# Post ts_113081258242253706 - Post ID: `ts_113081258242253706` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-09-04T20:51:06.440Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113081258242253706 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_113081258242253706/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_113081258242253706.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN AMERICA, VOTE TRUMP! ## What the media says **Video transcript** (0:42), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > -For all of those that want to save TikTok in America, vote for Trump. The other side's closing it up, but I'm now a big star on TikTok. We even have TikTok Jack, and we're setting records. We're not doing anything with TikTok, but the other side's going to close it up. So if you like TikTok, go out and vote for Trump. If you don't care about TikTok and other things, like safety, security, and prosperity, then you can vote for a Marxist who's going to destroy our country. Thank you very much. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/113/081/257/965/555/086/original/874f9032e3c92c5c.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 10,970 - Reposts: 3,053 - Replies: 450 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.336Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-26T13:57:52.261Z (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 is a terse, ALL CAPS campaign appeal targeting TikTok's substantial American user base — a demographic Trump previously threatened with the platform's removal. In 2020, Trump signed Executive Order 13942 directing ByteDance to divest TikTok under emergency economic powers. By 2024, he had fully reversed that position, and this post embodies that reversal without acknowledgment. The psychological mechanism is textbook denial-of-prior-self: the subject operates with no apparent cognitive tension because the prior self is simply absent from the operative narrative. The post occupies the grandiose, supply-seeking pole of narcissistic functioning — outwardly acquisitive rather than defensively reactive. The savior archetype is deployed efficiently: Trump as the single agent capable of protecting something followers value, establishing a transactional dependency. Rhetorical economy is striking — no enemies are named, no grievances articulated, no anger present. This is among the least psychologically charged posts in the sample, functioning essentially as a broadcast advertisement. The ALL CAPS styling and unconventional 'TIK TOK' spelling (rather than proper brand rendering) suggest authentic-Trump execution with likely campaign-team strategic input. Danger level: none. The primary research value of this post lies in its documentation of seamless position reversal and the denial infrastructure that enables it — a longitudinally significant data point in tracking Trump's relationship to his own prior commitments. # Analysis: ts_113081258242253706 — "SAVE TIK TOK" Appeal (2024-09-04) ## Timing & Authorship **Local time:** UTC 20:51 → **4:51 PM EDT** (Trump was in Washington DC for the Moms for Liberty Summit, then scheduled for Harrisburg, PA Fox News Town Hall taping — Eastern timezone confirmed). Afternoon posting falls within campaign-hours window that slightly favors aide involvement, but several features cut the other direction: the ALL CAPS throughout, the unconventional brand misspelling ("TIK TOK" with a space rather than the standard "TikTok" camelcase), and the punchy directness are consistent with authentic Trump posting. The attached video (campaign-grade mp4) suggests pre-planned content, raising the probability of aide coordination on strategy. Assessment: **likely authentic Trump execution on an aide-briefed strategic pivot** (confidence: medium; score ~0.72 authentic). --- ## Multi-Level Personality Analysis ### Level 1 — Dispositional Traits The post registers high **extraversion** (bold, assertive address) and low **conscientiousness** (zero policy detail, no acknowledgment of contradictions). **Neuroticism** is conspicuously absent — this is one of the few posts in the contemporaneous sample where no anger, grievance, or threat-response is detectable. The post is operating at the **positive affect / assertiveness** facet of extraversion rather than the hostile facet of neuroticism. ### Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations Dominant motive is **agency/power** — specifically, vote acquisition through transactional framing. There is a secondary communion gesture (appeal to a shared threat, us-vs-the-ban), but it is shallow. The underlying schema: *I am the agent who controls outcomes you care about; your vote is the activation mechanism.* ### Level 3 — Narrative Identity - **Protagonist role:** Savior/Protector — the subject positions himself as the singular force standing between TikTok users and the platform's removal. - **Contrasting other:** Unnamed but implied: the Biden/Harris administration as the agents of TikTok's threatened removal. - **Narrative sequence:** Implicit redemption arc — loss (TikTok ban) is reversible through the correct electoral choice. - **Identity claim:** "I am aligned with what you love; they are aligned against it." The archetypal resonance here is the **Hero/Savior** archetype combined with a **King** dynamic: the subject offers protection of something valued in exchange for allegiance (a feudal logic). ### Level 4 — Clinical Indicators #### Narcissistic Dynamics The post is operating in a **supply-seeking** mode — not reactively defensive, but actively acquisitive. Narcissistic state is **mildly grandiose**: expansive, self-assured, no visible vulnerability. The savior positioning is a classic grandiosity expression: *only I can fix this.* **The most clinically notable feature is the complete denial of the prior self.** Trump signed Executive Order 13942 in August 2020, invoking IEEPA to direct ByteDance to divest TikTok within 90 days or face a US ban. His administration litigated this in federal courts. By 2024, he had reversed the position entirely and now presents himself as TikTok's natural protector. The text contains no reconciliation, no "I changed my mind," no reference to prior position. This is not strategic omission in service of a lie — it appears to reflect a genuine absence of the prior self from operative working memory/narrative identity, consistent with the **denial defense at pathological level** described in the clinical literature on narcissistic personality organization (Kernberg, 1984). The self exists only in the present moment's configuration of power and interest. #### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Denial (pathological):** Prior TikTok ban attempt erased from narrative without effort or acknowledgment. 