# Post ts_111046645697301790 - Post ID: `ts_111046645697301790` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-11T13:02:22.838Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111046645697301790 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111046645697301790/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111046645697301790.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > WE WILL NEVER FORGET! ## What the media says **Video transcript** (1:53), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > No one who lived through the horror of the September 11th terrorist attacks can ever forget the agony and the anguish of that terrible day. It was a terrible day. The images of dark plumes of smoke billowing over lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and a field of Pennsylvania — such a beautiful field — are seared into our minds forever. We will never forget. Today, on the solemn anniversary of those monstrous attacks, we remember the 2,977 precious souls who were savagely taken from us on that morning 22 years ago, leaving a void that can never be filled — can never be filled. No matter what happens, it can never be filled. We will say a prayer for each of the beautiful families they left behind, whose pain is beyond comprehension. What they've gone through is not even believable. We honor the firefighters, the great New York PD, the police department, what great people they are. They are so great. And the Port Authority officers, the Virginia, DC, and Pentagon police, and the military service members, and other first responders — actually all over the country. They acted with supreme heroism, and they went to the site of the most heinous crime. They would leave other states far away and go to the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon. They'd go to Pennsylvania. When many cases gave their lives in the line of duty, God bless the memory of all of those who perished in the 9/11 attacks. We will never, ever forget. We will never forget you. We love you. God bless their families, and God bless America. Thank you. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/046/644/251/457/218/original/d97ee6ef2d388ad5.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 27,992 - Reposts: 9,775 - Replies: 1,991 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.398Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:28:50.020Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" — September 11, 2023 ### Overview On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Trump posted a three-word ALL CAPS declaration with an attached video. This is a minimal-signal post that rewards contextual rather than intrinsic analysis. Clinical significance is low in isolation; psychological interest lies in its placement within the day's posting sequence. --- ### Authorship Attribution The UTC timestamp 13:02:22 converts to approximately **9:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time** — strikingly proximate to the moment the second aircraft struck the World Trade Center's North Tower (9:03 AM ET on 9/11/2001). Trump's location on September 11, 2023 was most likely in the New York–New Jersey corridor or at Mar-a-Lago; either way, 9:02 AM falls within standard business hours, which slightly favors aide coordination. The intentionality of the timing is the primary authorship signal here: a post landing within 60 seconds of the iconic attack time is almost certainly scheduled, not spontaneous — pointing toward aide involvement or at minimum structured coordination. Counterbalancing indicators: the ALL CAPS register and exclamatory brevity are stylistically consistent with authentic Trump. The collective "WE" framing is notably unusual, as Trump's authentic voice is characteristically first-person singular ("I," "me," "my"). This use of "WE" is more consistent with a professionally crafted commemoration statement. **Confidence: Low** — three-word sample is insufficient for confident stylometric differentiation. --- ### Contextual Placement: The Posting Sequence This post is sandwiched within a day dominated by highly defensive, self-referential content: posts asserting a 90% approval rating, alleging election rigging against RFK Jr., amplifying arguments that his criminal charges are unconstitutional, and labeling proceedings a "RAILROAD JOB." The shift to national grief commemoration represents an **archetypal register switch** from wounded-narcissist-in-legal-jeopardy to national patriarch sharing collective mourning. Whether this transition is psychologically genuine or strategically calculated cannot be determined from text alone — but the contrast is clinically noteworthy. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis The post deploys minimalist rhetoric achieving maximum cultural resonance through activation of pre-loaded collective memory: - **Collective pronoun ("WE")**: Rare in Trump's authentic discourse; here it positions him as indistinguishable from the grieving nation rather than a unique individual actor. - **ALL CAPS throughout**: Converts solemn remembrance into active declaration; emotional amplification without new content. - **Exclamation mark**: Transforms a statement into an oath or battle cry — "never forget" becomes not just remembrance but pledge. - **Cultural pre-loading**: The phrase requires zero elaboration because it activates a fully formed emotional schema in virtually all American adults. Rhetorical efficiency at maximum — three words doing the work of a paragraph. - **Archetype invoked**: This is the **King** archetype — the figure who holds and channels the nation's grief — rather than the Warrior or Trickster modes that characterize his legal/political posts. The Hero/Savior resonance is also present: the leader who personally embodies national resolve. No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators are present. This is archetypal commemorative content with no danger indicators. --- ### Psychological Dynamics The triggering context is **maintenance/supply-seeking** via a national ritual event — no narcissistic injury is evident within this specific post. The post does not reveal narcissistic rage, paranoid ideation, or splitting in isolation. However, the day's overall pattern is psychologically revealing: Trump oscillates between the **vulnerable narcissistic state** (persecuted by courts, rigged against, unfairly attacked) in his legal posts and a **grandiose/sovereign state** in this commemoration post. This oscillation — sometimes within hours — is consistent with the unstable narcissistic regulation documented in prior longitudinal observation. The "WE WILL NEVER FORGET" framing also implicitly continues the theme of grievance and non-forgiveness that runs through his legal posts, though its surface referent is 9/11. There is a possible unconscious bleed between the two registers: never forgetting the attacks of 9/11, and never forgetting the alleged attacks on Trump himself. This reading is speculative but consistent with documented patterns of self-victimization framing. --- ### Cognitive Markers **Assessment: Insufficient data.** A three-word sample does not permit meaningful cognitive analysis. No perseveration, paraphasia, tangentiality, or confabulation is assessable. Baseline comparison is not applicable at this sample size. --- # ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 35%) ### Indicators - UTC 13:02 = 9:02 AM ET — within business hours, consistent with aide scheduling - Timing proximity to 9:03 AM attack time suggests intentional scheduling, not spontaneous posting - Collective 'WE' framing is atypical for Trump's characteristically first-person singular authentic voice - ALL CAPS register is consistent with authentic Trump style - Extreme brevity limits stylometric analysis — three-word sample insufficient for confident attribution ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (22nd anniversary of September 11 attacks) Sentiment: +0.15 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 2% **Parasocial Techniques:** - collective grief identification ('WE') - patriotic leader positioning - shared-experience invocation ## Tags - 9/11 commemoration (100%) - patriotism (90%) - collective memory (85%) - ALL CAPS (60%) - anniversary post (80%) - maintenance post (75%) - register switch (60%) - King archetype (65%) - aide-written (probable) (55%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **On 9/11 Anniversary, Legal Grievance Eclipses National Mourning in 18-Post Barrage** Trump spent the 22nd anniversary of September 11 almost entirely consumed by his legal troubles and political attacks, offering only a single four-word memorial before pivoting to hours of grievance. A late-night burst of posts processing his Georgia indictment gave way to an aggressive afternoon session attacking Biden, Fox News, Republican rivals, and the justice system itself. The most alarming moment came when he framed immigration as an "invasion" destroying American cities, deploying dehumanizing language on the nation's most emotionally charged date. The day revealed how completely personal legal crisis had displaced any capacity for communal mourning or national reflection. Full digest for 2023-09-11: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-11/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 11). WE WILL NEVER FORGET! [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111046645697301790 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" Truth Social, 11 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111046645697301790. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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