# Post ts_112833777476550502

- Post ID: `ts_112833777476550502`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-07-23T03:53:29.640Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> The Democrats lied and misled the public about Crooked Joe Biden, and now we find he is a complete and total Cognitive and Physical “MESS.” They also mislead the Republican Party, causing it to waste a great deal of time and money. To be resumed!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.343Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:47:30.720Z (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, written hours after Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race, reveals a narcissistic injury response to losing his preferred weakened opponent. Trump frames the Democratic strategic decision as fraud against Republicans — a textbook projection, since his own campaign had invested heavily in exploiting Biden's vulnerabilities. The claim that Democrats "misled" Republicans into wasting resources is a rationalization that reframes his campaign's strategic disadvantage as victimhood. The mixed narcissistic state oscillates between grandiose dismissal (Biden as a "MESS") and vulnerable grievance (Republicans as victims). "To be resumed!" functions as both a threat and a reality-TV cliffhanger, maintaining narrative control and audience engagement while signaling that retaliatory framing will continue. The dehumanizing reduction of Biden to a "Cognitive and Physical MESS" is notable — stripping personhood to pure pathology. The post's deeper significance lies in what it reveals about Trump's strategic anxiety: the careful targeting of Biden is now obsolete, and the "To be resumed!" ending suggests uncertainty about how to reframe the race against Harris.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_112833777476550502

### Context
Posted ~11:53 PM ET on July 22, 2024 (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster during this period, post-RNC). Biden had withdrawn from the race just ~30 hours earlier.

### Authorship
Late-night posting time and emotional/reactive tone suggest authentic Trump. However, the grammar is relatively clean and the phrase "To be resumed!" has a slightly polished quality. The grammatical error "mislead" (should be "misled") actually supports authenticity. Mixed signals but leans authentic.

### Psychological State
This post is driven by **narcissistic injury** — Biden's withdrawal deprived Trump of his preferred, weakened opponent. The framing as Democrats deceiving Republicans is a **projection** and **rationalization**: reframing a strategic Democratic move as fraud against *him*. The claim Republicans "wasted time and money" reveals the real grievance — his campaign preparation targeted Biden specifically.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accusing Democrats of deception while Trump's own campaign benefited from Biden's perceived weakness
- **Rationalization**: Framing opponent's strategic withdrawal as cheating
- **Denial**: Refusing to acknowledge the strategic challenge Harris poses (though subsequent posts about "terrible pole numbers" attempt grandiose dismissal)

### Rhetorical Devices
"Crooked Joe Biden" — established branding/ad hominem. "Complete and total Cognitive and Physical MESS" — dehumanizing medical framing. "To be resumed!" — threat/cliffhanger implying future action, maintaining audience engagement and dominance posture.

### Notable
"To be resumed!" functions as a narrative device — casting himself as the protagonist who controls the storyline's pacing. The "pole numbers" misspelling in a subsequent post (poll→pole) is a characteristic cognitive/attention marker.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats lied and misled the public about Biden's cognitive state" | **Half True** | Democratic leadership did publicly defend Biden's fitness while privately expressing concerns. However, characterizing this as a coordinated deception is an oversimplification of internal party dynamics. |
| "Republicans wasted a great deal of time and money due to Democratic misleading" | **Mostly False** | Republican campaign spending and strategy are self-directed decisions. Democrats had no obligation to assist Republican campaign targeting. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (~11:53 PM ET)
- Grammar error 'mislead' instead of 'misled'
- Emotional reactivity to Biden withdrawal
- Characteristic branding ('Crooked Joe')
- ALL CAPS emphasis on 'MESS'

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Biden withdrawal from race / loss of preferred opponent)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Democrats / Biden
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Late-night posting
- Serialized threat/cliffhanger ending suggesting racing thoughts

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- cliffhanger ending to maintain engagement
- shared grievance framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing Democrats' internal strategic decision as fraud perpetrated against Republicans
- Implying Republicans were 'victims' of Democratic deception rather than independent actors

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Democrats lied and misled the public about Biden's cognitive state

**HALF TRUE**

Democratic leadership did publicly defend Biden's fitness while privately expressing concerns. However, characterizing this as a coordinated deception is an oversimplification of internal party dynamics.

Sources: Contemporary reporting on Democratic internal debates about Biden fitness

> Republicans wasted a great deal of time and money due to Democratic misleading

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Republican campaign spending and strategy are self-directed decisions. Democrats had no obligation to assist Republican campaign targeting.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- narcissistic_injury (80%)
- projection (70%)
- biden_withdrawal (90%)
- dehumanization (50%)
- grievance_framing (60%)

## That day

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

**From Martyrdom to Attack Mode: Trump Recalibrates Against Harris After Biden's Exit**

Trump spent the day processing Biden's withdrawal and Kamala Harris's sudden emergence as his likely opponent. A late-night flurry of posts debuted the "Lyin' Kamala" nickname and aired grievances that Democrats had wasted Republican resources by keeping Biden in the race. The most striking moment came when he reframed his assassination attempt as a willing sacrifice "for Democracy" while blaming the Biden-Harris administration for the security failure — the same day the Secret Service director resigned. The day ended on a calmer note with diplomatic messaging about an upcoming Netanyahu visit, but the overall arc was one of a campaign scrambling to find its footing against a new opponent.

Full digest for 2024-07-23: https://trump.fm/date/2024-07-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, July 23). The Democrats lied and misled the public about... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112833777476550502
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Democrats lied and misled the public about Crooked Joe..." Truth Social, 23 Jul. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112833777476550502. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Democrats lied and misled the public about Crooked Joe...," Truth Social, July 23, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112833777476550502.

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