# Post ts_111112698655933995 - Post ID: `ts_111112698655933995` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-23T05:00:31.061Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111112698655933995 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111112698655933995/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111112698655933995.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/Speedy13/statuses/111063761202998429 We’ll be back! ## Engagement - Likes: 6,088 - Reposts: 1,448 - Replies: 263 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T08:41:54.107Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: RT "We'll be back!" — 2023-09-23T05:00:31 UTC ### Overview This post is a minimal retweet (RT) of a Truth Social user ("Speedy13") with the sole appended commentary: **"We'll be back!"** The URL appears malformed in the dataset—"We'll" is concatenated directly onto the URL string, suggesting either a platform rendering artifact or a copy-paste error in transmission. The actual content of the retweeted post is unavailable, but the appended phrase provides sufficient signal for analysis. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Local time calculation:** On September 23, 2023, Trump was in the northeastern U.S. corridor—his Meet the Press interview was conducted at Bedminster, NJ (documented in events). During this period he would have been in or near New York/New Jersey. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) = UTC−4. Post time: 05:00 UTC → **1:00 AM EDT**. This falls squarely within Trump's documented authentic posting window (late-night / early-morning). The RT-with-brief-comment format, the informal tone, and the compressed emotional intensity of the three-word addition are consistent with authentic Trump behavior. Aide-written posts at this hour are rare; they tend to be scheduled announcements, not casual late-night retweets. **Confidence: Medium-high** for authentic authorship. --- ### Narrative Identity (McAdams Level 3) **"We'll be back!"** is among the most compressed redemption-arc statements in Trump's rhetorical repertoire. The plural first person ("we'll") performs two functions simultaneously: 1. It casts the return as a collective, populist enterprise—not merely his personal comeback but a movement's. 2. It positions the speaker as the undefeated protagonist of a redemption narrative: defeat is not terminal; it is a prelude. The phrase resonates intertextually with Schwarzenegger's "I'll be back" (Terminator, 1984), which Trump has explicitly quoted at rallies. The swap from "I" to "we" is deliberate—it mythologizes and collectivizes the mission. **Protagonist role:** Returning Hero / Savior **Narrative sequence:** Classic **redemption arc** — the setback (2020 election loss, legal pressures) is framed as temporary contamination that will be overcome. This post exists in direct thematic continuity with the same-day prior post referencing the Bannon/Cincinnatus comparison (Rumble link, "LIFE IN THE FAST LANE!"). Cincinnatus—the Roman general called from his farm to save the Republic, twice—is the explicit mythological template being invoked in the surrounding posts. "We'll be back!" is the distilled emotional core of that Cincinnatus narrative. --- ### Psychological State **Narcissistic state: Grandiose** — the statement radiates certainty of return, not anxiety about defeat. There is no vulnerability signaling here. The declarative confidence ("*will* be back," not "hope to") forecloses doubt. **Trigger type:** This is likely **maintenance / supply-seeking**—routine audience engagement to sustain the loyalty bond during a week of mixed news (UAW strike concerns, economic data, continued legal exposure). The retweet serves as a condensed loyalty-reinforcement signal: *we are still a "we," the mission is ongoing.* **Defense mechanisms:** Minimal visible here. The brevity precludes complex defenses. What is present is **denial/distortion**—implicit denial that his political trajectory has been permanently disrupted, distortion of a defeat arc into a comeback arc. --- ### Archetypal Analysis The post invokes two primary archetypes simultaneously: - **The Returning Hero/Savior**: "We'll be back" implies a departure and a promised return—structurally identical to the monomythic hero's return after the ordeal. - **The Trickster-as-chaos-agent-in-waiting**: The casual, offhand confidence of the phrasing ("We'll be back!") carries a trickster quality—dismissive of the established order's expectation that he is finished. No shadow projection in this post; the brevity doesn't permit it. --- ### Rhetorical Techniques - **Implied prophecy**: Declarative future tense performs certainty, not aspiration - **Collective identification ("we'll")**: Audience is recruited as co-protagonists - **Compressed emotional signal**: Three words do the work of a paragraph—efficient parasocial contact - **Intertextual resonance**: "I'll be back" Terminator echo activates pop-cultural muscle memory of an unstoppable, returning force No dehumanizing language. No violent imagery. No stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ### Cognitive Status The post is too brief for meaningful linguistic analysis. No word-finding difficulties, paraphasias, or tangentiality observable. No basis for cognitive concern from this post alone. --- ### Longitudinal Context Note The surrounding 48-hour cluster reveals a characteristic rhythm: - **Economic doom-casting** (interest rates, housing, autoworkers, China threat) - **Enemy devaluation** (Milley post: devaluation at near-maximum intensity) - **Legal counter-offense** (Mueller deputy libel suit repost) - **Redemption signaling** (Cincinnatus framing, "We'll be back!") This is a well-patterned emotional cycle: attack external enemies → invoke victimhood/grievance → pivot to grandiose return narrative. The "We'll be back!" post is the concluding beat of that cycle within this 24-hour window. --- # ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 80%) ### Indicators - 1:00 AM EDT — within authentic late-night posting window - Casual RT-with-brief-comment format consistent with unscripted behavior - Three-word emotional exclamation consistent with impulsive, unpolished authentic style - No scheduled announcement or professional formatting present ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (audience loyalty reinforcement during politically turbulent week) Sentiment: +0.35 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Collective 'we'll' recruits audience as co-protagonists in return narrative - Compressed emotional signal maintains loyalty bond with minimal investment - Implied prophecy creates shared anticipation and forward-looking identity anchor ## Tags - redemption-narrative (90%) - grandiose-state (50%) - parasocial-maintenance (70%) - authentic-late-night (80%) - collective-identity (60%) - returning-hero-archetype (85%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **After-Midnight Rage Spiral and Evening Election Alarm Bracket a Day of Grandiose Self-Validation** Trump's day unfolded in three distinct phases: a late-night burst of increasingly angry posts attacking Howard Stern, Biden, and the 2020 election results, followed by a quiet afternoon of sharing flattering articles and claiming he predicted aerospace disasters. The day closed with a furious all-caps post accusing Democrats of stealing Pennsylvania through automatic voter registration. The mood swung between self-congratulatory calm and bursts of genuine anger, with economic populism around the UAW strike serving as the through-line connecting the grievances. Full digest for 2023-09-23: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-23/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 23). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/Speedy13/statuse... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111112698655933995 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/Speedy13/statuses/11106376..." Truth Social, 23 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111112698655933995. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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