# Post ts_114876640511652135 - Post ID: `ts_114876640511652135` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2025-07-18T22:40:25.776Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114876640511652135 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114876640511652135/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114876640511652135.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Congressman Derek Schmidt is an incredible Representative of Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District! A fifth generation Kansan, Derek served as State Attorney General for 12 years prior to becoming a distinguished and Highly Respected Congressman. In Congress, he is fighting tirelessly to Champion our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Secure our now VERY Secure (Record Setting!) Southern Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Derek Schmidt has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN! ## Engagement - Likes: 6,034 - Reposts: 1,338 - Replies: 184 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.305Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:56:21.748Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Analysis: Congressional Endorsement of Derek Schmidt (Kansas-2) This is one of at least five batch congressional endorsements posted on July 18, 2025. The posts share nearly identical structure, phrasing, and policy talking points, confirming template-based production by staff. ### Authorship Posted at 6:40 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or White House). Business hours, perfect grammar, formulaic structure identical to adjacent posts. This is unambiguously aide-written, likely Dan Scavino or communications staff working from a standardized endorsement template. ### Template Elements (shared across all five posts) - "[Superlative] Representative/Champion for [District]" - Biographical credential paragraph - Policy list: Cut Taxes and Regulations, American Energy DOMINANCE, Secure our now VERY Secure (Record Setting!) Southern Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen Military/Veterans - "Complete and Total Endorsement" closing - "HE/SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!" ### Psychological Function Batch endorsements serve as transactional loyalty maintenance — distributing narcissistic supply (the endorsement brand) to consolidate political alliances. The standardized nature reduces each recipient to interchangeable vessels for the Trump brand. ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Derek Schmidt served as State Attorney General for 12 years" | **True** | Schmidt served as Kansas AG from 2011-2023, which is 12 years. | | "Derek Schmidt is a fifth generation Kansan" | **Unverifiable** | Plausible given his deep Kansas roots but not independently confirmable from general knowledge. | | "Southern Border is now VERY Secure (Record Setting!)" | **Mostly False** | Border encounter numbers decreased under Trump's second term but characterizing it as 'Record Setting' security is not supported by available data. | Overall Veracity: 57% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 5%) ### Indicators - Business hours posting (6:40 PM ET) - Perfect grammar and spelling - Identical template structure shared across 5+ same-day posts - Professional formatting with standardized policy list - No emotional reactivity or stream-of-consciousness ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Maintenance Sentiment: +0.80 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 30% - Antisocial: 0% - Paranoid: 0% - Sadism: 0% **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 30% **Parasocial Techniques:** - brand extension via endorsement - transactional loyalty signaling ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._ > Derek Schmidt served as State Attorney General for 12 years **TRUE** Schmidt served as Kansas AG from 2011-2023, which is 12 years. > Derek Schmidt is a fifth generation Kansan **UNVERIFIABLE** Plausible given his deep Kansas roots but not independently confirmable from general knowledge. > Southern Border is now VERY Secure (Record Setting!) **MOSTLY FALSE** Border encounter numbers decreased under Trump's second term but characterizing it as 'Record Setting' security is not supported by available data. Overall Veracity: 57% ## Tags - endorsement (100%) - template-post (95%) - batch-production (90%) - loyalty-maintenance (70%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Epstein Exposure Triggers Full-Spectrum Defensive Mobilization: $10B Lawsuit, AG Directive, and All-Day Combativeness** The day was dominated by an aggressive counteroffensive against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. Starting in the evening and continuing through the next night, Trump denied the allegations, threatened and then filed a massive lawsuit, and directed the Attorney General to release grand jury testimony — an unusual fusion of personal grievance and executive power. Between the Epstein salvos, he attacked the Fed chair, celebrated a congressional spending cuts package and Colbert's firing, and dumped a batch of congressional endorsements. The mood was combative but controlled, with brief flashes of vulnerability breaking through the grandiose performance. Full digest for 2025-07-18: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-18/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 18). Congressman Derek Schmidt is an incredible... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114876640511652135 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Congressman Derek Schmidt is an incredible Representative..." Truth Social, 18 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114876640511652135. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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