# Post ts_114894279798283247

- Post ID: `ts_114894279798283247`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-07-22T01:26:19.931Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114894279798283247
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_114894279798283247/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_114894279798283247.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Victor Davis Hanson: “This was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people—Makes Watergate look like small potatoes….”

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (1:29), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Victor, when you think about the time, the man hours, the tens of millions of dollars, probably over $100 million, when you add it all up, of the Mueller investigation, that entire thing was built on a lie, running all the way up to the election of 2020, all the way up to the debates, as you said, but that entire thing was a fraud. And Obama knew those reports, what they were, right? He knew. And all these individuals knew the truth, but they wanted Trump's presidency to fail. They wanted it to be considered illegitimate as they said that he was against democracy. That's the rub here. Yeah, they wanted Donald Trump's administration to fail and they wanted to destroy him career-wise, presidential-wise, psychologically, they wanted to destroy him. And so they went through the collusion false narrative in 2015 and '16. That failed. They took a little breath. Then they ate up 22 months and $40 million of his administration to destroy it. Then they took a little breath and they went into the first impeachment phony, Zelensky phone call, and Venman and the "whistleblower." And so this was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people and to destroy administration. It makes Watergate, as people have remarked on Laura, look like small potatoes. It really does. It's such a magnitude we can't even grasp it.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/114/894/279/179/316/976/original/fb96d4b74d0e56ac.mp4

## Engagement

- Likes: 11,226
- Reposts: 3,535
- Replies: 1,118
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.302Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T02:58:37.297Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Victor Davis Hanson Quote Share

## Overview
A low-intensity post sharing a Victor Davis Hanson video clip characterizing investigations into Trump as a "three-year project to overturn the will of the American people" and comparing it unfavorably to Watergate. This is a routine supply-seeking post using intellectual authority to validate a persecution narrative.

## Authorship
Posted ~9:26 PM ET. The quote-and-video format is ambiguous—used by both Trump and aides. Medium confidence; slight lean toward authentic given evening timing.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post exemplifies **proxy validation**—using a credentialed intellectual (Hanson is a Stanford classicist) to legitimize grievance claims that might seem self-serving if stated directly. This is a common narcissistic supply technique: the admiration feels more valuable coming from an authority figure.

The **vulnerable narcissistic state** is evident in the victimhood framing ("overturn the will"), while the Watergate comparison provides grandiosity ("this is even bigger than the most famous political scandal in American history").

## Rhetorical Analysis
The trailing ellipsis ("small potatoes….") is a deliberate engagement hook, implying the video contains even more validating content. The Watergate comparison serves as **anchoring**—establishing a frame that makes any investigation seem like historic persecution.

## Context
This fits within a broader pattern during this period of grievance-oriented posting, alongside the Massie attack post and WSJ lawsuit. The DNI Gabbard memo and AI Obama arrest video suggest an escalating persecution/vindication narrative cycle.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "There was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people, worse than Watergate" | **Unverifiable** | This is a characterization of investigations/political opposition as conspiracy. Multiple investigations occurred but framing them as a coordinated 'project to overturn' an election is editorial interpretation, not established fact. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Quote-sharing format common to both Trump and aides
- Late evening posting (9:26 PM ET)
- Simple quote + video format
- No typos or emotional outbursts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Victor Davis Hanson commentary)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority
- shared victimhood narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> There was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people, worse than Watergate

**UNVERIFIABLE**

This is a characterization of investigations/political opposition as conspiracy. Multiple investigations occurred but framing them as a coordinated 'project to overturn' an election is editorial interpretation, not established fact.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- grievance (70%)
- appeal_to_authority (80%)
- victimhood (60%)

## That day

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

**Dealmaker-in-Chief Flexes Between Trade Victories and Media Vendettas**

Trump spent the day toggling between presidential deal-making and sharp-elbowed grievance. The morning opened with attacks on CNN, Obama, and a Republican congressman, followed by a long overnight gap. The afternoon was dominated by White House diplomacy — trade agreements with the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan — interspersed with a triumphant announcement about a CBS lawsuit settlement and a dismissal of the Epstein story as a hoax. The day closed on a notably magnanimous note, with four rapid-fire disaster relief approvals for states led by both Republican and Democratic governors. Overall mood: chest-out and combative, but steered mostly toward showcasing wins.

Full digest for 2025-07-22: https://trump.fm/date/2025-07-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, July 22). Victor Davis Hanson: “This was a three-year... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_114894279798283247
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Victor Davis Hanson: “This was a three-year project to..." Truth Social, 22 Jul. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114894279798283247. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Victor Davis Hanson: “This was a three-year project to...," Truth Social, July 22, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_114894279798283247.

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