# Post ts_112935877208502080

- Post ID: `ts_112935877208502080`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2024-08-10T04:38:47.911Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112935877208502080.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Kamala is not just dangerously liberal, she is also grossly incompetent and low-IQ…

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (3:23), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Great system. I want to show you just one other thing please. Do you mind putting it up, please? Thank you. We've been to the border. You haven't been to the border. And I haven't been to Europe. And I mean, I don't understand the point that you're making. Talking about the significance of the passage of time. Right? The significance of the passage of time. So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time. Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So basically that's wrong. So no longer are you necessarily keeping those private files in some file cabinet that's locked in the basement of the house. It's on your laptop. And it's then therefore up here in this cloud that exists above us. Right? The Caribbean nations. Island nations. In the western hemisphere. That's where the Caribbean is. We are also in the western hemisphere. They are our neighbors. I am here standing here on the northern flank, on the eastern flank, talking about what we have in terms of the eastern flank. I can imagine what can be and be unburdened by what has been. You know? Space is exciting. It is time for us to do what we have been doing and that time is every day. Every day it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us to slow this thing down. We will work together and continue to work together to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work. Do you ban plastic straws? I never should. Yes. I mean look, I'm going to be honest, it's really difficult to drink out of a paper straw when you had it. Like if you don't bulk it down immediately it starts to bend and then you know the little thing catches it and then you know. So we got to kind of perfect that one a little bit more. Do you know, okay, a bit of a history lesson. Do you know that women were not, the women's teams were not allowed to have brackets until 2022? So the United States shares a very important relationship which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea. AI is kind of a fancy thing. It's, first of all, two letters. It means artificial intelligence as a woman. There's a balance to be struck between being tough and being a ******. Turn that off! So if you'd listened to Kamala's speeches, you'd never even know that she's been running the country. She's been running the country for four years and doing a horrible job. Look at what's happened to our country. We are a failing nation. I hate to say it, we are a failing nation.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/935/877/099/145/392/original/7af964ee9d12a335.mp4

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.340Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-25T09:05:00.584Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Posted at 10:38 PM MDT from Bozeman, Montana following a day-long campaign rally, this post is the fifth in a same-day attack cluster targeting Harris and Walz in the wake of Harris's formal nomination and Walz's VP selection. Timing and stylistic markers confirm authentic Trump authorship with high confidence.

The post deploys a double-axis devaluation structure — attacking ideological legitimacy ("dangerously liberal") and personal competence ("incompetent," "low-IQ") simultaneously. This "not just X, but also Y" escalation ladder is a rhetorical redundancy technique: if one attack line fails to persuade, the second serves as backup. The mechanism is consistent with narcissistic devaluation triggered by competitive threat: Harris's rapid ascent constitutes a narcissistic injury by favorable comparison, and the characteristic response is to strip the rival of worth across multiple dimensions rather than engage substantively.

The "low-IQ" epithet warrants longitudinal notation. It is a documented Trump signature with a traceable application history disproportionately directed at Black and female political figures. Applied to Harris — a Black woman — it carries implicit racial and gendered dimensions beyond standard political attack. Narcissistic state is grandiose (attacking, dominant) rather than vulnerable. Cognitive markers are consistent with established baseline. Danger level is elevated within the context of the same-day cluster, which in aggregate constructs Harris and Walz as dangerous, Communist-adjacent, and contemptible — a coordinated delegitimization pattern.

## Authorship Attribution

UTC 04:38:47 converts to **10:38 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)** in Bozeman, Montana, where Trump held a rally at MSU's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on this date (delayed 90 minutes due to a mechanical issue). Late-evening local timing is fully consistent with authentic Trump posting behavior (threshold: after 10 PM local time). The ellipsis trail-off, informal register, emotional attack vocabulary, and signature "low-IQ" epithet collectively point to **authentic Trump authorship** with high confidence.

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## Context

This post is the fifth in a same-day cluster of attacks on Harris and newly-selected VP Tim Walz. Harris officially became the Democratic nominee August 1–5; Walz was announced August 6. The volume of posts (five in one day, all attack-oriented) indicates heightened competitive threat perception following the Democratic ticket's rapid energization and favorable polling shift.

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## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

- **Extraversion (high):** Assertive, dominant framing; high approach motivation directed at rival.
- **Agreeableness (very low):** Contemptuous, antagonistic tone; zero tender-mindedness.
- **Conscientiousness (low):** Impulsive construction; no deliberation or hedging evident.
- **Neuroticism (elevated):** Angry hostility; provocative register.
- **Openness (low):** Rigidly binary categorization; no nuance or ideological complexity.

