# Post ts_112825895959090517

- Post ID: `ts_112825895959090517`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-07-21T18:29:07.234Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112825895959090517/analysis
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## Post text

> Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve - And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement. All those around him, including his Doctor and the Media, knew that he wasn’t capable of being President, and he wasn’t - And now, look what he’s done to our Country, with millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions, and record numbers of terrorists. We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

## Engagement

- Likes: 88,157
- Reposts: 19,455
- Replies: 6,452
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.344Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:38:29.354Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump's first substantive response to Biden's historic withdrawal from the 2024 race reveals a grandiose narcissistic state fueled by perceived vindication. Rather than responding to the political development strategically, the post immediately moves to delegitimize Biden's entire presidency — not just his fitness to run again, but his right to have ever held office ("never was" fit). This totalizing negation is characteristic of splitting defense.

The post deploys pathological distortion by claiming Biden "only attained the position of President by lies," effectively restating the stolen election narrative without using those exact words. The conspiracy framing — that doctors, media, and "all those around him" knew he was unfit — serves dual purposes: attacking Biden while preemptively discrediting any future Democratic nominee by association.

Immigration catastrophizing follows a familiar pattern, but the specific claim that immigrants come from "prisons, mental institutions" dehumanizes migrant populations. The messianic closing — "we will remedy the damage... very quickly" — reflects grandiose confidence amplified by the convergence of his RNC nomination, surviving the assassination attempt, and now Biden's exit.

Clinically notable: the speed with which Trump moves from political commentary to total delegitimization of democratic process suggests this pattern is deeply internalized rather than strategically deployed. The post functions primarily as narcissistic supply — public vindication of his narrative that Biden was never legitimate.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_112825895959090517

### Context
This post was made on July 21, 2024, the same day Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. Posted at 18:29 UTC (2:29 PM ET), likely from Bedminster, NJ where Trump was based post-RNC. This is one of Trump's first substantive responses to the Biden withdrawal.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. The timing (early afternoon, business hours) and relatively structured paragraph format suggest possible aide involvement, but the emotional intensity, run-on sentence structure, characteristic hyperbole, and ALL CAPS closing are classic Trump markers. The content is too emotionally reactive and personally vindictive to be purely aide-crafted. Likely Trump-dictated or Trump-authored with minimal editing.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook narcissistic victory lap disguised as policy criticism. Biden's withdrawal validates Trump's persistent attacks on Biden's fitness, triggering a grandiose state. The post functions as retroactive vindication — "I was right all along."

The structure follows a clear pattern: (1) delegitimize Biden's presidency entirely, (2) blame those around Biden for concealment, (3) catastrophize the consequences, (4) position self as the remedy. This is the Savior/Redeemer archetype at full expression.

The phrase "never was" is notable — it retroactively denies Biden ever had legitimate claim to the presidency, a reality distortion that goes beyond political criticism into delegitimization of democratic process.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: "He only attained the position of President by lies" — grossly reshapes 2020 election reality
- **Splitting**: Pure good (Trump/MAGA) vs pure bad (Biden/media/doctors) with no nuance
- **Projection**: Accusing Biden of attaining presidency "by lies" while Trump himself faced multiple fraud charges related to the 2020 election

### Rhetorical Devices
The post deploys several propaganda techniques in rapid succession: delegitimization of democratic outcomes, conspiracy framing (everyone "knew"), catastrophizing immigration, and messianic positioning ("we will remedy the damage... very quickly"). The MAGA slogan functions as both brand reinforcement and implicit promise of restoration.

### Cognitive Markers
Sentence structure is characteristically long and associative but maintains coherent logical flow. No notable word-finding difficulties or confusion. The dash-interrupted style ("and is certainly not fit to serve - And never was!") is consistent with Trump's established written baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden only attained presidency by lies and Fake News" | **False** | Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes and 81 million popular votes. Over 60 court challenges to the results were dismissed. No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the outcome was found. |
| "Millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions" | **Mostly False** | While border encounters reached record highs during the Biden administration, migrants are processed through CBP systems. The claim that many come from prisons and mental institutions is unsubstantiated; no foreign government has documented systematic release of prisoners to the US border. |
| "Record numbers of terrorists crossing the border" | **Half True** | The number of people on the terrorist watchlist encountered at the border did reach record levels, but the actual numbers remain small (around 170 in FY2023) and encounters means they were caught, not that they entered unchecked. |

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity and personal vindictiveness
- Run-on sentence with dash interruptions
- ALL CAPS closing slogan
- Stream-of-consciousness associative structure
- Business hours timing suggests possible aide involvement

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Biden withdrawal from presidential race)

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose confidence in ability to quickly remedy complex national problems
- Rapid-fire posting pattern (multiple posts same day)
- Expansive, triumphalist tone

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inclusive 'we' language binding audience to leader
- MAGA slogan as tribal identifier
- Shared victimhood framing ('We will suffer greatly')

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimization of democratic election outcomes
- Dehumanizing framing of immigrant populations as coming from prisons and mental institutions

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting 2020 election as illegitimate ('only attained by lies')
- Claiming universal hidden knowledge ('All those around him... knew')
- Retroactive delegitimization ('never was' fit to serve)

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Biden only attained presidency by lies and Fake News

**FALSE**

Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes and 81 million popular votes. Over 60 court challenges to the results were dismissed. No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the outcome was found.

> Millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While border encounters reached record highs during the Biden administration, migrants are processed through CBP systems. The claim that many come from prisons and mental institutions is unsubstantiated; no foreign government has documented systematic release of prisoners to the US border.

> Record numbers of terrorists crossing the border

**HALF TRUE**

The number of people on the terrorist watchlist encountered at the border did reach record levels, but the actual numbers remain small (around 170 in FY2023) and encounters means they were caught, not that they entered unchecked.

Overall Veracity: 23%

## Tags

- biden_withdrawal_response (100%)
- election_delegitimization (90%)
- immigration_fear (70%)
- messianic_positioning (80%)
- narcissistic_vindication (90%)
- maga_slogan (50%)

## That day

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

**Biden's Exit Hands Trump a Victory Lap — Then the Anxiety Creeps In**

Trump spent the day riding a wave of political momentum — fresh off the RNC, surviving an assassination attempt, and now watching Biden drop out of the race. The morning was all campaign highlight reels and slogan riffs from his Michigan rally the night before. When Biden's withdrawal hit in the afternoon, Trump responded with a rapid burst of posts mixing triumphalism with conspiracy theories, including a claim that Biden faked his COVID diagnosis. By evening, the bravado gave way to an undercurrent of unease: a complaint about wasted campaign money and the prospect of facing a new, unknown opponent.

Full digest for 2024-07-21: https://trump.fm/date/2024-07-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, July 21). Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112825895959090517
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is..." Truth Social, 21 Jul. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112825895959090517. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is...," Truth Social, July 21, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112825895959090517.

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