2. **Rationalization (neurotic):** Position reversal is tacitly reconstructed as natural and coherent through the silence around it. --- ## Rhetorical Analysis The rhetoric is unusually stripped down. Single sentence. No enemies named. No grievances. The false dichotomy is *structural rather than stated*: by addressing only "those who want to save TikTok," the post implies the alternative (Harris/Biden) means TikTok's end. The propaganda technique is **audience segmentation appeal** — TikTok's US user base in 2024 was estimated at ~170 million; this is a direct harvest of a specific bloc with a tailored single-issue message. The brevity is strategic. The attached video (mp4) carries the substantive persuasion payload. The text functions as an attention hook and a search/SEO amplifier. **Propaganda classification:** Transactional politics — "vote X, receive Y." Structurally simple, meme-replicable, requires zero political sophistication from the receiver. --- ## Cognitive Status No markers of concern. Single coherent sentence, no word-finding issues, no tangentiality. Complexity score (~0.18) is low but fully consistent with Trump's established baseline for short campaign-mode posts — not a deviation. The "TIK TOK" brand misspelling is stylistically notable but orthographic inconsistency with brand names is a documented Trump baseline characteristic, not a new marker. --- ## Longitudinal Context Note Compared to the same-day post ("RUSSIA NEVER INVADED UKRAINE UNDER TRUMP..."), which exhibits high emotional activation, perseverative ALL CAPS, and hyperbolic foreign policy claims across six parallel assertions, this post is psychologically inert by comparison. The subject appears able to shift rapidly between high-intensity grievance mode and low-intensity acquisition mode within the same posting session — consistent with mood/state lability documented in prior analyses, though not in itself pathological. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Voting for Trump will 'save' TikTok in America" | **Half True** | By September 2024, Trump had reversed his 2020 position and publicly stated he opposed a TikTok ban, citing free speech and the risk of Facebook benefiting. Congress had passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (April 2024) requiring ByteDance divestiture. Trump subsequently indicated as president-elect he would seek to delay enforcement. The claim that a Trump vote would 'save' TikTok is directionally consistent with his stated position at time of posting, but the legislative/legal complexity makes it a conditional promise dependent on factors beyond his unilateral control. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Danger Assessment: **None** No eliminationist language, no dehumanization, no stochastic terrorism indicators. Benign campaign appeal. ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 72%) ### Indicators - ALL CAPS throughout is a strong authentic Trump stylistic marker - Atypical brand spelling 'TIK TOK' (two words, space) rather than proper 'TikTok' — suggests genuine unfamiliarity with brand styling, a weak authentic indicator - Post time of 4:51 PM EDT is within business hours, slightly favoring aide involvement - Attached video (mp4) suggests pre-planned campaign content, raising aide probability - Message brevity and direct call-to-action construction is consistent with authentic Trump impulsive posting ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (TikTok user demographic (younger voters)) Sentiment: +0.28 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 10% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 18% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Direct address ('FOR ALL OF THOSE') creates individualized feeling of personal appeal - Positioning Trump as the singular vehicle for saving something followers care about — installing transactional dependency ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-26._ > Voting for Trump will 'save' TikTok in America **HALF TRUE** By September 2024, Trump had reversed his 2020 position and publicly stated he opposed a TikTok ban, citing free speech and the risk of Facebook benefiting. Congress had passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (April 2024) requiring ByteDance divestiture. Trump subsequently indicated as president-elect he would seek to delay enforcement. The claim that a Trump vote would 'save' TikTok is directionally consistent with his stated position at time of posting, but the legislative/legal complexity makes it a conditional promise dependent on factors beyond his unilateral control. Sources: Congressional Record (PAFACA, April 2024); Trump public statements on TikTok reversal, 2024; Trump EO 13942, August 2020 (historical baseline) Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - campaign-appeal (95%) - tiktok (95%) - youth-voter-outreach (85%) - position-reversal (80%) - supply-seeking (65%) - savior-archetype (70%) - denial-of-prior-self (72%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Campaign-Mode Grandiosity Peaks as "Comrade Kamala" Branding Debuts Across 36-Post Blitz** Trump spent a busy campaign day in Pennsylvania, promoting a Hannity town hall and attending the Moms for Liberty Summit while firing off a sustained barrage of attacks against Kamala Harris. The central theme was branding Harris as "Comrade Kamala" -- a Communist label deployed across multiple rapid-fire posts, marking a clear rhetorical escalation in how he frames his opponent. He mixed in nostalgic economic claims about his presidency, a condolence for the Apalachee High School shooting, and a string of fear-focused immigration posts including one about migrants and a school bus that stood out for its intensity. The mood was overwhelmingly grandiose and combative, with only a brief flash of genuine anger over his gag order in the New York case. Full digest for 2024-09-04: https://trump.fm/date/2024-09-04/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, September 4). FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_113081258242253706 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN AMERICA, VOTE..." Truth Social, 4 Sep. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_113081258242253706. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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