# Post ts_111775416185647393

- Post ID: `ts_111775416185647393`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-01-18T05:58:17.952Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again, a thousand times. Until this ridiculous Hoax was revealed to me by the Fake News Media, I never heard of E. Jean Carroll, never had anything to do with her, never would want to have anything to do with her, never brought her into a LOCKED changing room of a crowded NYC Department Store (directly opposite the checkout booth!), & NEVER TOUCHED HER, OR IN ANY WAY WOULD WANT TO TOUCH HER. The whole story is a MADE UP & DISGUSTING HOAX! Like the now fully discredited RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, & all of the others, this one is also conceived, funded, & carried out by Democrat Political Operatives like her lawyer (who I just beat in another SCAM case!), Roberta Kaplan, Piglet Reid Hoffman, a major Democrat Donor who is funding this Witch Hunt, or “Crazed” George Conway, who lost his wonderful wife, Kellyanne, to another, and has gone completely “NUTS!” Judge Kaplan knows this, & all about “THE FAKE DRESS,” but won’t let it be revealed. BROKEN JUSTICE!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 4,592
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- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.377Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T17:57:00.895Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This late-night post during the second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial constitutes a clinically significant narcissistic injury response. The post exhibits all four components of malignant narcissism: grandiose self-reference, antisocial disregard for others (publicly mocking George Conway's marriage), paranoid conspiracy ideation (attributing the lawsuit to coordinated Democratic operatives), and sadistic devaluation of multiple named individuals. The implied argument that Carroll is too unattractive to assault ("NEVER WOULD WANT TO") represents a characteristic narcissistic defense—reframing the allegation as an impossibility based on the victim's perceived worthlessness. The oscillation between grandiose denial ("NEVER TOUCHED HER") and vulnerable victimhood ("BROKEN JUSTICE") reflects the mixed narcissistic state typical of acute injury responses. Defense mechanisms are predominantly pathological (denial, distortion) and immature (projection, devaluation, splitting). The conspiracy framework—linking Carroll, her attorney, Reid Hoffman, and George Conway as coordinated agents—demonstrates paranoid ideation and externalization of threat. The perseverative quality ("I've said it once & I'll say it again, a thousand times") and late-night timing suggest rumination-driven posting, consistent with narcissistic rage that disrupts sleep. The post's intensity is notable even by baseline standards, reflecting the acute threat of a trial that directly challenges his self-narrative.

# Psychological Analysis: E. Jean Carroll Denial Post (2024-01-18)

## Context
Posted at 12:58 AM EST during the second Carroll defamation trial in Manhattan federal court. Trump had just won the Iowa caucuses decisively and was simultaneously facing this civil trial—a juxtaposition of triumph and legal threat.

## Personality Framework

### Level 1: Dispositional Traits
- **Neuroticism (angry hostility)**: Dominant—rage saturates the post
- **Agreeableness (extremely low)**: Devaluation of multiple named individuals
- **Extraversion (assertiveness)**: Forceful, declarative style

### Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations
- **Power/control motives**: Attempting to dictate narrative around trial
- **Schema**: Self as persecuted winner; others as corrupt conspirators; world as rigged system requiring forceful correction

### Level 3: Narrative Identity
- **Protagonist role**: Wrongly accused champion
- **Contamination sequence**: Electoral triumph contaminated by legal persecution
- **Contrasting other**: Democratic "operatives" as coordinated enemy

## Clinical Observations
The post exhibits the full tetrad of malignant narcissistic features: grandiosity (self as "very popular and successful President"), antisocial disregard (public humiliation of Conway's marriage), paranoid ideation (conspiracy framework), and sadistic enjoyment in attacking perceived enemies.

## Cognitive Markers
The post is lengthy but coherent, maintaining a single argumentative thread. The parenthetical asides and dense name-dropping suggest pressured speech. The perseverative quality ("I've said it once & I'll say it again, a thousand times") is notable.

