# Post ts_112328898049897510

- Post ID: `ts_112328898049897510`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-04-24T23:56:01.038Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112328898049897510/analysis
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## Post text

> Crooked Joe Biden would say, constantly, that he ran because of Charlottesville. Well, if that’s the case, he’s done a really terrible job because Charlottesville is like a “peanut” compared to the riots and anti-Israel protests that are happening all over our Country, RIGHT NOW….And it’s Crooked’s fault because he sends the wrong message every single time. The fact is that Crooked Joe Biden HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people. The problem is that he HATES the Palestinians even more, and he just doesn’t know what to do!?!?

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.359Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:10:55.230Z (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 post exemplifies Trump's displacement pattern during the hush money trial — channeling legal stress into aggressive attacks on Biden using campus protests as ammunition. The central rhetorical move is reframing Biden's Charlottesville origin story as a failure metric, then escalating to the contradictory claim that Biden simultaneously hates Israel, Jews, and Palestinians. This logical impossibility functions as deliberate comedic aggression — designed for virality rather than coherence. The post minimizes the 2017 Charlottesville events (which included a vehicular homicide) as a "peanut," inflates campus protests to "riots," and attributes them entirely to Biden's messaging. Defense mechanisms include displacement (trial anxiety redirected to Biden), projection (accusing Biden of hatred while deploying hateful rhetoric), and splitting (all-bad framing of Biden). The complete absence of any trial reference despite being in the courthouse daily suggests active avoidance of the legal threat. Authenticity markers are strong: stream-of-consciousness flow, excessive punctuation, ALL CAPS emphasis, and the characteristically Trumpian contradictory punchline.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_112328898049897510

### Context
Posted during Week 2 of the Manhattan hush money trial, while Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests dominated news coverage. Trump was in New York for the trial. 23:56 UTC = 7:56 PM ET — evening hours, consistent with either authentic or aide-authored, but stylistic markers strongly favor authentic.

### Authorship
The post bears hallmarks of authentic Trump: stream-of-consciousness logic, emotional escalation, excessive punctuation ("!?!?"), ALL CAPS for emphasis, the colloquial "peanut" metaphor in quotes, and the characteristically contradictory punchline structure. The nickname "Crooked Joe" / "Crooked's" is signature usage.

### Psychological Analysis
This post serves as **deflection from the trial** — redirecting attention to Biden and campus protests. The underlying logic is incoherent by design: Biden simultaneously "HATES Israel," "Hates the Jewish people," and "HATES the Palestinians even more." This contradiction functions not as argument but as rhetorical aggression — the point is the attack, not the logic.

The Charlottesville reference is strategically chosen — it was Biden's stated motivation for running in 2020, and Trump reframes it as a failure metric. The "peanut" comparison minimizes the 2017 events (which included a fatality) while amplifying current protests.

### Defense Mechanisms
**Projection** is central: Trump, who is literally on trial, attacks Biden's competence and moral character. **Displacement** redirects frustration from the courtroom to a safer target. The trial itself goes unmentioned.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post deploys a **reductio ad absurdum** structure (if X then Y, but Y is bad), **false attribution** (blaming Biden for campus protests), **emotional escalation** through caps and punctuation, and a **comedic contradiction** ending designed for memorability and shareability.

### Danger Assessment
The post frames pro-Palestinian protesters implicitly as a threat ("riots") while not directly calling for action. The framing of protests as "riots" is inflammatory but within typical political rhetoric bounds.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden constantly said he ran because of Charlottesville" | **Mostly True** | Biden frequently cited the 2017 Charlottesville rally and Trump's 'very fine people on both sides' response as motivation for his 2020 run, including in his announcement video. |
| "Current protests are worse than Charlottesville" | **Half True** | Campus protests in April 2024 were more widespread geographically, but Charlottesville resulted in a death (Heather Heyer) and involved armed white supremacist marchers — qualitatively different events. |
| "Biden HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people" | **Mostly False** | Biden has been a longstanding supporter of Israel throughout his career, authorized emergency military aid to Israel after Oct 7, and has deep relationships with Jewish community leaders. His administration did pressure Israel on humanitarian concerns in Gaza. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Excessive punctuation (!?!?)
- ALL CAPS emphasis on emotional words
- Colloquial metaphor ('peanut') in scare quotes
- Contradictory logical structure typical of authentic posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Hush money trial / need to control news cycle)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Joe Biden
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid topic shifts
- Emotional escalation through punctuation
- Grandiose certainty about others' hidden motivations

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- displacement (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing ('our Country')
- Positioning as truth-teller exposing Biden's secret hatreds

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes 2017 Charlottesville (which included a vehicular homicide) as a 'peanut'
- Asserts Biden 'HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people' without evidence
- Attributes campus protests entirely to Biden's messaging

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Biden constantly said he ran because of Charlottesville

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Biden frequently cited the 2017 Charlottesville rally and Trump's 'very fine people on both sides' response as motivation for his 2020 run, including in his announcement video.

Sources: Biden 2020 campaign announcement video

> Current protests are worse than Charlottesville

**HALF TRUE**

Campus protests in April 2024 were more widespread geographically, but Charlottesville resulted in a death (Heather Heyer) and involved armed white supremacist marchers — qualitatively different events.

> Biden HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Biden has been a longstanding supporter of Israel throughout his career, authorized emergency military aid to Israel after Oct 7, and has deep relationships with Jewish community leaders. His administration did pressure Israel on humanitarian concerns in Gaza.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- trial_deflection (90%)
- israel_palestine (70%)
- biden_attack (90%)
- campus_protests (70%)
- charlottesville (50%)

## That day

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

**Trial Insomnia Erupts at 2 AM as Trump Names Three Judges in Overnight Rage Spiral**

Trump spent the day under the shadow of his Manhattan criminal trial, and it showed. The evening started calmly enough with a thank-you to Pennsylvania supporters, but by 2 AM he was wide awake and firing off back-to-back attacks on three named judges, calling the prosecution a Biden-directed conspiracy and demanding Republicans intervene. By afternoon, his staff restored a veneer of normalcy with two boilerplate political endorsements, and the day closed with a combative riff using the Columbia University protests to attack Biden. The 2 AM outburst -- during a trial week requiring early morning court appearances -- was the day's most notable moment, reflecting genuine agitation rather than strategic messaging.

Full digest for 2024-04-24: https://trump.fm/date/2024-04-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, April 24). Crooked Joe Biden would say, constantly, that he... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112328898049897510
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Crooked Joe Biden would say, constantly, that he ran..." Truth Social, 24 Apr. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112328898049897510. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Crooked Joe Biden would say, constantly, that he ran...," Truth Social, April 24, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112328898049897510.

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