# Post ts_111399835479292478 - Post ID: `ts_111399835479292478` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-11-12T22:03:11.177Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111399835479292478 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111399835479292478/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111399835479292478.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > “Ron DeSanctimonious was struggling BIG TIME in his Primary Race for Governor of Florida…” ## What the media says **Video transcript** (1:00), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > On DeSantis was struggling big time in his primary race for governor of Florida. Polls revealed DeSantis was failing so bad, he was losing by a staggering 17 points. Then DeSantis was saved by the endorsement of President Trump. Trump's support was so powerful just two days after the endorsement. DeSantis took a commanding lead and it propelled him to being elected governor. I'd like to thank our president for standing by me when it wasn't necessarily the smart thing to do. You're welcome Ron. Unfortunately, instead of being grateful, DeSantis is now attacking the very man who saved his career. Isn't it time DeSantis remembers how he got to where he is? Make America great again. Big League, so good. Build the wall. Then Mr. Trump said, "You're fired." I love that part. Truth is, there's only one person who can make America great again. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/399/835/413/342/540/original/da4e000cda37a5de.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 16,184 - Reposts: 4,012 - Replies: 689 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.391Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T10:53:03.709Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary "On November 12, 2023, with Trump commanding 64% GOP primary support versus DeSantis's 15%, Trump deployed his signature kingmaker-devaluation narrative against his former protégé. The post exemplifies the contamination sequence recurring throughout Trump's political relationships: elevation → perceived betrayal → reassertion of dominance. The grandiose, cold state here contrasts sharply with same-day victimhood posts about the NY fraud trial, illustrating within-day oscillation between narcissistic states consistent with established longitudinal pattern. Authorship is likely authentic Trump (distinctive nickname, ALL CAPS marker) with possible staff support for video retrieval. The 'DeSanctimonious' branding and archival-footage strategy constitute a loyalty-debt ritual for Republican primary audiences. Fact-check: 'struggling BIG TIME' overstates DeSantis's pre-endorsement precariousness — he was trailing but credible. No danger indicators; no cognitive concerns detected; no deviation from established baseline patterns." # Psychological Analysis: Trump Truth Social Post — November 12, 2023 ## Post Summary Brief caption accompanying a video clip: *"Ron DeSanctimonious was struggling BIG TIME in his Primary Race for Governor of Florida…"* — an archival-footage attack on DeSantis invoking the kingmaker-devaluation narrative. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Rating: Likely Authentic Trump (0.75), Medium Confidence** The caption is distinctively Trumpian: "DeSanctimonious" is Trump's own coinage, no aide generates it spontaneously; "BIG TIME" in ALL CAPS is a recurrent stylistic marker; the ellipsis tease suggests a caption written to accompany video. The post appeared at **5:03 PM EST** — Trump was at Madison Square Garden for UFC 295, an atypical scheduling context that makes the standard business-hours heuristic less reliable. The video itself likely required staff assistance to locate and clip archival 2018 footage. Assessment: authentic Trump text, possible staff technical support. --- ## Contextual Frame This post occurs the morning after the third GOP primary debate in Miami (attended by DeSantis without Trump), with polling showing Trump at 64% GOP primary support versus DeSantis at 15%. Tim Scott had just suspended his campaign. The post is thus a dominance-consolidation move, not a reactive injury response — Trump is winning and rubbing it in. --- ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) | Trait | Level | Evidence | |---|---|---| | Extraversion | Very High (0.85) | Assertive, dominant, public status claim | | Agreeableness | Very Low (0.10) | Contemptuous attack on former endorsed ally | | Conscientiousness | Moderate (0.40) | Strategic, calculated — not impulsive | | Neuroticism | Moderate-High (0.55) | Hostile undertone but controlled; no hot rage | | Openness | Low (0.25) | Rigid zero-sum framing | **Dominant facet:** Assertiveness/dominance expression. --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Dominant motive: Agency/Power (0.90)** — virtually no communion content. The post operates as a power ledger: *I gave you your career, you are nothing without me.* This is status accounting, not policy argument. **Schema revealed:** Others are either assets (when loyal) or ingrates (when independent). Former allies who compete are retroactively demoted to "struggling" dependents. The world is a hierarchy with Trump at the apex. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Kingmaker/Patron **Narrative sequence:** Contamination — *I elevated DeSantis → he betrayed me by running against me → I reassert that I made him.* **Identity claims expressed:** - "I am the one who makes careers in Republican politics" - "Without my endorsement, DeSantis would have lost" - "I give power and I can withdraw it" **Contrasting other:** DeSantis as ungrateful beneficiary — small, dependent, preserved only by Trump's magnanimity. This narrative pattern has been applied previously to Sessions, Pence, Barr, and Christie. Each follows the same arc: elevation → perceived betrayal → systematic devaluation. The nickname "DeSanctimonious" is the devaluation brand. --- ## Level 4: Clinical Indicators ### Narcissistic Dynamics **State:** Grandiose (expansive, confident, contemptuous) Notable: Same day includes a victimhood post about the NY fraud trial ("I am the victim of a corrupt legal system"). Within-day oscillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic states is consistent with established longitudinal pattern. These states co-exist and can shift within hours. **Trigger:** Preemptive/maintenance dominance assertion. DeSantis's continued candidacy — despite crushing polling disadvantage — requires periodic reminder to Republican voters of the loyalty-debt narrative. **Rage:** Absent. This is cold dominance display, not reactive narcissistic rage. Trump is winning; the post is trophy-taking rather than injury response. Intensity: low-moderate (0.20). ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Devaluation (Immature):** Systematic reduction of DeSantis from credible political figure to "struggling" supplicant. High confidence. 