# Post ts_114523195208653918

- Post ID: `ts_114523195208653918`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-05-17T12:34:38.450Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114523195208653918.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is looking to be a bigger and bigger scandal by the moment. It is a major part of the real crime, THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020 WAS RIGGED AND STOLEN! Millions and millions of people knew that, but the Radical Left Democrats waged a campaign of inoculation and innocence like none that had ever been waged before. THIS IS WHY THE UNSELECT COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL THUGS, WHO WERE GIVEN A FULL AND COMPLETE PARDON BY THE PERSON WHO WIELDED THE NOW ILLEGALLY USED AUTOPEN, DELETED AND DESTROYED ALL EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION FROM THEIR CORRUPT AND VICIOUS WITCH HUNT AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE, WHOSE LIVES WERE COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DESTROYED BY THIS HISTORICALLY CRIMINAL EVENT. Remember, it all began with DIRTY COP James Comey, Obama, a hapless and cognitively impaired Sleepy Joe Biden, and my now very famous ACCUSATION that,“THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!” Whoever had control of the  Autopen is just the beginning. The biggest crime of all is that THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED! I (MAGA!) WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. GOD BLESS AMERICA, FOR THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 4,214
- Reposts: 1,527
- Replies: 757
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.310Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:36:49.662Z (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 exemplifies Trump's compulsive return to the 2020 election grievance — now 4.5 years post-event and during his second term as president. The autopen controversy serves merely as a fresh hook for the same perseverative content. Clinically notable features include: (1) Mixed narcissistic state oscillating between grandiose claims of winning "by millions" and vulnerable persecution framing; (2) Pathological-level denial and distortion maintained as a stable, ego-syntonic belief system; (3) Perseveration on the 2020 loss suggesting an unintegrated narcissistic wound that active presidential power has not resolved; (4) The curious phrase "inoculation and innocence" may represent a mild word-finding issue or malapropism. The post functions as an epistemic closure device, demanding followers accept demonstrably false claims as group membership tests. The closing mobilization language ("THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!") maintains the warrior-savior archetype. The fact that this grievance persists with undiminished intensity while Trump holds presidential power is itself diagnostically significant — it suggests the wound is not about power lost but about narcissistic injury that no amount of subsequent success can repair.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_114523195208653918

### Context & Authorship
Trump was in Saudi Arabia on May 17, 2025 for his Middle East trip. Local time in Riyadh (UTC+3) would be approximately 3:34 PM — afternoon. However, the post's style is unmistakably authentic Trump: stream-of-consciousness, extended ALL CAPS passages, emotional reactivity, characteristic nicknames ("DIRTY COP," "Sleepy Joe," "UNSELECT COMMITTEE"), and the rambling, multi-clause sentence structure that is his signature. Despite business-hours timing, this is clearly self-authored.

### Trigger Analysis
The "autopen" reference connects to ongoing discourse about Biden's use of an autopen to sign official documents, which Trump frames as evidence of illegitimacy. This is a **maintenance-mode** grievance post — no specific new trigger is evident. The 2020 election remains the ur-grievance, relitigated compulsively.

### Psychological State
The post oscillates between **grandiose** narcissism ("I WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT") and **vulnerable/persecuted** narcissism ("lives were completely shattered and destroyed"). This oscillation is characteristic. The closing rallying cry ("THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!") signals a warrior-savior archetype fusion.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial/Distortion**: The 2020 election was not stolen; this constitutes gross reality distortion maintained over 4+ years
- **Projection**: Accusing opponents of "criminal events" while facing his own legal proceedings
- **Splitting**: Pure good (MAGA/self) vs. pure evil (Democrats/Comey/Obama/Biden)

### Rhetorical Techniques
Heavy use of superlatives, persecution framing, ALL CAPS for emotional emphasis, and the "everyone knows it" false consensus device. The post employs **epistemic closure** — demanding acceptance of the stolen election claim as an article of faith.

### Cognitive Markers
- **Perseveration**: The 2020 election grievance repeated across years without new evidence
- "Inoculation and innocence" is a peculiar phrase — possibly a malapropism (inoculation and *insouciance*? or *claims of innocence*?) suggesting mild word-finding difficulty
- Syntax is long but coherent within his baseline rambling style
- Complexity is consistent with baseline

### Danger Assessment
The post closes with mobilization language ("THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!") but remains in the rhetorical rather than operational register. The dehumanization level ("POLITICAL THUGS") is moderate and consistent with baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The 2020 Presidential Election was rigged and stolen" | **False** | No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the outcome was found by any court, audit, or investigation. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed. Trump's own AG Barr stated there was no fraud sufficient to change the election. |
| "I WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES" | **False** | Biden won with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 and by approximately 7 million popular votes. |
| "The Unselect Committee deleted and destroyed all evidence" | **Mostly False** | The January 6 Committee archived its records with the National Archives. Republicans alleged some records were not properly preserved, but the bulk of evidence was transferred. |

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 95%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS extended passages
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-clause sentences
- Characteristic nicknames (DIRTY COP, Sleepy Joe, UNSELECT COMMITTEE)
- Emotional reactivity and grievance-driven content
- Typo-adjacent phrasing (inoculation and innocence)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Defeat (Autopen discourse as hook for 2020 grievance)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Democrats, Comey, Obama, Biden, Jan 6 Committee
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.70

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose claims
- Pressured writing style with escalating intensity
- Extended ALL CAPS passages

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- distortion (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- False consensus (everyone knows it)
- Shared victimhood (many other people whose lives were destroyed)
- Rally cry (GOD BLESS AMERICA, THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN)

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Mobilization language: THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN
- Enemy designation of specific individuals and groups
- Framing political opponents as criminals

### Gaslighting

- Insisting everyone knows the election was stolen despite objective evidence to the contrary
- Framing legitimate investigation as corrupt witch hunt
- Reality inversion: casting documented events as crimes by opponents

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> The 2020 Presidential Election was rigged and stolen

**FALSE**

No evidence of fraud sufficient to change the outcome was found by any court, audit, or investigation. Over 60 lawsuits were dismissed. Trump's own AG Barr stated there was no fraud sufficient to change the election.

Sources: DOJ findings; State audits; Court rulings

> I WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES

**FALSE**

Biden won with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 and by approximately 7 million popular votes.

Sources: Official election results

> The Unselect Committee deleted and destroyed all evidence

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The January 6 Committee archived its records with the National Archives. Republicans alleged some records were not properly preserved, but the bulk of evidence was transferred.

Sources: National Archives records; House Administration Committee reports

Overall Veracity: 7%

## Tags

- 2020 election grievance (90%)
- Big Lie (90%)
- persecution narrative (70%)
- autopen (40%)
- mobilization (50%)

## That day

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

**Grievance Gives Way to Gulf State Victory Lap as Trump Projects Dealmaker Image Abroad**

Trump started the day relitigating the 2020 election through the autopen controversy and picking a public fight with Walmart over tariff-driven price increases. By midday the tone shifted to diplomatic grandstanding, with announcements of a Monday call with Putin and Zelensky about Ukraine. The evening ended quietly with a flurry of paired flag emojis — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE alongside the American flag — likely signaling his ongoing Middle East trip. Overall a moderate day: flashes of anger early, then a pivot to projecting strength on the world stage.

Full digest for 2025-05-17: https://trump.fm/date/2025-05-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, May 17). Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is looking to be a..." Truth Social, 17 May. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Whoever had control of the “AUTOPEN” is looking to be a...," Truth Social, May 17, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114523195208653918.

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