# Post ts_111104815728896506

- Post ID: `ts_111104815728896506`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-09-21T19:35:47.036Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111104815728896506
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111104815728896506/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111104815728896506.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “We want to put in the Border policies that were working so well just 3 years ago under the Trump Administration.” Congressman Jim Jordan

## Engagement

- Likes: 30,487
- Reposts: 7,171
- Replies: 1,572
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T08:28:38.368Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: ts_111104815728896506

## Overview
A minimal surrogate-amplification post. Trump quotes Congressman Jim Jordan calling for a return to Trump-era border policies, adding no commentary of his own. The post's primary function is **supply maintenance** — harvesting implicit validation of the Trump Administration's legacy through a credentialed political ally — without requiring direct self-promotion that might appear boastful.

## Authorship
**Likely aide-written (Scavino).** The 15:35 EDT timestamp, clean formatting, zero appended commentary, and simple quote-template structure are all consistent with managed daytime posting. The lone capitalized "Border" mimics Trump's stylistic signature and may be a deliberate authenticity marker inserted by staff. This type of surrogate-quote amplification is a textbook campaign communication operation, not an impulsive personal post.

## Psychological State
Operating in **grandiose mode via displacement** — the self-aggrandizement is real but routed through Jordan's voice. The implicit frame is that Trump-era governance represents the objective standard against which all successors are measured. This is consistent with the same-day posting pattern, which includes a direct statistical attack on Biden's border record ("UP 348%"), suggesting coordinated same-day messaging around the immigration issue, likely timed to the Dubuque rally narrative.

## Rhetorical Function
Classic surrogacy technique: Jordan carries the claim, Trump amplifies it, followers receive elite-validated confirmation that the answer is "return to Trump." The temporal anchor "just 3 years ago" creates false precision — specific enough to feel evidential, imprecise enough to survive scrutiny. The half_true fact-check status of the underlying claim stems from the omission of Title 42/COVID suppression as a confounding variable in 2020 encounter data.

## Same-Day Pattern Note
This post is one of at least five posts on 2023-09-21, several explicitly on border/immigration themes. The concentration suggests a coordinated messaging day around the Dubuque rally narrative, with the Jordan quote serving as a credentialed capstone. No clinically significant deviation from baseline; intensity is low.

## Archetypal Register
**Order Restorer** — "we want to put back in" the prior policies, positioning Trump as the repository of correct order against a chaotic present. No Warrior or Trickster activation in this post.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Border policies were 'working so well just 3 years ago under the Trump Administration'" | **Half True** | Border encounters were substantially lower in 2020 (Trump's fourth year), but the primary driver was Title 42, a COVID-era public health authority invoked in March 2020 that allowed rapid expulsion without standard processing — a pandemic emergency measure, not a standard immigration enforcement policy. Southwest Border encounters hit a low of ~16,000/month in April 2020, rising again to ~72,000 by Trump's final month (Jan 2021). 'Working so well' is a contested framing that omits the pandemic suppression effect, though enforcement posture under Trump was also demonstrably stricter by other metrics (MPP/Remain in Mexico, asylum restrictions). The claim contains a factual kernel embedded in selective framing. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 25%)

### Indicators

- Post timestamp 19:35 UTC = 15:35 EDT — mid-afternoon business hours, strongly favoring aide authorship
- Clean formatting with no typos, incomplete thoughts, or stream-of-consciousness drift
- Structure is a simple quote amplification with clean attribution — a common Scavino template
- Capitalized 'Border' is a Trump stylistic tic, but aides routinely mimic this
- No emotional escalation, ALL CAPS, or impulsive commentary appended to the quote

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Routine campaign messaging cycle; same-day border-security narrative)

Sentiment: +0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 35%
- Antisocial: 5%
- Paranoid: 5%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Surrogate validation loop — follower sees a trusted political figure affirming Trump's legacy, reinforcing in-group consensus

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._

> Border policies were 'working so well just 3 years ago under the Trump Administration'

**HALF TRUE**

Border encounters were substantially lower in 2020 (Trump's fourth year), but the primary driver was Title 42, a COVID-era public health authority invoked in March 2020 that allowed rapid expulsion without standard processing — a pandemic emergency measure, not a standard immigration enforcement policy. Southwest Border encounters hit a low of ~16,000/month in April 2020, rising again to ~72,000 by Trump's final month (Jan 2021). 'Working so well' is a contested framing that omits the pandemic suppression effect, though enforcement posture under Trump was also demonstrably stricter by other metrics (MPP/Remain in Mexico, asylum restrictions). The claim contains a factual kernel embedded in selective framing.

Sources: CBP Southwest Border Encounter data (public record); Title 42 proclamation March 2020 (public record)

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- border-security (90%)
- surrogate-amplification (85%)
- legacy-preservation (75%)
- aide-authored (70%)
- nostalgia-frame (70%)
- jim-jordan (65%)
- coordinated-messaging (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Post-Rally Grievance Cascade: Iowa Triumph Dissolves Into Five-Hour Attack Session Targeting Koch, Christie, Fox, and Federal Prosecutors**

Trump rode a wave of post-rally energy from Dubuque, Iowa into a five-hour evening posting blitz that mixed self-congratulatory polling links with sharp attacks on Charles Koch, Chris Christie, Mitch McConnell, and Fox News. The mood was mostly triumphant but carried a persistent undercurrent of grievance, particularly around his criminal prosecutions -- he demanded Congressional Republicans use the looming government shutdown to defund the cases against him. A direct threat aimed at Koch ("Watch what happens!") and repeated labeling of opponents and institutions as "fascist monsters" and "enemies of the state" marked the day's most concerning moments. By morning, the energy had largely dissipated, with only a brief flare demanding Fox air a favorable poll before a quiet afternoon.

Full digest for 2023-09-21: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 21). “We want to put in the Border policies that were... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111104815728896506
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“We want to put in the Border policies that were working so..." Truth Social, 21 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111104815728896506. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“We want to put in the Border policies that were working so...," Truth Social, September 21, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111104815728896506.

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