# Post ts_111125924872568285

- Post ID: `ts_111125924872568285`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-09-25T13:04:07.089Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> Crooked Joe Biden, who is killing the United Autoworkers with his WEAK stance on China and his ridiculous insistence on All Electric Cars, every one of which will be made in China, saw that I was going to Michigan this week (Wednesday!), so the Fascists in the White House just announced he would go there tomorrow. That was the only way to get him out of the basement and off his lazy a..! He has been a complete disaster for all Autoworkers in the U.S., so much do that with his warped plan & mind, their won’t be any Autoworkers left in 3 years. He is destroying our Country, and likewise, destroying the United Autoworkers. When he slowly walks to pretend he is a “picket,” REMEMBER, HE WANTS TO TAKE YOUR JOBS AWAY AND GIVE THEM TO CHINA AND OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES. TURN YOUR BACK ON THIS CORRUPT AND HIGHLY INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT, BY FAR THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND SHOUT OUT TO YOUR UNION LEADERSHIP TO ENDORSE DONALD J. TRUMP. I WILL KEEP YOUR JOBS AND MAKE YOU RICH!!!

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T09:03:27.660Z (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 post is a high-intensity narcissistic competitive response triggered by Biden's announced Michigan UAW visit — perceived as direct territorial encroachment on Trump's claimed political space. Authentic authorship is established via typographic errors, self-censored profanity, and stream-of-consciousness syntax. The psychological structure oscillates between grandiose supply-seeking (closing promise to "MAKE YOU RICH!!!") and comprehensive devaluation of Biden across physical, moral, and cognitive dimensions simultaneously. Four defense mechanisms operate in combination: projection (labeling opponents "Fascists" while deploying authoritarian mobilization), splitting (Manichean destruction vs. salvation framing), rationalization (Biden's trip as proof of Trump's centrality), and devaluation. The post's most clinically notable feature is its explicit behavioral mobilization — "TURN YOUR BACK" directed at the sitting President at a specific location on a specific day — which approaches stochastic terrorism criteria given the active labor action context. Factual claims range from half-true to demonstrably false, particularly the assertion that all American EVs will be manufactured in China. Cognitive functioning appears within established baseline with two errors attributable to impulsive drafting. Danger level is elevated based on target specificity, grievance intensity, and behavioral instruction issued to a hostile crowd during an ongoing strike.

# Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2023-09-25T13:04:07Z

## Authorship Attribution

**Local time conversion:** On September 25, 2023, Trump was in the Midwest — a rally in Dubuque, Iowa was scheduled for this date. Iowa operates on CDT (UTC−5). The post was composed at approximately **8:04 AM CDT** — morning hours, outside the typical aide business-hours window but also not the late-night signature zone. However, multiple stylometric markers strongly favor authentic authorship:

- Typographic errors: *"their won't be"* (there/their homophone error), *"so much do that"* (likely "so much so that")
- Self-censored profanity: *"lazy a.."*
- Stream-of-consciousness parenthetical: *"(Wednesday!)"*
- Characteristic ALL CAPS escalation mid-post
- Unpolished sentence fragments and run-ons
- Emotional reactivity anchored to real-time competitive stimulus (Biden's announced Michigan trip)

**Verdict:** High confidence authentic Trump. The errors, cadence, and emotional immediacy are incompatible with aide drafting.

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## Triggering Event & Psychological State

The trigger is explicitly named and structurally central: Biden announced a Michigan visit *after* Trump publicly announced his own. This constitutes a **narcissistic injury via competitive comparison** — a rival encroaching on claimed territory, threatening to neutralize Trump's distinctiveness and strategic initiative. The response is disproportionately intense for the stimulus, which is a hallmark of narcissistic rage.

**Narcissistic state:** Predominantly **grandiose**, with the closing declaration (*"I WILL KEEP YOUR JOBS AND MAKE YOU RICH!!!"*) functioning as the apex supply bid. Grandiosity is performatively audience-directed — Trump is positioning himself as rescuer/benefactor for the UAW worker audience. An undercurrent of **vulnerability** is detectable in the urgency to claim primacy: Biden's visit threatens to neutralize Trump's uniqueness as the candidate who "cares about autoworkers."

The oscillation is rapid: the post begins with contempt and devaluation (vulnerable-adjacent), pivots through competitive framing, then ascends to grandiose promise. This oscillatory pattern is consistent with Trump's longitudinal baseline.

