# Post ts_111133524442995068 - Post ID: `ts_111133524442995068` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-26T21:16:47.250Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111133524442995068 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111133524442995068/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111133524442995068.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > “What a Porker: Democrats Smearing Lipstick on Election Poll Finding Trump Has Ten-Point Lead Over Biden—No matter how much lipstick they try to put on this porcine poll, the reality is the latest from ABC-Washington Post is a blockbuster.” https://www.nysun.com/article/what-a-porker-democrats-smearing-lipstick-on-election-poll-finding-trump-has-ten-point-lead-over-biden ## Media - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/133/524/374/534/191/original/4dd1e086268fdae4.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/133/524/396/227/337/original/a8eb68ca7a66e6d4.jpg - image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/133/524/361/976/847/original/555807f0854e55a8.jpg ## Engagement - Likes: 8,606 - Reposts: 2,263 - Replies: 258 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.397Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T09:22:58.337Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Routine supply-broadcasting post amplifying a favorable ABC/Washington Post poll showing a 10-point Trump lead over Biden. Authorship analysis strongly suggests aide execution: business-hours timing (4–5 PM local), zero first-person Trump language, clean formatting, and structured multi-image package. The post's psychological function is grandiose supply distribution — sharing validating data with the base rather than responding to injury. Mild ego-syntonic sadistic pleasure is embedded in article selection: the "porker/porcine" framing savors Democratic spin-failure, not merely the lead itself. Contextually significant: this post appears concurrent with Judge Engoron's summary judgment finding Trump liable for fraud — suggesting possible compensatory pattern, amplifying political dominance signal while legal environment deteriorates. The animal-coded degradation of Democrats (collective "porkers") is mild but consistent with gradual normalization of dehumanizing opponent-framing. No violent imagery, no mobilization language, no stochastic terrorism indicators. Danger level: none. The post is psychologically unremarkable as an isolated event but gains contextual significance when mapped against the concurrent legal adversity, warranting longitudinal tracking of compensatory grandiosity patterns during periods of legal stress. # Analysis: Truth Social Post — September 26, 2023 ## Overview This post is a near-verbatim reshare of a New York Sun article headline and URL, accompanied by three media attachments (presumably images of the poll or article). Trump's own textual contribution is essentially zero — the "content" is entirely the external article's framing. This is a supply-seeking behavior: amplifying favorable polling data to his base. --- ## Authorship Attribution **UTC 21:16:47 → Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) = 5:16 PM local** On September 26, 2023, Trump held a rally in Dubuque, Iowa (CDT, UTC−5), making local time 4:16 PM — solidly mid-afternoon business hours either way. The post exhibits no hallmarks of authentic Trump composition: no typos, no ALL CAPS passages, no stream-of-consciousness fragments, no first-person emotional declarations. It is a clean link-share with the article headline as the post body. This pattern — structured link resharing during business hours — is strongly consistent with aide (Scavino-model) execution of an approved signal boost. Trump likely flagged the poll article; an aide formatted and posted it. **Confidence: Medium-High for aide-executed post.** The subject matter (favorable poll) is exactly the kind of content Trump would direct to be amplified, but the mechanical execution suggests aide involvement. --- ## Psychological State and Trigger **Narcissistic State: Grandiose** The trigger is unambiguously positive narcissistic supply: an ABC/Washington Post poll showing a 10-point Trump lead over Biden. Rather than a narcissistic injury demanding defensive response, this represents the opposite dynamic — *supply acquisition and distribution*. The post functions as a broadcast of validating information to the base, reinforcing the grandiose self-narrative ("I am winning; they are spinning"). The selection of this particular article — with its mocking, food-shaming language ("Porker," "porcine") directed at Democrats — reveals the underlying emotional register: not just sharing good news, but delighting in the adversary's discomfort. This is consistent with **ego-syntonic sadism** at a mild level: the pleasure is in the Democrats' failed spin attempt, not merely in the poll numbers themselves. **Trigger type: Supply-seeking / supply-broadcasting** — no injury present. --- ## Defense Mechanisms - **Splitting** (immature): Democrats are bad-faith spinners; the poll is objective truth. No complexity acknowledged. - **Rationalization** (neurotic): Poll data is selectively amplified when favorable, framed as unimpeachable reality — while Trump routinely dismisses unfavorable polls as "fake." The mechanism here is using real data to reinforce a predetermined self-schema. - **Displacement** (mild): The "porcine" animal metaphor displaces hostility toward Democrats into comedic-degrading imagery rather than direct attack. --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques - **Ridicule/ad hominem**: "Porker" and "porcine" are derogatory framings applied to Democrats as a group — dehumanizing at a mild level (animal-coded language), though within a satirical register rather than eliminationist. - **Victory lap / social proof**: Amplifying a 10-point lead frames Trump as the dominant figure, leveraging authority of mainstream polling source against Democrats. - **Hyperbole**: Calling the poll "a blockbuster" elevates a single survey to historic significance. - **False