# Post ts_111109566059895356 - Post ID: `ts_111109566059895356` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-22T15:43:51.385Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109566059895356 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109566059895356/analysis ## Post text > https://lauraloomer.substack.com/p/ron-desantis-skips-work-on-his-birthday ## Engagement - Likes: 6,497 - Reposts: 2,230 - Replies: 383 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T08:29:06.522Z (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 bare-URL post links to a Laura Loomer Substack piece criticizing DeSantis for "skipping work on his birthday." Posted at 11:43 AM Eastern Time with zero accompanying text, authorship attribution strongly favors aide distribution rather than Trump directly — timing, format, and absence of any personal voice all point to Scavino-operation amplification. The post's psychological function is proxy devaluation: Trump amplifies a maximally loyal surrogate's criticism of his primary rival without direct ownership, preserving deniability while achieving the devaluation effect. This is the second Loomer Substack share targeting DeSantis within the same day, suggesting a coordinated same-day anti-DeSantis amplification push rather than spontaneous reaction. The implicit rhetorical contrast is Trump-as-tireless-worker (77-minute Iowa rally same week) versus DeSantis-as-birthday-slacker. No cognitive content is analyzable; no dangerous or dehumanizing elements are present. The post is clinically unremarkable in isolation but contextually significant as documentation of the proxy-surrogate network Trump deploys to attack rivals while maintaining plausible deniability. ## Authorship Attribution Posted at 15:43 UTC on September 22, 2023. During this period Trump was in the New York/New Jersey corridor — the UN General Assembly was convening that week, and his *Meet the Press* interview was conducted at Bedminster, NJ. Converting to Eastern Time (UTC-4 in September): **11:43 AM ET** — mid-business-hours. The post consists solely of a bare URL with zero accompanying text, no capitalization, no commentary, no emotional framing. This format is atypical of Trump's direct posting behavior. The combination of business-hours timing and stripped-down content strongly suggests aide authorship (Scavino operation), likely with Trump's directional instruction to surface and amplify Loomer's content. **Confidence: Medium-High** — Trump has occasionally posted bare links, but the timing and total absence of emotional text reduce authentic probability substantially. --- ## Psychological Analysis This post functions as a **proxy attack** — Trump amplifies third-party criticism of a primary rival (DeSantis) without directly authoring the critique, preserving deniability while achieving devaluation. The proxy choice is psychologically deliberate: Laura Loomer is a maximally loyal, ideologically extreme Trump ally whose credibility within the MAGA ecosystem is already established and does not require Trump's endorsement to land. Sharing without comment achieves **devaluation by citation** — the implicit message is that DeSantis's behavior is sufficiently embarrassing that independent observers are documenting it. Crucially, this post is the *second* Laura Loomer Substack share on the same day (the immediately prior post also links to a Loomer piece about DeSantis attending Texas fundraisers rather than campaigning in Iowa). The pairing signals a coordinated amplification operation rather than spontaneous reaction — a contextual dossier construction against the primary rival. **Narcissistic Trigger**: Competitive threat from DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary. The "skipping work on his birthday" framing trivializes DeSantis, implying a lack of work ethic and commitment. This is consistent with Trump's characteristic self-definition through contrast — the implicit counter-narrative being his own claimed relentlessness (he had just delivered a 77-minute rally in Dubuque, Iowa). **Defense Mechanism**: Devaluation through proxy — third-party sourcing deflects direct accountability while accomplishing the psychological function of diminishing the rival. Clean, low-cost devaluation with zero attribution risk. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis - **Proxy amplification**: Content-free sharing offloads rhetorical labor entirely to Loomer; Trump's account becomes a redistribution node - **Guilt by association**: DeSantis is linked to a "laziness/absenteeism" narrative without Trump needing to assert it - **Implicit contrast**: Unstated premise positions Trump as the tireless worker who never misses a rally (just ran 77 minutes in Iowa the same week) - **Plausible deniability**: Zero text means zero direct ownership of the attack; if challenged, response is simply "I shared an article" - **Repetition via volume**: Two Loomer Substack shares in rapid succession (same-day) constitutes a mini-firehose moment against DeSantis --- ## Cognitive Assessment This post contains no analyzable linguistic content. No markers of word-finding difficulty, tangentiality, perseveration, or paraphasia can be assessed from a bare URL. Baseline comparison inapplicable to this sample. This itself may reflect aide authorship — an authentic Trump post on this subject would almost certainly contain commentary. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** Content is standard competitive primary devaluation through proxy amplification. No dehumanizing language, eliminationist framing, or violent imagery present. ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Ron DeSantis skipped work on his birthday (per URL slug)" | **Unverifiable** | Claim originates from Laura Loomer's Substack — a partisan source with documented history of exaggeration. The specific nature of 'skipping work' (missing campaign events? official duties?) cannot be verified from URL alone. DeSantis was Florida governor at this time, so 'work' is ambiguous between gubernatorial duties and campaign activities. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 15%) ### Indicators - Posted at 11:43 AM Eastern Time (business hours) - Bare URL with zero accompanying text or commentary - No emotional language, capitalization, or personal voice - Second Loomer Substack share same day — suggests coordinated aide push - Polished by virtue of being content-free (no typos possible) ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (DeSantis as primary competitor) Sentiment: -0.30 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 10% **Defense Mechanisms:** - devaluation (immature) - passive aggression (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Proxy amplification via loyal surrogate (Loomer) - Implicit self-contrast through rival devaluation ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._ > Ron DeSantis skipped work on his birthday (per URL slug) **UNVERIFIABLE** Claim originates from Laura Loomer's Substack — a partisan source with documented history of exaggeration. The specific nature of 'skipping work' (missing campaign events? official duties?) cannot be verified from URL alone. DeSantis was Florida governor at this time, so 'work' is ambiguous between gubernatorial duties and campaign activities. Sources: Laura Loomer Substack (partisan primary source) Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - proxy-attack (90%) - DeSantis-rivalry (90%) - Laura-Loomer (80%) - aide-authored (75%) - devaluation (70%) - primary-competition (80%) - coordinated-amplification (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Routine Campaign Day Culminates in Death-Penalty Allusion Against Retiring General Milley** The day was dominated by routine campaign activity -- aide-posted links promoting favorable polls, proxy attacks on Ron DeSantis through Laura Loomer articles, and a plug for a new border surveillance website. A morning broadside against Mitch McConnell set a combative tone but stayed within typical bounds. The day's final post, however, was a sustained attack on retiring General Mark Milley that included an explicit reference to execution as punishment for treason -- the most dangerous content of the day by a wide margin. Full digest for 2023-09-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-22/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 22). https://lauraloomer.substack.com/p/ron-desantis-sk... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109566059895356 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://lauraloomer.substack.com/p/ron-desantis-skips-work-o..." Truth Social, 22 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111109566059895356. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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