# Post ts_113031548621918554 - Post ID: `ts_113031548621918554` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-08-27T02:09:17.833Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113031548621918554 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113031548621918554/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113031548621918554.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > “TRUMP SHOOTER HAD FOREIGN ENCRYPTED ACCOUNTS” ## What the media says **Video transcript** (7:15), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > Fox News alert. The Congressional Task Force just surveyed the site where Trump was almost assassinated. At the same time, another group of congressmen in DC held a separate forum investigating the shooting. Other than a few congressmen, everyone's given up on the story. A former president's head was almost blown up on live TV and we still don't know anything about the shooter. The media should be knocking on doors every day, but it's just Fox and the New York Post doing the legwork. The Post talked to a neighbor who said the shooter's family is an enigma. Quote, "Everybody around here knows each other, but no one knows them. You can ask anybody on the street. They barely know these people. I didn't even know their names." And the police aren't even stationed in the shooter's neighborhood anymore. It's been weeks since police were here. There's nothing happening. No police activity. That same neighbor who wants to remain anonymous says she doesn't think the shooter acted alone. What went on in that house? Why didn't they know their son was going through whatever he was going through or did their son thought the way that he thought? I don't think he acted alone. That would be my best guess. Today we're finding out the shooter's father hired a powerhouse criminal lawyer. Mr. Crooks hired John Quinn and Matthew Loge out of the Pittsburgh firm, Quinn Loge. These two guys are ranked as some of the top 50 lawyers in the country. They're super lawyers. How does the assassin's dad have the money to hire lawyers like this? And why did you have to hire defense lawyers if you had no idea what your son was up to? And who recommended the dad hire these lawyers? And did you know that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the assassin, was cremated just days after July 13th? The FBI didn't want to hold on to the body? Why not? And why are the authorities not cooperating with the investigators? All I can really tell you is the Secret Service, the FBI are basically dragging their feet. They're stowalling us. And we've gotten some transcribed interviews, but the documents we request are heavily redacted. They're delivered, you know, the day of the interview, so we really can't use the documents to conduct the interviews effectively. So we're not getting squat from my standpoint from the Secret Service or the FBI. We have to rely on leaks to hear the truth. One whistleblower told Senator Josh Hawley that the top brass at Secret Service headquarters told agents to not request extra manpower for the rally where Trump was shot. Why would he do that? Why not just deny the request? Why make a point of telling them not to ask? Was it because they didn't want the denial of extra manpower for Trump in writing? The allegation contradicts the Secret Service director's testimony. He said Trump wasn't denied resources for that rally. We're also finding out that at least five Secret Service agents were placed on leave after the shooting, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office who was in charge of the security at the Trump rally and the site agent who was in charge of devising the security plan. That agent was actually on Trump's detail. We don't know if they were placed on leave for disciplinary reasons or something else, but it's also been reported that the day before Trump was shot, local police set aside radios for the Secret Service, but the Secret Service never picked them up. So when local police were radioing that there was a man on the roof, the Secret Service never heard it. They apparently didn't know Crooks was up there until he fired shots. This story isn't adding up. How could the Secret Service be that incompetent? Was Crooks working alone? Congressman Mike Wald says this. I find that hard to believe and I want to see where's the proof? How did he learn to build those IEDs? How did he learn to install remote detonators? How did he conduct those searches and not get popped? Crooks was using three foreign encrypted apps to send messages. The FBI cracked into two of the three, they say, but they won't tell us what's in them. They also found 700 messages sent on social media, but a source says to the Post that it's possible they weren't written by Crooks, maybe by an older family member. Quote, "Some of the comments were years old. They didn't think the language matched what would be expected from a 15 or 16 year old. So there was some discussion over whether it could have been his dad or a shared account. Just like with the JFK assassination, the intel agencies are going to try to hide the full story from us. But a lot of people inside those agencies aren't happy. We expect to see a lot more leaks from whistleblowers, which gives us hope that we might one day find out what really happened in Butler. Congressman Cory Mills this year. Congressman, a lot's happened in the last 72 hours with this story. What are you seeing now? Well look, we had our very first hearing today, if you will, our forum where we had Ben Schafer, who is one of the actual counter snipers that was on the ground there. He confirmed not only what type of a sophisticated explosive device that Thomas Crooks had, as well as for the multi-channel detonator. But he also confirmed two key things. One, that the Secret Service refused the offer of communication platforms