# Post ts_112848393567326942

- Post ID: `ts_112848393567326942`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-07-25T17:50:33.485Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> If those people rioting in Washington yesterday were Republicans/Conservatives, they’d all be in jail right now, facing 10 to 20 year sentences. Under this Crooked Administration, nothing will happen to them!

## Engagement

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

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:50:17.206Z (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 demonstrates a textbook DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) operation in which Trump inverts the January 6th narrative. His supporters were prosecuted and jailed for rioting at the Capitol; here he hypothesizes that Republicans would face draconian punishment for behavior he attributes to the other side's protesters, while claiming Democrats enjoy total impunity. The splitting is absolute — Republicans get "10 to 20 year sentences" while for Democrats "nothing will happen." This false equivalence between January 6th (which involved breaching the Capitol, assaulting officers, and disrupting certification) and anti-Netanyahu protests serves to normalize J6 while delegitimizing lawful opposition protest. The vulnerable narcissistic state is notable: amid a shifting political landscape where Harris's emergence has redirected media attention, Trump returns to his core persecution narrative. The projection defense is particularly striking given that the subject's own supporters are the ones who actually faced consequences for rioting in Washington. This represents maintenance-level grievance output rather than escalation, but the pattern of framing lawful protest as criminal activity warranting harsh punishment remains concerning for its delegitimizing effect on democratic expression.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_112848393567326942

### Context
This post references protests in Washington on July 24, 2024, during Netanyahu's address to Congress. Thousands protested outside, and Trump frames the protesters as rioters receiving preferential treatment compared to how Republicans/Conservatives would be treated.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:50 PM ET (Trump likely in NJ/NY area during this period). Business hours, relatively polished grammar, clear structure — leans toward aide-assisted but the grievance content and "Crooked Administration" phrasing are authentically Trumpian. Mixed attribution.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a classic **grievance-driven splitting** operation: in-group (Republicans) are persecuted victims facing draconian punishment, while out-group (liberal protesters) enjoy impunity. This is a direct inversion/projection related to January 6th — Trump's supporters *were* jailed for rioting in Washington, and here he pre-emptively frames the other side's protests as equivalent while claiming double standards.

The DARVO pattern is notable: the subject whose supporters faced consequences for actual rioting now casts his group as the hypothetical victims of a system that would punish them but not the other side. This inverts documented reality.

### Rhetorical Function
The post serves to maintain grievance supply and reinforce in-group persecution narrative during a period of significant political upheaval (Biden withdrawal, Harris emergence) when attention has shifted away from Trump.

### Danger Assessment
The framing of protesters as "rioters" and the implicit call for law enforcement action against political opponents is elevated but within baseline parameters for this subject.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "People were rioting in Washington yesterday" | **Mostly False** | Thousands protested Netanyahu's congressional address on July 24. While there were confrontations and some arrests, characterizing the protests broadly as 'rioting' is an exaggeration. Some protesters entered congressional buildings but the events were predominantly peaceful protests. |
| "Under this administration nothing will happen to them" | **Mostly False** | Arrests were made during the protests. The DOJ has consistently prosecuted unlawful protest activity regardless of political affiliation. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (1:50 PM ET)
- Relatively structured grammar
- But authentic grievance content and 'Crooked Administration' phrasing
- Exclamation point ending typical of Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Pro-Palestinian protests receiving media attention; political landscape shifting away from Trump with Harris emergence)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Biden administration and liberal protesters
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- In-group victimhood solidarity
- Shared persecution narrative

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Framing political protests as criminal activity deserving harsh punishment
- Delegitimizing lawful protest by opposition
- Reinforcing persecution narrative that could motivate retaliatory action

### Gaslighting

- DARVO: inverting the January 6th narrative to cast Republicans as hypothetical victims
- Characterizing protests as 'rioting' to create false equivalence with January 6th
- Claiming total impunity for political opponents despite documented arrests

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> People were rioting in Washington yesterday

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Thousands protested Netanyahu's congressional address on July 24. While there were confrontations and some arrests, characterizing the protests broadly as 'rioting' is an exaggeration. Some protesters entered congressional buildings but the events were predominantly peaceful protests.

Sources: Contemporary news coverage of July 24 protests

> Under this administration nothing will happen to them

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Arrests were made during the protests. The DOJ has consistently prosecuted unlawful protest activity regardless of political affiliation.

Sources: DOJ enforcement records

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- DARVO (90%)
- J6_inversion (90%)
- persecution_narrative (80%)
- double_standard_claim (80%)
- protest_delegitimization (70%)

## That day

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

**Iran Obliteration Threat Erupts Amid Frantic Pivot to Anti-Harris Messaging**

Trump spent the day recalibrating after Biden's withdrawal, launching his first sustained attacks on Kamala Harris as the likely Democratic nominee while dismissing Biden's Oval Office farewell as "barely understandable." The morning was quiet, devoted to promoting a new book. The afternoon brought a jarring spike: a post demanding the total destruction of Iran if he is assassinated, framing anything less as cowardice. That single post stood far apart in intensity and danger from the day's otherwise routine mix of campaign attacks, media complaints, and self-promotion.

Full digest for 2024-07-25: https://trump.fm/date/2024-07-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, July 25). If those people rioting in Washington yesterday... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112848393567326942
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If those people rioting in Washington yesterday were..." Truth Social, 25 Jul. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112848393567326942. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If those people rioting in Washington yesterday were...," Truth Social, July 25, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112848393567326942.

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