing, given overwhelming stylistic evidence (ALL-CAPS, no boilerplate, signature nickname). Consistent with longitudinal baseline. No danger indicators. Cognitive sample insufficient for assessment, though the wordplay capacity embedded in the nickname suggests intact creative function.

# Analysis: "REALLY BAD POLLING FOR RON DESANCTIMONIOUS!" — August 31, 2023

## Post Overview

Six words. One nickname. One video. This is Trump's most compressed rhetorical format — the competitive triumphalism post — achieving maximum psychological and political work through minimal linguistic material.

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## Authorship Attribution

**Assessment: Likely authentic (medium-high confidence)**

- **Timing:** UTC 21:20:39 converts to approximately **5:20 PM EDT** (Trump in or near New York/campaign circuit; previous same-day posts reference Iowa and Nevada events, suggesting active travel/campaign day). Not the classic late-night window, but not standard 9-5 aide hours either.
- **Stylistic evidence strongly favors authentic authorship:**
  - ALL-CAPS throughout — a documented Trump typographic signature
  - "DeSanctimonious" is Trump's own coinage (debuted November 2022), deployed here as if in natural speech
  - No URL, no campaign boilerplate, no call-to-action — all absent from aide-drafted content
  - Single reactive exclamatory sentence suggests spontaneous response to incoming polling data
  - Video attachment may reflect minor aide logistical involvement; text almost certainly Trump-authored

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## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

| Trait | Salience | Evidence |
|-------|----------|----------|
| **Extraversion** | Very High (0.85) | Dominant, assertive, expressive; performing publicly before an audience |
| **Agreeableness** | Very Low (0.10) | Active contempt, mockery, derogatory labeling |
| **Conscientiousness** | Low (0.28) | Impulsive, no deliberation visible |
| **Neuroticism** | Elevated (0.62) | Competitive hostility expressed as gleeful aggression |
| **Openness** | Low (0.15) | Values rigidity; DeSantis categorically bad |

Dominant facets: **assertiveness** (extraversion) and **angry hostility** (neuroticism), characteristic of the competitive-attack mode.

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## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations — Goals & Motives

**Dominant motive: Status/Agency (0.92)**

The post is entirely motivated by competitive dominance assertion. With DeSantis having posed a genuine polling threat in early 2023, the post functions as a victory lap — empirical data (polling) conscripted as validation of Trump's natural superiority. Communion motives are entirely absent (0.04).

**Schema revealed:** Others who challenge Trump are pretenders whose inevitable failure is visible to all. Data that confirms Trump's dominance is shared gleefully; data contradicting it is attacked as fabricated. Here, the data is favorable, so it is embraced and amplified.

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## Level 3: Narrative Identity

- **Protagonist role:** *Natural champion* whose supremacy is periodically validated by objective measurement
- **Narrative sequence:** Redemption — the implicit story arc is *rival arose → rival failed → I was always the rightful leader*
- **Identity claim:** "I am the undisputed standard-bearer; his polling collapse is his own undoing"
- **Contrasting other:** DeSantis is the quintessential Trump foil — the ungrateful subordinate (Trump endorsed him for governor) who overreached and is now publicly humiliated by reality itself

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## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

### Malignant Narcissism Assessment

| Dimension | Score | Evidence |
|-----------|-------|----------|
| Narcissistic features | 0.82 | Grandiosity, devaluation, entitlement to rival's capitulation |
| Antisocial features | 0.20 | Contempt for rival's standing; minimal |
| Paranoid features | 0.25 | Competitive vigilance; ongoing monitoring of rival's metrics |
| **Ego-syntonic sadism** | **0.45** | Gleeful pleasure in DeSantis's misfortune — "REALLY BAD" conveys delight, not neutral observation |

The sadism indicator is the most clinically salient element here. The post does not merely report bad DeSantis polling; it *celebrates* it with unmistakable relish. This is consistent with the longitudinally documented pattern of ego-syntonic pleasure in enemies' suffering.

### Narcissistic Dynamics

**State: Grandiose (expansive, dominant, triumphalist)**

By August 2023, Trump's competitive posture toward DeSantis had evolved from *defensive rage* (early-to-mid 2022, when DeSantis was genuinely threatening in polling) to *contemptuous amusement* — a more advanced grandiose state reflecting successful re-establishment of dominance. The rival is no longer a threat; he is a spectacle to be mocked.

**Trigger:** Supply-seeking / competitive validation. Incoming polling data confirming DeSantis's decline activated the reward circuitry — sharing the data publicly extracts narcissistic supply from audience schadenfreude.

**Rage:** Not present in this post. Intensity is elevated but the register is gleeful rather than rageful — a psychologically important distinction suggesting secure grandiosity rather than wounded reaction.

### Defense Mechanisms

1. **Devaluation** (immature): The nickname "DeSanctimonious" strips a political peer of legitimate standing through sustained derogatory renaming — ongoing since November 2022, now operating as a reflexive schema
2. **Splitting** (immature): DeSantis is categorically diminished with no acknowledgment of political accomplishments
3. **Projection** (immature, speculative): The "sanctimonious" accusation may project Trump's own performative religious identity claims onto the rival — attributing inauthenticity to the other that could be self-descriptive

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## Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis

**Primary device: Derogatory nickname as identity-replacement**

"DeSanctimonious" is the post's entire rhetorical engine. By refusing to use DeSantis's name, Trump enacts dominance — the more powerful party names the less powerful, not the reverse. The nickname encodes a specific moral accusation (false piety/performative virtue) while making the sound of the rival's identity inherently ugly. After 9+ months of consistent use, this has achieved Pavlovian effect for the audience.