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## Level 1 — Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

| Trait | Expression | Salience |
|---|---|---|
| **Extraversion** | Assertive, commanding, dominant | Very high |
| **Agreeableness** | Contemptuous, hostile, exploitative | Very low |
| **Conscientiousness** | Multiple errors, impulsive, undeliberated | Low |
| **Neuroticism** | Angry hostility, competitive anxiety | Elevated |
| **Openness** | Rigid binary framing, no policy complexity acknowledged | Very low |

**Dominant facet:** Angry hostility (Neuroticism subscale) fused with assertiveness (Extraversion subscale) — the characteristic "hostile dominance" configuration.

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## Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations

**Agency motives dominate entirely.** The post is structured as a territorial claim: Trump establishes ownership over the UAW political space and frames Biden's entry as illegitimate intrusion. Power, status, and control over narrative are the governing motivational systems.

**Communion motives are absent** except as instrumental appeals to workers — they are an audience for a dominance display, not objects of genuine care.

**Schemas revealed:**
- *World as zero-sum*: Biden's presence at the picket line = theft of Trump's political territory
- *Self as uniquely capable*: Only Trump can save autoworkers; Biden only pretends
- *Others as instrumentalizable*: UAW workers are targeted as a persuadable mass to be mobilized

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## Level 3 — Narrative Identity

- **Protagonist role:** Warrior-Savior hybrid — fighting the corrupt establishment while promising material reward to followers
- **Contamination sequence:** Good American manufacturing economy → systematically destroyed by Biden/China/EVs → no autoworkers left in 3 years
- **Redemption sequence:** Suffering workers → Trump returns → "MAKE YOU RICH"
- **Contrasting other:** Biden is constructed as lazy (*"basement"*), slow (*"slowly walks"*), fake (*"pretend he is a 'picket'"*), corrupt, and foreign-aligned — a comprehensive anti-self
- **Identity claims:** Economic protector, initiator (Biden only moves when Trump moves), the authentic champion vs. Biden's performance

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## Level 4 — Clinical Indicators

### Malignant Narcissism (Kernberg)

**A. Narcissistic features (high):** Grandiosity (*"MAKE YOU RICH"*), entitlement to political territory, contempt for Biden, need for UAW validation as supply, belief in special unique capacity to solve what others cannot.

**B. Antisocial features (moderate):** Deceitful claim that all EVs will be made in China; disregard for accuracy as a value; willingness to distort to achieve desired audience response.

**C. Paranoid features (moderate-high):** *"Fascists in the White House"* — perceiving Biden's scheduling decision as a conspiratorial response to Trump specifically; hypervigilance to perceived encroachment; quick counterattack.

**D. Ego-syntonic sadism (mild-moderate):** Evident pleasure in degrading Biden — *"lazy a.."*, *"basement"*, *"slowly walks to pretend"*. The mockery functions as dominance display, not merely critique.

### Defense Mechanisms

1. **Projection (immature):** Labeling Biden and White House *"Fascists"* while himself deploying authoritarian crowd-mobilization rhetoric (*"TURN YOUR BACK"*) and attempting to override UAW workers' own deliberative agency
2. **Splitting (immature):** Pure Manichean frame — Biden destroys everything, Trump saves everything; no policy nuance is permitted
3. **Rationalization (neurotic):** Biden's Michigan trip is reframed entirely as evidence of Trump's dominance (Biden reacts to Trump), converting a politically routine response into proof of Trump's centrality
4. **Devaluation (immature):** Biden is comprehensively degraded across physical, cognitive, moral, and competence dimensions simultaneously

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## Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis

**Structural architecture:** The post is organized as a competitive narrative (Biden steals Trump's Michigan idea) → character assassination → fear induction (job loss) → direct crowd mobilization. This is a tightly functional propaganda unit.

**Key devices:**
- **Superlatives:** *"BY FAR THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES"*
- **False dichotomy:** EVs = China jobs; Trump = American jobs (binary with no middle ground)
- **Appeal to fear:** *"won't be any Autoworkers left in 3 years"*
- **Ad hominem (comprehensive):** Physical (*"basement," "slowly walks"*), moral (*"corrupt"*), cognitive (*"warped mind"*), performative (*"pretend"*)
- **Direct mobilization commands:** *"TURN YOUR BACK"* — unusually explicit behavioral instruction
- **Dehumanizing framing:** Biden as lazy, basement-dwelling, performative fake
- **Parasocial intimacy:** Addressing workers directly, positioning himself as their authentic representative against their own leadership

**Stochastic terrorism proximity:** The post identifies a specific target (Biden at Michigan picket line, specific day), articulates an intense grievance (Biden is destroying your livelihoods and giving jobs to China), and issues a behavioral command (turn your back, shout at union leadership). While not overtly violent, this pattern of target + grievance + mobilization instruction meets definitional criteria for stochastic terrorism *risk* — the instruction could plausibly inspire hostile confrontation at the picket line event.