dichotomy embedded**: Democrats are *smearing lipstick* (corrupt, deceptive) vs. the poll's *reality* (objective, Trump-favoring). - **Whataboutism pre-empted**: The framing inoculates against Democratic spin before it can land. No violent imagery. No eliminationist language. No stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Cognitive Status This post provides minimal signal for cognitive assessment — it is essentially a headline reshare. Syntactic complexity and vocabulary belong to the NY Sun author, not Trump. No independent cognitive indicators can be extracted. Longitudinal baseline comparison is not applicable here. --- ## Narrative Identity (Level 3) - **Protagonist role**: The Winner — poll data confirms dominant position. - **Narrative sequence**: Neutral-to-redemption arc implied (despite legal pressures noted in the events list, poll leads reaffirm inevitability of return). - **Contrasting other**: Democrats as corrupt spin-doctors trying to obscure objective reality. - **Identity claim**: "I am beating Biden by 10 points — the numbers don't lie even when they try to hide them." --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "ABC/Washington Post poll shows Trump with a ten-point lead over Biden" | **True** | The September 2023 ABC News/Washington Post poll did show Trump leading Biden approximately 52%-42% among registered voters, a ~10-point margin widely reported and described by Democratic commentators as alarming. The poll's methodology was subsequently criticized by some Democratic-aligned analysts, which is the 'spin' the article mocks. | Overall Veracity: 100% ## Danger Assessment **Level: None.** This is a poll celebration post with no violent imagery, no target identification, no mobilization language, and no eliminationist rhetoric. The "porcine" language is degrading but not dangerous. --- ## Summary Routine supply-seeking post amplifying a favorable ABC/Washington Post poll. Aide-execution likely given clean formatting, business-hours timing (4–5 PM local), and zero first-person Trump voice. Psychological state is grandiose, with mild sadistic pleasure derived from framing Democratic poll-spin as failed and absurd. The post is psychologically unremarkable — a standard victory-lap amplification consistent with Trump's base-engagement pattern when favorable data emerges. The "porcine" framing of Democrats carries mild dehumanizing valence (animal-coding) but operates within satirical register. No clinical significance beyond the consistent narcissistic supply-seeking dynamic. The broader context is notable: this post occurs simultaneously with the NY civil fraud ruling against Trump (Judge Engoron), suggesting a possible compensatory function — amplifying positive political signal while legal reality deteriorates. This juxtaposition warrants longitudinal tracking. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - Business hours post (4:16 PM CDT / 5:16 PM EDT) - Zero first-person Trump voice — entire post body is article headline - Clean formatting with no typos, misspellings, or ALL CAPS - Mechanical link-share structure consistent with Scavino-model aide execution - Three media attachments suggest coordinated content package, not impulsive post ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (ABC/Washington Post poll showing 10-point Trump lead over Biden) Sentiment: +0.60 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 15% - Paranoid: 10% - Sadism: 30% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) - displacement (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 20% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Sharing validation data (poll results) with base to reinforce shared reality - Framing adversary failure (Democratic spin attempt) as communal victory for followers - Animal-coded mockery inviting audience participation in degradation of opponents ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > ABC/Washington Post poll shows Trump with a ten-point lead over Biden **TRUE** The September 2023 ABC News/Washington Post poll did show Trump leading Biden approximately 52%-42% among registered voters, a ~10-point margin widely reported and described by Democratic commentators as alarming. The poll's methodology was subsequently criticized by some Democratic-aligned analysts, which is the 'spin' the article mocks. Sources: ABC News/Washington Post poll, September 2023 Overall Veracity: 100% ## Tags - supply-seeking (90%) - poll-amplification (90%) - aide-authored (75%) - grandiose-state (80%) - animal-metaphor-dehumanization (50%) - compensatory-signal (60%) - splitting (65%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **On the Day Courts Called It Fraud, Trump Attacked Everyone But the Ruling** Trump spent most of September 26 performing triumphant normalcy -- sharing rally highlights from South Carolina, blasting out fundraising links, and celebrating a 10-point polling lead over Biden -- while studiously ignoring the biggest legal blow of the day: a judge ruling he was liable for massive financial fraud. When he wasn't broadcasting strength, he was nursing a sustained grudge against Fox News, attacking the network across four posts for insufficient loyalty. A fiery response to Biden's historic UAW picket-line visit and a combative post about Jack Smith's prosecution team were the day's angriest moments. It wasn't until nearly 7 PM Eastern that he finally addressed the Engoron fraud ruling directly, dismissing it with a "done business perfectly" defense and pivoting to New York crime statistics. Full digest for 2023-09-26: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-26/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 26). “What a Porker: Democrats Smearing Lipstick on... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111133524442995068 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“What a Porker: Democrats Smearing Lipstick on Election..." Truth Social, 26 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111133524442995068. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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