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## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations (Motives)

- **Dominant motive: Power/status** — the attack is designed to diminish rival status and assert dominance by implication.
- **Schema about others:** Opponents are fundamentally deficient (low competence, low intelligence). This schema is stable across Trump's documented history and is not situationally generated.
- **Schema about self:** Implied superior intelligence by deploying "low-IQ" as a slur — a comparison that elevates the speaker.

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## Level 3: Narrative Identity

- **Protagonist role:** Dominant warrior exposing an unworthy opponent.
- **Contrasting other:** Harris as simultaneously ideologically dangerous AND personally incompetent — a dual-axis devaluation that attempts to neutralize two threat vectors at once (her policies; her viability).
- **Identity claim:** Implicit claim to superior intelligence and discernment.
- **Narrative sequence:** Contamination — Harris's ascent to nominee status represents a corruption of the political order.

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## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

### Malignant Narcissism Components (Kernberg)
- **Narcissistic features (high):** Grandiosity by contrast; devaluation of rival; entitlement to label opponents with personal slurs.
- **Antisocial features (moderate):** Contempt for norms of civil political discourse; instrumentalization of speech as a dominance tool.
- **Paranoid features (moderate):** "Dangerously liberal" frames a political competitor as a threat rather than merely an opponent.
- **Ego-syntonic sadism (mild):** Public labeling and mockery carry a dominance-display function; the post appears to derive rhetorical pleasure from the escalation structure.

### Narcissistic State: **Grandiose**
Post adopts an attacking, superior posture rather than defensive/victimized framing. The subject is the one labeling, categorizing, dismissing — not responding to being labeled. Classic grandiose register, not the vulnerable/persecuted state seen in legal-threat posts.

### Psychological Trigger
**Narcissistic injury by favorable comparison.** Harris's rapid ascent — formal nomination, Walz selection, favorable polling, Democratic "joy" narrative — threatens Trump's sense of unique competitive dominance. The characteristic response is devaluation: strip the opponent of legitimacy before she can consolidate gains.

### Defense Mechanisms
1. **Devaluation (immature, primary):** Simultaneously strips opponent of ideological legitimacy ("dangerously liberal") and personal competence ("incompetent," "low-IQ").
2. **Splitting (immature):** Opponent is categorically all-bad along two orthogonal dimensions.
3. **Projection (immature):** "Dangerous" is a label Trump's own critics consistently apply to him; redirecting it to Harris inverts the frame.

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## Rhetorical Analysis

The **"not just X, but also Y"** construction is a deliberate escalation ladder: it signals that ideological disagreement is insufficient — the opponent must be personally degraded. Beginning with political framing ("dangerously liberal") and escalating to cognitive framing ("low-IQ") is a structural choice that widens the attack surface.

**"Low-IQ"** is a documented Trump signature epithet with a traceable application history disproportionately directed at Black and female political figures (Maxine Waters, Don Lemon, Joy Reid, Mika Brzezinski, among others). Applied here to Harris — a Black woman — the term carries implicit racial and gendered dimensions beyond standard political attack, regardless of conscious intent. This is analytically significant for longitudinal pattern recognition.

**"Grossly incompetent"** — the intensifier "grossly" elevates the claim beyond standard political criticism into the register of personal contempt.

**Archetypal framing:**
- *Warrior*: engaged in combat with a dangerous enemy who must be named and shamed.
- *Trickster*: norm violation through "low-IQ" — speaking what political convention prohibits, deriving power from the transgression itself.

**Propaganda technique:** The post employs the rhetorical structure of the *double disqualifier* — if one attack line fails (ideology), the second (competence) serves as backup. This redundancy is a persuasion technique designed to ensure no audience exits the post with a neutral impression.

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## Danger Assessment

**Level: Elevated.** "Dangerously liberal" contributes to delegitimization framing that can prime hostile base responses to Harris. No eliminationist language is present in this post. However, the broader same-day cluster significantly intensifies the composite threat narrative: the Walz post (burning cities, wife "enjoying the smell of fires") and the "Comrade Harris/Walz" posts together constitute a pattern of dehumanization and enemy-framing at a level warranting elevation. This post in isolation is elevated; in cluster context, it is part of a high-intensity coordinated delegitimization effort.

