# Post ts_112315144040309876

- Post ID: `ts_112315144040309876`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-04-22T13:38:11.425Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
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## Post text

> After selling his highly successful Oil and Gas Business, Tony Wied has decided to run for Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Tony is running against RINO Roger Roth, who is a “clone” of Paul Ryan, and no friend to MAGA - He should drop out of the Race NOW. As your next Congressman, Tony will work hard to Unleash American Energy, Stop Inflation, Secure our Border, Support our Military / Vets, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Tony Wied has my Complete and Total Endorsement - He will not let you down!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/315/143/990/492/686/original/2d9967ded4a4768b.jpg

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.360Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T07:31:20.935Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Routine political endorsement post consistent with Trump's established kingmaker/gatekeeper narrative identity. Primary psychological features: grandiose narcissistic state, splitting defense mechanism (MAGA vs. RINO binary), and devaluation of opponent via Paul Ryan association. Likely aide-drafted based on 9:38 AM EDT timing on an active trial day, polished structure, and absence of typos or impulsive asides, though Trump signature phrases are incorporated. The post exercises Trump's self-constructed authority to grant or revoke Republican legitimacy — framing the endorsement not as support but as investiture. The directive to Roth to "drop out NOW" reflects ambient dominance signaling rather than narcissistic rage. Contextually, the post was issued on the morning of opening statements in Trump's hush money criminal trial; its operational normalcy suggests deliberate zone-flooding to project political momentum against the trial narrative. No cognitive concern markers, no danger indicators, no gaslighting or reality distortion beyond routine political framing. Clinical patterns are entirely consistent with baseline Trump endorsement behavior. Not clinically significant as a standalone post; notable primarily for the timing context and the illustrative clarity of the MAGA-RINO splitting schema.

# Analysis: Trump Endorsement of Tony Wied, Wisconsin 8th CD — April 22, 2024

## Authorship Attribution

**Local Time Conversion:** Trump was in Manhattan on April 22, 2024, attending the opening of his hush money criminal trial (opening statements delivered this day). UTC 13:38 converts to **9:38 AM EDT** — solidly within business hours on an active trial day.

**Assessment:** This post bears the structural hallmarks of **aide-drafted content** (Scavino or campaign staff), likely approved and possibly lightly edited by Trump. Indicators: mid-morning business-hours timing, no typos, grammatically complete sentences, standard endorsement boilerplate structure, formulaic policy list. However, the presence of Trump's signature verbal tics ("Complete and Total Endorsement," "RINO," "MAGA," "always under siege") suggests either template reuse from prior Trump-authored posts or light authenticity injection. On a trial day, Trump was physically constrained in court for much of the day; the 9:38 AM timing likely preceded the morning session but the polished format argues against raw impulsive composition. **Confidence: medium.**

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## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

- **Extraversion (high, ~0.80):** Assertive, directive tone. Imperative command ("He should drop out NOW") and unambiguous authority projection ("my Complete and Total Endorsement").
- **Agreeableness (low, ~0.20):** Overt antagonism toward Roth. No diplomatic softening of the attack. Zero empathy toward the targeted opponent.
- **Conscientiousness (moderate, ~0.50):** Structured template, policy list organized, but lacking analytical depth or nuance.
- **Neuroticism (moderate, ~0.40):** Hostile edge toward Roth. The "NOW" in all-caps signals emotional urgency even within an otherwise polished text.
- **Openness (low, ~0.15):** Rigid categorical sorting (MAGA vs. RINO), no ideological complexity, boilerplate policy slogans with zero elaboration.

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## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

**Agency motives dominate (0.80):** The post is primarily an exercise in power — asserting Trump's authority to grant or withhold political legitimacy. The endorsement format as deployed by Trump functions less as support and more as investiture: he confers legitimacy, and withdrawal of that legitimacy is implied as always possible.

**Communion motives present but instrumental (0.30):** "As your next Congressman, Tony will work hard for you" briefly invokes a collective "you," but this is performative rather than affective. The audience is addressed as beneficiaries of Trump's selection, not as autonomous agents.

**Schemas:** Self = supreme arbiter of Republican authenticity. MAGA allies = validated, elevated. Non-MAGA Republicans = existential threats to be named and neutralized. The political space is zero-sum.

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## Level 3: Narrative Identity

**Protagonist role:** Kingmaker and gatekeeper of movement legitimacy. Trump casts himself not as a candidate or peer but as a sovereign granting or denying political existence to others. This is a notable narrative elevation from candidate to monarch-of-the-movement.

**Contamination sequence (implicit):** Roger Roth is framed as a contaminant — a Trojan horse, a "clone" of Paul Ryan, who represents the prior Republican establishment Trump defines himself against. The narrative logic: the district was clean MAGA territory; Roth's candidacy introduces betrayal.