to be able to ensure that everyone has a comms channel that they can utilize. And two, that they were offered a surveillance drawn by local law enforcement and once again the Secret Service refused to utilize it. So now we have three things, Jesse. We have no comms plan and no communications, which is refused. We have no increase in presence by the Secret Service as they claimed. They didn't want to make the offer. That was refused. We had no surveillance drawn capability or way to be able to get views onto the AGR building because it was refused. The question now becomes why was the Secret Service setting this up for failure by not going forward and utilizing all the available assets and resources to ensure the safety and security of former President Donald J. Trump. What could their possible explanation be for refusing all of this stuff? Well again I think that they're gonna try and run this whole idea of negligence or the fact that they're gonna try and say that it was the fault of three or four the officers. The bottom line stops at the director themselves and I can tell you we asked Dan Bongino today, former Secret Service officer, whether or not he feels safer with Ronald Rowe at the seat and he said absolutely not. Look this is a culture of a foster DEI society whereby they are not trying to send their best. I went through a plethora of lists since 2023 to 2024 of all the failed and missteps that has been taken by the Secret Service. So I can tell you it is a culture issue, it is DEI at heart, but this is either criminal gross negligence or purposeful intent and that's where set out to actually find. All right well I hope you find out what happened. Thank you so much Congressman. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/031/548/282/175/606/original/2a583ef388706fa9.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 15,575 - Reposts: 5,915 - Replies: 1,132 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.337Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T12:19:31.537Z (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 brief all-caps post, timed at 10:09 PM EDT (authentic posting window), amplifies a forensic claim about the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt shooter — asserting as established fact that he possessed foreign encrypted accounts. The seven-word declarative functions as supply maintenance for the assassination attempt narrative, psychologically upgrading the threat from a disturbed domestic actor to a foreign intelligence asset. This upgrade serves narcissistic economy by confirming Trump's unique global significance: one does not warrant foreign assassination coordination without extraordinary importance. Defensively, the post employs pathological distortion — an unverified investigative thread presented as closed conclusion — and projection, foregrounding foreign malevolence while domestic political violence drivers go unaddressed. The timing is notable: the DNC concluded days prior with Harris's historic nomination acceptance and strong positive coverage, creating supply-competitive pressure that this post redirects by reactivating the assassination attempt narrative. The absence of quotation marks (present on same-day aide-formatted headline shares) and late-night timing suggest authentic authorship. The fact claim rates as mostly false-to-half-true: digital forensic threads were being investigated, but the specific "foreign encrypted accounts" framing overstates the publicly confirmed evidentiary record as of August 27, 2024. Danger level is elevated: foreign-agent framing of an assassination attempt, amplified at scale, raises ambient threat temperature in susceptible followers even without explicit target identification or calls to action. # Analysis: "TRUMP SHOOTER HAD FOREIGN ENCRYPTED ACCOUNTS" — August 27, 2024 ## Post Overview A seven-word, all-capitals declarative statement accompanied by an uploaded video (MP4), making an unhedged factual claim about the digital forensics of the July 13, 2024 Butler, PA shooter. Unlike the adjacent posts from the same day — which use quotation marks to signal headline-sharing ("TRUMP OUTPACES HARRIS ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL," "DEMOCRATS HIDE UNSCRIPTED KAMALA") — this post has no quotation marks, presenting the claim in Trump's own voice as established fact. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Timing:** UTC 02:09 on August 27 converts to **10:09 PM EDT on August 26** (Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or Trump Tower; both are EDT, UTC−4). Late evening timing falls squarely within the authentic posting window (10 PM–6 AM local). **Style indicators:** - ALL CAPS throughout — consistent with authentic emotional urgency - Extreme brevity; no grammatical completeness — stream-of-consciousness pattern - No quotation marks (contrast with aide-formatted headline shares from same day) - Accompanies an uploaded video, suggesting self-curated media sharing rather than a scheduled content drop **Assessment:** Medium-high confidence for **authentic Trump authorship**. The timing and register match his documented late-evening posting behavior. The absence of quotation marks — present on the aide-formatted posts in the same feed — is a meaningful stylistic differentiator. --- ## Psychological Analysis ### Trigger The assassination attempt on July 13 represents one of the most potent narcissistic supply events of Trump's recent history — near-death experience converted into proof of unique importance. Over six weeks later, the event continues to generate regular posting. This post functions as **supply maintenance** — keeping the assassination attempt psychologically vivid and escalating its political stakes by adding a foreign-conspiracy dimension. ### Narcissistic State: Mixed Grandiose/Vulnerable The post exhibits a characteristic oscillation: - **Vulnerable pole:** I was targeted, nearly killed - **Grandiose pole:** The targeting was so significant it required *foreign* coordination This dual structure maximizes narcissistic utility: simultaneously casting Trump as victim (eliciting sympathy) and as consequential enough to warrant international assassination plots (eliciting awe). The framing upgrades "disturbed 20-year-old" to "foreign asset," transforming a psychologically uncomfortable (random, undifferentiated) threat into a targeted, purposive, ideologically meaningful one. ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Distortion (pathological):** Presenting an unverified forensic claim as settled fact — "HAD" not "allegedly had" — reshapes uncertain investigative findings into narrative-confirming reality 2. **Projection (immature):** Foreign malevolence is foregrounded; no acknowledgment of domestic grievance as a driver of political violence 3. **Externalization:** Attributing the threat entirely to foreign other removes domestic political responsibility from the frame ### Paranoid Schema Activation The post directly feeds the existing "foreign enemies, deep state" schema that permeates Trump's narrative identity. The word "encrypted" is doing particular work — it signals sophisticated, premeditated foreign operational security, not a lone domestic actor. This is a meaningful upgrade in the threat model and serves to justify escalating counter-responses. --- ## Level 1: Big Five Traits **Neuroticism (High — Facet: Angry Hostility/Vulnerability):** The post is anxiety-freighted; it maintains threat salience rather than moving past the event. **Agreeableness (Very Low):** Accusatory, paranoid framing with no epistemic hedging. Zero charitable interpretation of ambiguous evidence. **Conscientiousness (Low):** No sourcing, no qualification, no "allegedly." Impulsive declarative framing. **Extraversion (High):** Attention-commanding all-caps; designed to maximize salience and spread. **Openness (Very Low):** Epistemically closed — the claim is asserted, not explored. --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations **Agency motives dominant:** The post reasserts control over the assassination attempt narrative as the DNC and Harris's nomination acceptance have dominated the news cycle for the previous week. The DNC gave Democrats the narrative momentum; this post redirects attention to Trump as victim/target of international forces. **Schema activation:** Self = righteous target of powerful enemies; World = hostile, conspiratorial, dangerous; Others (foreign actors) = malevolent agents of his destruction. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity **Protagonist role:** Martyr/Target — the man so threatening to corrupt global forces that they deploy foreign intelligence assets to eliminate him. **Contamination sequence:** Good (surviving, rallying) → Bad (ongoing threat, foreign entanglement). The story of the assassination attempt is being continuously revised upward in severity. **Identity claim implicit in the post:** "I am significant enough to be targeted internationally." **Contrasting other:** Foreign adversaries (unnamed), implicitly linked to Democrats through the "who benefits" logic the audience is expected to supply. --- ## Level 4: Clinical Indicators **Paranoid features (moderate-high):** Preoccupation with external attack; foreign threat framing without explicit evidentiary hedge; bears the assassination attempt as a continuing grievance that requires daily processing and public amplification. **Narcissistic features (moderate):** Supply-seeking through victimhood; grandiosity embedded in victim framing. **Antisocial features (mild):** Spreading unverified forensic claim as fact; disregard for epistemic norms. **Sadism:** Absent in this post. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **All-caps assertion:** Bypasses critical evaluation; activates alarm response before content is processed - **Declarative certainty:** "HAD" presents contested forensic claim as established - **Implied conspiracy frame:** "Foreign" + "encrypted" activates pre-existing audience schemas about deep-state/globalist threats without explicit argument - **Contagion through video:** Attached video (likely news coverage) provides the appearance of sourced journalism while Trump's framing above supersedes it - **Brevity as authority:** Seven words; no caveats; implies the facts are so obvious they need no elaboration **Propaganda technique:** This is consistent with the **RAND Firehose model** — a short, sharp, high-confidence claim designed for rapid social spread without analytic processing. **Dehumanizing language:** Absent. **Violent imagery:** Absent (though referencing an assassination attempt implicitly). **Stochastic terrorism pattern:** Not present in this post; no target identification for future action. --- ## Gaslighting Assessment Mild gaslighting indicator present: presenting an unverified forensic claim with the certainty of established fact creates a reality distortion field for the audience. Followers who accept the framing will resist counter-evidence as "fake news." This constitutes **epistemic closure seeding** — not aggressive gaslighting but ambient reality-conditioning. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Trump shooter had foreign encrypted accounts" | **Half True** | Thomas Matthew Crooks's digital forensics were under active FBI investigation through August 2024. Congressional hearings confirmed significant intelligence failures. Some reporting indicated investigators were examining his digital communications for foreign contacts. However, 'foreign encrypted accounts' as a definitive established fact was not confirmed in official statements or verified journalism as of August 27, 2024. The claim overstates the confirmed evidentiary record while referencing a live investigative thread. