# Post ts_114675518227311570

- Post ID: `ts_114675518227311570`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-06-13T10:12:23.324Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114675518227311570
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114675518227311570/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114675518227311570.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities, in this case Los Angeles, safe. If I didn’t send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A. Thank you for the Decision!!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 17,619
- Reposts: 3,841
- Replies: 1,262
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.308Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:03:31.664Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Appeals Court / National Guard Victory Lap

### Context
This post responds to an appeals court ruling favoring Trump's federalization of the California National Guard during LA immigration protests. California had sued (June 9) claiming violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. The ruling represents a legal victory in an ongoing conflict with Governor Newsom.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:12 UTC = 6:12 AM EDT. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or D.C. area given the Fort Bragg speech on June 10. Early morning posting is consistent with authentic Trump. The "didnât" encoding artifact (curly apostrophe), ALL CAPS "Decision," exclamation marks, and self-congratulatory tone all point to authentic authorship. The post is slightly more structured than peak-authentic Trump but retains his characteristic patterns.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a classic narcissistic supply post triggered by legal vindication. The previous day's post attacking "Newscum" for not thanking him establishes the grievance; this post claims the reward. The causal claim—"that city would be burning to the ground right now"—is a catastrophizing counterfactual that magnifies his role as savior. "We saved L.A." is maximally grandiose, compressing complex events into a simple hero narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Distortion**: The claim LA would be "burning to the ground" without military intervention grossly inflates the threat to justify the response.
- **Rationalization**: The court ruling is presented as total vindication rather than one procedural step in ongoing litigation.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post follows a tight narrative arc: legal victory → counterfactual catastrophe → personal heroism → gratitude demand. "Thank you for the Decision!!!" anthropomorphizes the court ruling as a gift to him personally, consistent with his transactional framing of institutions.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard" | **Mostly True** | An appeals court did rule in Trump's favor regarding the National Guard deployment in the California v. Trump lawsuit, though the characterization as blanket permission to 'use the National Guard' simplifies what was likely a narrower procedural ruling. |
| "If I didn't send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now" | **Mostly False** | While protests and some riots occurred, the claim that the entire city would be 'burning to the ground' is extreme catastrophizing. LA experienced significant unrest but characterizing it as near-total destruction without military intervention is unsupported hyperbole. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (6:12 AM ET)
- ALL CAPS 'Decision'
- Triple exclamation marks
- Self-aggrandizing tone
- Slightly loose grammar ('didnât' artifact)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Appeals court ruling vindicating National Guard deployment)

Sentiment: +0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Early morning posting
- Grandiose self-attribution
- Elevated positive affect

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 5%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- savior framing
- shared victory with audience ('We saved L.A.')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard

**MOSTLY TRUE**

An appeals court did rule in Trump's favor regarding the National Guard deployment in the California v. Trump lawsuit, though the characterization as blanket permission to 'use the National Guard' simplifies what was likely a narrower procedural ruling.

Sources: Known events: California Sues Trump Over National Guard Takeover

> If I didn't send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While protests and some riots occurred, the claim that the entire city would be 'burning to the ground' is extreme catastrophizing. LA experienced significant unrest but characterizing it as near-total destruction without military intervention is unsupported hyperbole.

Sources: Known events: Los Angeles Immigration Protests and National Guard Deployment

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- legal_vindication (80%)
- savior_narrative (90%)
- national_guard (70%)
- newsom_feud (50%)

## That day

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

**Commander-in-Chief of the Universe: Trump Claims Personal Credit for Israel's War on Iran**

Trump's brief but intense morning centered on the launch of Israeli military strikes against Iran, which he framed entirely as the consequence of his personal ultimatum expiring on "day 61." He celebrated the destruction with notable relish, promising even more brutal attacks if Iran doesn't capitulate. A quick detour to claim credit for saving Los Angeles via National Guard deployment rounded out a morning of pure self-aggrandizement. Only three posts were made, all within about 90 minutes in the early morning, suggesting controlled messaging rather than impulsive behavior.

Full digest for 2025-06-13: https://trump.fm/date/2025-06-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, June 13). The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114675518227311570
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the..." Truth Social, 13 Jun. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114675518227311570. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the...," Truth Social, June 13, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114675518227311570.

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