# Post ts_111148345201047809 - Post ID: `ts_111148345201047809` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-09-29T12:05:54.070Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111148345201047809 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111148345201047809/analysis ## Post text _A repost of his own earlier post, with nothing added._ > RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/111145675241972294 ## Reposted post Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111145675241972294 (2023-09-29T00:46:53.731Z (UTC)) > “Trump is a phenomenon like nobody I’ve ever seen!” Newt Gingrich on The Ingraham Angle. Thank you Newt, but couldn’t you be just a little bit more praiseworthy??? ## What the media says **Video transcript** (0:04), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Trump is at the moment and he's unlike anything I've seen. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/148/345/125/137/227/original/ea5949a14cadd62d.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 11,984 - Reposts: 2,980 - Replies: 712 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.396Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T09:22:06.536Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: ts_111148345201047809 — Retruth with Video (2023-09-29) ## Post Summary This post contains no original text: it is a mechanical retruth (`RT:`) of Trump's own earlier Truth Social post (ts_111145675241972294), accompanied by an attached `.mp4` video. The video content is inaccessible for direct analysis, but contextual triangulation (Michigan counter-rally on Sept 28–29, UAW strike backdrop) strongly suggests it is rally footage from the Drake Enterprises event in Clinton Township, Michigan, which Trump held to counter the second GOP debate. Because the post carries zero original linguistic content, most psycholinguistic and rhetorical frameworks yield null data points for this specific entry. Analysis must rely heavily on contextual inference and longitudinal framing from the day's posting cluster. ## Authorship Attribution **UTC 12:05 → Eastern 08:05 AM.** Trump was likely transitioning back from Michigan or at his New York residence. 08:05 AM Eastern falls within his documented early-morning posting window, which nominally favors authenticity. However, a clean `RT:` format with an attached media file is a structural pattern more consistent with aide (Scavino) operation — mechanical sharing of rally footage for event amplification is a routine staff function requiring media handling infrastructure unavailable in a personal tweet-style context. The absence of any injected personal commentary is also atypical for authenticated Trump posts, which almost always contain a reactive gloss. **Verdict:** Aide-authored/operated with **medium confidence**. The video-media workflow and sterile format are strong aide signals; the 8 AM timing is ambiguous. ## Psychological State (Contextual) Within the day's posting cluster, this RT functions as a **supply-maintenance** mechanism — broadcasting rally footage to extend the reach and emotional resonance of the Michigan event into the following morning news cycle. The day's other posts reveal acute narcissistic pressure: - **Narcissistic injury:** Judge Engoron's Sept 26 summary fraud judgment and the Oct 2 trial start constitute severe threat to the self-concept. No post on this date directly addresses the ruling, which is itself psychologically significant — avoidance/denial of a catastrophic legal event while filling the information space with attack content (Christie), supply-seeking (Gingrich), and dominance signaling (Fox News). - **Splitting:** The day's Christie post ("loser, he always was, and always will be") demonstrates full devaluation; the Gingrich post shows idealization-with-playful-entitlement. Both are classic splitting. - **Displacement:** The Fox News attack redirects rage (most plausibly originating from the fraud ruling) onto a secondary, safer target. This RT fits the displacement/avoidance pattern: rather than responding to the legal catastrophe, the feed is populated with rally imagery, reinforcing the grandiose persona. ## Rhetorical Function In isolation this post is inert. Within the day's sequence it performs: - **Repetition/reinforcement** (RAND Firehose model: volume over content) - **Social proof construction** — rally footage implies crowd size, enthusiasm, and legitimacy, implicitly countering the debate-absence narrative - **Counter-programming** — the Michigan event was explicitly positioned against the GOP debate; re-broadcasting footage the following morning extends that framing ## Cognitive Assessment No linguistic data available for analysis. Cannot assess word-finding, syntax, or complexity from this post. ## Danger Assessment No threat indicators present in this post. ## Notes on Longitudinal Significance The complete absence of any direct acknowledgment of the Engoron fraud ruling across the entire Sept 29 posting cluster is analytically notable. A judgment canceling business certificates and appointing a monitor is existentially threatening to Trump's self-constructed identity as a superlative businessman. The psychological energy on Sept 29 flows entirely into attack (Christie), supply-seeking (Gingrich), institutional dominance assertion (Fox News), and persona broadcasting (this RT). Classic compartmentalization/avoidance in response to narcissistic injury of the highest magnitude. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - Clean RT: format with no appended commentary — atypical for authentic Trump posts - Video media attachment requires staff workflow infrastructure - 08:05 AM Eastern is within Trump's posting window but ambiguous - Mechanical rebroadcast of rally footage is a routine Scavino function ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (Michigan rally footage amplification) Sentiment: 0.00 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 0% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - displacement (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Rally footage replay extending crowd-energy into next news cycle ## Tags - retruth (100%) - rally-footage (70%) - aide-authored (60%) - avoidance (50%) - supply-maintenance (50%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **The Fraud Ruling That Was Never Mentioned: A Day of Displacement, Devaluation, and Domination Displays** Trump spent the day attacking a wide rotation of targets — debate rivals Christie and Haley, Senate Republicans, and a retiring general — while never once acknowledging the fraud ruling that had landed three days earlier or the civil trial starting in 72 hours. The mood was aggressive and restless, cycling between broadcasting praise from allies and issuing commands to Fox News and Republican senators as though he still held office. The Haley attacks were notably personal, and the timing of the Milley broadside — posted on the general's retirement day — stood out for its calculated cruelty. By evening, the tone softened as staff took over posting duties from a California GOP convention appearance. Full digest for 2023-09-29: https://trump.fm/date/2023-09-29/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, September 29). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111148345201047809 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 29 Sep. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111148345201047809. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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