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Danger Assessment **Level: Elevated.** While the post contains no direct eliminationist language or call to action, it amplifies a foreign-conspiracy frame around the assassination attempt that: 1. Could motivate retaliation-logic in susceptible followers ("foreign enemies tried to kill our president") 2. Escalates domestic political violence risk by implying the assassination attempt was state-sponsored rather than individual 3. Contributes to the broader pattern of framing political opposition as foreign-allied enemies Not "high" because there is no specific target identification or call to action. "Elevated" because the foreign-agent framing of the assassination attempt, at scale, raises ambient threat temperature. --- ## Cognitive Status The post is too brief (7 words) for meaningful cognitive assessment. No language production errors detectable. Complexity score is minimal by necessity of length — this tells us little about underlying cognitive function and should not be over-interpreted. Longitudinal baseline comparison cannot be applied to a 7-word declarative. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 78%) ### Indicators - 10:09 PM EDT timing — late evening consistent with authentic Trump posting window - ALL CAPS throughout — authentic emotional register - Absence of quotation marks unlike same-day aide-formatted headline posts - Seven-word brevity and declarative certainty — stream-of-consciousness style - Accompanied by uploaded video — self-curated sharing pattern ## Psychological Profile ### State **Mixed State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Comparison (Assassination attempt (Butler, PA, July 13, 2024) — ongoing supply maintenance; also reactive to DNC narrative dominance preceding week) Sentiment: -0.35 **Mildly Hypomanic** - All-caps urgency - Late-night posting on a claim that could have waited for morning - Part of broader high-volume posting pattern during DNC week (50+ posts on single night of Harris speech) ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 62% - Antisocial: 35% - Paranoid: 72% - Sadism: 8% **Defense Mechanisms:** - distortion (pathological) - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Alarm activation via all-caps - Implied foreign-conspiracy schema activation requiring no explicit argument - Video attachment lending appearance of sourced journalism while framing supersedes it - Brevity-as-authority: no caveats implies facts too obvious to explain ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Foreign-agent framing of assassination attempt elevates ambient threat perception in followers - Unverified claim propagated with certainty could mobilize retaliation-logic ('foreign enemies tried to kill our president') - Escalates perceived stakes of political conflict toward international proxy war framing - Pattern of ongoing assassination-attempt amplification maintains follower grievance at high activation level ### Gaslighting - Presents contested investigative claim as closed, verified fact — 'HAD' not 'allegedly had' - Ambient epistemic closure: audience conditioned to accept foreign-conspiracy frame and resist contrary evidence as 'fake news' - No sourcing provided, making the claim unfalsifiable within the post's own frame ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._ > Trump shooter had foreign encrypted accounts **HALF TRUE** Thomas Matthew Crooks's digital forensics were under active FBI investigation through August 2024. Congressional hearings confirmed significant intelligence failures. Some reporting indicated investigators were examining his digital communications for foreign contacts. However, 'foreign encrypted accounts' as a definitive established fact was not confirmed in official statements or verified journalism as of August 27, 2024. The claim overstates the confirmed evidentiary record while referencing a live investigative thread. Sources: FBI investigation ongoing as of August 2024; Congressional hearings on Secret Service and intelligence failures; August 2024 investigative reporting on Crooks's digital footprint Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - assassination-attempt-amplification (95%) - foreign-conspiracy-frame (90%) - supply-maintenance (85%) - unverified-claim-as-fact (88%) - paranoid-schema-activation (80%) - late-night-authentic (78%) - dnc-reactive-counter-narrative (72%) - grandiose-victimhood (85%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Jack Smith's Superseding Indictment Triggers Evening Rage Spiral, Capping a Day of Post-DNC Counter-Offensive** Trump spent the day running a two-track operation: morning attacks on Kamala Harris and rehashed 2020 election grievances, followed by a midday stretch of routine campaign business including a debate announcement and trading card promotion. The mood shifted sharply in the late afternoon when news of Jack Smith's superseding January 6th indictment landed, producing a rapid-fire burst of seven posts in about seventy minutes -- the most emotionally intense stretch of the day. The evening cluster escalated from lengthy legal arguments to a compressed, all-caps cry of "PERSECUTION OF A POLITICAL OPPONENT!" before cooling slightly into a policy-based closing argument. Overall, a day defined by sustained grievance maintenance against Harris and the legal system, with no signs of sleep disruption but a clear anger spike driven by the indictment news. Full digest for 2024-08-27: https://trump.fm/date/2024-08-27/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, August 27). “TRUMP SHOOTER HAD FOREIGN ENCRYPTED ACCOUNTS” [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_113031548621918554 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. 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