# Post ts_114886122800161990

- Post ID: `ts_114886122800161990`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-20T14:51:54.017Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114886122800161990
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114886122800161990/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114886122800161990.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “It's worse than even politicization of intelligence; it was manufactured intelligence that sought to achieve President Obama's and his team's objective, which was undermining President Trump."

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:12), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> There's no question in my mind that this intelligence community assessment that President Obama ordered be, uh, uh, published, which contained a manufactured intelligence document. It's worse than even politicization of intelligence. It was manufactured intelligence that sought to achieve President Obama and his team's objective, which was undermining President Trump's presidency and subverting the will of the American people. So yes, uh, next week we will be releasing more detailed information about how exactly this took place and the extent to which, uh, this information was, was sought to be hidden from the American people hidden from officials who would be in a position to do something about it. And that's really the point here that I think is, is most important Maria. And you said it in your opening accountability is essential for the future of our country, for the American people to have any sense of trust in the integrity of our democratic Republic, accountability, action, prosecution, indictments for those who are responsible for trying to steal our democracy is essential for us to make sure that this never happens to our country again.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/886/122/349/815/380/original/104316b77d47d7c1.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 8,273
- Reposts: 2,799
- Replies: 835
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.302Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:56:17.518Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Quoted Intelligence Claim Against Obama

This post shares a quote (likely from a video clip) alleging that the Obama administration "manufactured intelligence" to undermine Trump. The post is part of a broader pattern on this day centered on grievance and vindication narratives, including the "BLOCKBUSTER SCANDAL" post and the AI-generated Obama arrest video.

### Authorship
The post is a simple quote share with attached video — formatted and timed consistent with aide-assisted posting during business hours. The lack of personal commentary, caps, or emotional embellishment suggests Scavino or staff curated this clip for posting.

### Psychological Context
This fits within a sustained campaign on July 20, 2025, revisiting 2016 election grievances. The DNI Gabbard memo appears to have provided institutional validation for longstanding persecution claims, triggering a supply-seeking burst. The quote format allows Trump to amplify an extreme claim ("manufactured intelligence") while maintaining deniability — someone else said it.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection is central: accusing Obama of the very intelligence manipulation Trump has been accused of. The quote functions as an appeal to authority, lending third-party credibility to a persecution narrative.

### Rhetorical Function
The quote is carefully selected to escalate from "politicization" to "manufactured intelligence," framing the 2016 investigation not as legitimate oversight but as fabricated attack — reinforcing the contamination narrative (legitimate presidency → betrayal by predecessor).

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Intelligence was 'manufactured' to undermine Trump by Obama's team" | **Mostly False** | The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation had legitimate predicates per the IG report, though the IG found significant errors and omissions in FISA applications. The Durham investigation found no evidence the FBI investigation was driven by political bias at its inception, though it criticized the speed of opening the probe. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Quote-only format with no personal commentary
- Video attachment suggests curation
- ~10:51 AM ET posting time (business hours)
- Clean formatting, no typos or caps

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (DNI Gabbard memo validating 2016 election grievances)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority via third-party quote
- shared grievance narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing legitimate investigation as 'manufactured intelligence'
- Delegitimizing institutional oversight as political attack

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Intelligence was 'manufactured' to undermine Trump by Obama's team

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation had legitimate predicates per the IG report, though the IG found significant errors and omissions in FISA applications. The Durham investigation found no evidence the FBI investigation was driven by political bias at its inception, though it criticized the speed of opening the probe.

Sources: DOJ IG Horowitz Report 2019; Durham Special Counsel Report 2023

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- obama_grievance (80%)
- 2016_relitigating (90%)
- vindication_narrative (70%)
- quote_share (50%)

## That day

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

**Six-Month Victory Lap Derailed by Epstein Defense, Obama Revenge Fantasy, and Afternoon Rage Spiral**

Trump tried to make the day about celebrating six months in office, but the narrative quickly shifted to damage control over the Epstein files and an all-day campaign to relitigate the Obama-era Russia investigation. The afternoon brought the sharpest edges — a demand to prosecute Adam Schiff, dehumanizing language aimed at immigrants after a CBP officer was shot, and a pointed attack on the Wall Street Journal for suggesting his Treasury Secretary had to explain things to him. A recurring thread about restoring the Washington Redskins name escalated into a threat to withhold a government stadium deal. The overall mood was combative self-congratulation laced with defensive grievance.

Full digest for 2025-07-20: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 20). “It's worse than even politicization of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114886122800161990
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“It's worse than even politicization of intelligence; it..." Truth Social, 20 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114886122800161990. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“It's worse than even politicization of intelligence; it...," Truth Social, July 20, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114886122800161990.

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