# Post ts_114670684664650262

- Post ID: `ts_114670684664650262`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-06-12T13:43:08.999Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114670684664650262/analysis
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## Post text

> Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace. In many cases the Criminals allowed into our Country by the VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy are applying for those jobs. This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!

## Engagement

- Likes: 14,785
- Reposts: 3,527
- Replies: 2,496
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.308Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:03:27.415Z (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 psychologically notable as a rare instance of Trump acknowledging that his own policy is harming his base. Farmers and hospitality businesses are losing workers to his immigration crackdown. Rather than accept responsibility or modify his stance, Trump employs a layered defense: (1) displacement — blaming Biden's prior "Open Borders Policy" for the current problem his own enforcement created; (2) splitting — dividing immigrants into "very good workers" being lost and "CRIMINALS" who are replacing them, a claim unsupported by evidence; (3) rationalization — the vague "Changes are coming!" reframes a potential policy retreat as proactive leadership. The logical structure contains a significant gap: if enforcement is removing good workers, the solution would be enforcement reform, not doubling down on criminal removal. By inserting "CRIMINALS" into the frame, Trump transforms a policy failure into a crime narrative, avoiding cognitive dissonance for himself and his audience. This pattern — acknowledging a problem while externalizing its cause and promising unspecified solutions — is characteristic of narcissistic conflict management where admitting error is psychologically intolerable.

## Psychological Analysis: Immigration Policy Post (2025-06-12)

### Overview
This post addresses a real policy tension: aggressive immigration enforcement removing agricultural and hospitality workers, while simultaneously maintaining the "criminals" frame. It represents a notable moment of acknowledged policy contradiction — Trump's own base (farmers) is being harmed by his signature policy.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:43 AM EDT (Trump at White House per evening party reference). Business hours, relatively structured prose, policy-oriented content with complete sentences. However, the capitalization patterns ("VERY Stupid," "CRIMINALS," "Criminals") and the stream-of-consciousness quality of acknowledging a problem without offering a concrete solution feel authentically Trump. Likely a hybrid — Trump dictating or posting with minimal polish.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is structurally interesting: it begins by acknowledging criticism from his own supporters (farmers, hotel industry), which constitutes a mild narcissistic challenge. Rather than accept any policy error, he immediately redirects blame to Biden ("VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy") and reframes the problem as criminals taking jobs — a non-sequitur that allows him to maintain his immigration stance while appearing responsive to allies.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Displacement**: The problem caused by his own policy is attributed entirely to Biden's prior policy
- **Splitting**: Workers are either "very good, long time workers" or "CRIMINALS" — no middle ground
- **Rationalization**: "Changes are coming!" implies responsiveness without admitting error

### Rhetorical Devices
The post employs a classic problem-acknowledge-deflect-promise structure. The vague "Changes are coming!" is a content-free reassurance that avoids any specific commitment while maintaining the image of decisive leadership.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Aggressive immigration policy is removing long-time agricultural and hospitality workers" | **Mostly True** | Multiple reports confirmed ICE enforcement was disrupting agricultural labor supply in 2025, with farmers reporting worker shortages |
| "Criminals allowed in by Biden are applying for those same jobs" | **Mostly False** | No evidence that people with criminal records from Biden-era immigration are systematically replacing deported agricultural workers. This conflates two distinct populations. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:43 AM EDT)
- Selective capitalization pattern consistent with Trump
- Stream-of-consciousness policy acknowledgment
- Vague promise ending typical of Trump
- Mix of structured prose and emotional emphasis

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Farmers and hotel industry criticizing immigration enforcement impact)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- displacement (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 55%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Claiming to protect 'our Farmers'
- Positioning as responsive to base concerns
- Vague promise creating anticipation

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Frames his own policy's consequences as Biden's fault
- Implies criminals are replacing good workers without evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Aggressive immigration policy is removing long-time agricultural and hospitality workers

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Multiple reports confirmed ICE enforcement was disrupting agricultural labor supply in 2025, with farmers reporting worker shortages

Sources: News reports from agricultural industry

> Criminals allowed in by Biden are applying for those same jobs

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No evidence that people with criminal records from Biden-era immigration are systematically replacing deported agricultural workers. This conflates two distinct populations.

Sources: General knowledge of immigration enforcement patterns

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- immigration (90%)
- blame-displacement (80%)
- base-management (70%)
- biden-attack (60%)

## That day

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

**Victory Lap Curdles Into Rage as Newsom Lawsuit Triggers Escalating Immigration Extremism**

Trump spent much of the day promoting his legislative agenda and personal brand, but his running feud with California Governor Gavin Newsom over the LA National Guard deployment dominated the emotional landscape. A rare midday acknowledgment that immigration enforcement was hurting farmers was quickly drowned out by harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric that escalated through the evening. The day's most alarming moment came when Trump adopted the term "Remigration" — borrowed from European white nationalist movements — in a post demanding mass deportation. Overall, a high-output day defined by self-congratulation punctuated by flashes of genuine anger over Newsom's legal challenge.

Full digest for 2025-06-12: https://trump.fm/date/2025-06-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, June 12). Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114670684664650262
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure..." Truth Social, 12 Jun. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114670684664650262. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure...," Truth Social, June 12, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114670684664650262.

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