# Post ts_111783693749443460

- Post ID: `ts_111783693749443460`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-01-19T17:03:23.602Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783693749443460
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783693749443460/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_111783693749443460.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/111783690229115306 President Trump intelligently saved over $100,000 in Iowa by not purchasing the support of Bob Vander Plaats!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783690229115306 (2024-01-19T17:02:29.858Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/111/783/690/130/283/305/original/997cf470468587fb.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 6,407
- Reposts: 1,677
- Replies: 163
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.376Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T17:58:45.301Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT of Self-Post Re: Bob Vander Plaats / Iowa Savings

This post is a repost of Trump's own earlier Truth Social post, framing his Iowa caucus victory through a financial lens — claiming he "intelligently saved over $100,000" by not paying for Bob Vander Plaats' endorsement. Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, endorsed Ron DeSantis. Trump won Iowa decisively regardless.

### Personality Framework

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (contempt for endorsement-selling), high extraversion (public gloating). Achievement-striving facet of conscientiousness — framing victory as smart resource management.

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power and status motives dominant. Schema: deals and transactions frame all relationships. Endorsements are commodities; loyalty cannot be bought but disloyalty can be mocked.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist as shrewd dealmaker who wins without needing what others pay for. Contrasting other: Vander Plaats as corrupt gatekeeper whose endorsement is worthless.

### Authorship
Posted 12:03 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC area for Carroll trial or campaign). Business hours, self-RT format, relatively restrained tone — likely aide-assisted or aide-formatted, though the content reflects Trump's known grievance with Vander Plaats.

### Clinical Notes
Mild narcissistic supply-seeking post — victory lap after Iowa win. The third-person self-reference ("President Trump intelligently") is characteristic of aide-drafted content. Devaluation of Vander Plaats serves as retroactive vindication.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Trump saved over $100,000 by not purchasing Bob Vander Plaats' endorsement" | **Half True** | Vander Plaats' endorsement was reportedly tied to financial arrangements with campaigns, but the exact figure and framing as 'purchasing support' is Trump's characterization. DeSantis' campaign did pay Vander Plaats' organization. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Third-person self-reference
- Business hours posting (12:03 PM ET)
- Self-RT format
- No typos or caps outbursts
- Polished sentence structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Iowa caucus victory)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victory narrative
- dealmaker framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Trump saved over $100,000 by not purchasing Bob Vander Plaats' endorsement

**HALF TRUE**

Vander Plaats' endorsement was reportedly tied to financial arrangements with campaigns, but the exact figure and framing as 'purchasing support' is Trump's characterization. DeSantis' campaign did pay Vander Plaats' organization.

Sources: Public reporting on Vander Plaats endorsement practices

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- victory-lap (70%)
- devaluation (60%)
- iowa-caucus (90%)
- dealmaker-framing (60%)

## That day

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

**Legal Siege Meets Campaign Triumph: A Day of Strategic Grandiosity Across Multiple Fronts**

Trump spent the day juggling multiple legal battles and campaign events, posting heavily about the E. Jean Carroll trial, the Fani Willis prosecutor scandal in Georgia, and his upcoming New Hampshire rally. The mood was predominantly triumphant -- he seized on revelations about Willis's romantic relationship with her special prosecutor to declare total vindication, celebrated his Iowa caucus win, and attacked Republican rivals and Fox News host Steve Doocy. The most striking moment was an evening post arguing that presidents deserve "TOTAL IMMUNITY" even for actions that "cross the line," a rare explicit acknowledgment that presidential misconduct might occur paired with a demand for zero accountability.

Full digest for 2024-01-19: https://trump.fm/date/2024-01-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, January 19). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783693749443460
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 19 Jan. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783693749443460. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, January 19, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111783693749443460.

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