# Post ts_111052467171835257 - Post ID: `ts_111052467171835257` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-12T13:42:51.447Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111052467171835257 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111052467171835257/analysis ## Post text > https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/eu-memo-directly-undercuts-joe-bidens-narrative-about ## Engagement - Likes: 8,297 - Reposts: 2,405 - Replies: 266 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.398Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:31:14.504Z (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 — 2023-09-12T13:42:51Z (ts_111052467171835257) ## Overview This post consists entirely of a bare URL — no accompanying text, no personal commentary, no emotionally-inflected language. The link points to a *Just the News* article arguing that a December 2015 EU memo undermines Biden's stated rationale for pressuring Ukraine to fire prosecutor Viktor Shokin. As such, any psychological inference must operate almost entirely at the level of *selection behavior* (what was chosen to amplify) and *contextual framing* (what was happening on this date). --- ## Authorship Attribution **UTC:** 13:42:51 — **Local time (EDT, New York/NJ area):** ~09:42 AM September 2023 found Trump primarily based in Bedminster, NJ (his summer residence) and New York. 09:42 AM is solidly within business hours and is the archetypal aide-posting window. The post contains no personal commentary, no typos, no emotional inflection, no ALL CAPS, and no stream-of-consciousness quality. It is a clinically sterile URL share. All stylometric markers point to aide (Scavino/staff) curation, not authentic Trump expression. **Authorship score: 0.15 (strongly aide-attributed).** --- ## Contextual Significance The post's timing is the most analytically significant feature. Kevin McCarthy announced the formal Biden impeachment inquiry on **September 12, 2023** — the same day as this post. The article being amplified directly supports the evidentiary narrative Republicans were constructing to justify that inquiry: Biden's Ukraine intervention was corrupt, not anti-corruption. The synchrony between this amplification and the impeachment inquiry launch suggests either strategic coordination or reactive amplification of politically favorable incoming material. The surrounding posts on the same day establish a thematic cluster: 1. **DeSantis attack** (Loomered article on Melania flyer story) 2. **"Radical left destroying Trump"** (Rumble video) 3. **Jan. 6 case framing** (Schoen quotes: "ultimate weaponization") 4. **This post** (Biden/Ukraine corruption counter-narrative) This cluster reflects a coherent defensive information campaign: attack rival (DeSantis), construct victimhood (radical left, weaponized justice), and build counter-offensive (Biden also corrupt). --- ## Psychological Analysis ### Trigger and Function The post's psychological function is **implicit DARVO** (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). Trump faces Georgia arraignment, Jan. 6 prosecution, and multiple civil liabilities. Amplifying content that frames Biden as the *real* Ukraine bad actor serves to: 1. **Project** his own Ukraine-related vulnerabilities onto his primary political opponent 2. **Structurally normalize** the idea that both sides engage in Ukraine-adjacent corruption, diluting the asymmetry of his own exposure 3. **Supply-seek** through partisan validation — this content will generate significant agreement within his base The trigger is classified as **narcissistic injury** (ongoing legal persecution) combined with **preemptive attack** (building the Biden-is-corrupt counter-narrative ahead of the 2024 campaign). ### Defense Mechanisms The defense is **projection** operating at the structural level — Trump does not articulate the parallel himself, but the selection of this specific article on this specific day performs the projection implicitly. Followers receive the intended message (Biden is the real Ukraine criminal) without Trump having to state it, preserving deniability. Secondary mechanism: **displacement** — redirecting audience attention from Trump's legal exposure to Biden's alleged misconduct. ### Narcissistic State Difficult to assess with confidence from a URL-only post. The contextual cluster (victimhood + counterattack + rival-attack posts) suggests a **mixed grandiose/vulnerable** state — the grandiosity is muted (no triumphant self-aggrandizement), while the defensive information posture suggests ongoing vulnerability activation from accumulated legal pressure. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis Despite zero original language, the post deploys: - **Whataboutism** (structural): Biden is the real Ukraine actor - **Appeal to authority**: EU memo = institutional legitimacy for the claim - **Agenda-setting**: Choosing *what* to amplify is itself a rhetorical act - **Source credibility laundering**: *Just the News* is a partisan outlet founded by John Solomon, but "EU memo" as framing implies neutral institutional sourcing No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "EU memo directly undercuts Joe Biden's narrative about Ukraine/Shokin" | **Half True** | A December 2015 EU Commission benchmark assessment of Ukraine's anti-corruption architecture exists and rated progress positively. However, this was a general procedural compliance review, not a specific endorsement of Shokin's performance on individual high-profile corruption prosecutions. Biden's stated rationale concerned Shokin's non-prosecution of specific cases — analytically distinct from a general EU benchmark rating. The 'directly undercuts' framing is a significant overreach; the relationship between the two is tenuous and requires inferential steps the article does not justify. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Cognitive Assessment No language sample available for cognitive analysis. The bare-URL format precludes any assessment of vocabulary, syntax, coherence, or word-finding. Baseline deviation: none measurable. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** No eliminationist language, no dehumanization, no mobilization cues, no violent imagery. --- ## Summary Not clinically significant as a standalone post — bare URL, no original language, aide-attributed. Significance is contextual: strategic amplification of counter-Biden narrative on the precise day of the impeachment inquiry launch. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 15%) ### Indicators - 09:42 AM local time (EDT) — business hours window - No accompanying text or personal commentary - No typos, misspellings, or grammatical errors - No emotional inflection, ALL CAPS, or stream-of-consciousness markers - Bare URL share is archetypal aide-curation format ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Criticism (Biden impeachment inquiry launch / ongoing Trump legal proceedings) Sentiment: -0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) - displacement (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 5% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Implicit alignment signal — sharing this content signals tribal membership and shared grievance to base ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > EU memo directly undercuts Joe Biden's narrative about Ukraine/Shokin **HALF TRUE** A December 2015 EU Commission benchmark assessment of Ukraine's anti-corruption architecture exists and rated progress positively. However, this was a general procedural compliance review, not a specific endorsement of Shokin's performance on individual high-profile corruption prosecutions. Biden's stated rationale concerned Shokin's non-prosecution of specific cases — analytically distinct from a general EU benchmark rating. The 'directly undercuts' framing is a significant overreach; the relationship between the two is tenuous and requires inferential steps the article does not justify. Sources: Just the News article (partisan outlet, John Solomon); General knowledge of Biden-Ukraine timeline and EU Commission assessment methodology Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - whataboutism (80%) - aide-authored (85%) - anti-Biden (90%) - Ukraine-narrative (85%) - impeachment-inquiry-alignment (75%) - DARVO-structural (60%) - projection (60%) - bare-url-post (100%) - legal-pressure-context (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Multi-Front Legal Siege Drives Pre-Dawn Grievance Spiral as McCarthy Impeachment Delivers Evening Vindication** Trump started the day with a burst of pre-dawn posting focused on defending himself against the looming New York civil fraud trial, arguing at length that banks were happy and no one was harmed. As the morning progressed, he pivoted to attacking Biden over the Iran hostage deal and a false 9/11 claim, with his sharpest language reserved for accusing Biden of receiving "kickbacks." The middle of the day was dominated by aide-posted link shares reinforcing legal persecution and polling strength narratives. The mood shifted noticeably toward triumphant grandiosity by evening, likely buoyed by Kevin McCarthy's announcement of a formal Biden impeachment inquiry, culminating in a three-word victory lap: "TRUMP WAS RIGHT." Full digest for 2023-09-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 12). https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111052467171835257 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-sc..." Truth Social, 12 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111052467171835257. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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