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## Cognitive Status

Sentence structure is a single compound clause — simple but internally coherent. Consistent with Trump's established speech baseline for written posts. No word-finding difficulties, temporal confusion, paraphasia, or perseveration evident. The trailing ellipsis is a stylistic bridging device to the attached video, not a production error. Vocabulary sophistication is low but stable relative to documented baseline. No deviation warranting cognitive concern.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Kamala Harris is 'dangerously liberal'" | **Unverifiable** | Characterization/political opinion. 'Dangerously' is a rhetorical intensifier implying threat; 'liberal' is a political label. Harris's Senate voting record ranked among the most progressive in the 116th Congress (GovTrack 2020), but 'dangerously' is not a factual predicate — it is threat framing. |
| "Kamala Harris is 'grossly incompetent'" | **Unverifiable** | Personal characterization with no falsifiable content. Harris served as California Attorney General (2011-2017), U.S. Senator (2017-2021), and Vice President (2021-present). Assessment of competence is evaluative, not factual. |
| "Kamala Harris is 'low-IQ'" | **Unverifiable** | Pejorative characterization, not a factual claim. Harris holds a BA from Howard University and JD from UC Hastings. No IQ data is publicly available. The epithet functions as a dominance-display insult, not a measurable assertion. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 88%)

### Indicators

- UTC 04:38 = 10:38 PM MDT in Bozeman MT (post-rally late evening)
- Signature 'low-IQ' epithet — documented Trump personal vocabulary
- Ellipsis trail-off bridging to attached video
- Emotionally charged attack register
- Informal, non-polished construction

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Comparison (Kamala Harris nomination, Democratic ticket energization, favorable polling shift post-Walz selection)

**Rage:** Intensity 55% targeting Kamala Harris
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.74

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 75%
- Antisocial: 45%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 35%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 22%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share contempt for rival
- Positioning self as the perceptive one who sees what others miss
- Escalating attack structure rewards audience already hostile to Harris

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'Dangerously liberal' delegitimization framing primes hostile audience response to Harris
- Part of five-post same-day attack cluster with escalating dehumanization (other posts reference burning cities, 'Comrade' framing)
- 'Low-IQ' epithet with documented disproportionate racial application pattern contributes to dehumanization repertoire
- Double-disqualifier structure maximizes delegitimization efficiency

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-25._

> Kamala Harris is 'dangerously liberal'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Characterization/political opinion. 'Dangerously' is a rhetorical intensifier implying threat; 'liberal' is a political label. Harris's Senate voting record ranked among the most progressive in the 116th Congress (GovTrack 2020), but 'dangerously' is not a factual predicate — it is threat framing.

> Kamala Harris is 'grossly incompetent'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Personal characterization with no falsifiable content. Harris served as California Attorney General (2011-2017), U.S. Senator (2017-2021), and Vice President (2021-present). Assessment of competence is evaluative, not factual.

> Kamala Harris is 'low-IQ'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Pejorative characterization, not a factual claim. Harris holds a BA from Howard University and JD from UC Hastings. No IQ data is publicly available. The epithet functions as a dominance-display insult, not a measurable assertion.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- devaluation (92%)
- ad_hominem (90%)
- low_iq_epithet (88%)
- double_axis_attack (80%)
- harris_targeting (95%)
- racial_application_pattern (65%)
- grandiose_state (78%)
- campaign_attack_cluster (85%)
- competitive_threat_response (82%)
- post_rally_authentic (88%)

## That day

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

**Rally-Fueled Offensive: Trump Launches Coordinated Devaluation Campaign Against Harris-Walz Ticket From Montana**

Trump spent the day running a two-front attack from Montana — first defending himself against a New York Times fact-check about a helicopter story, then unloading a rapid-fire barrage against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz after their ticket solidified. The mood was combative and grandiose throughout, with a notable fabrication about Walz's wife supposedly enjoying the smell of Minneapolis fires during the 2020 riots. A midday posting burst included escalating all-caps attacks on Harris's competence and ideology, suggesting the "weird" label from Walz and Harris's rising momentum were getting under his skin. Between the attacks, rally-energy posts and MAGA slogans served as palate cleansers, but the day's throughline was clear: the new Democratic ticket is living rent-free.

Full digest for 2024-08-10: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, August 10). Kamala is not just dangerously liberal, she is... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112935877208502080
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Kamala is not just dangerously liberal, she is also grossly..." Truth Social, 10 Aug. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112935877208502080. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Kamala is not just dangerously liberal, she is also grossly...," Truth Social, August 10, 2024, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112935877208502080.

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