# Post ts_111664200105576963 - Post ID: `ts_111664200105576963` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-12-29T14:34:35.284Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111664200105576963 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111664200105576963/analysis ## Post text > https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/cuellar-were-going-to-lose-a-lot-of-democrats-because-biden-ignored-border-wont-deport-people-he-needs-to/ ## Engagement - Likes: 5,096 - Reposts: 1,421 - Replies: 127 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.381Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T15:04:51.788Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ # Analysis: Truth Social Post — 2023-12-29 14:34 UTC ## Overview This post consists entirely of a Breitbart URL linking to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) warning that Biden's failure to enforce border deportations will cost Democrats votes in 2024. Trump appends no text. It is one of at least four posts on December 29, 2023 — a day dominated by the Maine ballot removal crisis — forming a sustained immigration-focused content block. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Score: 0.2 (likely aide-written) | Confidence: Medium** UTC 14:34 = 9:34 AM EST at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump was wintering. Business hours, no accompanying text, no emotional overlay, no typos — all consistent with Scavino-style link-curation workflow. Authentic Trump posts in this era characteristically feature at minimum an exclamation or superlative. The complete silence here suggests a staff amplification decision. That said, the immigration theme and Breitbart sourcing are entirely consistent with Trump's content preferences, so the curatorial selection likely reflects Trump's standing interests. --- ## Contextual Framing The post occurs on the day after Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed Trump from the state's 2024 primary ballot under the 14th Amendment — the second such ruling in a week following Colorado. This is the most acute legal-electoral threat Trump had faced to that point. Yet this post, and the companion Fox News border-rancher link posted the same day, contain zero reference to that crisis. The pivot to immigration messaging constitutes a significant displacement maneuver, whether conscious or not. --- ## Psychological Analysis ### Level 1: Dispositional Traits The post provides minimal direct signal. By inference, the selection is consistent with: - **Low Agreeableness**: Oppositional framing (Biden as failure) - **Low Neuroticism expression**: Affectless, controlled — contrast with the "ROT IN HELL" Christmas post just four days earlier, suggesting either emotional regulation or aide curation - **High Agency motive**: Immigration as dominance/control theme ### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations The post serves two simultaneous agency goals: 1. **Attack**: Delegitimize Biden's presidency via bipartisan critic 2. **Deflect**: Suppress the Maine/Colorado ballot crisis from the audience's immediate frame of reference The use of a Democratic congressman as the attack vector is particularly efficient — it provides a "non-partisan" attack on Biden without Trump needing to expend his own credibility capital. ### Level 3: Narrative Identity Trump casts himself, by implication, as the border-solution figure — the absent president whose presence would have prevented this crisis (cf. prior day's Kellogg post: "100%, you wouldn't have had what happened..."). The protagonist role here is **Order Restorer**: someone who would bring deportation discipline where Biden brings chaos. ### Level 4: Clinical Indicators No significant clinical markers observable in this post. The absence of affective volatility — particularly striking given the Maine ruling 24 hours earlier — is itself noteworthy and cuts against the hypothesis of authentic authorship. --- ## Defense Mechanisms 1. **Displacement** (neurotic): Acute narcissistic injury from ballot removals redirected; audience's attention channeled to Biden's vulnerability rather than Trump's legal jeopardy. 2. **Projection** (immature, subtle): By highlighting Democratic internal conflict over Biden's failures, the implicit narrative inverts: it is Biden, not Trump, who is the candidate with a legitimacy problem. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques The post demonstrates sophisticated *ventriloquism*: a Democratic congressman delivers the anti-Biden message, insulating Trump from the "partisan attack" framing while the impact is identical. Combined with Breitbart as the delivery vehicle (in-group credibility signal), the post is compact but rhetorically dense: - **Appeal to authority within opposing party**: "Even Democrats say Biden is failing on the border" - **Implied argument by association**: No argument need be made; the headline does it - **Part of coordinated daily messaging bloc**: The Fox News border rancher link (posted the same day) and this Breitbart link form a two-part immigration frame for the day --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Cuellar warned Democrats will lose votes because Biden ignored the border" | **Mostly True** | Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is a documented conservative Democrat and border hawk who has repeatedly criticized Biden administration immigration enforcement. His concern about Democratic electoral losses on immigration is consistent with his public record. | | "Biden 'won't deport people'" | **Mostly False** | The Biden administration conducted deportations throughout its tenure, though with different enforcement priorities than the Trump administration — focusing on criminals and national security threats rather than broad enforcement. Total deportation numbers declined from Trump-era peaks but were not zero. This is political characterization, not literal fact. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Danger Assessment **None.** The post contains no eliminationist language, dehumanizing framing, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators. Immigration concern is framed through a Democratic congressman's voice, which is rhetorically moderate in register relative to Trump's baseline. --- ## Longitudinal Notes This post forms part of a Dec 28–29 cluster that includes: (1) the Kellogg counterfactual clip, (2) the "They'll Stop at Nothing to get Trump" share, (3) the Maine SoS bio page link (direct response to ballot removal), and (4) the Fox border rancher link. The sequencing shows a day-of-crisis response pattern: one direct acknowledgment of the ballot threat (Maine SoS link), surrounded by deflecting content (immigration frames, general anti-persecution messaging). This compartmentalization is consistent with prior crisis-day posting behavior. ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 20%) ### Indicators - Post timestamp 14:34 UTC = 9:34 AM EST (Mar-a-Lago, where Trump was for holiday recess) — business hours, consistent with aide curation - No text added — pure URL share lacks the impulsive commentary, ALL CAPS, or emotional overlay typical of authentic Trump posts - Clean, unadorned link sharing is consistent with Scavino-style amplification workflow - Content theme (border/immigration) is consistent with Trump's obsessions but absence of any personal voice reduces confidence in authentic authorship ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance (Biden immigration record) Sentiment: -0.35 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 20% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - displacement (neurotic) - projection (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Framing of shared content implies 'even Democrats agree with me' without Trump having to say it directly — the parasocial follower is invited to complete the thought ## Fact Checks (2) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Cuellar warned Democrats will lose votes because Biden ignored the border **MOSTLY TRUE** Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is a documented conservative Democrat and border hawk who has repeatedly criticized Biden administration immigration enforcement. His concern about Democratic electoral losses on immigration is consistent with his public record. Sources: Cuellar's documented voting record and prior statements on immigration enforcement > Biden 'won't deport people' **MOSTLY FALSE** The Biden administration conducted deportations throughout its tenure, though with different enforcement priorities than the Trump administration — focusing on criminals and national security threats rather than broad enforcement. Total deportation numbers declined from Trump-era peaks but were not zero. This is political characterization, not literal fact. Sources: DHS deportation statistics 2021-2023 Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - immigration (90%) - border (85%) - Biden_attack (80%) - bipartisan_validator (75%) - Breitbart (60%) - aide_written (65%) - displacement_crisis (70%) - ballot_removal_period (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **After Second Ballot Removal, Trump's Machine Builds Counter-Reality While He Broadcasts a Target** Trump spent the day reeling from Maine's decision to remove him from the 2024 primary ballot — the second state to do so in two weeks. His team flooded his account with nearly two dozen links to friendly media outlets, building a counter-narrative of surging polls, Democratic overreach, and retaliatory threats to remove Biden from ballots. The most alarming moment came late the previous night, when a bare link to the Maine official's personal biography was posted without comment — broadcasting her identity to millions of angry followers. By evening, Trump himself appeared to take the wheel, firing off an all-caps accusation that Biden is "a threat to democracy" and predicting a Great Depression if he loses — turning the very charge leveled against him into a weapon. Full digest for 2023-12-29: https://trump.fm/date/2023-12-29/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, December 29). https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/cuellar... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111664200105576963 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/cuellar-were-goin..." Truth Social, 29 Dec. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111664200105576963. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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