# Post ts_111121966152242016 - Post ID: `ts_111121966152242016` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-24T20:17:21.776Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111121966152242016 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111121966152242016/analysis ## Post text > https://dcenquirer.com/reed-cooper-were-witnessing-a-repeat-of-2016-and-trump-is-set-to-win-by-a-landslide ## Engagement - Likes: 11,145 - Reposts: 2,502 - Replies: 253 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T08:54:32.133Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2023-09-24T20:17:21Z ## Overview This post consists entirely of a bare URL to *DC Enquirer* carrying the headline: *"Reed Cooper — We're Witnessing a Repeat of 2016 and Trump Is Set to Win by a Landslide."* No original text accompanies the link. Given the analytical constraints this imposes, the analysis focuses on (a) the significance of content selection, (b) authorship attribution, and (c) the post's function within the day's broader posting pattern. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Probable aide-managed post (confidence: medium)** The 16:17 EDT timestamp places this firmly in business hours. More diagnostically, five consecutive Truth Social posts on this date were bare-URL shares with no original Trump text — a pattern inconsistent with Trump's documented authentic posting style, which almost invariably appends at least a brief endorsement or exclamation when sharing flattering content. The high volume of link-only posts suggests a coordinated content-amplification session managed by communications staff (most likely Dan Scavino or a deputy), possibly assembling and scheduling favorable media coverage generated around Trump's Dubuque, Iowa rally that same day. However, the *curation* of this specific content — a piece predicting a 2024 landslide via 2016 comparison — is wholly consistent with Trump's known preferences, suggesting he may have directed the content selection even if an aide executed the post. --- ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits Without original language, trait inference is limited to content selection. Choosing a piece centered on his own inevitable electoral dominance reflects high extraversion (dominance orientation), low agreeableness (zero relational or communal content), and low neuroticism in the moment (the content projects confidence, not anxiety). The repetitive posting of exclusively partisan, self-favorable content across the day reflects low openness (confirmatory information environment only). --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations — Supply-Seeking This post is a textbook **narcissistic supply delivery mechanism**. The subject selects and amplifies external validation of his political supremacy without authoring the claim himself. This structure achieves dual goals: 1. **Supply acquisition**: absorbing and broadcasting flattery about an inevitable landslide victory 2. **Plausible deniability**: the prediction is "theirs," not "his" — insulating him from accountability if the prediction fails The trigger is **supply-seeking** rather than injury-response; no defensive, paranoid, or rageful elements are detectable. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity The article headline performs significant narrative identity work on his behalf. The **2016 comparison** is not incidental — it invokes the core redemption arc of Trump's political mythology: the underdog outsider who defied all predictions and won. Amplifying this framing in September 2023, amid four criminal indictments and an active primary campaign, reframes adversity as prologue. The protagonist role is **returning champion / inevitable victor**. The **"landslide"** framing extends the narrative beyond mere victory to historic dominance, consistent with the grandiose self-schema documented across Trump's communication history. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis The rhetorical technique is **borrowed authority with outsourced hyperbole**: a third-party byline makes the maximalist claim Trump wants communicated while Trump merely "shares" it. This is a low-effort but psychologically effective amplification strategy. The 2016 nostalgia appeal activates base enthusiasm and reframes present difficulties as irrelevant. No dehumanizing language or violent imagery is present. --- ## Danger Assessment **None.** The post contains no threatening, eliminationist, or mobilizing language. --- ## Contextual Note The Dubuque, Iowa rally on this same date (77-minute speech focused on border security) and the day's posting pattern suggest a coordinated pre- and post-rally media amplification effort. This post fits within that operational context rather than representing spontaneous emotional expression. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump is set to win by a landslide in 2024" | **Mostly False** | September 2023 polling showed Trump commanding the Republican primary but polling competitively or trailing in general election matchups against Biden; no credible polling at this time projected a landslide general election victory | | "2024 is a repeat of 2016" | **Half True** | There are superficial parallels (outsider candidate, polling uncertainty) but significant structural differences: Trump is now an incumbent former president facing four criminal indictments, and the electoral map dynamics differ materially from 2016 | Overall Veracity: 35% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 30%) ### Indicators - Posted at 16:17 EDT (business hours — Trump was likely traveling from or to his Dubuque, Iowa rally) - No original text — bare URL share only - Professional link-sharing behavior consistent with aide (Scavino) pattern - Content is flattering electoral prediction, a category Trump reliably amplifies but often adds his own commentary to - Multiple prior posts that day were identical bare-URL format, suggesting scheduled or aide-managed posting session ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (favorable electoral prediction media) Sentiment: +0.65 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - idealization (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Vicarious confidence transfer — followers absorb the certainty of predicted victory through Trump's implicit endorsement of the headline ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._ > Trump is set to win by a landslide in 2024 **MOSTLY FALSE** September 2023 polling showed Trump commanding the Republican primary but polling competitively or trailing in general election matchups against Biden; no credible polling at this time projected a landslide general election victory Sources: General knowledge of 2023 polling averages > 2024 is a repeat of 2016 **HALF TRUE** There are superficial parallels (outsider candidate, polling uncertainty) but significant structural differences: Trump is now an incumbent former president facing four criminal indictments, and the electoral map dynamics differ materially from 2016 Sources: General knowledge of 2023 electoral context Overall Veracity: 35% ## Tags - supply-seeking (80%) - aide-managed (70%) - electoral-prediction (90%) - 2016-nostalgia (70%) - grandiose-state (50%) - bare-url-share (90%) - borrowed-authority (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **From Abortion Victory Lap to Media 'Treason' Threats: Grandiosity Curdles Into Authoritarian Escalation** Trump spent most of the day in self-congratulatory mode, sharing a flood of favorable polling articles and claiming sole credit for overturning Roe v. Wade. The afternoon brought a burst of link-sharing -- over a dozen posts in two hours, mostly curated by staff -- highlighting polls showing him leading Biden by 10 points. The mood darkened toward evening as he pivoted to the Menendez indictment to relitigate his own legal grievances, and the day ended with the most alarming post: an explicit threat to use federal regulatory power against NBC and MSNBC for what he called "Country Threatening Treason." That final post stood out as a concrete, specific vision of press suppression framed as patriotic duty. Full digest for 2023-09-24: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-24/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 24). https://dcenquirer.com/reed-cooper-were-witnessing... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111121966152242016 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://dcenquirer.com/reed-cooper-were-witnessing-a-repeat-..." 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