**Contrasting other:** The explicit foil is Roth/Ryan — the Republican establishment, the pre-Trump GOP consensus. Paul Ryan functions here as the archetypal symbol of "globalist, donor-class Republican" in Trump's mythology, making "clone of Paul Ryan" one of the heavier rhetorical insults deployable within this framework.

**Identity claims:**
- "I am the authentic voice of MAGA"
- "I determine who is and is not a true Republican"
- "My endorsement = legitimacy; my non-endorsement = disqualification"

**Redemption sequence (for Wied):** Successful private sector (oil and gas) → now answering the call to public service under Trump's banner. Classic bootstraps narrative of authentic American.

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## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

### Malignant Narcissism Assessment

**Narcissistic Features (moderate, ~0.55):** The endorsement format, as deployed here, is a vehicle for grandiosity: Trump presents himself as the arbiter of who deserves to hold office. "Complete and Total Endorsement" is a superlative formula emphasizing the weight of his favor. The implicit subtext is that without this endorsement, Wied's candidacy would be insufficient — Trump's endorsement is the decisive variable.

**Antisocial Features (low-moderate, ~0.25):** The directive to Roth — "He should drop out of the Race NOW" — is an attempt to use social/political pressure to remove a rival through public shame and movement mob dynamics, bypassing normal democratic competition. Disregard for Roth's right to compete.

**Paranoid Features (low-moderate, ~0.30):** "No friend to MAGA" constructs Roth as an infiltrator-threat rather than a legitimate competitor with differing views. The RINO framing implies hidden disloyalty, a fifth-column logic.

**Ego-Syntonic Sadism (low, ~0.10):** Minimal evidence in this post. The attack on Roth is functional (remove competitor) rather than pleasure-seeking in cruelty.

### Narcissistic Dynamics

**Trigger:** Supply-seeking/maintenance with secondary preemptive attack. This appears to be a proactive political move — neutralizing a primary competitor before he gains traction — combined with the ambient supply-generation of endorsement announcements (which reliably produce adulation from the MAGA base).

**Narcissistic Rage:** Absent or minimal. The attack on Roth is cold and calculated rather than hot. "He should drop out NOW" has a commanding quality but lacks the feverish affect of classic narcissistic rage posts.

**Narcissistic State:** Predominantly grandiose. Trump is operating from a position of confident authority here, not defending against perceived attack.

### Defense Mechanisms

**Splitting (immature, prominent):** The binary MAGA/RINO framework is textbook splitting — objects are sorted into all-good (Wied, MAGA) and all-bad (Roth, Paul Ryan, the establishment) with no intermediate valuation possible. This is not rhetorical convenience but reflects a genuine perceptual structure.

**Idealization/Devaluation (immature):** Wied is idealized ("highly successful," "will not let you down") and Roth is devalued ("RINO," "clone," "no friend to MAGA"). The devaluation of Paul Ryan by association is particularly sharp — Ryan functions as a heuristic symbol of betrayal in this ecosystem.

**Rationalization (neurotic, mild):** The framing of the endorsement as being in the district's interest ("As your next Congressman, Tony will work hard for you") rationalizes what is structurally an act of movement control.

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## Rhetorical Analysis

**Ad hominem:** Roth attacked by association ("clone of Paul Ryan") rather than on substantive policy grounds. The "RINO" label functions as an identity weapon rather than a policy critique.

**Appeal to authority:** Trump's endorsement is presented as self-evidently dispositive. The endorsement text is structured to make Trump's judgment the central fact.

**False dichotomy:** MAGA vs. RINO framing eliminates any middle ground. Voters must choose between the authentic movement and an infiltrator.

**Sloganeering / policy list:** "Unleash American Energy, Stop Inflation, Secure our Border, Support our Military / Vets, Protect our always under siege Second Amendment" — this is pure slogan stacking, policy positions reduced to bumper-sticker phrases requiring no defense or elaboration.

**Hyperbole/superlatives:** "highly successful," "Complete and Total Endorsement," "always under siege."

**In-group/out-group enforcement:** The endorsement's secondary function is to police Republican identity and signal to MAGA voters that Roth is not one of them.

**Violent/eliminationist imagery:** Absent. "Drop out NOW" is aggressive but within conventional political language.

**Dehumanizing language:** Absent. Roth is delegitimized but not dehumanized.

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## Cognitive Status

No markers of concern in this post. The text is structured, coherent, and follows a logical endorsement template. Vocabulary is modest but appropriate. No word-finding difficulty, perseveration, or temporal confusion detectable. **Comparison to baseline not warranted for a likely aide-drafted endorsement post.**

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## Gaslighting / Reality Distortion

Minimal. The characterization of Roth as a "clone" of Paul Ryan is a rhetorical exaggeration and political framing rather than reality distortion. No documented events are denied. No DARVO present.