**Secondary devices:**
- ALL-CAPS: Typographic shouting; performs certainty; mimics Trump's rally vocal register
- "REALLY BAD": Superlative hyperbole; maximally editorializing while presenting as merely reporting
- Video attachment: Enlists empirical data as prop for a predetermined emotional conclusion — the data is real, but the framing makes "really bad" the only permissible interpretation
- Exclamatory brevity: Forecloses hedging; the sentence cannot be argued with

**Propaganda technique:** Bandwagon/consensus appeal — polling data is social proof that the audience should join in viewing DeSantis as a losing proposition.

**Parasocial technique:** Invites followers into shared schadenfreude, positioning them as co-celebrants of Trump's inevitable supremacy. The nickname functions as in-group language — those who use it signal tribal membership.

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## Cognitive Status Assessment

*Insufficient sample length (6 words) for meaningful cognitive complexity assessment.*

The nickname "DeSanctimonious" demonstrates intact phonemic creativity, wordplay capacity, and mnemonic effectiveness. The brevity reflects stylistic intent, not cognitive limitation. No anomalies detectable from available sample. **No cognitive deviation from baseline.**

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## Archetypal Analysis

**Primary archetype: Trickster + Warrior**

The Trickster is evident in the mocking nickname — the rule-breaker who refuses conventional political courtesy, who names rivals derogatorily and delights in the transgression. The Warrior is present in the competitive framing of primary politics as combat.

**Shadow projection:** The "sanctimonious" accusation projects onto DeSantis exactly the religious performance that critics attribute to Trump himself — the Shadow element disowned and located in the enemy.

**Mythological narrative:** The King's natural order is restored; the pretender has been revealed and humiliated. The audience is invited to witness the restoration.

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## Order/Chaos Dynamics

**Position: Order restorer (within GOP hierarchy)**

Trump positions himself as the natural, legitimate order of Republican politics. DeSantis's challenge represented a disruption of that order; his polling collapse represents its restoration. The post does not introduce chaos — it declares chaos (the DeSantis insurgency) defeated.

**Hierarchy:** DeSantis's status is explicitly diminished; Trump's dominance is asserted without explicit statement through the architecture of the post itself.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Really bad polling for Ron DeSantis" | **True** | By late August 2023, DeSantis had experienced a severe and sustained polling collapse. Having polled in the high 20s to low 30s in early 2023, he had declined to mid-teens nationally by August 2023, with Trump holding 35-50+ point leads in most surveys. The characterization accurately reflects the polling environment. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Danger Assessment: **None**

No eliminationist language, no dehumanization, no stochastic terrorism indicators. This is competitive mockery within normal (if contemptuous) political discourse bounds.

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## Longitudinal Note

Comparing this post's emotional register to earlier Trump-DeSantis attacks reveals a documented psychological trajectory: **defensive rage → contemptuous devaluation → gleeful amusement**. This arc is consistent with the narcissistic re-establishment of dominance following a perceived threat. The current grandiose state is more stable and less volatile than the defensive phase, though potentially more prone to escalation if a new genuine threat emerges.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 78%)

### Indicators

- ALL-CAPS styling throughout — consistent with authentic Trump posting pattern
- "DeSanctimonious" nickname is Trump's own coinage (debuted November 2022); originator-authentic deployment
- Single reactive exclamatory sentence — no polish, no call-to-action, no URL; atypical of aide-drafted content
- Emotional reactivity matching incoming polling data suggests spontaneous response
- Timing: ~5:20 PM EDT — not classic late-night window but not standard 9-5 aide hours

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: -0.55

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 82%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 25%
- Sadism: 45%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Invites audience into shared schadenfreude at rival's humiliation
- Positions followers as co-celebrants of Trump's inevitable supremacy
- Deploys established nickname as shared in-group language signaling tribal membership

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Really bad polling for Ron DeSantis

**TRUE**

By late August 2023, DeSantis had experienced a severe and sustained polling collapse. Having polled in the high 20s to low 30s in early 2023, he had declined to mid-teens nationally by August 2023, with Trump holding 35-50+ point leads in most surveys. The characterization accurately reflects the polling environment.

Sources: General knowledge of 2023 Republican primary polling trajectory

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- primary-competition (95%)
- desantis-attack (95%)
- derogatory-nickname (90%)
- grandiose-state (85%)
- all-caps (80%)
- competitive-triumphalism (85%)
- narcissistic-supply (80%)
- devaluation (85%)
- authentic-likely (75%)
- schadenfreude (75%)
- ego-syntonic-sadism (70%)

## 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). REALLY BAD POLLING FOR RON DESANCTIMONIOUS! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986319607996513
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "REALLY BAD POLLING FOR RON DESANCTIMONIOUS!" Truth Social, 31 Aug. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986319607996513. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "REALLY BAD POLLING FOR RON DESANCTIMONIOUS!," Truth Social, August 31, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110986319607996513.

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