# Post ts_111047808462341831

- Post ID: `ts_111047808462341831`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-09-11T17:58:05.266Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111047808462341831
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111047808462341831/analysis
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## Post text

> Congratulations to Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri on the big Supreme Court Victory on the White House Violation of our cherished First Amendment - A very big deal! Eric, along with some in the Senate, but not most, is doing a really great job!

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,268
- Reposts: 4,282
- Replies: 291
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.398Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:29:26.128Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This congratulatory post reveals the grandiose narcissistic register in contrast to same-day persecutory posts, illustrating rapid oscillation between vulnerable and grandiose narcissistic states. Trump positions himself as sovereign arbiter of Senate merit while celebrating a First Amendment legal victory that carries implicit personal relevance—the *Missouri v. Biden* ruling vindicates his broader censorship narrative though it is legally unconnected to his own cases. This displacement dynamic (celebrating another's legal win that symbolically addresses one's own grievance) is psychologically efficient: he accrues supply from the victory while avoiding acknowledgment of personal stake. The backhanded qualification "some in the Senate, but not most" is a characteristic dominance display—even congratulatory posts function as status tournaments. A notable factual error: Trump calls the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling a "Supreme Court Victory." This inflation either reflects deliberate rhetorical amplification or genuine institutional confusion; the former is more consistent with his documented pattern of hyperbolic escalation. Authorship attribution is uncertain—daytime timing (2 PM EDT) and clean grammar suggest possible aide involvement, but multiple stylometric Trump markers (signature "big deal," mid-sentence capitalization, backhanded Senate criticism) suggest dictation or authentic posting. Post is below baseline in syntactic complexity but consistent with congratulatory register; no clear cognitive deterioration markers beyond the court misidentification. Danger level: none.

# Psychological Analysis: September 11, 2023 — Congratulations to Senator Schmitt

## Contextual Frame

This post arrives on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, sandwiched between a cluster of posts that are among the most paranoid and persecutory in the same-day record: a reposted "RAILROAD JOB" claim, "ABUSE OF OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM!", and a lengthy constitutional grievance against Biden-era prosecution timing. The sudden tonal shift to congratulatory register is diagnostically significant—it illustrates the oscillation between vulnerable and grandiose narcissistic states within a single afternoon.

## Authorship Attribution

**Timing:** 17:58 UTC = 13:58 EDT. Trump was likely in New York or New Jersey on September 11 (he often visited 9/11 memorial events in the New York metro area). Afternoon EST falls squarely in business hours, consistent with aide-assisted posting.

**Stylometric signals are mixed:**
- *Trump markers:* mid-sentence capitalization of "Victory"; "A very big deal!" (a signature Trumpism); the backhanded qualifier "some in the Senate, but not most" (a classic dominance-through-faint-praise construction); run-on sentence with em-dash-free comma chains.
- *Aide markers:* relatively correct grammar; structured congratulatory opening; no typos; no ALL CAPS outburst; daytime timing.

**Assessment:** Most likely a hybrid—Trump-dictated content lightly cleaned by staff, or an aide drafting in a register that mimics known Trump idioms. The backhanded Senate criticism is too characteristically Trumpian in motivation to attribute to aide initiative. Low confidence on full authenticity.

## Narcissistic State and Trigger

The post occupies the **grandiose register**: Trump as sovereign arbiter, conferring recognition on a meritorious ally while implicitly withholding it from the majority of the Senate. This is supply-seeking dressed as generosity—Trump positioning himself as the evaluator of political merit ("doing a really great job!") rather than a peer congratulating a colleague.

The **trigger** is a favorable legal development (Fifth Circuit ruling in *Missouri v. Biden*), which functions as narcissistic supply by vindicating a narrative Trump is personally invested in: that the government violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies—companies that famously censored *him*.

## Implicit Self-Reference and Displacement

The congratulations are structurally selfless but psychologically self-referential. The First Amendment victory Trump is celebrating is legally unconnected to his own cases, yet it:
1. Validates his broader narrative of government overreach and censorship (in which he is the preeminent victim)
2. Signals to allies that fighting these battles is valued
3. Allows him to claim adjacency to a "big deal" legal win on a day when his own legal record (Georgia arraignment, multiple upcoming trials) is all losses

This is **displacement** (neurotic level): genuine investment in another's legal outcome because it symbolically addresses his own grievance, with the added benefit of requiring no acknowledgment that his primary interest is personal.

