# Post ts_115519648221128582

- Post ID: `ts_115519648221128582`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-11-09T12:05:44.780Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115519648221128582/analysis
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## Post text

> Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE DEMS WILL DO IT THE FIRST CHANCE THEY GET!), End the Shutdown, Pass lots of Great "Things," and Win the Midterms. SO EASY TO DO - Be the Smart Party, Not the Stupid Party!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.291Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T05:56:18.605Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster" (2025-11-09)

This post is a near-verbatim recycling of a tweet Trump originally posted on December 21, 2018, during the first major government shutdown of his presidency. The current context—a 39-day shutdown in November 2025—mirrors that earlier crisis. The post urges Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, pass unspecified legislation, and win the midterms.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:05 UTC = 7:05 AM ET. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago. Early morning timing, ALL CAPS parenthetical, and the impulsive rhetorical style all point to authentic authorship. The scare-quoted "Things" and the informal closing line are classic Trump markers.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post reflects frustration with Republican senators who have not fallen in line. The parenthetical "(THE DEMS WILL DO IT THE FIRST CHANCE THEY GET!)" is a projection-rationalization hybrid—justifying norm-breaking by attributing the same impulse to opponents. "SO EASY TO DO" reflects characteristic grandiose simplification of complex legislative mechanics.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **False dichotomy**: "Smart Party" vs "Stupid Party"
- **Projection**: Democrats will do it first
- **Hyperbole/grandiose simplification**: "SO EASY TO DO"
- **Vague superlatives**: "lots of Great 'Things'"

### Context
Day 39 of the shutdown. The recycled nature of this post (from 2018) suggests perseveration on a familiar script when facing a structurally similar crisis, rather than fresh strategic thinking.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Democrats will terminate the filibuster the first chance they get" | **Mostly False** | Democrats had Senate majorities in 2021-2023 and did not eliminate the legislative filibuster despite internal pressure. They modified it for judicial nominees in 2013 but the legislative filibuster has remained intact. |
| "Terminating filibuster and passing legislation is 'SO EASY TO DO'" | **False** | Eliminating the filibuster requires 50+ Senate votes and faces significant internal Republican opposition. Multiple Republican senators have consistently opposed elimination. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (7:05 AM ET)
- ALL CAPS parenthetical interjection
- Stream-of-consciousness imperatives
- Scare-quoted 'Things'
- Informal closing with exclamation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Republican senators' failure to comply with his demands; prolonged shutdown reflecting poorly on his leadership)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Republican senators ('Stupid Party')
- Proportionality: 50%

Sentiment: -0.20

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Grandiose simplification of complex problems
- Imperative commands to entire political party

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- distortion (pathological)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- direct instruction to party members
- framing compliance as intelligence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Democrats will terminate the filibuster the first chance they get

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Democrats had Senate majorities in 2021-2023 and did not eliminate the legislative filibuster despite internal pressure. They modified it for judicial nominees in 2013 but the legislative filibuster has remained intact.

Sources: Historical Senate record

> Terminating filibuster and passing legislation is 'SO EASY TO DO'

**FALSE**

Eliminating the filibuster requires 50+ Senate votes and faces significant internal Republican opposition. Multiple Republican senators have consistently opposed elimination.

Sources: Senate procedural rules

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- filibuster (90%)
- government_shutdown (80%)
- intraparty_pressure (70%)
- recycled_content (60%)

## That day

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

**Day 40 of Government Shutdown: Grandiose Prosperity Claims Collide With Institutional Rage as Democratic Opposition Labeled "Psychopaths"**

Trump spent the day managing multiple fronts during the historic government shutdown, alternating between aggressive healthcare and tariff messaging and collecting flattering links and accolades. The morning opened with rapid-fire policy posts and escalated into angry outbursts against the Supreme Court over tariff authority and against Senate Democrats over voter ID, calling all 47 of them "psychopaths" and "cheaters." The afternoon cooled significantly as aide-managed content took over, featuring a string of validating link shares — Nobel Prize endorsements, a key to the city of Miami, and the new White House ballroom. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, punctuated by two sharp bursts of rage that stood out against an otherwise curated day.

Full digest for 2025-11-09: https://trump.fm/date/2025-11-09/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, November 9). Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115519648221128582
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE DEMS WILL..." Truth Social, 9 Nov. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115519648221128582. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE DEMS WILL...," Truth Social, November 9, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115519648221128582.

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