2. **Projection (Immature):** "Sanctimonious" as nickname — projecting pomposity/self-righteousness onto DeSantis while engaging in self-aggrandizing historical revisionism. Medium confidence. 3. **Distortion (Pathological):** "Struggling BIG TIME" overstates DeSantis's 2018 primary difficulties; he was competitive if trailing — reshapes history to meet psychological need. ### Malignant Narcissism Components - Narcissistic features: **0.80** (grandiosity, entitlement, interpersonal exploitation, contempt) - Antisocial features: **0.30** (contempt for norms of political reciprocity) - Paranoid features: **0.20** (minimal in this post; loyalty enforcement is present but subdued) - Ego-syntonic sadism: **0.35** (pleasure in public humiliation via nickname branding) --- ## Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis **Devices employed:** - Attack nickname ("DeSanctimonious") — branding opponent as pompous, functions as shared contempt ritual for audience - Hyperbole ("BIG TIME" in ALL CAPS) - Archival-footage strategy — showing DeSantis "struggling" is a loyalty-debt visual argument - Ellipsis tease — implied "...and then I saved him" - Implied debt/loyalty claim **Propaganda techniques:** - Retrospective diminishment of rival's independent capability - Kingmaker narrative asserting Trump's indispensability - Ad hominem via mocking nickname **Dehumanizing language:** Absent **Violent imagery:** Absent **Stochastic terrorism:** Absent --- ## Cognitive Status Text sample is too brief (one sentence) for robust cognitive analysis. No word-finding difficulty, confabulation, temporal confusion, or paraphasia detectable in available text. ALL CAPS usage and nickname deployment are consistent with established baseline and do not indicate deviation. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Ron DeSantis was struggling BIG TIME in his Primary Race for Governor of Florida (before Trump's endorsement)" | **Half True** | DeSantis was running second to Adam Putnam in the 2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary with lower name recognition statewide. Trump's July 2018 endorsement was highly consequential and DeSantis surged to win the primary convincingly. However, DeSantis was a credible candidate with a viable campaign — 'struggling BIG TIME' significantly overstates his pre-endorsement difficulties for rhetorical effect. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Danger Assessment **Level: None.** Standard intraparty political attack rhetoric. No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery, no eliminationist framing, no stochastic terrorism indicators. --- ## Summary On November 12, 2023 — with Trump commanding 64% GOP primary support versus DeSantis's 15% — Trump deployed his signature kingmaker-devaluation narrative against his former protégé. The post exemplifies the contamination sequence recurring throughout Trump's political relationships: elevation → perceived betrayal → reassertion of dominance. The grandiose, cold state here contrasts sharply with the same-day victimhood posts about the NY fraud trial, illustrating within-day oscillation between narcissistic states consistent with longitudinal pattern. Authorship is likely authentic Trump (distinctive nickname, ALL CAPS marker) with possible staff support for video retrieval. The "DeSanctimonious" branding and archival footage strategy constitute a loyalty-debt ritual for Republican primary audiences. No danger indicators; no cognitive concerns; no deviation from established baseline patterns. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 75%) ### Indicators - 'DeSanctimonious' is Trump's own coinage — no aide would spontaneously generate it - 'BIG TIME' in ALL CAPS is a consistent Trump stylistic marker across thousands of posts - Video attachment suggests possible staff coordination for archival footage retrieval and clipping - 5:03 PM EST on a Sunday at MSG pre-UFC event — atypical context weakens standard business-hours heuristic - Ellipsis ending is characteristic Trump caption-plus-video style ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (DeSantis continued primary candidacy following third GOP debate in Miami) Sentiment: -0.45 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 80% - Antisocial: 30% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 35% **Defense Mechanisms:** - devaluation (immature) - projection (immature) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 25% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Implied loyalty test: supporters should view DeSantis as ungrateful beneficiary - Historical revisionism positions Trump as indispensable patron - Nickname deployment invites shared contempt and ridicule ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Ron DeSantis was struggling BIG TIME in his Primary Race for Governor of Florida (before Trump's endorsement) **HALF TRUE** DeSantis was running second to Adam Putnam in the 2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary with lower name recognition statewide. Trump's July 2018 endorsement was highly consequential and DeSantis surged to win the primary convincingly. However, DeSantis was a credible candidate with a viable campaign — 'struggling BIG TIME' significantly overstates his pre-endorsement difficulties for rhetorical effect. Sources: 2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary public polling; Trump July 2018 DeSantis endorsement Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - devaluation (90%) - kingmaker_narrative (85%) - attack_nickname (90%) - intraparty_dominance (80%) - grandiose_state (75%) - desantis_devaluation (95%) - primary_campaign_2024 (80%) - loyalty_debt_ritual (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **UFC Crowd Worship Masks Legal Anxiety in Carefully Curated Sunday** Trump spent Sunday morning flooding his feed with links to coverage of his UFC 295 appearance at Madison Square Garden the night before, sharing seven articles about the crowd reaction from outlets ranging from Breitbart to The Sun. A sharp midday shift broke the self-congratulatory tone when he posted a lengthy, personal grievance about his ongoing legal cases, naming specific judges and prosecutors and calling himself a victim of a corrupt system. By afternoon he had recovered, closing the day with a swipe at Ron DeSantis and a signature "MAGA" sign-off. The day's rhythm -- triumph, then grievance, then dominance -- followed a familiar pattern of using crowd adulation as armor against legal stress. Full digest for 2023-11-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-11-12/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, November 12). “Ron DeSanctimonious was struggling BIG TIME in... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111399835479292478 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Ron DeSanctimonious was struggling BIG TIME in his Primary..." Truth Social, 12 Nov. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111399835479292478. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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