# Post ts_111784239273415775

- Post ID: `ts_111784239273415775`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-01-19T19:22:07.586Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111784239273415775
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111784239273415775/analysis
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## Post text

> Greg—So good—You are great! https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/17/exclusive-florida-congressman-greg-steube-desantis-should-get-back-tallahassee-do-his-job/

## Engagement

- Likes: 7,278
- Reposts: 1,925
- Replies: 204
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.376Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T17:59:22.373Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Post ts_111784239273415775

## Overview
A brief post amplifying a Breitbart article in which Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tells Ron DeSantis to abandon his presidential campaign and return to governing Florida. Trump adds effusive praise for Steube.

## Context
This post comes days after Trump's dominant Iowa caucus victory (51%, 30-point margin) where DeSantis finished a distant second at 21%. The post functions as a post-victory dominance display, rubbing salt in DeSantis's wound through a proxy.

## Personality Analysis

### Level 1 (Traits)
Low agreeableness (competitive devaluation of rival), moderate extraversion (public praise of ally).

### Level 2 (Motives)
Power and dominance maintenance. The reward-loyalty/punish-disloyalty schema is clearly operating.

### Level 3 (Narrative)
Trump as triumphant leader whose dominance is so obvious even a fellow Florida Republican tells DeSantis to go home. Protagonist role: winner. DeSantis cast as someone who should know his place.

## Splitting Pattern
Classic idealization/devaluation split: Steube = "great," DeSantis = implicitly irrelevant. The loyalty economy is on full display - public praise for those who serve Trump's interests.

## Clinical Significance
Low. This is routine political maneuvering consistent with baseline patterns. No cognitive markers, no rage, no danger indicators.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Greg Steube said DeSantis should go back to Tallahassee and do his job" | **True** | Breitbart article from Jan 17, 2024 quotes Steube making this statement |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Short, punchy style consistent with Trump
- Business hours posting (2:22 PM ET)
- Simple grammar, no typos
- Could be either - too brief to determine

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Iowa caucus victory, DeSantis as diminished rival)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 0%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- first-name familiarity with congressman suggesting intimate access to power

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Greg Steube said DeSantis should go back to Tallahassee and do his job

**TRUE**

Breitbart article from Jan 17, 2024 quotes Steube making this statement

Sources: Breitbart

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- rival-devaluation (70%)
- loyalty-reward (60%)
- DeSantis (80%)
- post-victory (50%)

## 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). Greg—So good—You are great! https://www.breitbart.... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111784239273415775
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Greg—So good—You are great! https://www.breitbart.com/politi..." Truth Social, 19 Jan. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111784239273415775. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Greg—So good—You are great! https://www.breitbart.com/politi...," Truth Social, January 19, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_111784239273415775.

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