## Authorship
Almost certainly authentic. Late-night timing, emotional intensity, stream-of-consciousness structure, characteristic nicknames, and impulsive quality all point to personal authorship.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "He never met or knew E. Jean Carroll before the lawsuit" | **False** | A photograph exists of Trump and Carroll together at a party, and Trump initially misidentified her as his ex-wife Marla Maples in a deposition |
| "Russia investigation was 'fully discredited'" | **Mostly False** | The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, 7 guilty pleas, and documented Russian interference. The investigation was not discredited though it did not establish criminal conspiracy by Trump. |
| "Roberta Kaplan is Carroll's lawyer and a 'Democrat Political Operative'" | **Half True** | Roberta Kaplan is Carroll's attorney. She is a prominent civil rights lawyer but characterizing her as a 'political operative' is unsupported. |
| "Reid Hoffman is funding the lawsuit" | **Mostly True** | Reid Hoffman did provide financial backing for Carroll's legal efforts, and is a major Democratic donor |
| "George Conway 'lost his wonderful wife to another'" | **Unverifiable** | George and Kellyanne Conway announced their divorce in 2023. The claim about infidelity is unverified gossip. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- 12:58 AM EST posting time
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- ALL CAPS emphasis throughout
- Emotional reactivity
- Parenthetical asides

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (E. Jean Carroll defamation trial)

**Rage:** Intensity 85% targeting E. Jean Carroll, Judge Kaplan, Roberta Kaplan, Reid Hoffman, George Conway
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.85

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Pressured, dense writing at 1 AM
- Grandiosity following Iowa win
- Reduced need for sleep implied by posting time

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 75%
- Sadism: 55%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 65%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- Repetitive mantras (HOAX, WITCH HUNT)
- Inviting audience to see injustice together

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Naming specific individuals (Kaplan, Hoffman, Conway) as conspiratorial enemies
- Delegitimizing judicial proceedings
- Framing legal accountability as political persecution

### Gaslighting

- Categorical denial of documented events (photograph evidence of meeting Carroll exists)
- Framing civil lawsuit as politically motivated hoax
- DARVO pattern: denies assault, attacks Carroll and supporters, positions self as victim

## Fact Checks (5)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-24._

> He never met or knew E. Jean Carroll before the lawsuit

**FALSE**

A photograph exists of Trump and Carroll together at a party, and Trump initially misidentified her as his ex-wife Marla Maples in a deposition

Sources: Court exhibits in Carroll v. Trump

> Russia investigation was 'fully discredited'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, 7 guilty pleas, and documented Russian interference. The investigation was not discredited though it did not establish criminal conspiracy by Trump.

Sources: Mueller Report (2019)

> Roberta Kaplan is Carroll's lawyer and a 'Democrat Political Operative'

**HALF TRUE**

Roberta Kaplan is Carroll's attorney. She is a prominent civil rights lawyer but characterizing her as a 'political operative' is unsupported.

> Reid Hoffman is funding the lawsuit

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Reid Hoffman did provide financial backing for Carroll's legal efforts, and is a major Democratic donor

> George Conway 'lost his wonderful wife to another'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

George and Kellyanne Conway announced their divorce in 2023. The claim about infidelity is unverified gossip.

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- carroll_trial (100%)
- narcissistic_rage (90%)
- conspiracy_framing (80%)
- DARVO (85%)
- devaluation (80%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Carroll Trial Triggers Late-Night Rage Spiral as Trump Posts Until 3 AM**

Trump started the evening riding high from a New Hampshire rally and a Ted Cruz endorsement, but the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial sent him into a prolonged late-night posting spiral that lasted past 2:30 AM. Nearly half the day's posts were angry, with the most intense being a rambling 1 AM attack on Carroll, her attorneys, and multiple named individuals. He also issued a remarkable demand for absolute presidential immunity — arguing that even acts that "cross the line" should be legally protected. After sleeping through the day of his mother-in-law's funeral, he resumed in the evening with more Carroll-focused attacks before closing with a book plug.

Full digest for 2024-01-18: https://trump.fm/date/2024-01-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, January 18). I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again, a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111775416185647393
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again, a thousand..." Truth Social, 18 Jan. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111775416185647393. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I’ve said it once & I’ll say it again, a thousand...," Truth Social, January 18, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111775416185647393.

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