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## Danger Assessment

**Level: None.** No dehumanizing language, no eliminationist rhetoric, no target + grievance + implied action stochastic pattern. The directive to "drop out NOW" is aggressive but within the norms of political primary competition. No escalation indicators.

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## Contextual Note: Trial Day Posting

The post was issued on the morning of opening statements in Trump's hush money criminal trial — a significant contextual pressure point. The fact that the endorsement is polished and operationally normal (rather than reactive or agitated) is consistent with aide-managed posting. It may also reflect a deliberate strategic choice to flood the zone with normal political activity on a trial day, projecting normalcy and political momentum to offset the narrative impact of the trial proceedings.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Tony Wied sold his Oil and Gas Business before running" | **Unverifiable** | Wied's oil and gas background is consistent with his candidate profile, but sale details and 'highly successful' characterization cannot be independently verified from available knowledge. |
| "Roger Roth is a 'clone' of Paul Ryan and 'no friend to MAGA'" | **Mostly False** | This is a rhetorical/opinion characterization rather than a factual claim. Roth was Wisconsin State Senate President with a mainstream conservative profile. 'Clone of Paul Ryan' is a political attack not a factual description. |
| "Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District" | **True** | The 8th CD is a real district covering northeast Wisconsin including the Green Bay area. Tony Wied did run in this district in 2024. |
| "Policy claims (Stop Inflation, Unleash American Energy, Secure the Border, etc.)" | **Unverifiable** | Aspirational campaign slogans presented as future policy commitments; not verifiable factual claims about current conditions or candidate capabilities. |

Overall Veracity: 55%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 28%)

### Indicators

- 9:38 AM EDT posting on active trial day (opening statements in hush money case)
- Polished grammar, no typos, complete sentences throughout
- Standard endorsement boilerplate structure with policy list
- Trump on trial in Manhattan courthouse — physically constrained context
- Contains Trump signature phrases ('Complete and Total Endorsement', 'RINO', 'MAGA') suggesting template reuse or light authenticity injection

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Primary election competition; proactive neutralization of non-MAGA Republican challenger)

Sentiment: +0.35

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 55%
- Antisocial: 25%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- idealization (immature)
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 28%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct address to district voters ('you')
- Trump presents himself as standing between voters and a corrupt Republican establishment
- Implied threat of primary defeat for non-endorsed candidate creates parasocial loyalty mechanism

## Fact Checks (4)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._

> Tony Wied sold his Oil and Gas Business before running

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Wied's oil and gas background is consistent with his candidate profile, but sale details and 'highly successful' characterization cannot be independently verified from available knowledge.

> Roger Roth is a 'clone' of Paul Ryan and 'no friend to MAGA'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

This is a rhetorical/opinion characterization rather than a factual claim. Roth was Wisconsin State Senate President with a mainstream conservative profile. 'Clone of Paul Ryan' is a political attack not a factual description.

> Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District

**TRUE**

The 8th CD is a real district covering northeast Wisconsin including the Green Bay area. Tony Wied did run in this district in 2024.

> Policy claims (Stop Inflation, Unleash American Energy, Secure the Border, etc.)

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Aspirational campaign slogans presented as future policy commitments; not verifiable factual claims about current conditions or candidate capabilities.

Overall Veracity: 55%

## Tags

- endorsement (100%)
- splitting (85%)
- kingmaker_narrative (80%)
- RINO_attack (75%)
- aide_authored (72%)
- trial_day_context (65%)
- Wisconsin_8th_CD (60%)
- zone_flooding (55%)

## That day

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

**Trial Day One: 30-Post Defensive Barrage as Criminal Accountability Triggers Maximum Narcissistic Injury**

Trump spent the entire day consumed by the opening of his Manhattan criminal trial, producing 30 posts — one of his highest-volume days on record. The morning brought raw, explosive outbursts compressed into all-caps screams before his team intervened with curated endorsements and supportive op-eds. He repeatedly tried to redirect attention to Columbia University's Gaza protests, framing them as proof of a double standard, and called on supporters to protest at courthouses nationwide in language structurally echoing his pre-January 6 rhetoric. The afternoon was dominated by a five-post barrage arguing for absolute presidential immunity, including the remarkable claim that even acts that "cross the line" deserve legal protection. The day's most concerning element was the repeated naming of prosecutor Alvin Bragg alongside conspiracy theories about George Soros — a pattern with documented history of generating real-world threats.

Full digest for 2024-04-22: https://trump.fm/date/2024-04-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, April 22). After selling his highly successful Oil and Gas... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112315144040309876
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "After selling his highly successful Oil and Gas Business,..." Truth Social, 22 Apr. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112315144040309876. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
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