# Post ts_111049144938285594 - Post ID: `ts_111049144938285594` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-11T23:37:58.231Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111049144938285594 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111049144938285594/analysis ## Post text > https://www.nysun.com/article/sheer-insanity-is-the-term-for-president-bidens-canceling-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskan-wildlife-refuge ## Engagement - Likes: 12,403 - Reposts: 3,774 - Replies: 658 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.398Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:30:33.927Z (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 — 2023-09-11T23:37:58Z (ts_111049144938285594) ### Overview This post contains no original text — it is a bare URL link to a New York Sun editorial whose headline reads: *"Sheer Insanity Is the Term for President Biden's Canceling Oil and Gas Leases in Alaskan Wildlife Refuge."* The absence of authored content severely constrains direct psychological analysis. What can be inferred derives from curation choices, timing, and contextual placement within the day's broader posting sequence. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Timestamp conversion:** 23:37:58 UTC on 2023-09-11. Trump's likely location was the New York/New Jersey area (Bedminster, NJ or Trump Tower, NYC) in early September 2023 — he had been arraigned in Georgia in late August and was conducting legal and campaign activity from his northeastern bases. Eastern Daylight Time = UTC−4, placing this post at **19:37 EDT** (7:37 PM local). Evening hours fall outside both the late-night authentic window (22:00–06:00) and the core business-hours aide window (09:00–18:00) — making this marginal. However, the URL-only format, absence of caps, complete lack of emotional overlay, no typos, and no personal commentary all lean toward **aide-assisted posting**. Trump's authentic posts of the same day feature all-caps, first-person voice, and emotional reactivity (e.g., "CROOKED JOE BIDEN is NOT too OLD, he is too INCOMPETENT!"). This post's stripped-down format contrasts sharply. **Confidence: medium for aide authorship** — the timing is inconclusive but the stylistic contrast with same-day authentic posts is meaningful. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis The primary rhetorical mechanism here is **ventriloquism by curation**: Trump amplifies the "sheer insanity" framing without personally authoring it, distributing charged editorial language while maintaining plausible distance. This is a low-effort, high-reach technique — the headline does the affective work; Trump merely curates and signals endorsement. Implicit rhetorical functions: - **Ad hominem by proxy**: attack on Biden's judgment via the article's editorial framing - **Appeal to shared grievance**: energy independence / ANWR drilling is a durable conservative touchpoint - **Issue priming**: positions Biden as dangerous/incompetent on energy policy, reinforcing the day's dominant "Biden incompetence" theme No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators are present in this post. --- ### Psychological & Clinical Analysis **Trigger:** Maintenance-mode content — no acute narcissistic injury is evident in this specific post. It functions as policy-attack amplification consistent with baseline behavior. **Narcissistic state:** Insufficient signal from a URL-only post. Contextually, the day's posts as a whole show an oscillation between grandiose (ISIS/military victory framing) and vulnerable (legal persecution narrative) states. This post slots into neither directly — it is ambient adversarial maintenance. **Defenses:** No defenses are directly observable in the post itself. The curation pattern broadly reflects **displacement** (redirecting hostility toward Biden's energy policy on a day dominated by legal and personal threats) and **rationalization** via editorial proxy. **Cognitive markers:** Not assessable from a URL. --- ### Contextual Pattern — September 11, 2023 This is one of at least six posts on this date. The day's sequence is notable: 1. **Gutfeld/ISIS quote** — leverages 9/11 anniversary for terrorism-themed grievance framing; glorifies "beheading the beheaders" 2. **"CROOKED JOE BIDEN is NOT too OLD, he is too INCOMPETENT!"** — direct attack, authentic voice markers 3. **Georgia indictment legal strategy post** — defending against legal exposure, "Stollen" typo confirms authentic authorship 4. **Iran/$6 billion post** — most emotionally charged; explicitly references September 11 date, suggesting deliberate instrumentalization of the anniversary 5. **Gateway Pundit link** — existential 2024 framing 6. **This post** — ANWR energy policy attack via NY Sun link The September 11 anniversary appears to be instrumentalized: the Iran/$6B post explicitly flags the date ("He had the audacity to announce this terrible deal today, September 11th"), transforming a hostage negotiation into a betrayal narrative resonant with the anniversary's emotional register. This is sophisticated rhetorical exploitation of collective grief, even if the $6B figure and framing are contested. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Biden canceled oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)" | **Mostly True** | The Biden administration's Interior Department suspended and ultimately canceled ANWR oil leases that had been issued in the final weeks of the Trump administration (January 2021 lease sale). The cancellation process was ongoing through 2023. The factual core is accurate. 'Sheer insanity' is editorial opinion. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 20%) ### Indicators - URL-only format with no original text - No emotional markers, ALL CAPS, or typos - Stark stylistic contrast with same-day authentic posts - 19:37 EDT timing is marginal — outside both authentic late-night and aide business-hour windows - Bare link drops are occasionally used by both Trump and aides, reducing discriminative value ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (Biden energy policy news cycle) Sentiment: -0.45 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 10% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - displacement (neurotic) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Policy grievance activation - Issue priming on energy independence ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Biden canceled oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) **MOSTLY TRUE** The Biden administration's Interior Department suspended and ultimately canceled ANWR oil leases that had been issued in the final weeks of the Trump administration (January 2021 lease sale). The cancellation process was ongoing through 2023. The factual core is accurate. 'Sheer insanity' is editorial opinion. Sources: Interior Department ANWR lease cancellation proceedings, 2021–2023 Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - energy-policy (70%) - ANWR (60%) - Biden-attack (60%) - url-only (90%) - aide-authored (60%) - maintenance-content (70%) ## 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). https://www.nysun.com/article/sheer-insanity-is-th... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111049144938285594 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.nysun.com/article/sheer-insanity-is-the-term-for..." Truth Social, 11 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111049144938285594. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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