# Post ts_114820873191783674

- Post ID: `ts_114820873191783674`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-09T02:18:04.085Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114820873191783674
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114820873191783674/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114820873191783674.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/114812490799920916 Leave the Great Former President of Brazil alone. WITCH HUNT!!!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114812490799920916 (2025-07-07T14:46:18.899Z (UTC))

> Brazil is doing a terrible thing on their treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro. I have watched, as has the World, as they have done nothing but come after him, day after day, night after night, month after month, year after year! He is not guilty of anything, except having fought for THE PEOPLE. I have gotten to know Jair Bolsonaro, and he was a strong Leader, who truly loved his Country — Also, a very tough negotiator on TRADE. His Election was very close and now, he is leading in the Polls. This is nothing more, or less, than an attack on a Political Opponent — Something I know much about! It happened to me, times 10, and now our Country is the “HOTTEST” in the World! The Great People of Brazil will not stand for what they are doing to their former President. I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely. The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election. LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,313
- Reposts: 2,688
- Replies: 1,113
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.306Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:39:25.524Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Retweet of Own Post Defending Bolsonaro (July 9, 2025)

### Post Content
A retweet of his own earlier Truth Social post defending former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with the characteristic phrase "WITCH HUNT!!!" The URL is malformed—concatenated with the word "Leave"—suggesting a hasty copy-paste, consistent with authentic late-night posting.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:18 PM EDT (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago given Palm Beach Boulevard post same day). Late evening timing plus the malformed URL (a technical error an aide would catch) strongly suggest authentic authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
This post maps directly onto Trump's core psychological template: identifying with other strongman leaders facing legal accountability and projecting his own persecution narrative onto them. Bolsonaro faced criminal charges related to the January 8, 2023 Brazilian insurrection attempt—a direct parallel to Trump's own January 6 legal exposure. The defense of Bolsonaro is simultaneously a defense of self.

"WITCH HUNT!!!" is Trump's signature persecution phrase, deployed hundreds of times. Its application to another leader's legal troubles reveals the depth of identification—Bolsonaro's prosecution *is* his prosecution in his psychological economy.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Honorific inflation ("Great Former President")
- Persecution framing ("WITCH HUNT!!!")
- ALL CAPS for emotional emphasis
- Imperative command ("Leave... alone") positioning himself as protector of allied strongmen

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Legal accountability reframed as persecution
- **Identification**: Merging own narrative with Bolsonaro's

### Cognitive Notes
The malformed URL is a technical error, not a cognitive marker. The post is brief and formulaic—insufficient content for cognitive assessment.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Bolsonaro is the 'Great Former President of Brazil'" | **Mostly True** | Bolsonaro was president of Brazil 2019-2022. 'Great' is subjective opinion, not fact. |
| "Bolsonaro's legal troubles constitute a 'WITCH HUNT'" | **Mostly False** | Bolsonaro faced criminal charges supported by substantial evidence regarding the January 8, 2023 insurrection attempt and other matters. Brazilian courts found sufficient basis to proceed. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Late evening posting (10:18 PM EDT)
- Malformed URL (copy-paste error)
- ALL CAPS emotional expression
- Formulaic persecution language

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Legal proceedings against allied leader Bolsonaro, perceived as proxy attack on Trump's own legitimacy)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Prosecutors/legal system pursuing Bolsonaro
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared persecution narrative binding followers across national boundaries
- Simple imperative framing demanding audience adopt protective stance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing criminal prosecution as illegitimate persecution ('WITCH HUNT')

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Bolsonaro is the 'Great Former President of Brazil'

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Bolsonaro was president of Brazil 2019-2022. 'Great' is subjective opinion, not fact.

> Bolsonaro's legal troubles constitute a 'WITCH HUNT'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Bolsonaro faced criminal charges supported by substantial evidence regarding the January 8, 2023 insurrection attempt and other matters. Brazilian courts found sufficient basis to proceed.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- witch_hunt_framing (90%)
- strongman_solidarity (80%)
- proxy_self-defense (70%)
- bolsonaro (90%)

## That day

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

**A Quiet Victory Lap: Trump Floods Feed With Praise While Briefly Pressuring the Fed**

Trump spent most of the day in self-congratulatory mode, sharing a stream of favorable headlines about his presidency's first six months — from a boulevard named after him in Palm Beach to police safety stats and factory openings. The only real flash of aggression came in the morning, when he launched a brief two-post pressure campaign against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, demanding rate cuts and mocking him as "Too Late." The rest of the afternoon was a machine-gun burst of curated positive coverage, most of it likely posted by staff. Overall, a low-tension day dominated by image management.

Full digest for 2025-07-09: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 9). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114820873191783674
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 9 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114820873191783674. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, July 9, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114820873191783674.

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