## Dominance Display Through Qualified Praise

"Eric, along with some in the Senate, but not most, is doing a really great job!" is analytically dense. By praising Schmitt while explicitly disparaging the unnamed majority of senators, Trump:
- Positions himself as the performance evaluator of a coequal branch
- Implicitly threatens the status of unnamed Republican senators who have not sufficiently championed his causes
- Signals to Schmitt (and others watching) what behavior earns royal favor

This is the **King archetype** in operation: conferring legitimacy rather than earning it, defining political worth by proximity to his priorities.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "big Supreme Court Victory on the White House Violation of our cherished First Amendment" | **Mostly False** | The ruling was issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on September 8, 2023, not the Supreme Court. The Fifth Circuit upheld most of the district court's preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, finding the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment by coercively pressuring social media platforms. SCOTUS had not ruled; the Biden administration petitioned the Supreme Court for emergency relief shortly after. SCOTUS stayed the injunction in October 2023 and ultimately reversed the Fifth Circuit in Murthy v. Missouri (June 2024). |
| "White House Violation of our cherished First Amendment" | **Half True** | The Fifth Circuit did find the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment through coercive communications pressuring social media companies to moderate content—meeting the preliminary injunction standard of likelihood of success on the merits. However, this was not a final judgment, and the Supreme Court subsequently reversed, finding plaintiffs lacked standing in June 2024. |
| "Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri" | **True** | Eric Schmitt was elected U.S. Senator from Missouri in November 2022. He was previously Missouri Attorney General and was the original lead plaintiff in the First Amendment social media case (filed as Missouri v. Biden) before taking Senate office. |

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Cognitive Status

Post is below-baseline in syntactic complexity—short, loosely chained clauses—but this is consistent with a congratulatory register and does not clearly indicate cognitive change. The court misidentification is notable and worth tracking longitudinally. No word-finding disruptions, perseverations, or temporal confusions observable.

## Archetypal and Order/Chaos Dynamics

The post positions Trump as **order-restorer**: celebrating a court-confirmed defense of a constitutional right against executive overreach. This fits his broader narrative: the "deep state" corrupts order; warrior-allies (Schmitt) defend it; Trump evaluates and validates. On the 9/11 anniversary, invoking "our cherished First Amendment" carries additional resonance—America under threat, patriots responding.

## Danger Assessment

No danger indicators. This is celebratory political communication with no dehumanizing language, eliminationist framing, or target identification.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- 13:58 EDT posting time falls in business hours consistent with aide activity
- Relatively clean grammar with no typos
- Trump-signature 'A very big deal!' phrase
- Mid-sentence capitalization of 'Victory' consistent with Trump stylistic pattern
- Backhanded praise structure ('some in the Senate, but not most') is characteristically Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Fifth Circuit ruling in Missouri v. Biden (September 8, 2023))

Sentiment: +0.55

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid tonal shift within same afternoon from paranoid persecutory posts to expansive congratulatory register
- Performative generosity as dominance display consistent with grandiose state

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- name confusion

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Public praise as loyalty signaling to allied politicians
- Implied endorsement as transactional political currency
- Implicit threat to non-praised senators through exclusion

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> big Supreme Court Victory on the White House Violation of our cherished First Amendment

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The ruling was issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on September 8, 2023, not the Supreme Court. The Fifth Circuit upheld most of the district court's preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, finding the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment by coercively pressuring social media platforms. SCOTUS had not ruled; the Biden administration petitioned the Supreme Court for emergency relief shortly after. SCOTUS stayed the injunction in October 2023 and ultimately reversed the Fifth Circuit in Murthy v. Missouri (June 2024).

Sources: Missouri v. Biden, 5th Cir., Sept. 8 2023; Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U.S. (2024)

> White House Violation of our cherished First Amendment

**HALF TRUE**

The Fifth Circuit did find the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment through coercive communications pressuring social media companies to moderate content—meeting the preliminary injunction standard of likelihood of success on the merits. However, this was not a final judgment, and the Supreme Court subsequently reversed, finding plaintiffs lacked standing in June 2024.

Sources: Missouri v. Biden, 5th Cir., Sept. 8 2023; Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U.S. (2024)

> Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri

**TRUE**

Eric Schmitt was elected U.S. Senator from Missouri in November 2022. He was previously Missouri Attorney General and was the original lead plaintiff in the First Amendment social media case (filed as Missouri v. Biden) before taking Senate office.

Overall Veracity: 57%

## Tags

- grandiose_narcissism (60%)
- displacement (60%)
- dominance_display (70%)
- backhanded_praise (80%)
- first_amendment (90%)
- factual_inflation (70%)
- state_oscillation (70%)
- ally_signaling (60%)
- implicit_self_reference (70%)
- king_archetype (65%)

## 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). Congratulations to Senator Eric Schmitt of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111047808462341831
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congratulations to Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri on the..." Truth Social, 11 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111047808462341831. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Congratulations to Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri on the...," Truth Social, September 11, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111047808462341831.

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