Analysis: Larry Kudlow: "She said that she wanted to disband ICE altog...

2y ago Jul 25, 2024 at 8:55 PM

Larry Kudlow: "She said that she wanted to disband ICE altogether. At one point she called ICE agents Ku Klux Klansmen...she will never get out of the box of the open borders of the Biden administration. She added to all of that because of her statements."

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once. She said that she wanted to disband ICE altogether. At one point she called ICE agents or border agents, Ku Klux Klansmen, right, on the horses and she will defend the legality in her view. She's supposed to be a prosecutor and she's said all the ones that crossed over illegally are really legal and we have to do whatever we can, however expensive the entitlements, to help them here. She will bankrupt the country on that as well as other entitlement proposals. That means just she will never, Kelly Andrew, she will never get out of the box of the open borders of the Biden administration and she added to all that because of her statements about the border agents and the ICE and the rest of the story.

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-24. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Aide-Written

Intensity

30%

Authorship Analysis

Aide-Written

Indicators:

Business hours posting (4:55 PM ET)
No personal commentary or emotional markers
Clean quote formatting
Video clip curation typical of staff

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Kamala Harris's rapid consolidation as Democratic nominee)

Sentiment

-0.50

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

40%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

20%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondevaluation

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

authority endorsementsurrogate attack amplification

Fact Checks (2)

"Harris said she wanted to disband ICE altogether"

Mostly True

Harris expressed support for 'starting from scratch' with ICE in 2018, though 'disband altogether' is a slight overstatement of her position.

"Harris called ICE agents Ku Klux Klansmen"

Half True

In a 2018 Senate hearing, Harris drew a comparison between ICE and the KKK in terms of perception of being used to terrorize, but did not directly call agents Klansmen.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Quote-Share of Larry Kudlow Attack on Kamala Harris

Context

Four days after Biden's withdrawal and Harris's emergence as the presumptive Democratic nominee, Trump shares a video clip of Fox Business host Larry Kudlow attacking Harris's immigration record. This is part of a sustained pivot to defining Harris negatively before she consolidates support.

Authorship

Posted at 4:55 PM ET — standard business hours, consistent with campaign staff activity. The post is a simple quote-and-clip share with no personal commentary, typos, or emotional markers. This pattern is consistent with aide/Scavino content curation.

Psychological Analysis

The post uses a surrogate's voice rather than Trump's own, which serves as a psychological buffer — letting Kudlow deliver the attack while Trump amplifies. This is a common narcissistic strategy: maintaining plausible distance from the attack while ensuring it reaches the audience.

The trigger is clearly the narcissistic injury of Harris's rapid consolidation ($81M in 24 hours, surging enthusiasm). The pivot from Biden to Harris required rapid reframing, and immigration is the chosen vector.

Rhetorical Techniques

Kudlow's quoted content employs: guilt by association (linking Harris to open borders), cherry-picking past statements, and the "box" metaphor suggesting she's trapped. The KKK/ICE reference is designed to frame Harris as extreme.

Cognitive Notes

No direct Trump language to assess. The selection and sharing of this clip shows intact strategic thinking about opposition framing.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Harris said she wanted to disband ICE altogether"	Mostly True	Harris expressed support for 'starting from scratch' with ICE in 2018, though 'disband altogether' is a slight overstatement of her position.
"Harris called ICE agents Ku Klux Klansmen"	Half True	In a 2018 Senate hearing, Harris drew a comparison between ICE and the KKK in terms of perception of being used to terrorize, but did not directly call agents Klansmen.

Overall Veracity: 65%