# Post ts_114646378582957392

- Post ID: `ts_114646378582957392`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-06-08T06:41:47.622Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!

## Engagement

- Likes: 4,879
- Reposts: 1,427
- Replies: 951
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.308Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T01:57:08.710Z (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 late-night post (2:41 AM ET) demonstrates Trump in grandiose-authoritarian mode, using the LA protests to construct a narrative of federal competence versus state incompetence. Psychologically, the post functions as narcissistic supply — the strongman protecting order against chaos. The delegitimization of protest ("paid troublemakers," "instigators") combined with an impulsive policy announcement (mask ban at protests) announced via social media at 2:41 AM represents concerning authoritarian rhetoric. The splitting defense is prominent: competent military/federal vs. incompetent Democratic leaders; legitimate citizens vs. radical left agitators. The parenthetical callback to the LA fires compounds the incompetence framing. The rhetorical question about masks ("What do these people have to hide?") projects concealment motives onto protesters while justifying restrictions on assembly. Danger level is elevated due to the combination of delegitimizing protest, praising military deployment against civilians, and unilateral policy announcements restricting protest activity — all hallmarks of authoritarian consolidation rhetoric. However, this remains within Trump's established baseline pattern rather than representing escalation.

## Psychological Analysis: LA Protests / National Guard Post (2025-06-08)

### Authorship
Posted at 06:41 UTC = ~2:41 AM ET (likely Mar-a-Lago). Classic late-night authentic Trump: typo ("unable to to"), derisive nickname ("Newscum"), ALL CAPS passages, stream-of-consciousness structure combining multiple grievances.

### Psychological State
Grandiose-authoritarian mode. Trump positions himself as the decisive authority contrasting with "incompetent" local leaders. The post follows a clear pattern: credit military force → devalue civilian leadership → announce new policy by fiat ("MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED"). The mask ban announcement via social media post suggests impulsive policy-making characteristic of late-night posting.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: Competent federal/military vs. incompetent state/local; patriotic citizens vs. "paid troublemakers"
- **Projection**: "What do these people have to hide?" — projecting concealment motives
- **Externalization**: All blame directed outward at governor, mayor, protesters

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Parenthetical callback to fires — linking current incompetence to past failures (compounding technique)
- Delegitimization of protest ("paid troublemakers," "instigators") — classic authoritarian framing
- Rhetorical question about masks serves dual function: implies criminality and justifies restriction
- Bookending with National Guard praise creates authority-worship frame

### Danger Assessment
The post delegitimizes protest activity, frames protesters as paid agents, and announces restrictions on assembly (mask ban). The phrase "WILL NOT BE TOLERATED" combined with military deployment praise normalizes military response to civilian protest. Elevated but not critical — this is authoritarian rhetoric rather than direct incitement.

### Cognitive Notes
The double "to" ("unable to to") is a simple repetition error consistent with late-night fatigue rather than pathology. Overall coherence and sentence complexity are within baseline range.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "National Guard deployed in LA after two days of violence" | **Mostly True** | National Guard was deployed, though Trump federalized them over California's objections. Timeline roughly accurate. |
| "Federal permitting is complete" | **Unverifiable** | Refers to fire rebuild permitting; specific completion status not verifiable from available context |
| "Protests are by paid troublemakers" | **Mostly False** | Standard delegitimization claim with no evidence provided. Protests were in response to ICE raids, a genuine political grievance. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — federal-permitting-is-complete (2 days later)

> "Federal permitting is complete"

**vs.**

> "Federal permitting process is virtually complete on these houses"

The source (June 8) states federal permitting is 'complete' — a definitive, finished status. Two days later (June 10), the same speaker walks this back to 'virtually complete,' which explicitly means not fully done. On the same specific topic (federal permitting for LA fire rebuild), 'complete' vs. 'virtually complete' is a meaningful factual contradiction: one claims the process is finished, the other concedes it is not. The softening language suggests the June 8 claim was an overstatement.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_114659061147166064)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- 2:41 AM ET posting time
- typo: 'unable to to'
- derisive nickname 'Newscum'
- ALL CAPS emphasis passages
- stream-of-consciousness parenthetical asides

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (LA protests providing opportunity for authoritarian display)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- 2:41 AM posting time
- Grandiose policy announcements
- Multiple topics compressed into single post

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- strongman protector framing
- us-vs-them solidarity
- praise of military force as reassurance

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimization of protest as paid agitation
- Praise of military force against civilian protesters
- Unilateral announcement restricting protest rights (mask ban)
- 'WILL NOT BE TOLERATED' — authoritarian threat language
- Framing dissent as radical/criminal rather than political

### Gaslighting

- Framing protests as exclusively driven by 'paid troublemakers' and 'instigators' rather than genuine political expression
- Implying protesters wear masks to hide criminal identity rather than for other reasons

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> National Guard deployed in LA after two days of violence

**MOSTLY TRUE**

National Guard was deployed, though Trump federalized them over California's objections. Timeline roughly accurate.

Sources: provided events context

> Federal permitting is complete

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Refers to fire rebuild permitting; specific completion status not verifiable from available context

> Protests are by paid troublemakers

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Standard delegitimization claim with no evidence provided. Protests were in response to ICE raids, a genuine political grievance.

Sources: provided events context

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Receipts (1)

### moderate — federal-permitting-is-complete (2 days later)

> Federal permitting is complete

_Jun 8, 2025_

vs.

> Federal permitting process is virtually complete on these houses

_Jun 10, 2025_

The source (June 8) states federal permitting is 'complete' — a definitive, finished status. Two days later (June 10), the same speaker walks this back to 'virtually complete,' which explicitly means not fully done. On the same specific topic (federal permitting for LA fire rebuild), 'complete' vs. 'virtually complete' is a meaningful factual contradiction: one claims the process is finished, the other concedes it is not. The softening language suggests the June 8 claim was an overstatement.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_114659061147166064)

## Tags

- authoritarian_rhetoric (80%)
- protest_delegitimization (70%)
- military_deployment (60%)
- state_vs_federal (60%)
- late_night_post (50%)

## That day

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

**Three Posts, One Escalation: From Threat to Military-Occupation Framing of Los Angeles**

A quiet day by volume — only three posts — but the arc told a clear story of escalation. It began with threats to override California's governor and mayor over the LA immigration protests, moved to a 2:41 AM praise of National Guard operations with a surprise policy announcement banning masks at protests, and ended with a dramatic reframing of Los Angeles as a city "invaded and occupied" by immigrants requiring military liberation. The overnight post raised questions about sleep, though the long gap before the next post suggests he may have slept in. The day's mood was entirely combative and authoritarian, with language growing darker and more militaristic as the hours passed.

Full digest for 2025-06-08: https://trump.fm/date/2025-06-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, June 8). Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114646378582957392
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two..." Truth Social, 8 Jun. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114646378582957392. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two...," Truth Social, June 8, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114646378582957392.

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