# Post ts_115488447988115806

- Post ID: `ts_115488447988115806`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-03T23:51:07.005Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488447988115806/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115488447988115806.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> For all of those people voting in New Jersey and Virginia for Governor, Attorney General, or any other position, please remember this: A REPUBLICAN VOTE MEANS A DRASTIC DROP IN ENERGY PRICES AND ENERGY COSTS, A DROP LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! — A DEMOCRAT VOTE MEANS A DOUBLING, AND EVEN TRIPLING, OF YOUR ENERGY BILLS AND PRICES, TRADITIONALLY THE HIGHEST COST OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN! So, if you vote Republican, your Energy Costs are going to go down, tremendously! If you vote Democrat, your Energy Costs are going to go "through the roof," making Energy virtually unaffordable for you and your family to pay. Also, remember, that if you don't go to the Polls and VOTE, it's the same thing as voting for a Democrat. SO, GO TO THE POLLS AND CUT YOUR ENERGY COSTS IN HALF!

## Engagement

- Likes: 18,142
- Reposts: 4,684
- Replies: 516
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.291Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T05:43:55.347Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Election Eve Energy Cost Appeal (NJ/VA Governors)

This post is a near-duplicate of an earlier same-day post (the ALL-CAPS Virginia/New Jersey version), expanded with more detail. It's a classic election-eve mobilization appeal built entirely around a single false dichotomy: Republican = cheap energy, Democrat = unaffordable energy.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:51 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago per events). Business hours, polished structure, complete sentences with strategic ALL-CAPS sections rather than impulsive ones. The formatting—alternating between caps and mixed case, the rhetorical structure with setup/contrast/call-to-action—suggests aide involvement, though the repetitive nature (posting essentially the same message twice) and hyperbolic flourishes ("LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE") bear Trump's imprint. Likely a collaborative product or Trump dictating with aide polishing.

### Psychological Patterns
The post is fundamentally transactional: vote for my party and you get material reward. This is standard supply-seeking and maintenance behavior. The catastrophizing of the alternative ("through the roof," "virtually unaffordable") employs fear-based motivation. The closing guilt-frame ("not voting = voting Democrat") is a coercion technique.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post is a textbook example of false dichotomy combined with appeal to fear. Energy policy is reduced to a binary with no nuance. The claim that energy costs represent "TRADITIONALLY THE HIGHEST COST OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN" is factually dubious—housing typically dominates household budgets. The escalating superlatives (doubling, tripling) mirror the earlier post's doubling/tripling/quadrupling, slightly moderated here.

### Cognitive Notes
Repetition of essentially the same post twice in one day represents perseveration on a theme, though this is standard campaign behavior rather than clinically significant.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Energy costs are traditionally the highest cost of an American citizen" | **False** | Housing is consistently the largest household expense in the US (30-35% of income), followed by transportation. Energy/utilities typically represent 5-10% of household spending. |
| "A Republican vote means energy costs cut in half" | **Mostly False** | Presidents have limited direct control over energy prices, which are driven by global markets, OPEC decisions, and supply/demand dynamics. No presidential action has ever halved energy costs. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:51 PM ET)
- Structured rhetorical arc with setup/contrast/CTA
- Strategic ALL-CAPS rather than impulsive
- But hyperbolic flourishes and repetition of same theme suggest Trump input

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance (NJ/VA gubernatorial elections)

Sentiment: -0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- rapid-fire posting of similar content
- grandiose promises about cutting costs in half

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct address to voters
- fear-based urgency
- guilt framing for non-voters

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Energy costs are traditionally the highest cost of an American citizen

**FALSE**

Housing is consistently the largest household expense in the US (30-35% of income), followed by transportation. Energy/utilities typically represent 5-10% of household spending.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey

> A Republican vote means energy costs cut in half

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Presidents have limited direct control over energy prices, which are driven by global markets, OPEC decisions, and supply/demand dynamics. No presidential action has ever halved energy costs.

Sources: EIA energy price data

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- election mobilization (90%)
- energy policy (70%)
- fear appeal (80%)
- false dichotomy (80%)

## That day

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

**Election Eve Endorsement Blitz: 100+ Staff-Written Posts Blanket a Day of Scattered Attacks and Escalating VA/NJ Fixation**

The day before Virginia and New Jersey's gubernatorial elections, Trump's account unleashed a massive wave of over 100 nearly identical congressional endorsements -- clearly staff-produced in batches -- while Trump himself fired off attacks on a Republican congressman, a Democratic governor, and a New York City mayoral candidate he labeled a communist. The most notable move was an explicit threat to withhold federal funds from New York City if voters chose the wrong candidate, treating taxpayer dollars as a personal loyalty reward. The VA/NJ races consumed his personal attention most, with at least five posts hitting the same talking points with rising intensity, ending the evening with the phrase "DEATH WISH" aimed at anyone voting Democrat. Overall mood was confident and controlling, with brief flashes of anger over the government shutdown and an intra-party rivalry, but no sustained meltdown.

Full digest for 2025-11-03: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 3). For all of those people voting in New Jersey and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488447988115806
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "For all of those people voting in New Jersey and Virginia..." Truth Social, 3 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488447988115806. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "For all of those people voting in New Jersey and Virginia...," Truth Social, November 3, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115488447988115806.

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