# Post ts_111506311548303126 - Post ID: `ts_111506311548303126` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-12-01T17:21:27.040Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126/analysis ## Post text > https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/keith-kellogg-mike-pence-donald-trump/2023/08/07/id/1129955/ ## Engagement - Likes: 5,302 - Reposts: 1,502 - Replies: 93 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.389Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T11:25:27.666Z (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_111506311548303126 — 2023-12-01T17:21 UTC ### Overview This post consists entirely of a hyperlink to a Newsmax article — no original text, no commentary. The article, dated August 7, 2023, concerns retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg (former National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence) publicly endorsing Trump over his former boss. The companion posts from the same session are similarly structured: bare URLs to favorable outlets (Just the News, RSB Network, Washington Examiner, The Federalist). This is a coordinated, aide-managed content-sharing session, not an organic Trump outburst. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Strong aide attribution.** UTC 17:21:27 converts to approximately 12:21 PM EST — mid-business-hours at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's primary residence in December 2023. This falls squarely within the aide-posting window (09:00–18:00 local). The absence of any accompanying text, the polished link format, the clustering of five similar posts on the same date, and the use of pre-approved friendly outlets (Newsmax, Just the News, RSB Network, The Federalist) are all consistent with scheduled/bulk aide curation. Authentic Trump posts from this period characteristically include reactive text, ALL CAPS, and spelling errors. --- ### Psychological Function of Content Selection Although Trump did not write text, **content selection is itself a psychological act** and warrants analysis. **Trigger:** The Pence devaluation cycle. Following January 6, 2021, Pence transitioned in Trump's narrative from idealized loyal servant to contaminating betrayer. Kellogg's defection — a figure from Pence's own inner circle — serves as social proof of that devaluation: *even his own people have left him*. This is a textbook **splitting** operation conducted through third-party validation. **Defense Mechanism — Splitting (immature):** Pence is cast as wholly bad; those who abandon Pence for Trump are wholly good. The binary is expressed implicitly through article selection rather than explicit statement, giving it plausible deniability while still transmitting the intended message. **Narcissistic Supply Mechanism:** The article functions as surrogate validation — a loyalist from the rival camp publicly choosing Trump over their former employer. This is supply obtained through competitive dominance demonstration rather than direct admiration-seeking. **Narrative Identity:** At the Level 3 narrative layer, this share contributes to a **redemption arc**: Pence's January 6 "betrayal" (contamination sequence) is being progressively overwritten by accumulating endorsements from Pence-adjacent figures. The protagonist remains the inevitable, vindicated winner — even the adversary's allies see the truth. --- ### Rhetorical Analysis With no original text, rhetorical techniques are embedded in **curation rather than composition**: - **Implied ad hominem**: Pence is discredited not by direct attack but by showcasing his own former advisor's abandonment. - **Appeal to authority**: A retired general's endorsement carries military-credentialing resonance. - **False hierarchy**: Kellogg's defection is implicitly framed as a verdict — as though proximity to Pence uniquely qualifies one to judge between the two men. --- ### Cognitive Assessment **Not assessable.** No original language production. No basis for comparison to baseline speech patterns. The zero-text format is itself a diagnostic null — consistent with aide authorship. --- ### Danger Assessment **None.** Routine competitive political content. No eliminationist language, no mobilization signals, no dehumanization. --- ### Summary *Not generated — post is clinically and psychologically unremarkable at the individual level.* It represents standard aide-curated supply amplification within the ongoing Pence devaluation campaign. Its significance is contextual rather than acute. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - 12:21 PM EST — mid-business-hours at Mar-a-Lago - Zero original text — bare URL only - Five consecutive same-day posts all structured identically as bare links - Friendly outlet curation (Newsmax, Just the News, RSB Network, The Federalist) - No typos, emotional language, ALL CAPS, or reactive commentary ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (Pence devaluation / competitive validation via Kellogg defection) Sentiment: +0.25 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - splitting (immature) - devaluation (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Surrogate validation — inviting followers to view Kellogg's endorsement as confirmation of their own loyalty choice ## Tags - aide-authored (95%) - pence-devaluation (80%) - supply-seeking-competitive (65%) - splitting (70%) - bulk-content-session (90%) - no-original-text (100%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Aide-Managed Inevitability Blitz Pierced by Authentic Rage at Judge and Family** Trump's team flooded his feed with over 30 favorable news links building a narrative of electoral inevitability, while Trump himself posted a late-night taunt and two furious midday attacks on the judge overseeing his fraud trial. The most alarming moment came when he demanded to see social media accounts belonging to the judge's wife and "all other Family Members" — posted the same day a gag order was reinstated due to threats against court staff. He also issued a condolence for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and made a pointed appeal to Jewish voters as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapsed. Full digest for 2023-12-01: https://trump.fm/date/2023-12-01/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, December 1). https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/keith-kellogg-mi... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/keith-kellogg-mike-pence-d..." Truth Social, 1 Dec. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/keith-kellogg-mike-pence-d...," Truth Social, December 1, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126. ## For agents - Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt - API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json - MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth) - This post as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/ts_111506311548303126 - Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_111506311548303126 - All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_111506311548303126 - Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2023-12-01 - The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111506311548303126.md?analysis=false _Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._