# Post ts_115299125682668163

- Post ID: `ts_115299125682668163`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-10-01T13:23:57.880Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115299125682668163/analysis
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## Post text

> I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!! President DJT https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/fbi-surveilled-rep-scott-perry-before-seizing-his-cell-phone-as-part-of-arctic-frost-probe-into-2020-election/

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,506
- Reposts: 5,443
- Replies: 863
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.295Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:45:10.467Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

A sitting president publicly labels FBI agents "Total Scum" for investigating his allies' roles in 2020 election challenges. The post employs DARVO dynamics—reversing victim and offender by reframing lawful investigation as persecution. "I was there to see it all" simultaneously claims witness authority and implicitly acknowledges proximity to the investigated conduct, a notable lack of boundary management. The dehumanizing epithet directed at federal law enforcement by their commander-in-chief represents an elevated concern: it signals to followers that these individuals are legitimate targets of contempt, and to the broader DOJ/FBI workforce that investigating presidential allies carries reputational and professional risk. The revenge motive is dominant, consistent with longitudinal patterns of retaliatory framing against anyone involved in 2020 election accountability efforts. The grandiose narcissistic state is evident in the self-signature and implicit claim of omniscient witness status.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115299125682668163

### Content Summary
Trump shares a NY Post article about FBI surveillance of Rep. Scott Perry as part of the "Arctic Frost" probe into the 2020 election. He claims firsthand witness status and labels the FBI agents involved "Total Scum."

### Authorship Attribution
**Score: 0.4 (likely aide-formatted, Trump-directed)** | Confidence: Medium

Posted at 9:23 AM ET — business hours. The clean URL formatting and "President DJT" signature are consistent with aide (Scavino) posting conventions. However, "Total Scum!!!" carries the emotional charge and dehumanizing register characteristic of authentic Trump expression. Most likely a dictated or directed post formatted by staff.

### Psychological State
The post is driven by **narcissistic injury** stemming from ongoing revelations about investigations into 2020 election conduct. The dominant motive is **revenge** — reframing investigators as criminals. "I was there to see it all" is a remarkable statement: it simultaneously claims omniscient authority and tacitly acknowledges deep involvement in the very conduct under investigation, suggesting insufficient boundary awareness.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection (immature):** Labeling investigators "Scum" attributes moral corruption to those investigating potential corruption
- **Distortion (pathological):** Reframes being investigated as having witnessed wrongdoing by others — a classic DARVO inversion

### Danger Assessment: ELEVATED
A sitting president and commander-in-chief calling FBI agents "Total Scum" carries institutional weight beyond ordinary political rhetoric. This delegitimizes law enforcement, signals to followers that these agents deserve contempt, and creates chilling effects on future investigations of presidential allies.

### Narrative Identity
Trump casts himself as the **wronged witness-vindicator** — someone who saw the alleged abuses firsthand and now holds the power to expose them. The contamination sequence (righteous governance → persecution by deep state) continues as a core narrative thread.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I was there to see it all" | **Unverifiable** | Vague claim of witnessing unspecified events. Trump was involved in 2020 election challenges but 'it all' is undefined. Perry was a key ally in efforts to install Jeffrey Clark at DOJ. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:23 AM ET)
- Professional link sharing format
- Self-signature 'President DJT' typical of aide posts
- But 'Total Scum!!!' with triple exclamation is emotionally authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI investigations into 2020 election challenges)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting FBI / DOJ investigators
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.80

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting followers to share outrage at shared enemy
- Positioning self as insider witness to injustice

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sitting president labeling FBI agents 'Total Scum'
- Pattern of delegitimizing law enforcement that investigated him
- Could chill future investigations or embolden retaliation against agents

### Gaslighting

- Reframes FBI investigation of potential crimes as the crime itself
- Inverts victim/perpetrator roles - investigated becomes the wronged party

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> I was there to see it all

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Vague claim of witnessing unspecified events. Trump was involved in 2020 election challenges but 'it all' is undefined. Perry was a key ally in efforts to install Jeffrey Clark at DOJ.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- FBI (90%)
- revenge_narrative (80%)
- 2020_election (70%)
- institutional_delegitimization (80%)
- Scott_Perry (60%)

## That day

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

**Commander-in-Chief Dehumanizes FBI While Deploying Troops to Portland — Ignores Shutdown He Triggered**

Trump spent the day projecting strength on multiple fronts — attacking the FBI as "Total Scum" for investigating an ally, announcing National Guard deployment to Portland over the governor's objections, and boasting about tariff revenue helping farmers. The mood was consistently combative and self-assured, peaking in a rapid-fire cluster of posts about Portland that painted the city as a war zone requiring military intervention. Notably absent was any mention of the federal government shutdown that began the same day, suggesting deliberate avoidance of a politically uncomfortable topic. The day closed quietly with a self-congratulatory nod to Middle East peace efforts.

Full digest for 2025-10-01: https://trump.fm/date/2025-10-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, October 1). I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!!... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115299125682668163
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!! President DJT..." Truth Social, 1 Oct. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115299125682668163. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!! President DJT...," Truth Social, October 1, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115299125682668163.

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