# Post ts_111066651308785119 - Post ID: `ts_111066651308785119` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-15T01:50:04.282Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111066651308785119 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111066651308785119/analysis ## Post text > https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/13/biden-is-selling-an-improving-economy-americans-dont-but-it-it-poll-finds/70729119007/ ## Engagement - Likes: 5,985 - Reposts: 1,534 - Replies: 178 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.398Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:34:12.509Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Post Assessment: ts_111066651308785119 ### Overview This post consists entirely of a hyperlink to a USA Today article (published September 13, 2023) with zero original text or commentary. The article's URL slug — `biden-is-selling-an-improving-economy-americans-dont-[buy]-it-poll-finds` — self-describes the content: polling data showing Americans reject Biden's optimistic economic framing despite improving macro indicators. The complete absence of authored text severely constrains psychological inference; analysis depends on **context, timing, and positioning** within the broader posting cluster. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Local time conversion:** UTC 01:50:04 on September 15 converts to **9:50 PM EDT** on September 14, 2023. Trump was most likely at Bedminster, NJ (his summer residence, regularly used through September) or Trump Tower, New York — both Eastern timezone. Late evening (9:50 PM) falls in the ambiguous zone: later than standard business hours, but considerably earlier than his characteristically impulsive posts (typically midnight–4 AM). The **complete absence of text** is the most diagnostic feature: authentic Trump posts almost invariably contain verbal framing, however minimal — exclamation marks, superlatives, rhetorical questions, ALL CAPS bursts. A clean URL with no annotation is more consistent with communications staff workflow. Furthermore, the same day features a *second* thematically paired USA Today economic polling link (`americans-trust-trump-biden-economy`), suggesting coordinated dual-post strategy rather than spontaneous late-night browsing. This paired deployment pattern is a hallmark of aide-managed amplification, not organic posting behavior. **Assessment:** Lean aide-written/Scavino, moderate confidence. Evening timing and surrounding emotional cluster (ALL CAPS election posts, Hunter Biden commentary) do not preclude authentic origin, but the zero-text format and coordinated pairing tip the balance toward staff-assisted curation. --- ### Strategic Context This post lands inside a dense, multi-front news cycle: - **Sept 12**: McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry (no House vote) - **Sept 14**: Hunter Biden indicted on three felony gun charges - **Sept 14**: Trump posts ALL-CAPS demands ("DEMOCRATS MUST STOP INTERFERING"), Hunter Biden scoring ("One down, eleven to go"), and grievance-laden witch hunt rhetoric The two economic polling links function as a **cooldown/maintenance layer** within that emotionally activated cluster — shifting from raw affect to third-party credibility. Strategic functions include: 1. **Credibility borrowing**: A mainstream, ostensibly neutral outlet (USA Today) delivers the economic critique, immunizing Trump from accusations of spin. 2. **Implicit contrast**: The companion article (`americans-trust-trump…economy`) constructs an economic-credibility binary that Trump wins without having to claim it directly. 3. **Plausible neutrality**: No quotable Trump assertion is generated — opponents cannot refute what he did not say. 4. **Narrative reinforcement**: Anchors the economic incompetence frame that underpins the broader impeachment inquiry messaging launched two days prior. --- ### Psychological Assessment No direct psychological content is inferrable from a bare URL. The following observations derive from the surrounding posting cluster and strategic positioning. **Trigger and state:** The surrounding posts display the grandiose-to-vulnerable oscillation characteristic of narcissistic supply management. The Hunter Biden "eleven to go" post is triumphalist (grandiose); the Pandora's Box/witch hunt posts are victimized (vulnerable). The URL-only economic posts serve **maintenance/supply-seeking** functions — feeding the grievance-against-Biden narrative without requiring emotional output. **Motive structure (Level 2):** Economic competence is a core identity claim in Trump's self-narrative ("the greatest economy ever"). Polling confirming Biden's failure on this metric provides indirect narcissistic supply by validating the implicit contrast. The selection of these specific articles — from among many available — reflects the **power and status motive**: economic dominance framing. **Defense mechanisms:** Not assessable from this post in isolation. The surrounding cluster exhibits splitting (Democrats as wholly corrupt), projection (witch hunts), and rationalization. This post's mechanism, insofar as one exists, is **displacement via third-party proxy** — outsourcing aggression to a mainstream media poll. --- ### Cognitive Assessment **Not assessable.** No language production to analyze. Baseline comparison requires text. The post offers zero syntactic, lexical, or coherence data. Any cognitive inference would be fabrication. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis The sole identifiable device is **appeal to authority via third-party sourcing** — allowing mainstream media to prosecute the economic case against Biden rather than doing so personally. This represents a degree of rhetorical discipline (or aide-managed restraint) that contrasts sharply with the raw affect of the surrounding posts. No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or eliminationist rhetoric. No stochastic terrorism indicators. No gaslighting moves. The post's rhetorical impact is entirely parasitic on the article content. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Americans do not believe Biden's narrative of an improving economy (per poll)" | **Mostly True** | Multiple contemporaneous polls (AP-NORC, Gallup, CNN/SSRS, Sept 2023) showed Biden economic approval in low-to-mid 30s despite declining inflation and near-record-low unemployment. The 'sentiment gap' or 'vibecession' was widely documented by economists and media. Article accurately characterizes polling consensus, though framing conflates perception with objective conditions. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 35%) ### Indicators - Zero original text — no verbal framing, no capitalization, no rhetorical markers - Paired with a second thematically matched USA Today economic link the same day, suggesting coordinated dual-post strategy - 9:50 PM EDT timing is late evening — plausible for authentic Trump but earlier than his characteristic impulsive late-night window - Clean URL-only format is consistent with aide curation workflow (Scavino) - Surrounding posts (ALL CAPS election demands, Hunter Biden scoring) are highly authentic in register — stylistic discontinuity with this post ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: -0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 0% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Third-party credibility borrowing — mainstream media poll does the persuasive work ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Americans do not believe Biden's narrative of an improving economy (per poll) **MOSTLY TRUE** Multiple contemporaneous polls (AP-NORC, Gallup, CNN/SSRS, Sept 2023) showed Biden economic approval in low-to-mid 30s despite declining inflation and near-record-low unemployment. The 'sentiment gap' or 'vibecession' was widely documented by economists and media. Article accurately characterizes polling consensus, though framing conflates perception with objective conditions. Sources: AP-NORC polls September 2023; Gallup economic confidence tracking September 2023; USA Today/Suffolk University poll referenced in article slug Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - url-only-post (100%) - economy (90%) - biden-critique (80%) - third-party-credibility-borrowing (80%) - coordinated-amplification (70%) - impeachment-inquiry-messaging (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Legal Anxiety Submerged Beneath Grandiose Myth-Building Erupts in Evening Rage Over Gag Order** A mostly quiet day of link-sharing and campaign promotion ended with the day's only original outburst — a heated response to Special Counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order. The morning featured a well-timed post seizing on the UAW strike to attack Biden's electric vehicle policies, and a midnight "REMEMBER THE MAN" video that leaned into self-mythologizing. Most of the day's 19 posts were bare URL shares likely posted by staff, padding the feed with favorable polls and legal-defense commentary. The mood was confident on the surface, but the volume of legal-persecution articles shared early in the evening betrayed an underlying preoccupation with mounting courtroom pressure. Full digest for 2023-09-15: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-15/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 15). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111066651308785119 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/13/bide..." Truth Social, 15 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111066651308785119. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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