# Post ts_114682713948931541

- Post ID: `ts_114682713948931541`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-06-14T16:42:21.260Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers. Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law. Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.308Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:03:35.985Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump's response to the assassination of Minnesota DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman is a formulaic, aide-written crisis statement notable for its studied neutrality. No victim is named. No party is identified. The political nature of the targeting—a suspect with a 70-name hit list of Democratic officials and abortion providers—is hedged with "appears to be." The statement centers executive prosecutorial authority rather than mourning, solidarity, or explicit condemnation of politically motivated violence against lawmakers. Surrounding posts from the same day ("HAPPY FLAG DAY!", military parade excitement) show no emotional disruption, suggesting compartmentalized affect. The failure to specifically condemn political targeting of opposition lawmakers, in context of the subject's extensive history of dehumanizing political opponents, represents a significant missed de-escalation moment. While the post itself contains no dangerous rhetoric, its minimizing character in the face of political assassination is clinically noteworthy as consistent with low empathy and instrumental orientation toward political violence against out-group members.

## Analysis: Response to Minnesota DFL Legislator Shootings (June 14, 2025)

### Context
This post responds to the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The suspect was later found with a hit list of 70 names including Democratic lawmakers and abortion providers. The post was made on Trump's 79th birthday / Flag Day, during his military parade in D.C.

### Authorship
This is clearly aide-written (almost certainly Dan Scavino). Posted at 12:42 PM EDT during the D.C. military parade. The post is grammatically perfect, uses formal presidential language ("I have been briefed," "fullest extent of the law"), contains no emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS, and follows the standard crisis-statement template. No typos, no stream-of-consciousness.

### Psychological & Rhetorical Analysis
The statement is notable for what it omits. The victims were Democratic (DFL) legislators—political opponents—targeted in what appears to be politically motivated assassination. The post:
- Does not name any victim
- Does not identify the victims as lawmakers of a specific party
- Does not condemn political violence specifically
- Uses passive, distancing language ("shooting that took place")
- Frames it as a law enforcement matter rather than a political crisis
- Ends with a generic benediction ("God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!")

The phrase "appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers" is notably hedged given that a Speaker of the House was assassinated. The pivot to "prosecuting anyone involved" centers the response on punitive authority rather than mourning or solidarity.

Compare to the same day's other posts—"HAPPY FLAG DAY!" and parade enthusiasm—which show no emotional disruption from a political assassination. This compartmentalization is consistent with low empathy markers and instrumental relationship to political violence.

### Danger Assessment
The post itself contains no dangerous language. However, the minimizing, depersonalized response to targeted political assassination—combined with the subject's history of dehumanizing political opponents—is contextually concerning. The failure to explicitly condemn politically-motivated targeting of Democratic officials, when the suspect had a hit list, represents a missed de-escalation opportunity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The shooting appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers" | **Mostly True** | The suspect Vance Boelter was found with a hit list of 70 names including DFL lawmakers and abortion providers. Calling it merely 'appears to be' understates the evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 10%)

### Indicators

- Perfect grammar and spelling
- Formal presidential register ('I have been briefed')
- Standard crisis statement template
- Posted 12:42 PM EDT during public event
- No emotional reactivity or ALL CAPS

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (Minnesota DFL shootings)

Sentiment: +0.10

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 10%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- presidential authority display
- protective father figure framing

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Failure to explicitly condemn politically-motivated targeting of opposition lawmakers
- Depersonalization of named victims of political assassination
- No call for de-escalation of political violence
- Contextual minimization given suspect's 70-person hit list of Democratic officials

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The shooting appears to be a targeted attack against State Lawmakers

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The suspect Vance Boelter was found with a hit list of 70 names including DFL lawmakers and abortion providers. Calling it merely 'appears to be' understates the evidence.

Sources: provided event context

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- crisis_response (100%)
- political_violence (90%)
- aide_written (95%)
- empathy_deficit (70%)
- depersonalization (80%)

## That day

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

**Trump's 79th Birthday Celebration Overshadows Muted Response to Minnesota Political Assassination**

Trump spent his 79th birthday in full celebration mode — promoting Flag Day, hyping a massive military parade in Washington, and sharing details of a birthday call from Putin. The day's most notable moment was a conspicuously muted, aide-written response to the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and shooting of another, which avoided naming the victims or their party and hedged on whether the attack was politically motivated. The rest of the day's posts were upbeat and self-referential, with no visible emotional disruption from the morning's political violence. The contrast between sustained celebration and a perfunctory shooting statement defined the day.

Full digest for 2025-06-14: https://trump.fm/date/2025-06-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, June 14). I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114682713948931541
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took..." Truth Social, 14 Jun. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114682713948931541. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took...," Truth Social, June 14, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114682713948931541.

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