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## Cognitive Status Assessment

**Language production:** Two errors noted — homophone confusion (*"their won't be"*) and apparent word omission (*"so much do that"* for "so much so that"). These are plausibly simple typos given impulsive authentic drafting context rather than indicative cognitive markers. No tangentiality, perseveration, name confusion, or temporal disorientation observed.

**Complexity:** Moderate. The post maintains a coherent argumentative thread across multiple claims. Syntactic complexity is below educated-adult baseline but consistent with Trump's established pattern. No deviation from baseline warranting clinical concern.

**Baseline deviation:** None detected in this post.

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## Gaslighting & Reality Distortion

Minimal classic gaslighting in this post. The primary reality distortions are:
- Causal claim (Biden only went to Michigan because Trump announced his trip) — unfalsifiable and self-aggrandizing
- *"every one of which will be made in China"* — factually false, presented as certainty
- *"won't be any Autoworkers left in 3 years"* — apocalyptic confabulation

These appear to be motivated reasoning and competitive exaggeration rather than deliberate DARVO gaslighting.

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## Danger Assessment

**Level: Elevated.** The post instructs workers to physically turn their backs on the sitting President of the United States at a specific location on a specific day, framing Biden as corrupt and China-aligned. While the language stops short of eliminationist rhetoric, the combination of:
- Specific target (Biden at Michigan picket)
- Intense grievance narrative (he's destroying your jobs and your country)
- Direct behavioral command (TURN YOUR BACK, SHOUT OUT)
- Hostile crowd context (active labor strike)

…creates meaningful potential for confrontational incident. The exclamatory caps and three exclamation points on *"MAKE YOU RICH!!!"* reflect hypomanic intensity that can amplify crowd volatility.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "every one of which [electric cars] will be made in China" | **False** | Multiple domestic EV manufacturers operate U.S. production facilities: Tesla in Fremont, CA and Austin, TX; GM Bolt at Orion Township, MI; Ford F-150 Lightning at Dearborn, MI. While China leads global EV volume, the absolute claim that all American EVs will be Chinese-made is factually unsupported. |
| "Biden only announced his Michigan visit because Trump announced he was going (Wednesday)" | **Half True** | Biden was already engaged with the UAW strike context (strike had begun Sept 15; Zelensky visit and UNGA commitments preceded this week). The competitive timing proximity is documented but sole causal attribution to Trump's announcement is not verifiable and is rhetorically self-serving. |
| "their won't be any Autoworkers left in 3 years" | **False** | EV transition poses genuine employment restructuring challenges acknowledged by labor economists, but total elimination of the autoworker profession within 3 years has no analytical basis. The UAW strike itself demonstrated active workforce engagement and negotiating leverage at the precise moment this was written. |
| "Biden is BY FAR THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES" | **Unverifiable** | Rhetorical superlative and political opinion. No objective metric permits cross-presidential comparison on a single 'worst' dimension. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Summary

This post is a high-intensity narcissistic competitive response triggered by Biden's announced Michigan UAW visit — perceived as direct encroachment on Trump's claimed political territory. Authentic authorship is established via multiple stylometric markers including typographic errors, self-censored profanity, and stream-of-consciousness syntax. The psychological structure oscillates between grandiose supply-seeking (closing promise to "MAKE YOU RICH") and devaluation/contempt directed at Biden across physical, moral, and cognitive dimensions simultaneously. Four defense mechanisms operate in combination: projection (labeling opponents "Fascists" while deploying authoritarian mobilization), splitting (Manichean job-destruction vs. salvation framing), rationalization (Biden's trip as proof of Trump's centrality), and devaluation. The post's most clinically notable feature is its explicit behavioral mobilization — *"TURN YOUR BACK"* directed at a specific target at a specific location — which approaches stochastic terrorism criteria. Factual claims range from half-true to demonstrably false, particularly the assertion that all American EVs will be manufactured in China. Cognitive functioning appears within established baseline. Danger level is **elevated** based on target specificity, grievance intensity, and behavioral instruction to a hostile crowd in an active labor action context.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 88%)

