Analysis: âBorder crossings have PLUNGED under Trumpâ¦â

1y ago May 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM

âBorder crossings have PLUNGED under Trumpâ¦â

Video transcript 0:24

>> Border crossings have plunged under Trump. According to Customs and Border Protection, there were over 22,000 encounters at the southern border in February and March this year, compared to over 378,000 in the same period last year. And according to the Department of Homeland Security, the administration has deported 150,000 people in its first 100 days.

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-22. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Aide-Written

Intensity

20%

Authorship Analysis

Aide-Written

Indicators:

Business hours (1:13 PM EDT)
Smart quote formatting
Curation-style post with no original composition
Professional content selection

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking

Sentiment

+0.70

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

40%

Antisocial

Paranoid

Sadism

Defense Mechanisms:

rationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

10%

Parasocial Techniques:

sharing victories with audience as validation

Fact Checks (1)

"Border crossings have plunged under Trump"

Mostly True

CBP data shows significant declines in border encounters from late 2024 into 2025, though the decline began before Trump took office and multiple factors contributed.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: "Border crossings have PLUNGED under Trump…"

This is a brief repost of a media clip (likely a news segment) highlighting declining border crossings. The post is minimally authored — a quoted headline with an attached video — functioning as curated narcissistic supply.

Authorship

Posted at 17:13 UTC = ~1:13 PM EDT (likely Mar-a-Lago). Business-hours timing, polished quote formatting with smart quotes, and the curation-style format all point toward aide-authored content (likely Scavino). The post requires no original composition — just selecting and sharing a favorable clip.

Psychological Function

This is routine supply-seeking/maintenance — amplifying positive coverage to reinforce the narrative of presidential effectiveness. The border remains Trump's signature issue and primary identity claim ("I alone can fix it"). Sharing favorable metrics serves grandiose maintenance without requiring defensive posture.

Rhetorical Techniques

Cherry-picking: Selecting a single favorable metric for amplification
Hyperbolic verb: "PLUNGED" (caps emphasis) — superlative framing
Appeal to authority: Using media/data presentation to legitimize claims
Video as evidence: Attaching media clip lends journalistic credibility

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Border crossings have plunged under Trump"	Mostly True	CBP data shows significant declines in border encounters from late 2024 into 2025, though the decline began before Trump took office and multiple factors contributed.

Overall Veracity: 80%

Longitudinal Context

The previous post (May 3) about judges blocking deportations displayed angry hostility and catastrophizing ("our Country… is finished!"). This post serves as the complementary move — pairing grievance with evidence of success. The pattern of alternating threat-narrative with triumph-narrative is consistent and strategic.

Cognitive Notes

Insufficient original language production to assess. The post is essentially a share with minimal text.