# Post ts_111331006944990204 - Post ID: `ts_111331006944990204` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-10-31T18:19:11.086Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111331006944990204 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111331006944990204/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111331006944990204.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Polls show me leading Social Security/MediCare hating Ron DeSanctimonious… ## What the media says **Video transcript** (1:37), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -Paul showed me leading Social Security, Medicare-hating, Ron DeSanktimonias. By 50 points and even more, he has single-handedly caused Florida to have the highest insurance costs in the entire nation. And it's not even close, and they're going up at a rapid rate. In fact, insurance is barely even obtainable. DeSanktas is hovering at around 8% now in the national polls. We're leading him by so much. She's like a wounded bird falling to the ground. But we have to do something about insurance in Florida. Birdbrain -- that's Nikki Haley -- who said she would never run against President Trump. I will never, ever run against President Trump, one of the best presidents ever. Looks like she may actually catch Ron for a very distant second place. Remember, she said that. I will never run against President Trump. And then, a couple of months later, she said, "I'm pleased to announce my candidacy." These politicians are really bad. Those in charge are desperately trying to cancel the remaining debates. The last one had the lowest television ratings in debate history. We should all focus on beating the worst and most incompetent president by far in U.S. history -- Crooked Joe Biden. We have to come together and beat Crooked Joe Biden. Remember, he's the most incompetent and by far the worst president in the history of our nation. Thank you. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/331/006/084/231/455/original/e32ba311c302b914.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 10,963 - Reposts: 2,697 - Replies: 344 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.392Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T10:28:24.796Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary A compact dominance display targeting DeSantis during acute legal pressure. The post's rhetorical core is the portmanteau "DeSanctimonious" — encoding hypocrisy, preachiness, and phoniness in a single memorable construction. Grandiose narcissistic state is fully operative; the vulnerable state is entirely absent despite simultaneous civil fraud trial proceedings, a $10,000 gag order fine, and federal gag order reinstatement two days prior. The complete absence of legal content across all five October 31 posts, combined with elevated attack-posting volume, is consistent with displacement — offensive campaign content functioning as psychological defense against legal-anxiety. Splitting and projection are the primary defenses. The polling claim is factually accurate (Trump led by 40+ points); the entitlement characterization is mostly false. No danger indicators, no dehumanizing language. Clinically routine for this subject: grandiose, competitive, self-referential, and factually imprecise in service of political attack. # Analysis: Truth Social Post — October 31, 2023 ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: High confidence authentic Trump.** UTC timestamp 18:19:11 converts to **2:19 PM EST** (New York, where Trump was attending the ongoing civil fraud trial). Business hours slightly bias toward aide authorship, but the stylistic fingerprint is overwhelmingly authentic: the invented portmanteau nickname "DeSanctimonious" (a coinage Trump introduced in October 2022 and deployed consistently), the compressed one-sentence structure, trailing ellipsis, and compressed competitive assertion are all unmistakable markers of his unmediated voice. No aide constructs nicknames with this degree of personal affect. The capitalization anomaly ("MediCare" rather than "Medicare") further supports authentic authorship — aides proof-read; Trump does not. --- ## Psychological State and Trigger Analysis **Primary trigger: Status competition / supply-seeking.** By late October 2023, DeSantis's primary polling had collapsed from early-year highs — Trump's lead was well-established and widening. This post is therefore less a response to a specific threat than a routine **dominance maintenance** display: an assertion of polling superiority paired with a policy attack designed to preemptively contaminate DeSantis with senior voters (a critical Republican demographic). **Narcissistic state: Grandiose.** The post is classically bipolar in structure: self-elevation ("Polls show me leading") + rival devaluation ("Social Security/MediCare hating"). This is a compressed idealization/devaluation cycle directed outward at the competitor. No vulnerability signals are present; the grandiose pole is fully operative. --- ## Nickname Analysis: "DeSanctimonious" This portmanteau (DeSantis + sanctimonious) encodes several simultaneous attacks in a single coinage: 1. **Hypocrisy accusation** — implies religious posturing without moral substance 2. **Preachy affect accusation** — targets DeSantis's characteristic earnest register 3. **Phoniness claim** — "sanctimonious" implies performed virtue The economy and memorability of the construction are consistent with Trump's genuine talent for political branding. The nickname has been deployed consistently since 2022, suggesting it was authored in a moment of real affect and then retained instrumentally. --- ## Defense Mechanisms - **Splitting** (immature): DeSantis is cast as categorically evil ("hating" Social Security/Medicare), Trump as categorically protective. No nuance is tolerated. - **Projection** (potential, moderate confidence): Trump's own record on entitlements includes proposals for cuts and restructuring. Labeling the opponent as the "hater" redirects attention from one's own record. - **Displacement**: Active legal siege context (civil fraud trial ongoing, gag order reinstated two days prior) is entirely absent from this and the day's other posts. Aggressive campaign content functions as displacement — offense as psychological defense against legal vulnerability. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **Ad hominem via branding**: Nickname substitutes for substantive engagement - **Appeal to authority (polls)**: Vague polling citation with no source or specifics — a characteristic non-falsifiable claim - **Policy weaponization**: "Social Security/MediCare hating" frames the opponent as a threat to entitlements cherished by the primary electorate's core demographics (older voters) - **Compression**: Single-sentence structure creates punchy, memeable content — optimized for resharing --- ## Contextual Pattern (Longitudinal) Today's posting cluster is notable: five posts in a single day covering NY Post decline, election rigging framing, Biden/borders, DC crime, and this DeSantis attack. The breadth and energy of the output — across legal, media, political, and electoral attack surfaces — is consistent with the displacement hypothesis: when legal pressure intensifies, posting volume and aggression increase across targets. The civil fraud trial continued this week, a $10,000 fine for gag order violations was imposed October 26, and the federal gag order was reinstated October 29. The posting record shows no acknowledgment of any of this. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Polls show me leading [DeSantis]" | **True** | By late October 2023, Trump led DeSantis by approximately 40+ points in national Republican primary polling averages. DeSantis's campaign had declined sharply from early 2023 highs. | | "Ron DeSantis hates Social Security/Medicare" | **Mostly False** | DeSantis made remarks in 2022 suggesting openness to entitlement reform and had a congressional voting record on budget resolutions Trump weaponized. However, 'hating' Social Security/Medicare is a gross characterization. DeSantis never expressed hostility to beneficiaries; the framing distorts a position on sustainability/reform into categorical opposition. | Overall Veracity: 60% ## Summary A compact dominance display targeting DeSantis during acute legal pressure. The post's rhetorical core is the portmanteau "DeSanctimonious" — encoding hypocrisy, preachiness, and phoniness in a single memorable construction. Grandiose narcissistic state is fully operative; vulnerable state is entirely absent despite simultaneous civil fraud trial, $10K gag order fine, and federal gag order reinstatement. The complete absence of legal content across all five October 31 posts, combined with elevated attack-posting volume, is consistent with displacement. The polling claim is accurate; the entitlement characterization is mostly false. No danger indicators. Clinically routine for this subject. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 88%) ### Indicators - 'DeSanctimonious' portmanteau — personally coined nickname used consistently since 2022, not aide-constructed - Trailing ellipsis — characteristic authentic Trump stylistic signature - Non-standard 'MediCare' capitalization — aides proofread; Trump does not - Single compressed sentence — authentic Trump's punchy, unpolished attack register - 2:19 PM EST timing is business hours (slight aide signal) but stylistic evidence overrides ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (Ron DeSantis primary competition) Sentiment: -0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 72% - Antisocial: 30% - Paranoid: 25% - Sadism: 42% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - projection (immature) - displacement (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 28% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Competitive framing positions audience as beneficiaries of Trump's protection of their entitlements - Poll citation creates social proof and bandwagon effect - Nickname adoption invitation — readers who use 'DeSanctimonious' become complicit in the attack frame ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Polls show me leading [DeSantis] **TRUE** By late October 2023, Trump led DeSantis by approximately 40+ points in national Republican primary polling averages. DeSantis's campaign had declined sharply from early 2023 highs. Sources: RealClearPolitics Republican primary polling averages, October 2023 > Ron DeSantis hates Social Security/Medicare **MOSTLY FALSE** DeSantis made remarks in 2022 suggesting openness to entitlement reform and had a congressional voting record on budget resolutions Trump weaponized. However, 'hating' Social Security/Medicare is a gross characterization. DeSantis never expressed hostility to beneficiaries; the framing distorts a position on sustainability/reform into categorical opposition. Sources: DeSantis 2022 campaign statements on entitlement reform; Congressional Budget voting record Overall Veracity: 60% ## Tags - primary_competition (90%) - DeSantis_attack (95%) - entitlements_weaponization (80%) - nickname_branding (85%) - grandiose_state (75%) - displacement_legal_siege (70%) - polling_authority_appeal (65%) - authentic_authorship (88%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Halloween Night Rage: Gag Order Triggers 1 AM Persecution Spiral, Displacement Cycle Dominates the Day** Trump spent Halloween night awake and agitated, posting all-caps attacks on the federal judge who reinstated his gag order and framing his prosecution as election interference. By mid-morning, aides appeared to take over with a rapid batch of favorable news links and poll numbers, but the afternoon brought a return to personal grievances targeting the New York Post, Letitia James, and Washington D.C. A brief and unconvincing pivot to Middle East statesmanship was immediately followed by a closing martyrdom appeal invoking the Founding Fathers. The day was dominated by legal anxiety from the week's accumulating courtroom pressures, with clearly disrupted sleep and every attack traceable to the gag order and fraud trial. Full digest for 2023-10-31: https://trump.fm/date/2023-10-31/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, October 31). Polls show me leading Social Security/MediCare... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111331006944990204 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Polls show me leading Social Security/MediCare hating Ron..." Truth Social, 31 Oct. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111331006944990204. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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