### Indicators

- Homophone error: 'their won't be' (there/their)
- Word omission: 'so much do that' (so much so that)
- Self-censored profanity: 'lazy a..'
- Parenthetical exclamation: '(Wednesday!)'
- ALL CAPS escalation mid-post

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Biden's announced Michigan/UAW visit following Trump's own announcement — perceived territorial encroachment and competitive diminishment)

**Rage:** Intensity 72% targeting Joe Biden / Biden administration
- Proportionality: 25%

Sentiment: -0.78

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated urgency and kinetic energy throughout post
- Grandiose promises with triple exclamation ('MAKE YOU RICH!!!')
- Reduced inhibitory control (self-censored profanity, typos)
- Escalating caps intensity suggesting arousal progression
- Reactive impulsivity — post appears drafted in response to real-time news without deliberation

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 52%
- Paranoid: 62%
- Sadism: 42%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 42%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to workers as intimate allies ('REMEMBER,' 'TURN YOUR BACK')
- Positioning as sole authentic champion of workers against their own union leadership
- Shared enemy construction (Biden, China, 'Fascists in the White House')
- Material promise as bonding mechanism ('MAKE YOU RICH!!!')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Specific target identified (Biden at Michigan picket line, specific day)
- Intense grievance narrative (Biden destroying livelihoods, giving jobs to China, 'Fascists')
- Explicit behavioral mobilization command to hostile crowd ('TURN YOUR BACK ON THIS CORRUPT AND HIGHLY INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT')
- Call to reject union leadership in favor of Trump endorsement — destabilizing institutional authority
- Active labor action context (UAW strike ongoing) amplifies potential for confrontational incident
- Pattern meets target + grievance + implied action structure associated with stochastic terrorism risk

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> every one of which [electric cars] will be made in China

**FALSE**

Multiple domestic EV manufacturers operate U.S. production facilities: Tesla in Fremont, CA and Austin, TX; GM Bolt at Orion Township, MI; Ford F-150 Lightning at Dearborn, MI. While China leads global EV volume, the absolute claim that all American EVs will be Chinese-made is factually unsupported.

Sources: General manufacturing knowledge

> Biden only announced his Michigan visit because Trump announced he was going (Wednesday)

**HALF TRUE**

Biden was already engaged with the UAW strike context (strike had begun Sept 15; Zelensky visit and UNGA commitments preceded this week). The competitive timing proximity is documented but sole causal attribution to Trump's announcement is not verifiable and is rhetorically self-serving.

Sources: Provided historian events

> their won't be any Autoworkers left in 3 years

**FALSE**

EV transition poses genuine employment restructuring challenges acknowledged by labor economists, but total elimination of the autoworker profession within 3 years has no analytical basis. The UAW strike itself demonstrated active workforce engagement and negotiating leverage at the precise moment this was written.

Sources: Provided historian events — UAW strike ongoing

> Biden is BY FAR THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Rhetorical superlative and political opinion. No objective metric permits cross-presidential comparison on a single 'worst' dimension.

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- narcissistic_competitive_rage (92%)
- uaw_strike (88%)
- authentic_authorship (88%)
- behavioral_mobilization (82%)
- stochastic_risk (72%)
- splitting_defense (85%)
- projection (78%)
- china_threat_narrative (75%)
- devaluation_Biden (88%)
- false_claim_EVs_China (85%)
- territorial_competition (82%)
- epistemic_closure (78%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Grandiosity Meets Civil Fraud Reckoning as Trump Wages War on Multiple Fronts**

Trump spent the day ricocheting between political attack mode and legal defense, starting with a fiery post-rally burst from Iowa and ending with a brief campaign thank-you from South Carolina. The dominant thread was a two-part, all-caps rebuttal to the New York civil fraud ruling -- a rare extended legal defense suggesting the case struck a nerve. He also urged a government shutdown, attacked Biden over the UAW strike, and sounded alarms about Pennsylvania voter registration. Six of seven posts carried measurable anger, but the mood never spiraled -- it held at a high, combative baseline throughout.

Full digest for 2023-09-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 25). Crooked Joe Biden, who is killing the United... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111125924872568285
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Crooked Joe Biden, who is killing the United Autoworkers..." Truth Social, 25 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111125924872568285. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Crooked Joe Biden, who is killing the United Autoworkers...," Truth Social, September 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111125924872568285.

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