# Post ts_111007712703075933

- Post ID: `ts_111007712703075933`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-09-04T16:01:12.448Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111007712703075933
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111007712703075933/analysis

## Post text

> https://nypost.com/2023/09/02/ron-desantis-support-collapses-after-gop-debate-poll/

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,930
- Reposts: 2,146
- Replies: 201
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.399Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T07:48:19.295Z (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 — 2023-09-04T16:01Z

## Overview

This post consists entirely of a single URL to a New York Post article reporting that Ron DeSantis's support "collapsed" following the August 23, 2023 GOP primary debate — a debate Trump boycotted. No text was added. The communicative act is the selection and sharing of this specific headline.

## Authorship Attribution

**Probable aide authorship (moderate confidence).** The post was made at approximately 12:01 PM EDT (Bedminster, NJ, where Trump typically spent Labor Day weekend). Midday posting, zero-text format, and absence of typos or affective punctuation all point toward staff curation — likely Scavino's operation selecting favorable press clippings. However, the content selection itself — DeSantis humiliation specifically — is so consistent with Trump's obsessive rivalry that personal direction or approval is nearly certain even if aide-executed.

## Psychological Dynamics

The post represents **low-intensity devaluation via proxy**: Trump allows a third-party headline to deliver the contemptuous message ("collapses") without authoring it himself. This is structurally passive-aggressive — attack without fingerprints. The trigger is the first GOP debate's aftermath, which retroactively validates Trump's debate-boycott strategy. The satisfaction is in the implicit "I told you so."

The **narcissistic state is mildly grandiose**: not expansive or rage-driven, but quietly satisfied. This resembles the "cold" end of the supply-seeking spectrum — confirmation of dominance rather than desperate demand for it.

## Rhetorical Structure

Zero-word rhetorical efficiency. The NYPost headline performs the entire argument. "Source laundering" is employed — the claim "DeSantis is finished" is delivered in the outlet's voice, not Trump's, reducing quotability and liability.

## Clinical Significance

Post is not clinically significant in isolation. It is consistent with the ongoing DeSantis-devaluation campaign documented throughout 2023 and represents a low-affect, structurally routine entry in that pattern. No cognitive language data available. No danger indicators present.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Ron DeSantis support collapsed after the GOP debate (August 23, 2023)" | **Mostly True** | Multiple post-debate polls from late August/early September 2023 showed DeSantis continuing a decline that had begun earlier in 2023. His numbers in Iowa and national polls fell noticeably following the debate, which he was widely judged to have underperformed. The word 'collapses' is somewhat sensationalized — it was a continuation of an existing trend rather than a sudden collapse — but the directional claim is accurate. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Post contains zero text — only a bare URL, which is atypical for Trump's verbose authentic style
- 16:01 UTC = ~12:01 PM EDT at Bedminster NJ (Labor Day weekend), solidly business hours, consistent with aide curation
- However, the subject matter — rival DeSantis collapsing — is quintessential Trump interest; he frequently amplifies rival-failure narratives
- No typos, no ALL CAPS, no exclamation points — all absent-of-affect markers favor aide authorship
- Contrast with same-day posts like 'WOW—A MUST WATCH!' and 'THANK YOU!' which are authentic Trump ejaculations

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Ron DeSantis post-debate collapse)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- passive aggression (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Vicarious satisfaction delivery — invites followers to share in rival's humiliation without Trump dirtying his hands
- Information curation as identity signal — 'I am winning; look at my rival failing'

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._

> Ron DeSantis support collapsed after the GOP debate (August 23, 2023)

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple post-debate polls from late August/early September 2023 showed DeSantis continuing a decline that had begun earlier in 2023. His numbers in Iowa and national polls fell noticeably following the debate, which he was widely judged to have underperformed. The word 'collapses' is somewhat sensationalized — it was a continuation of an existing trend rather than a sudden collapse — but the directional claim is accurate.

Sources: NYPost, September 2, 2023; Multiple August 2023 GOP primary polls showing DeSantis declining from ~30% to mid-teens nationally

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- rival-devaluation (80%)
- proxy-attack (70%)
- aide-authored (60%)
- desantis (90%)
- supply-seeking (60%)
- post-debate-schadenfreude (70%)

## That day

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

**Labor Day at Bedminster: Aide-Managed Supply Dump Yields to Evening Legal Siege as 14th Amendment Threat Draws Highest-Intensity Response**

A quiet Labor Day at Bedminster was dominated by a midday batch of link-sharing — mostly flattering polls, endorsements, and pro-Trump media clips — almost certainly managed by staff. Trump surfaced personally in the afternoon after hosting a Bikers for Trump rally, then made a strategic populist pitch against electric vehicles aimed at UAW workers ahead of the coming strike. The evening brought a sharp mood shift as legal anxieties broke through: he amplified a surrogate's rage about the Georgia indictment and erupted over 14th Amendment disqualification efforts in the day's most heated post. The overall tone was self-congratulatory, but a mounting legal siege mentality crept in as the night wore on.

Full digest for 2023-09-04: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-04/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 4). https://nypost.com/2023/09/02/ron-desantis-support... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111007712703075933
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://nypost.com/2023/09/02/ron-desantis-support-collapses..." Truth Social, 4 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111007712703075933. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://nypost.com/2023/09/02/ron-desantis-support-collapses...," Truth Social, September 4, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111007712703075933.

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