# Post ts_112855223956070487

- Post ID: `ts_112855223956070487`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-07-26T22:47:36.944Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112855223956070487
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112855223956070487/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/kfile-kamala-harris-praised-defund-the-police-movement-in-june-2020/index.html

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/855/223/898/841/629/original/b20c2a97b35e0d38.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,595
- Reposts: 5,459
- Replies: 598
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.343Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-24T18:51:26.843Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Opposition Research Link Share (2024-07-26)

## Overview
A minimal-effort post sharing a CNN KFILE article about Kamala Harris praising the "defund the police" movement in 2020. No personal commentary accompanies the link—the headline and attached image preview do the rhetorical work.

## Context
This post comes five days after Biden's withdrawal and Harris's rapid campaign consolidation. The Trump campaign is in the early phase of defining Harris as a political opponent, and "defund the police" is a potent wedge issue that polls poorly across demographics.

## Authorship
Likely aide-composed or campaign-directed. The bare link-share format without editorializing, posted during business hours (6:47 PM ET), is consistent with staff opposition research drops. This sits within a day of multiple formulaic endorsement posts that are clearly aide-written.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects **strategic devaluation** of the new opponent. Using CNN as the source is tactically savvy—it exploits the "hostile witness" principle where attacks from friendly sources carry less weight than those from perceived adversaries. The lack of personal commentary is itself notable: Trump's authentic posts almost always include emotional editorializing. The restraint here suggests campaign discipline or staff authorship.

## Rhetorical Strategy
The implicit argument: Harris's own past statements reveal her as radical, and even CNN acknowledges this. The "defund the police" framing is designed to undercut Harris's attempt to present as a moderate candidate.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Kamala Harris praised the defund the police movement in June 2020" | **Mostly True** | Harris made supportive comments about redirecting police funding in 2020 interviews, though she later clarified she did not support fully defunding police. The CNN KFILE piece documents these statements. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Simple link share with no personal commentary
- Evening posting time (~6:47 PM ET)
- No typos or emotional outbursts
- Formatted as opposition research drop

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Comparison (Kamala Harris presidential campaign launch)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- letting hostile-source headline do the attacking to maintain plausible deniability

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Kamala Harris praised the defund the police movement in June 2020

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Harris made supportive comments about redirecting police funding in 2020 interviews, though she later clarified she did not support fully defunding police. The CNN KFILE piece documents these statements.

Sources: CNN KFILE reporting

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- opposition_research (90%)
- kamala_harris (90%)
- defund_police (80%)
- link_share (100%)

## That day

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

**Bullet Narrative Under Siege: Wray Grievance Yields to Coordinated Harris Offensive**

Trump spent much of the day defending the story of his assassination attempt after FBI Director Wray publicly questioned whether he was hit by a bullet or shrapnel. The morning opened with an angry, multi-topic grievance post, and a midafternoon cluster targeted Wray through allies' quotes and a photo of his wounded ear. He declared victory after Wray appeared to walk back his comments, then pivoted hard into a sustained attack campaign against Kamala Harris, sharing the same "defund the police" article three times. The evening was dominated by a rapid-fire batch of congressional endorsements, suggesting a return to routine campaign operations.

Full digest for 2024-07-26: https://trump.fm/date/2024-07-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, July 26). https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/kfile-kama... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112855223956070487
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/kfile-kamala-harris-..." Truth Social, 26 Jul. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112855223956070487. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/kfile-kamala-harris-...," Truth Social, July 26, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112855223956070487.

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